Published: September 17, 1988
LEAD: Samuel Seidel Burman, a lawyer and former assistant United States attorney in Manhattan, died of emphysema Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 87 years old. Mr. Burman, who was born in Pinsk, in what is now the Soviet Union, and came to the United States in 1905, received his law degree from New York Law School in 1923.

Samuel Seidel Burman, a lawyer and former assistant United States attorney in Manhattan, died of emphysema Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 87 years old. Mr. Burman, who was born in Pinsk, in what is now the Soviet Union, and came to the United States in 1905, received his law degree from New York Law School in 1923. He entered private practice and later served as law secretary to Justice Julius Miller of State Supreme Court.

Mr. Burman was also an assistant United States attorney from 1951 to 1953 under Irving H. Saypol. He had an active law practice in Manhattan until 1987, when he moved to Los Angeles.

He is survived by a daughter, Jane Powell of Los Angeles; two brothers, Dr. Daniel, of Detroit, and Dr. Louis, of North Miami Beach; a sister, Dorothy B. Strong of Manhattan, and a grandson Mel Powell.

POWELL, JANE

Published: December 24, 2005

POWELL--Jane. Executive Director and cofounder of Shofar Synagogue in
Los Angeles, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2005 after a battle
with pancreatic cancer. She had also served as Executive Director and
was co-founder of the Synagogue for the Performing Arts. Born on
February 28, 1937, to Samuel S. Burman and Lee Goldstein Burman, she
received a journalism degree from New York University in 1958. Her
husband Charles M. Powell, who passed away in 1991, was a long-time
Governor and Officer of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences. She is also the co-author, with Lori G. Berthelsen, of the
forthcoming book ''Now Playing: Original Movie Posters from the Silent
Era through the 1940s.'' She is no relation to the actress of the same
name. She is survived by one son, Mel Powell, a writer and
representative of Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc., and her beloved cats.
Donations may be made to Shofar Synagogue, Los Angeles, California.
Malinow and Silverman Mortuary, (800) 710-7100

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