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Obituaries
Rabbi Eliezer Shach, Religious Giant, Dies
\”We won\’t be seeing his likes again\” is the kind of elegaic hyperbole one so often hears at funerals and reads in obituaries. Rarely is it a literal truth.
In the case of Rabbi Eliezer Menachem Shach, who died early last Friday and was buried the same day in Bnei Brak — his age estimated at anywhere from 103 to 108 — the statement is indeed fact.
Eulogies: Sadie Scheiner, 102
Sadie Scheiner, 102, matriarch of a family of pioneer Orthodox Jewish community leaders and ardent Zionists in her native St. Louis and later in Los Angeles, died peacefully on Oct. 22. She was the last surviving child of the Talmudist HaRav Levi Friedberg (nee Melamud), an early arbiter (\”posik\”) of Jewish law in the Midwest at a time when Torah scholarship was limited primarily to the Northeast and Chicago. In Los Angeles, her children and grandchildren were among the founders and leaders of Young Israel of Northridge, Young Israel of Beverly Hills and B\’nei Akiva. She and her husband, Sam Scheiner, were primarily responsible for the growth of a then-small Orthodox congregation in the fledgling Pico-Robertson area — Anshe Emet (where her husband served as president for 15 years). Under their dynamic leadership, membership swelled in the 1950s and \’60s and scores of Jews were attracted to the neighborhood.
Eulogies
On May 27, 2001, artist Morris Aaron Feinerman died at the age of 80. Morris\’ passion was painting. He came to America as a young boy and lived in the Jewish neighborhoods of Brooklyn. His experience of discrimination and economic hardship led to a lifelong interest in ethnic art.
Scott Elliott Sraberg
Scott Elliott Sraberg, infant son of Karen and Brad Sraberg, died Sept. 3.
Ethel Lozabnick: Community Leader
A community activist, whose commitment to the Jewish community and Zionist causes was locally and nationally recognized, passed away Aug. 17, 2001. Ethel Lozabnick had served as National Vice President of Hadassah the largest woman\’s volunteer organization in the United States and the largest Zionist organization in the world and was a member of Hadassah\’s National Board. For her zionist activities, she received the distinguished Women of Merit Award in 1965, and in 1999 was one of three outstanding veteran local zionists honored by the American Zionist Movement with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Her commitment, dedication and tireless efforts on behalf of Israel led her to that country more than 40 times, including travel to Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan as a woman\’s representative to early peace discussions.
Henry Rosmarin
Henry Rosmarin, a Holocaust survivor, supporter of the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation and harmonica enthusiast, died Aug. 28 at the age of 75.
Eliot "E.J." Safirstein
Eliot \”E.J.\” Safirstein, an award-winning playwright, died July 31 at the age of 39.\n\nA childhood survivor of cancer, Safirstein wrote the 1988 John Cauble Award-winning short play \”Waterworks,\” which was performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. His first television script, a \”Family Law\” episode titled \”Generations,\” was broadcast on Dec. 11, 2000.\n\n
Bruce Hochman
Bruce I. Hochman, a former president of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, died Aug. 11 at the age of 72.
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