Harold H. Benjamin

Background

Harold H. Benjamin was born on April 19, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Louis and Anna (maiden name: Hulnick) Benjamin.

Education

Harold graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.A. degree in 1947, from Cornell University with a J.D. degree in 1950, and from International College with a Ph.D. degree in 1984.

Career

Harold served for the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1943-1946 and became second lieutenant. He had a private law practice in New York City for a number of years before moving to Beverly Hills, California, where he practiced real estate law. He was an attorney in New York City and Beverly Hills, California, United States from 1950 till 1981. He also founded Wellness Community, Santa Monica, California (founder and president) in 1982. Benjamin wrote about his efforts in 1994's "The Wellness Community Guide to Fighting for Recovery from Cancer'. He was also the author of "From Victim to Victor" (1988).

Achievements

• Harold was the founder of the Wellness Community, a national chain of nonprofit cancer patient support centers.

Works

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  • The Wellness Community; Guide to Fighting for Recovery from Cancer
  • From Victim to Victor: The Wellness Community Guide to Fighting for Recovery for Cancer Patients and Their Families

Connections

Harold married Harriet Miller on June 29, 1947. They had 2 children: Ann, Lauren.

Father:

Louis Benjamin

Mother:

Anna Benjamin

Spouse:

Harriet Miller

child:

Ann Benjamin

child:

Lauren Benjamin