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by Marvin a. Beleck (Author), Marvin a. Beleck (Foreword by)
This book includes Marvin Beleck's stamp collection with actual photo inserts of the actual worldwide postal stamps. It features noted Jewish people throughout history who are on postage stamps issued by over 95 countries in the world. They are classified in 37 fields of notoriety of the person, their specialty classification, dates lived, and issuing country and the SCOTT or MICHEL identification number of each stamp, with special sections related to KKL/JNF stamps & Jewish history. These beautiful stamps were collected over a period of 50 years and placed in this book which was 6 years in the making. Many hours of devotion were involved in production of this undertaking. You will be amazed by the actors, artists, rabbis, holocaust surviviors, national government leaders, writers, etc., all Jewish, who were honored in countries of the world on a postage stamp. You will want this 1st edition book if you love history, beauty, famous Jewish relics of the world, and the heritage of noted Jewish people in countries all over the world, whether it be for their inventions, or lifetime of dedication and achievements.
Author Biography
Marvin A. Beleck was born in Greenville, Texas in 1945 and raised in Tyler, Texas, where he attended public schools. After graduation, he enlisted and served in the US Navy as a dental technician. He then returned to Texas, enrolled in college, and graduated from North Texas State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration - Management degree (1971). In 1973, Marvin opened a retail mattress store, Factory Mattress Outlet, which successfully operated for 43 years in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. 1973 was an exciting year for Marvin, as he not only started his career as a business owner, he also married Ava Fleischmann, and the two of them have three children, all whom graduated from the University of Texas, and two young grandchildren, who are their pride and joy. Marvin continuously supports his community, serving on multiple Boards and is a past President of Congregation Ahavath Sholom, their Men's Club, the Isadore Garsek B'nai B'rith Chapter of Tarrant County, and also the Jewish Education Agency. He has received multiple awards for recognition of his service; namely B'nai B'rith Jewish Person of the Year (2014), and the Congregation Ahavath Sholom President's Award (2015). Marvin remains young at heart whilst he continues to enjoy his childhood passions of producing Jewish themed mosaics and collecting stamps from the United States, United Nations, Israel, Russia, and multiple worldwide countries.
