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Wilbur Aaronson died Aug. 10 at 95. He is survived by his daughter, Nancy Baroutas; and son, Steve (Victoria). Malinow and Silverman

Touran Absalit died Aug. 10 at 86. She is survived by her daughters, Lilly Mehdizadeh and Jaleh; sons, Bijan and Kamrooz Zarifian; sister, Alieh Nourmand; and brother, Amir (Nahid) Abselet. Malinow and Silverman

Edward Martin Barbach died Aug. 12 at 64. He is survived by his wife, Irene. Malinow and Silverman

Leon Aron Benon died Aug. 15. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; children, Kenny and Bobbi Kaufman, Ricky and Orman Gaspar and Kathleen; brothers, Morris and Joe (Rose); sister, Pearl (Ted) Hasson; nieces; and nephews. Hillside

Rose Centman died Aug. 16 at 89. She is survived by her son, Joel (Joy); three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and brother, Seymour Teichner. Mount Sinai

Shirley Cherniss died Aug. 15 at 93. She is survived by her daughters, Marcia (Brad) Marcus and Sandra (Alan) Shwartz; son, Carey (Deborah); four grandchildren; and five great- grandchildren. Hillside

Irving Cohen died July 15 at 87. He is survived by his brother, Chester. Groman

Ayoub Daniali died July 9 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Eghballeh; sons, Naser, Saeed, Mansour and Sereydoon; daughter, Shahls; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Groman

Robert Feder died Aug. 9 at 73. He is survived by his wife, Magdalena; daughters, Sherri Dontas and Lauren (Rene Haarpaintner); son, Todd; four grandchildren; and brother, Dr. Theodore. Malinow and Silverman

Martin Louis Feldman died July 6 at 72. He is survived by his daughter, Melody; and sister, Kay Raff. Groman

Saltanat Firooz died Aug. 16 at 85. She is survived by her daughter, Guity (Soloman) Shomer; sons, Kamran (Mary) and Goodarz; sister, Malak Azarian; and brothers, Salar (Janet), Askar and Isaac Fahrahmand. Malinow and Silverman

Steven Friedman died Aug. 11 at 55. He is survived by his wife, Anne; sister, Lauren; and mother, Lynn. Mount Sinai

Herman Charles Millman died Aug. 11 at 93. He is survived by his wife, June; children Nancy (Allen) Kramer, Peggy (Bernard) Lewak, Kenneth (Linda); seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Hillside

Irwin Germaine died Aug. 14 at 75. He is survived by his wife, Bernice; son, Matthew (Kimberly); daughters, Jennifer (Dave) Schelling, and Allyson (Jim) Thurston; four grandchildren; sister, Gloria (Dick) Platoon; brother, David (Eudice); sister-in-law, Jane Schiffer; and nephew, Eric (Peggy) Schiffer. Mount Sinai

Jeffrey David Gershon died July 1 at 42. He is survived by his wife, Sherri; son, Garrett; daughter, Victoria; parents, Saul and Mary; and brothers, Rick (Julie) and Mark. Groman

Reva Rosenberg Goodman died Aug. 16 at 86. Shee is survived by her son, Stuart (Linda),; daughter, Nancy (Steve) Lawrence; six grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Hillside

Isidor Gruenwald died Aug. 13 at 91. He is survived by his wife, Irene; daughter, Judy (Jeff) Borenstein; grandchildren, Randy (Joshua) Shayne and Aaron Borenstein; great-grandson, Zachary Shayne; sister, Hannah Lowen; and nephew, Mark (Rita) Lowen. Mount Sinai

George Hecker died Aug. 10 at 97. He is survived by his son, Ronald (Judith); sister, Naomi Field; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Raymond Henry died July 1 at 72. He is survived by his wife, Rochelle; son, Dr. Brian; daughter, Laura Leduff; and six grandchildren. Groman

Hannah Hurwitz died July 3 at 96. She is survived by her son, Bill; daughter, Shirley Plutsky; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Groman

Alex Irving Jacks died Aug. 15 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Anne; son, Scott; and daughters Lisa (Jack) Lazar and Linda (Mark) Schneider; Hillside

Evelyn Jacobson died Aug. 12 at 95. She is survived by her sons, Stephen (Leslie) and Robert; daughter, Barbara (Bob) Lesser; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and sister, Joyce Krans. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Kimmelman died Aug. 10 at 85. She is survived by her friends, Brenda (Michael) Hill and Neita Kwong; nephews, Larry (Denise) , Alan (Cindy) and Mark Ostro; and grandniece, Sheila (David) Cook. Mount Sinai

Meyer Lehrman died Aug. 12 at 88. He is survived by his daughters, Sara (Robert) and Jobina (Bill); five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Marie Jasamine Levin died July 4 at 66. She is survived by her sons, William and Lyle; daughters, Allyson Blackard, Paige and Kirsten ; and six grandchildren. Groman

Ruth Levitch died July 12 at 90. She is survived by her husband, Leon; son, Gregory; daughter, Tula Giannini; and one grandchild. Groman

Shirley Mansfield died Aug. 15 at 85. She is survived by her son, Scott. Malinow and Silverman

Albert Mizraki died Aug. 11 at 91. He is survived by his wife, Claire; daughters, Chantal Mizraki-Golestan and Josie (Patrick) Mizraki-Binau; and two grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Minnie Nussenbaum died Aug. 14 at 77. She is survived by her husband, Isidor; and daughter Doris. Sholom Chapels

Albert Ernest Paley died July 7 at 75. He is survived by his wife, Sheila; son, Dr. William; daughters, Andrea Paley Vogel and Laurel; and three grandchildren. Groman

Alan Popkin died Aug. 9 at 73. He is survived by his wife, Eileen; daughters, Donna (Bill) Snell, Kim (Marc) Kroll, Stacey (David) Aucella, and Cyndi (Andre) Pegus; eight grandchildren; and brothers, Paul (Mitzi) and Howard (Bootsy). Mount Sinai

Betty Regenbogen died Aug. 9 at 84. She is survived by her daughters, Joan Howard and Vicki (Harvey) Epstein; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and sister, Martha Rosen. Mount Sinai

Debora Semenov Rosen died Aug. 8 at 68. She is survived by her daughters Sharon (Richard) Leib and Dina; son, Rick (Rosa Sanchez); four grandchildren; uncle, Paul Wurtzel; and niece, Amanda McConnell. Hillside.

Herbert Joseph Saul died July 14 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia; son, Jeffrey; daughter, Gari Rose; two grandchildren; and sister, Ronnie Alperin. Groman

Martin Schlesinger died July 9 at 89. He is survived by his son, Robert; daughters, Barbara Latouf and Janye Dressor; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Groman

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