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A Tribute to Melvin Schulman
Former President and Board Member - S.P.M.H. Melvin Schulman gave back to community By Karen Andrew Cincinnati businessman, community leader
and philanthropist Melvin L. Schulman died
of complications related to leukemia and
Parkinson's Disease Saturday at the
Hospice of Cincinnati in Blue Ash.
The Amberley Village resident was 81. Born in 1921 to Louis and Rose Schulman of Bond Hill, he graduated from Western Hills High School in 1939. After military service, he earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Cincinnati in 1947. |
After college, he joined the family business, Food
Specialties Co. in Reading, which manufactured Frisch's
Tartar Sauce, for more than 50 years. Mr. Schulman, who
never retired, was president and CEO.
In 1953, he married Zelma Sharff of Park Hills, Ky.
He was past president of the Jewish Federation of
Cincinnati, chairman of the Cincinnati Chapter of the
American Jewish Committee, chairman of the Jewish
Welfare Fund, regional board member of the
Anti-Defamation League.
He was a member of the Board
of Overseers at Hebrew Union College.
Mr. Schulman was trustee emeritus of UC's Foundation,
served as president of UC's Alumni Association and an
advisory board member of the UC Judaic Studies
Program.
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Citation from
the Greater Cincinnati Region of the National Conference
of Christians and Jews, which later became The National Conference for
Community and Justice of Greater Cincinnati and is now BRIDGES for a Just Community.
He was a past president of the Society for the
Preservation of Music Hall, a board member and officer of
the Cincinnati Arts Association and the Cincinnati Opera.
Also a member of the board of Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Association of Cincinnati, he was honored in June by that
organization for 50 years of service.
"My father had a great passion for serving the local and
regional Jewish community and he believed highly in
giving back to Cincinnati institutions of higher learning,"
said his son, Alan, of Washington D.C. "He was also an
immense lover of music and the Cincinnati arts
community."
His son said Mr. Schulman often said that serving his
country in World War II was among his greatest
achievements.
"He believed strongly in supporting his community, his
faith and he believed that opened minds will open
minds," his son said.
He said his father enjoyed boating, loved science and his
grandchildren. He was a member of Congregation Beth
Adam of Loveland and Isaac M. Wise Temple in Amberley
Village.
In addition to his son, survivors include his wife of 50
years; a sister, Phyllis Schulman Fine of Amberley Village;
two other sons, Stuart of Madeira and H. Glenn of Napa,
Calif; a daughter, Karen Schulman Bear, of Cynthiana,
Ky; and nine grandchildren.
The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Isaac M.
Wise Temple, 8329 Ridge Road, Amberley Village.
Memorials: Melvin Schulman Fund, Big Brothers/Big
Sisters Association of Cincinnati, 8212 Blue Ash Road,
Cincinnati, OH 45236-1942 or the Society for the
Preservation of Music Hall, 1243 Elm Street, Cincinnati,
OH 45202. * CLICK HERE to make a memorial in honor of Mr. Schulman.
Melvin L. Schulman, 81, arts supporter
Uncredited
The Cincinnati Post
August 11, 2003
Cincinnati has lost a quiet voice promoting harmony, but a vociferous supporter of the arts, education and the Jewish community in the passing of Melvin L. Schulman of Amberley Village.
Mr. Schulman, 81, a past president of the Jewish Federation of
Cincinnati, a trustee emeritus of the University of Cincinnati
Foundation and a former president of the Society for the
Preservation of Music Hall, died Friday at Hospice of Cincinnati.
"He believed that God gave him two ears and one mouth, which
meant that he should listen twice as much as he talked. That's
something he practiced on all the boards he sat on," said his son,
Alan Schulman, 43, of Washington, D.C.
Mr. Schulman served as the chairman of the Cincinnati Chapter of
the American Jewish Committee and a regional board member of
the Anti-Defamation League.
He was also on the Board of Overseers of the Hebrew Union
College and a cabinet member of the United Jewish Appeal.
He was also a board member and officer of the Cincinnati Arts
Association and the Cincinnati Opera, in addition to work on behalf
of Music Hall.
"He was a continuous learner," said his wife of 50 years, Zelma
Sharff Schulman.
"He loved to read Bartlett's Quotations. He'd read them to me at
night."
Mr. Schulman, a graduate of Western Hills High School, received a
bachelor's in psychology degree from the University of Cincinnati
and then went on to serve as president of the school's alumni
association.
Mr. Schulman was a member of the board of directors of Big
Brothers/Big Sisters Association of Cincinnati, and in June was
honored for his 50 years of service.
An Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Schulman received the Bronze
Star for his bravery as a medic.
Mr. Schulman was the second generation to run his family business,
serving as president and CEO of Food Specialties Co. of Reading.
Other survivors include sons, Stuart Larry Schulman of Madeira and
H. Glenn Schulman of Napa, Calif.; a daughter, Karen Schulman Bear
of Cynthiana, Ky.; a sister Phyllis Schulman Fine, and nine
grandchildren.
Services are at 1 p.m. today at Isaac M. Wise Temple in Amberley
Village. Memorials may be made to Melvin Schulman Fund, Big
Brothers/Big Sisters Association of Cincinnati, 8212 Blue Ash Road,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45236-1942 or the Society for the Preservation of
Music Hall,* 1243 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.*