About Lionel Kopelowitz
Lived 1926 – 2019 (aged 92). Lionel Kopelowitz was a British physician.
Jacob Lionel Garstein Kopelowitz (9 December 1926 – 27 July 2019) was a British Jewish community leader and former President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews.
Kopelowitz was born in Newcastle upon Tyne but grew up in nearby Durham. He was educated at Clifton College before studying at the Trinity College at the University of Cambridge while training as a doctor at University College Hospital. He served in the Royal Air Force (1952–1953) before becoming a GP.
He died on 27 July 2019 in London.
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Who was Lionel Kopelowitz?
British physician
When was Lionel Kopelowitz born?
Lionel Kopelowitz was born on 9 December 1926 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
When did Lionel Kopelowitz die?
Lionel Kopelowitz died on 27 July 2019.
What was Lionel Kopelowitz's occupation?
Lionel Kopelowitz was a physician.
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Lionel Kopelowitz was British.
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