[NEohioPAL]Memorial Service for Ben Shouse

Tue Apr 29 09:19:16 PDT 2003

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Please join our community as we gather this Saturday, May 3, to remember
arts advocate, labor leader and social activist Ben Shouse:

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A memorial service to celebrate the life and accomplishments of Ben
Shouse (1915-2003) will be held on Saturday, May 3rd at 11:00am at the
Cleveland Playhouse Drury Theater.  Contributions may be sent to: Jewish
Community Federation, Ben Shouse Memorial Fund, 1750 Euclid Ave., Cleve,
OH 44115 Published in Plain Dealer on 04/25

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>From April 02, 2003, Cleveland Jewish News:

Ben Shouse, longtime social activist and passionate advocate for the
arts, died on March 30 at the age of 88.=20

He was also a leader in Workmen's Circle.=20

One of the most prominent labor leaders in Cleveland, Mr. Shouse was
president and business manager of Local 48 of the Upholsterers and
Allied Workers Union AFL-CIO for nearly 40 years. Although he retired in
1980, he remained active in labor affairs.=20

Under his leadership, the unions made outstanding gains for its workers.
One of Mr. Shouse's proudest accomplishments was establishing the United
Labor Agency's Cultural Arts and Education Committee in the late 1970s,
which served as a bridge between organized labor and the arts. As a
result, professional performers were able to perform in a wide range of
community venues, bringing a greater appreciation of the arts to working
class men and women.=20

In 1976, Mr. Shouse and the Cultural Arts Committee performed a first in
the history of the U.S. labor movement. They commissioned a playwright
to write a play about CIO organizer John L. Lewis. The $91,000
production ran at the Cleveland Convention Little Theater for four
weeks, introducing 5000 union workers to legitimate theater with a play
they could relate to.=20

During the 1980s, Mr. Shouse chaired the five-day Cleveland Arts
Festival, which showcased the diversity of the local arts community and
the city's cultural heritage.=20

Mr. Shouse was equally committed to his leadership role at Workmen's
Circle, serving as vice chair of the trustees. He was instrumental in
establishing an endowment fund for the annual Yiddish in the Park
Concert, and was active with Workmen's Circle Yiddish School. "Ben was a
lion-hearted guy, very passionate about all the causes he believed in,"
said Marilyn Cagin, chair of Workmen's Circle board of trustees. "He
worked very hard to raise funds and to gain members for so many
organizations, even the City Club of Cleveland."=20

A longtime member of the Ohio Arts Council (OAC), he received a major
award from the organization in 1981 for encouraging labor's support of
the arts. He also served on the boards of several arts organizations.=20

A native of Wilkes-barre, Pa., where his father was a Hebrew and Yiddish
teacher, Mr. Shouse was introduced to the theater as a child.=20

He moved to Cleveland in 1945 and began his career in the labor movement
by joining the national office of the Upholsterers Union at the age of
23 and was associated with it for 34 years. Throughout his life, he
enjoyed reading poetry and the classics.=20

Mr. Shouse was predeceased by his wife, Frances; and daughter, Nina. He
is survived by his longtime companion, Hannah Morganstern. A memorial
service will be held on Saturday, May 3, at a location to be announced.
For more information, please contact the Workmen's Circle at 216
381-4515.

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J. Kay Coughlin

Center for Arts and Culture, Cuyahoga Community College

216-987-2544

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Please
join our community as we gather this Saturday, May 3, to remember arts =
advocate,
labor leader and social activist Ben Shouse:</span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>

A
memorial service to celebrate the life and accomplishments of Ben Shouse =
(1915-2003)
will be held on Saturday, May 3rd at 11:00am at the Cleveland Playhouse Drury Theater. =
 Contributions
may be sent to: Jewish Community Federation, Ben Shouse Memorial Fund, =
1750 Euclid =
Ave., Cleve, OH 44115 Published in Plain
Dealer on 04/25

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-style:italic'>From </span></font></i><i><font
 size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>April 02, =
2003</span></font></i><i><font
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</span></font></i><i><font
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i><font
size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'> Jewish =
News:</span></font></i></p>

Ben Shouse,
longtime social activist and passionate advocate for the arts, died on =
March 30
at the age of 88.

He
was also a leader in Workmen's Circle.

One
of the most prominent labor leaders in Cleveland, Mr. Shouse was =
president and
business manager of Local 48 of the Upholsterers and Allied Workers =
Union
AFL-CIO for nearly 40 years. Although he retired in 1980, he remained =
active in
labor affairs.

Under
his leadership, the unions made outstanding gains for its workers. One =
of Mr. Shouse's
proudest accomplishments was establishing the United Labor Agency's =
Cultural
Arts and Education Committee in the late 1970s, which served as a bridge
between organized labor and the arts. As a result, professional =
performers were
able to perform in a wide range of community venues, bringing a greater
appreciation of the arts to working class men and women. =

In
1976, Mr. Shouse and the Cultural Arts Committee performed a first in =
the
history of the U.S. labor movement. They =
commissioned a
playwright to write a play about CIO organizer John L. Lewis. The =
$91,000
production ran at the Cleveland Convention Little Theater for four =
weeks,
introducing 5000 union workers to legitimate theater with a play they =
could
relate to.

During
the 1980s, Mr. Shouse chaired the five-day Cleveland Arts Festival, =
which
showcased the diversity of the local arts community and the city's =
cultural
heritage.

Mr. Shouse
was equally committed to his leadership role at Workmen's Circle, =
serving as
vice chair of the trustees. He was instrumental in establishing an =
endowment
fund for the annual Yiddish in the Park Concert, and was active with =
Workmen's Circle Yiddish School. "Ben was a lion-hearted guy, very =
passionate
about all the causes he believed in," said Marilyn Cagin, chair of
Workmen's Circle board of trustees. "He worked very hard to raise =
funds
and to gain members for so many organizations, even the City Club of
Cleveland."

A
longtime member of the Ohio Arts Council (OAC), he received a major =
award from
the organization in 1981 for encouraging labor's support of the arts. He =
also
served on the boards of several arts organizations.

A
native of Wilkes-barre, Pa., where his father was a Hebrew and Yiddish =
teacher,
Mr. Shouse was introduced to the theater as a child.

He
moved to Cleveland in 1945 and began his career =
in the
labor movement by joining the national office of the Upholsterers Union =
at the age
of 23 and was associated with it for 34 years. Throughout his life, he =
enjoyed
reading poetry and the classics.

Mr. Shouse
was predeceased by his wife, Frances; and daughter, Nina. He is survived =
by his
longtime companion, Hannah Morganstern. A memorial service will be held =
on
Saturday, May 3, at a location to be announced. For more information, =
please
contact the Workmen's Circle at 216 381-4515.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3D"#8000ff" face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:#8000FF'>J. Kay =
Coughlin</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3D"#8000ff" face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:#8000FF'>Center for Arts and Culture, =
</span></font><font
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:#8000FF'>Cuyahoga</span></font><font
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:#8000FF'>Community
  College</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3D"#8000ff" face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:#8000FF'>216-987-2544</span></font></p>

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