Background
Jaffa, Lawrence Marvin was born on August 19, 1923 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Son of Milton Jerome Katzky and Aileen Raby Jaffa.
Jaffa, Lawrence Marvin was born on August 19, 1923 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Son of Milton Jerome Katzky and Aileen Raby Jaffa.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University California-Berkeley, 1944. Postgraduate in Education, University California-Berkeley, summers, 1954. Postgraduate in Education, University California-Berkeley, summers, 1956.
Master of Divinity., Harvard University, 1949. Postgraduate, Graduate School Business Administration, 1944—1945.
Minister First Parish Church, Pembroke, Massachusetts, 1948—1952. Elementary school teacher Hanford, California, 1953—1959. Minister Unitarian Fellowship, Hanford, Visalia, Modesto, and Bakersfield, 1953—1960.
Teacher Lafayette Elementary Schools, 1959—1960. Minister First Church of Christ (Unitarian), Groton, Massachusetts, 1960—1963. Associate minister for religious education Worcester, 1963—1964.
Minister Unitarian-Universalist churches, Ashby and Hubbardston, 1964—1970. Social science teacher Central Catholic High School, Modesto, 1970—1972, Laloma Junior High School, Modesto, 1972—1981. Instructor parapsychology Merced Community College, 1971—1981.
Minister United Community Church of San Joaquin Valley, since 1980. Honorary associate minister Northern Congressional Church, Berkeley.
Active Whitney council Boy Scouts American, 1958. Chaplain Pendola Scout Reservation, Boy Scouts American, 1973, 75, 79, Camp Wanocksett, 1962-1970. Member Musicians and Actors Serving the Church.
Regional council on the arts California State Stanislaus. Sponsor Modesto Symphony. Chairman school building study committee, Ashby, 1965-1967.
Library trustee, Ashby, 1967-1970. Town chairman United Fund, Ashby, 1968. Republican town committee, Ashby, 1968-1970.
Faculty chairman United Way, Modesto, 1977-1981. Active Big Brothers of Stanislaus County, since 1976. Member San Francisco Museum Society.
President Y's Men's Club, 1978-1979. Board directors Modesto Community Concerts, 1979-1983. Member Modesto Arts Advisory Council, since 1980.
Trustee Modesto Board Education, since 1983. Member Modesto District Mentally Gifted Minors Advisory Committee, since 1978, secretary, since 1979. Honorary life member California Parent-Teachers Association.
Member Modesto Chamber of Commerce. Member National Education Association (life), California Teachers Association, Modesto Teachers Association, California Association for Gifted, California Council on Geographic Education, Transpersonal Psychological Association, Institute Noetic Sciences, Unitarian-Universalist Ministers Association, Unitarian-Universalist Psi-Sysmposium, Unitarian-Universalist Christian Fellowship, Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship (area chairman since 1978, national council since 1980), Association for Research and Enlightenment, Parapsychology Association, University California Alumni Association (life), Harvard Division Alumni Association, Harvard Business School Alumni Northern California, California Writers Club, California Federation Chaparral Poets (charter), California State Poetry Society (treasurer 1976-1978), Mensa, Merced College Boosters Club, Downey High School Boosters Club, Modesto Color Camera Club, Modesto North Rotary Club (president 1976-1977, Paul Harris fellow 1981), Masons (Cornerstone Duxbury, Massachusetts), Scottish Rite, Yosemite Order of Arrow (vigil honorary Boy Scouts American), American Legion.
Married Jarmila Mikulasova, June 14, 1951 (divorced 1972). 1 child Thomas Emerson.