{"id":43430,"date":"2018-06-04T07:55:37","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T13:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=43430"},"modified":"2019-04-24T05:38:06","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T11:38:06","slug":"attorney-bernard-marcus-service-slated-for-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/attorney-bernard-marcus-service-slated-for-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney Bernard Marcus service slated for Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BERNARD &#8220;BERNIE&#8221; MARCUS, an attorney and noted Jewish community leader, died on June 2, 2018. He was 94.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43431\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Marcus-Bernard-1.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43431\" class=\"wp-image-43431 size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Marcus-Bernard-1-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Marcus-Bernard-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Marcus-Bernard-1-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Marcus-Bernard-1-144x144.jpeg 144w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43431\" class=\"wp-image-43431 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Marcus-Bernard-1-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Marcus-Bernard-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Marcus-Bernard-1-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Marcus-Bernard-1-144x144.jpeg 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-43431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BERNARD MARCUS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Marcus was a noted labor attorney, who concentrated on antitrust matters and related labor laws. His previous experience had him working as a lawyer for the U.S. Congress as well as for the National Labor Relations Board<\/p>\n<p>Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA., Marcus lived and practiced law in New Orleans since 1956. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and Carnegie Tech, prior to his enlisting in the U.S. Army. Marcus served in the South Pacific during World War II and was among the first troops to occupy Japan.<\/p>\n<p>He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1948 and began a legal career. After moving to New Orleans he practiced at the Deutsch, Kerrigan &amp; Stiles law firm, where he started as an associate and rose to managing general partner. In 2004, Marcus became of counsel at Lehman, Norman &amp; Marcus and primarily served as a labor arbitrator, working on cases across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus was a member of the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Louisiana Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar Association, the National Academy of Arbitrators and the New Orleans Bar Association, for whom he served as an executive committee member from 1971-1974.<\/p>\n<p>A former president of the Jewish Community Center from 1973-1975, Marcus held positions on the National Jewish Welfare Board, the New Orleans Jewish Welfare Federation, Jewish Family and Children\u2019s Services, and Communal Hebrew School. Additionally, he served as vice president of the New Orleans Home for Jewish Aged from 1978-1980.<\/p>\n<p>Preceded in death by his son, Aaron, he is survived by his wife of 64 years, Frances Marcus; his children Kate, Aaron, Charles and Mary Marcus, and 10 grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>A memorial service was held at Touro Synagogue, 4328 St. Charles Avenue, on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at 10:00 am. Rabbi Todd Silverman officiated. 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