Morris Levy

Morris Levy, better known as "Moishe," passed away in his sleep on Sunday April 5th in Beachwood, Ohio. The oldest of four children Moishe was born in Jerusalem in1953 and moved to the United States with his parents Yaffa and Eli Levy when he was five years old. They took up residence in Cleveland Ohio where his father, better known as "Rev Lev," was the Religious Supervisor at Park Synagogue for over forty years, ultimately teaching over two thousand bar and bat mitzvah 13-year olds. When of age, Moishe embarked on his own diverse series of jobs until he found his true passion in the world of art, first earning a degree in Natural Resources from Case Western Reserve University which likely informed his interest in climate issues and the environment.

Finding art took some time after being an inspector at a chemical plant, which made him seriously ill and an operations manager in airport food services. He also tried being a barista chatting up customers at the local Arabica coffee house until he found out he hated coffee and being a security guard at the Agora music venue protecting those on the inside from those unsavory folks on the outside. He lived in New York for a time where he worked at NBC in the hopes of advancing up the ladder but ultimately came back to Ohio to study art at The Ohio State University after having dabbled in art in his spare time.

Completely devoted to the care and well-being of his parents and a loving uncle to his nieces and nephews, Moishe would do anything for anybody, especially his parents. He loved helping them prepare the Lulav and Etrog for the holiday of Sukkot. He planted and nurtured flowers everywhere at their Euclid Heights Blvd. home and would show up at their house on trash day and wheel their trash bins out for pick-up. He would give you his last dollar if you needed it. Being the oldest of four siblings they all looked up to Moishe and in one instance his youngest brother remembers a very grown up time when Moishe brought him to hang out at his fraternity.

In spite of several serious medical issues, armed with a unique sense of humor, you would always get a laugh or two out of something Moishe said, always looking at the positive with a quick wit and a jaw-dropping intellect. With an artistic soul and the technical skills and creativity to match, Moishe's art school training led him to a prolific body of work that he was eager to market. He put together a book of some of his best artwork just for that purpose that he took to New York's largest art show with the hope of finding a gallery to show his work. Apropos his visual sensibilities and intrigued by the designs in nature he expressed all that with nothing short of a menagerie of potted plants on his apartment house terrace.

Moishe was a kind-hearted, totally generous, loving human being. Politically astute and curious about many things, he would read up on his passions to get ahead of them and would do a deep dive into research on any topic when needed. He absolutely adored new life and bowed to its presence. He was always intrigued by a baby, a puppy, a new life of any variety and would be quick to interact with their parental figures, wanting details. His loving nature, quick wit, and unique personality will be sorely missed by all who knew him.

A graveside service will be held at Bet-Olam Cemetery on Friday, April 10, 2026 at 12PM.