Shamai Kanter ’72 PhD

Shamai Kanter ’72 PhD, of Phoenix, Ariz.; Dec. 27. He was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary, was a U.S. Air Force chaplain, and served as Rabbi at congregations in Toronto, Canada; Sharon, Mass.; and Rochester, N.Y., from which he retired. He published his doctoral research Rabban Gamaliel II: The Legal Traditions in 1981. Phi Beta Kappa. He is survived by his wife, Jeannette; three children; nine grandchildren; and a brother.