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Adam Bruce Advocate died May 7 at 43. He is survived by his mother, Mildred; brother, Steven; and sisters, Dawn and Joann Tover. Groman

Beryl Baines died July 15 at 87. She is survived by her children, Brenda (Morley) Carl, Colleen Baker, Glen (Diane) and Kenny (Dawn); seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and sister, Blanche Bayer. Mount Sinai

Theodore Banish died May 13 at 89. He is survived by his wife, Rose; daughters, Marlene Kane and Joan Einhorn; six grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; and sister, Shirley Garfield. Groman

Alexsandr Bederman died May 12 at 58. He is survived by his wife, Maria; son, Vladislav Kouznetsov; daughters, Yelena Bederman and Svetlana Mishonkova; two grandchildren; and sister, Tonya Shraybman. Groman

Aaron Behar died May 7 at 26. He is survived by his parents, Leo and Veta; and brothers, Noah and Joshua. Groman

Edward Berger died July 13 at 89. He is survived by his son, Harris; daughter, Michelle Zwillinger; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Hillside

Frieda Berenson died July 7 at 67. She is survived by her son, Dr. Ari (Ilana); daughter, Laura-Beth (Jack) Sholkoff; five grandchildren; and sister, Lee Lench. Chevra Kadisha

Joel Alan Bloom died July 13 at 59. He is survived by his son, Randall. Malinow and Silverman

Yuriy Borkin died May 4 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne; son, Sergey; and daughter Lubov. Groman

Sally Byrnes died May 16 at 82. She is survived by her husband, Jerome; sons, Craig, Mark, Glenn and Richard; and two grandchildren. Groman

Lottie Citron died May 12 at 91. She is survived by her son, David (Ann) Palmer; daughters, Linda Alexander and Suzanne Palmer; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and sister, Anne Organ;. Groman

Mildred Cohen died May 12 at 87. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Malfitano; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Groman

Jeffrey Hal Dember died June 14 at 53. He is survived by his sons, Joshua and Brandan; parents, Sol and Betty; and brother, Steven. Chevra Kadisha

Irving Doshay died July 14 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Rosalind; daughter, Karen (Daniel) Novoseller; sons, Steven (Beth), Glenn (Karen) and Marc; 10 grandchildren; and brothers, Carl (Lori) and Lou (Sylvia). Mount Sinai

Harry Fain died July 13 at 88. He is survived by his daughters, Jeanette Miller, Barbara and Beth; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Hillside

Bernard Falkowitz died May 7 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Helen; son, Michael; daughter, Alice; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, George; and sister, Jean Steinberg. Groman

Ruth Ryna Farberow died May 17 at 89. She is survived by her son, Hersh; her daughter, Marcie Cochran; sister, Estelle Sherry; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Harold Fenton died May 17 at 84. He is survived by his wife, Florence; sons, Alan, Robert and William; three grandchildren; and sister, Muriel Tobin. Groman

Mildred Friedman died July 14 at 90. She is survived by her son, Robert; and daughter, Jean Furth. Hillside

Mildred Glassman died May 14 at 91. She is survived by her sons, Ron and Gary; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and sister, Evelyn Grossman. Groman

Annabelle Godwin died May 16 at 86. She is survived by her son, Robert; daughters, Sara and Jo Bech; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Groman

Molly Goldberg died July 14 at 91. She is survived by her daughters, Susan (Richard) Herman and Arlene; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

David Noah Golden died June 7 at 79. He is survived by his wife, Sara; daughters, Beverly Batdorf and Robin; son, Sandy; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Edith Mann Goodman died July 16 at 92. She is survived by her daughter, Judith (Leonard Gertter) Mann; son, Richard (Pamela) Mann; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rachel Deborah Grohman died May 7 at 75. She is survived by her daughters, Estee (Amir) Bienstock, Judy (Brian) Friedman, Helen (Bob) Grohman-Collins and Brenda; six grandchildren; brothers, Isaac (Marsha) and Israel (Irene) Bokman; and sister, Gladys (Irving) Rubin. Groman

Carolyn Haber died July 13 at 76. She is survived by her sons, Robert and Mark; daughters, Jill and Dena; grandson, Tyler Benson-Haber; and brother, George (Vicki) Olbur. Mount Sinai

Max Harmatz died May 13 at 94. He is survived by his wife, Ethel; his sons, Howard and Glen; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Leo, Sam, Jerry and Billie; and sister, Bonnie Useem. Groman

Harry Kaplan died May 15 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Hanni; sons, Jack and George; and seven grandchildren. Groman

Tatyana Khalavsky died May 6 at 76. She is survived by her husband, Mikhail; son, Robert; daughter, Alla Karasik; four grandchildren; and sisters, Minya Gluzman, Sara Tomashev and Zysya Buslovich. Groman

Ernest Leff died May 2 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Ada; son, Andrew; and daughter, Laurel. Groman

Lilyan Lindenbaum died May 17 at 97. She is survived by her daughter, Myrna Schwam; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Groman

Nita Fay Luxenberg died May 15 at 76. She is survived by her husband, Eugene; daughter, Rebecca Colbeck; and three grandchildren. Groman

Mikhail Mashkovich died July 15 at 63. He is survived by his wife, Dina; son, Anthony; daughter, Rita; four grandchildren; brother, Nathan; and sister, Ida Mantelzak. Sholom Chapels

Irwin Joshua Mechanic died May 17 . He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth. Groman

Azizagha Nahoraioff died May 1 at 94. She is survived by her son, Hamid Arastouzad; daughter, Rosa Arastouzadeh; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Groman

Sylvia Obrowski died May 4 at 84. She is survived by her daughter, Ruth (Larry) Yaker. Groman

Anna Peters died May 17 at 87. She is survived by her son, Edward; daughter, Mila Ostrowsky; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Groman

“Marty” Philipson died May 7 at 95. She is survived by her daughters, Carole Hoffman and Rhonda Gottlieb; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and brother, Daniel Gross. Groman

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