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SAUL MENDLOVITZ

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MENDLOVITZ--Saul Howard, was the Dag Hammerskjold Chair of Peace and World Order Studies at Rutgers Law School from 1956 until 2023. He was passionately dedicated to "the abolition of war," justice, and safety for all. Saul, a twin, was born February 16, 1925 in Scranton, PA to Orthodox Jewish...

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The loss of a peace keeper and intelligent man such as Saul is a loss for the world. Our leaders should take lessons from him. My thoughts are with your family and the world.

I was honoured and always rejuvenated to be a colleague, friend, fellow traveller with Saul when we worked together in efforts to create a UN Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS). More than that I befitted from fellowship with Saul, the self deprecating humour, an unfailing commitment to human rights and to justice, each trait reflecting a judgement made in the poem `Blessed is the Man´ , by the wonderfully eccentric US poet Marianne Moore, `Blessed is the (Saul Mendlovitz) who does not excuse,...

We receive with gratitude memories, thoughts, or celebrations from any family, friends, colleagues, or acquaintances who were touched by Saul Mendlovitz.