Ralph Neuhaus, Rabbi, 81
LEAD: Ralph Neuhaus, the rabbi of Congregation Ohav Sholaum in the Inwood section of Manhattan, died on Tuesday at Presbyterian Hospital. He was 81 years old and lived in Manhattan.
Ralph Neuhaus, the rabbi of Congregation Ohav Sholaum in the Inwood section of Manhattan, died on Tuesday at Presbyterian Hospital. He was 81 years old and lived in Manhattan.
Rabbi Neuhaus died of a heart attack, his wife, Betti, said.
He had been associated with Congregation Ohav Sholaum for 47 years. Earlier, he had studied social work at Columbia University.
Rabbi Neuhaus was born in Ostrovo, Germany, which is now part of Poland, and came to the United States with his family in 1941, after being interned by the Belgian and French Governments.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Miriam Mandelbaum of Philadelphia, and eight grandchildren.
