Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
NameDr Helaine K MINKUS 
Birth28 Nov 1943, Chicago, IL
Death16 Jul 2015, Charleston County, SC Age: 71
Burialaft 16 Jul 2015, 189 Coming St, Charleston, SC
MemoKahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery
FlagsMITTMAN-1
FatherAlbert MINKUS (1911-1991)
MotherSelma KAPLAN (1917-)
Obituaries
Dr. Helaine K. Minkus, Associate Professor,
Dept of Geography and Anthropology. Japanese Culture.
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Helaine Minkus was born in Chicago, IL, on November 28, 1943. She had a great interest in learning about cultures around the world. She spent two years living in the village of Akropang, Ghana, where she learned the Twi language and the traditions of the Ghanaian people as a part of her Ph.D. dissertation in Cultural Anthropology. She completed this degree in 1974 at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. She then got a job as a professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire, where she enjoyed teaching until she retired.
With Eau Claire as her home base, she traveled out to various countries over the years, including Japan, Israel, Albania, and Brazil. Many international students lived with her in her home, and she hosted many international events.
Her Jewish heritage was important to her, and she spent 13 years as the president of Temple Sholom synagogue in Eau Claire. An invitation to one of Helaine's Passover Seders was always a special treat.
After retirement, she embarked on yet another adventure. She moved to Charleston, SC, where she enjoyed exploring the city, starting an international club, doing yoga on the beach, teaching English to international students, becoming an active member of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim synagogue, and meeting new friends.
She is survived by her mother, Selma Minkus, many cousins, and many friends here and around the world who are like family.
The service and burial will be held on Tuesday, July 21st, at 10 am at Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue in Charleston, SC.
In lieu of flowers, you may donate to the following organizations that were dear to Helaine: Literacy Volunteers of the Chippewa Valley; Temple Sholom in Eau Claire, WI; Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue in Charleston; Heifer International; and the Center for International Education, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Dept of Geography and Anthropology. Japanese Culture.
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Helaine Minkus was born in Chicago, IL, on November 28, 1943. She had a great interest in learning about cultures around the world. She spent two years living in the village of Akropang, Ghana, where she learned the Twi language and the traditions of the Ghanaian people as a part of her Ph.D. dissertation in Cultural Anthropology. She completed this degree in 1974 at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. She then got a job as a professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire, where she enjoyed teaching until she retired.
With Eau Claire as her home base, she traveled out to various countries over the years, including Japan, Israel, Albania, and Brazil. Many international students lived with her in her home, and she hosted many international events.
Her Jewish heritage was important to her, and she spent 13 years as the president of Temple Sholom synagogue in Eau Claire. An invitation to one of Helaine's Passover Seders was always a special treat.
After retirement, she embarked on yet another adventure. She moved to Charleston, SC, where she enjoyed exploring the city, starting an international club, doing yoga on the beach, teaching English to international students, becoming an active member of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim synagogue, and meeting new friends.
She is survived by her mother, Selma Minkus, many cousins, and many friends here and around the world who are like family.
The service and burial will be held on Tuesday, July 21st, at 10 am at Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue in Charleston, SC.
In lieu of flowers, you may donate to the following organizations that were dear to Helaine: Literacy Volunteers of the Chippewa Valley; Temple Sholom in Eau Claire, WI; Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue in Charleston; Heifer International; and the Center for International Education, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.