Julius B. Levine, 79, of Brookline, MA on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Devoted son of the late Lewis L. and Celia (Gurewitz) Levine, he grew up in Waterville, Maine, and was a graduate of Waterville High School (nationally recognized debator and American Legion Boys Nation delegate), Harvard College (Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and Class Orator), Harvard Law School (Cum Laude), and Oxford University (Rhodes Scholar, D.Phil.). An esteemed professor at the Boston University School of Law for more than 30 years, he authored books and numerous articles and was a distinguished trial attorney and trial advocacy expert. Committed to public service, he served as an elected Brookline Town Meeting member, delegate to Democratic state and national conventions, member of Boston and Brookline Democratic committees, candidate for other offices, and Assistant District Attorney. He was also active in movements to protect crime victims and promote affordable housing and "clean elections."
He leaves his three children, Rachel A. Levine [Aryeh Feder], Sarah L. Levine [Hylton Joffe] and James G. Levine, his six grandchildren, Adin, Ezra, Devorah and Daniella Feder and Hannah and Rebecca Joffe, his four siblings, Judith Brody, Ida-Joyce, Robert [Tobie], and Frederick Levine, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral, Thursday, April 12 at 10am at the Levine Chapel, 470 Harvard St, Brookline, MA. Burial will be at Mt. Sinai Cemetery, 158 Hicks Street, Portland, Maine.
The family will be returning from Maine for Shabbat, and will sit shiva in Sharon starting Saturday evening at the home of Rachel Levine and Aryeh Feder.
Visiting hours will be as follows: Motzei Shabbat 8:30-10:00pm; Sunday- Tuesday between 9:00am-11:30am; 1:00pm-5:00pm and 7:00-9:00pm.
The schedule for minyanim is as follows: Sunday, April 15 - Shacharit 8:00 am - Mincha/Maariv 7:06 pm; Monday, April 16 - Shacharit 6:50 am - Mincha/Maariv 7:06 pm; Tuesday April 17 - Shacharit 6:50 am - Mincha/Maariv 7:06 pm; Wednesday April 18 - Shacharit 6:50 am - No Mincha/Maariv.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Beth Israel Congregation, P.O. Box 1882, Waterville, ME 04903; www.bethisraelwaterville.org, the Lunder-Dineen Health Education Alliance of Maine, P.O. Box 1505, Bangor, ME 04402-1505;www.lunderdineen.org, or the Angel Fund for ALS Research, 649 Main Street, Wakefield, MA 01880; www.theangelfund.org.
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