Claude Levy
Claude Levy | |
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_and_Ned_Blackmer_at_the_50th_Anniversary_of_the_Baha%27i_Faith_in_Luxembourg,_1997.png) Claude Levy (left) and Ned Blackmer at the 50th Anniversary of the Bahá’í Faith in Luxembourg, 1997. | |
| NSA member | Benelux Countries 1957 - 1962 Luxembourg 1962 - 1964 ???? - ???? |
Ernest Claude Levy is a Luxembourger Bahá’í who served on the inaugural National Spiritual Assembly of the Benelux Countries and the inaugural National Spiritual Assembly of Luxembourg.
Background[edit]
Levy was among the earliest people to become a Bahá’í in Luxembourg.[1] In 1951 he was appointed to a Regional Committee for the Benelux which was appointed by the U.S. National Spiritual Assemblies European Teaching Committee,[2] and as of 1952 he was serving on the Local Spiritual Assembly of Luxembourg City and he opened the 1952 Annual European Summer School which was held in Luxembourg.[3] In March 1953 Levy visited Germany and spoke at a World Youth Day event in Esslingen speaking on the importance of youth to the Bahá’í Faith.[4] In 1957 the National Spiritual Assembly of the Benelux Countries was formed to administrate the Bahá’í communities of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg and Levy was elected to the body.[5] In 1959 he spoke at a public meeting commemorating World Religion Day in Brussels, Belgium, speaking on the Faith,[6] and he was elected as the assistant treasurer of the Benelux National Assembly.[7]
In 1960 Levy was elected as the secretary of the Benelux National Assembly.[8] In December 1960 Levy chaired a public meeting commemorating Human Rights Day in Dudelange, Luxembourg.[9] As of 1961 Levy was serving as chairman of the National Teaching Committee of Luxembourg,[10] and that year he was elected as chairman of the Benelux National Assembly.[11] In 1962 he represented the disbanding Benelux National Assembly at the first National Convention of Luxembourg,[12] and was elected to the inaugural National Spiritual Assembly of Luxembourg established at the Convention.[13] The first Luxembourg Summer School was held in 1962 and Levy delivered a talk at it on the history of the Faith in the country.[14] As of 1967 Levy was serving as chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly of Luxembourg.[15]
References[edit]
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1999). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 26 (1997-1998), Pg(s) 76. View as PDF.
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/shoghi-effendi_dear_coworker#fn103
- ↑ Baha'i News (1952). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 261, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1953). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 267, Pg(s) 9. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1957). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 316, Pg(s) 12. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 337, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 342, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 353, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1961). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 361, Pg(s) 14. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (July 1961). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 364, Pg(s) 12. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1961). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 365, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1962). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 378, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1963). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 386, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1963). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 382, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1967). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 437, Pg(s) 5. View as PDF.
