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Thom Avner died June 19 at 93. Survived by wife Carol; sons Mark (Stacey), Craig. Hillside

Jack Azoff died May 28 at 95. Survived by wife Marcelle; daughters Deborah (Barry) Wallman, Linda; son Alan (Nomie); 7 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brother William. Chevra Kadisha

Max Barrie died June 21 at 37. Survived mother Sally; father Michael; stepmother Fredrica; sister Emma; stepbrothers Oliver, Barnaby, Oliver, Augie. Hillside

Shlomo Ben-Menahem died June 13 at 80. Survived by wife Tova; sons Eyal (Anot), Ofer (Rachel), Shen (Shiraya), Roen, Yossi; 13 grandchildren; sisters Bracha Siman-Tovi, Esther (Avraham) Eudakov; brothers Moti (Esther), Ely (Aliza). Mount Sinai

Wolf Boksenbaum died June 10 at 94. Survived by sons Peter (Ella), David (Wendy). Mount Sinai

Dora June Bromberg died June 14 at 94. Survived by sons Michael, David (Gail), Jon (Michelle); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Igal Chozahinoff died June 19 at 84. Survived by wife Barbara; daughter Sharon Lieblein; son Dan (Michelle); 4 grandchildren; brother Yehoshua Nof. New Montefiore Cemetery, New York

Victoria Colombetti died June 15 at 63. Survived by sons Jason, Matthew; mother Judy; father Jay; sister Amy; brother Adam. Hillside

Fred Cowan died June 15 at 99. Survived by daughter Karla Tulchin; sons Robert, Keith. Malinow and Silverman

Elsbeth Deser died June 8 at 94. Survived by husband Stanley; daughters Abigail (Charlie Siskel), Toni (Paul), Clara (Mary Anne Schafer). Mount Sinai

Stephen Elias died March 13 at 89. Survived by wife Jill Duxbury; daughters Sousan, Janet (Richard) Nadel; sons Peter (Sandi), Eric (Jodi); 8 grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Samuel Feinstein died May 12 at 97. Survived by daughter Susan Schlichting; son Charles; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Chevra Kadisha

Benjamin Froman died June 11 at 98. Survived by daughters Julie (Ross) Myers, Sandra (Ira) Levine; 2 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; brother Harry. Mount Sinai

Evelyn Gilbert died June 21 at 97. Survived by daughter Fran; son Barry (Sherri); 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Arnold Gittelson died June 12 at 98. Survived by sons Robert (Angela), Michael (Tina); 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Howard Greller died June 17 at 68. Survived by daughter Stephanie; sons Jeffrey, Spencer, Garrett; brother Larry. Hillside

Rosemarie Gurewitz died June 10 at 86. Survived by 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

James Stephen Henerson died June 18 at 84. Survived by wife Marlene; sons Matthew (Nancy), Evan (Lauren); brother Stan (Barbara). Mount Sinai

Helen Kranther died June 20 at 91. Survived by daughters Judith, Andrea; son Michael; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Lawrence Neil Miner died June 15 at 86. Survived by wife Nicole; son Adam (Helaine); stepdaughter Karna (Morris) Ruskin; stepson Brandon (Soo-jin) Behrstock; 8 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Marcia Oster died June 5 at 77. Survived by son David; brother Kenneth Wilder. Malinow and Silverman

Sylvia Oster died June 9 at 88. Survived by daughter Leslie (Dan Rodriguez); sons David (Lalita); Mark. Malinow and Silverman

Pearl Perlman died June 18 at 92. Survived by daughters Pauline Houston, Susan; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Stanley Raymond died June 11 at 97. Survived by wife Audrey; daughters Melanie C. (Robert) Schwartz, Barbara M. (Marty) Storey. Mount Sinai

Melvyn S. Rifkin died June 14 at 95. Survived by wife Gabrielle; sons Jacques (Patricia Gum), Stephen (Tzviah); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Mendel Rittenberg died June 21 at 105. Survived by daughter Diane (Mark); sons Phillip, David; 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; brother Jerry. Hillside 

Hilde M. Rosenblum died June 18 at 100. Survived by daughters Sandra (Peter Spiro), Deborah (Stephen) Mullen; son Steven; 2 grandchildren; sister Helen Weil; brother Erwin (Sally) Levy. Mount Sinai

Harry Rosmarin died June 17 at 67. Survived by brother Marvin. Mount Sinai

Ruth Roth died June 3 at 96. Survived by son Steven; 1 daughter; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Helen Samett died June 21 at 99. Survived by daughters Marsha (Fred), Sondra; son Michael (Raya); 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside 

Kelly Schiffer died June 15 at 98. Survived by daughters Carole, Kim (Robert) Sims; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Charlotte Seeman died June 15 at 99. Survived by sons Daniel (Marissa), Michael (Rochelle). Mount Sinai

Charles Shubb died June 13 at 79. Survived by wife Judy; daughters Lisa, Michele; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Gary Trumer died June 10 at 75. Survived by sister Marilyn (Tom) Cachat. Mount Sinai

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