{geni:occupation} Retired
{geni:about_me} KANTER, Julian Paul, Age 85 of Nashville, died December 5, 2011. He was a devoted member of Congregation Micah and its "Schmooze Group." Loving husband of the late Lois W. Kanter; father of Rabbi Kenneth Kanter (the late Wendy Kanter), Lynn Kanter (Janet Coleman) and Karen Kanter, and loving partner of Sally Kaplan. A veteran of WWII, he spent 21 years in television broadcasting, ultimately serving as general manager in Miami, FL and Albany, NY. Julian had a passion for politics. He volunteered for Democratic Party causes, managing campaigns and serving as a Presidential Convention delegate (1960) and a member of the Electoral College (1964). One of the first to collect political television commercials from all levels of local and national campaigns, he built the largest collection in the world, which is now the Julian P. Kanter Political Commercial Archive at the University of Oklahoma, where he taught from 1985 to 1995. Julian is survived by siblings, Joan Kanter Elman (Barry) and Alan E. Kanter, as well as Michael H. Weinberg, Jr. (Joan) and Donna Levy Weinberg, and numerous nieces and nephews. The funeral is Thursday, December 8th at 11 a.m., at Congregation Micah, Brentwood. Memorial contributions may be made to Congregation Micah, or the Wendy Kanter Student Fund at Hebrew Union College, 3101 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH


re: Julian P. Kanter political commercial archive. Go to: http://pcc.ou.edu/

Interview with Julian Kanter on C-Span: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/Historica
{geni:hair_color} Gray
{geni:eye_color} Brown
{geni:height_1} 5 feet
{geni:height_2} 11 inches
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