Submitted by Fran Olson Gustafson 1965 <fgustafson917@gmail.com>
on 22/Mar/2023
71.223.132.176
Norman G. Knopf - Class of 1957 - On Monday, March 20, 2023,
NORMAN G. KNOPF of Chevy Chase, MD. Beloved husband of
Barbara Moffat Knopf. Devoted father of James (Jennifer),
Molly and Ilana Knopf. Loving grandfather of Emily, Alyssa
and Marcus Knopf. Dear brother of Elaine Berel. Born and
raised in Newburgh, NY, he attended Cornell University and
Columbia Law School. After a clerkship with the Second
Circuit, he served as an attorney for U.S. Justice
Department. A lifelong political activist and civic leader,
his successful legal career spanned nearly 60 years. He
represented governmental agencies, businesses, communities,
and individuals in a wide range of civil matters, including
Civil Rights, antitrust, and land use. Norman Knopf is a
past president of the Brookdale Citizens Association and
founder of the Citizens Coordinating Committee of Friendship
Heights. - (1939-2023)
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 23, 2023,
10 a.m. at Temple Sinai, 3100 Military Rd. NW, Washington,
DC. Interment at Garden of Remembrance Memorial Park,
Clarksburg, MD. Shiva will be observed at the late residence
on Thursday from 1:30 p.m to 4 p.m. and Friday from 2 p.m.
to 5 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Temple Sinai
DC or Feeding America. Arrangements entrusted to TORCHINSKY
HEBREW FUNERAL HOME, 202-541-1001.
Published by The Washington Post on Mar. 22, 2023.
Norman G. Knopf - Class of 1957 - On Monday, March 20, 2023,
NORMAN G. KNOPF of Chevy Chase, MD. Beloved husband of
Barbara Moffat Knopf. Devoted father of James (Jennifer),
Molly and Ilana Knopf. Loving grandfather of Emily, Alyssa
and Marcus Knopf. Dear brother of Elaine Berel. Born and
raised in Newburgh, NY, he attended Cornell University and
Columbia Law School. After a clerkship with the Second
Circuit, he served as an attorney for U.S. Justice
Department. A lifelong political activist and civic leader,
his successful legal career spanned nearly 60 years. He
represented governmental agencies, businesses, communities,
and individuals in a wide range of civil matters, including
Civil Rights, antitrust, and land use. Norman Knopf is a
past president of the Brookdale Citizens Association and
founder of the Citizens Coordinating Committee of Friendship
Heights. - (1939-2023)