Memorial Service video...
Joseph Ben-David, a Unitarian Humanist, independent thinker, energetic public speaker, and tireless social activist was celebrated by colleagues, friends, and family members. The memorial service was held at the Fourth Universalist Society in the City of New York (CPW at West 76th St) on May 20, 2023.
To read a more biographical chronology of Joseph’s life click here
Joseph Ben-David Memorial
You can watch the entire video or choose from the following segments.
Prelude: click here
Welcome from Rev. Cynthia Powell: click here
Eulogy from Rev. Darrell Berger: click here
The Beginnings from Alyson Ben-David: click here
Hymn, Mother Spirit, Father Spirit: click here
Remembrances from Family and Colleagues: click here
Refugees of Nazism: click here
Mid-East Peace: click here
His Commitment to Social Justice from Rev. Jill Bowden: click here
How I Became a Humanist: click here
His Immersion in Organized American Humanism: click here
His Return to Prague, and a Note about Joseph and His Father: click here
Restoring the Prague Unitaria to the Czechs, with collaborator Ivana Edwards: click here
A Commemoration of Joseph from Iva Fiserova: click here
Additional Reflections: click here
Dr. Stanley Krippner: click here
Debbie Joffe Ellis: click here
Carmine Vacirca: click here
James Cusick: click here
Alyson Ben-David: click here
Flower Blessing: click here
Hymn, Ode to Joy: click here
Postlude, The Humoresque: click here
A Closing Toast: click here
Commemorative Photo Slideshow: click here
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