He was a captain in the United States Army during World War II and in its immediate aftermath, from 1944 to 1947.

He was a division chief for the United States Department of the Army in the Federal Republic of Germany from 1947 to 1949.

[1] Teitelbaum served in that capacity until January 5, 1995, when he died of pneumonia at his home in Pittsburgh at the age of 79.

[2] In 1988, Teitelbaum became the subject of worldwide attention[3] due to his behavior, during a trial, toward an attorney named Barbara Wolvovitz.

[4] Judge Teitelbaum told Wolvovitz that, if she did not comply with his order, she would "sleep in the county jail" that night.

[5] On Wednesday, July 13, 1988, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published a front-page article about the court proceeding that had occurred the previous Friday.

[9] Also on July 14, 1988, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an editorial denouncing Judge Teitelbaum's behavior, calling it "blatant verbal bullying" and "shockingly sexist treatment.