Background
Lewin, Menachem was born on March 26, 1918 in Sokoly, Poland. Son of Ytzchak and Fryda (Bialodworski) Lewin.
Lewin, Menachem was born on March 26, 1918 in Sokoly, Poland. Son of Ytzchak and Fryda (Bialodworski) Lewin.
Master of Science in Chemistry, Hebrew University, 1945. Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry, Hebrew University, 1947.
Research officer Israel Air Force, Tel Aviv, 1948-1950. Chief research officer Research Council of Israel, 1950-1954. Director Israel Fiber Institute, Jerusalem, 1954-1986.
Professor, chairman division polymer and textile chemistry Graduate School Applied Science and Technology, Hebrew University, Israel, 1969-1988. Research professor Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, since 1984. Consultant Government of Brazil, Rio, 1977, 82, 89, Colgate-Palmolive, United States, 1988, 92, DuPont Company, United States, 1984-1996, L'Air Liquid, Rhone-Poulene, France, 1991-1994.
Interim chairman Conferences Polymers Advanced Technologies, 1999. Chairman Conference Recent Advances in Flame.
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Honorary citizen City Council, Jerusalem, since 1993. Co-chairman American Academics for Israel's Future, since 1994. Executive committee Psi-professors for a Strong Israel, Jerusalem, since 1992.
Lieutenant Israeli Air Force, 1948-1950. Fellow Academy Wood Science.
Married Rachel Joachimowicz, September 29, 1944. Children: Dorith, Ytzchak, Yehudith.