JACOB LANTZ ’41

Rabbi JACOB LANTZ, 91, the spiritual leader emeritus of Temple Shalom in Norwalk, Conn., who was active in religious and community affairs, died Sept. 20, 2009. A member of the John Wesley Club, he served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He received an MHL and a doctorate of divinity, and was ordained at the Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion. Among other honors, he was a past president of the New England Region of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. His first wife, Dorothy Weiner Lantz, predeceased him. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Jacob Lantz, five sons, five grandchildren, and his sister.