fbpx

Obituaries: Week of April 10th

Lewis F. Blumberg died March 17 at 91. Survived by son David (Lisa); daughter Maria; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai
[additional-authors]
April 8, 2015

Lewis F. Blumberg died March 17 at 91. Survived by son David (Lisa); daughter Maria; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Paul Cohen died March 18 at 57. Survived by brother David (Kathy). Hillside

Fortunate Dallal died March 15 at 84. Survived by sons Stanley, Greg (Diana Cardenas Reyes), Sasson; daughter Joyce (Peter Rice); 11 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Odille Hanson. Mount Sinai

Moshe (Morris) Feldman died Feb. 26 at 95. Survived by wife Esther; daughter Sandy Schwartz; 1 granddaughter; 1 great-grandson; sister Celia Fishbein. Chevra Kadisha 

Vincent Fortuna died Feb. 10 at 97. Survived by stepdaughter Deborah (Randi Orlik) Kerr; stepsons Michael (Kari) Kerr, Bentley (Mercedes) Kerr; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Israel Gold died March 17 at 101. Survived by daughter Ellen (Douglas Orr); son Steven (Kathlyn); 2 granddaughters; sisters Esther Moss, Norma Riess; sisters-in-law Rae Wells, Jean (Herb) Aaron. Mount Sinai

Irving Matthews Gottlieb died March 17 at 97. Survived by sons Larry, Jeffrey (Stacy); 1 grandson. Groman Eden

Philip Greenberg died March 18 at 90. Survived by daughters Linda Kwit, Renee (Jerry) Levey; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild. Mount Sinai

Alex M. Greenberger died Dec. 25 at 88. Survived by wife Lea; daughters Debbie Bain (Bob), Leslie, Lizzy Samuels (Avi); 10 grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Chevra Kadisha

Greti Herman died Feb. 27 at 91. Survived by son Pini; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Harold Jay died March 16 at 96. Survived by daughter Pepper; son Ronald (Lia); 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Leon Katz died Feb. 23 at 91. Survived by wife Lillian; sons David (Kathy), Paul (Susan); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Gerald Knopf died March 15 at 93. Survived by daughters Diane (Bob) Knopf-Senia, Deborah; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; 1 nephew. Mount Sinai

June L. Kurtz died Feb. 28 at 86. Survived by daughters Rhonda, Jennie (Gil); brother Richard; sisters Theresa, Mirium. Mount Sinai

Danny Lerner died March 5 at 62. Survived by daughters Neer, Shiri; mother Sara; 2 grandchildren; brother Avi; sister Rivka. Chevra Kadisha

Ann Marks died March 16 at 93. Survived by sons Steven (Maria), Harold (Susan); daughter Ellen (Richard Teague); 7 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Asya Maslyansky died March 18 at 91. Survived by daughters Mara (Arik) Kashper, Irina (Mary) Kashper; brother Yuri (Gena) Igolnikov; sister Anna (Samuel) Fridberg. Mount Sinai

Naomi H. Meadows died March 17 at 90. Survived by son Theodore; 1 grandchild; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Leon Metz died March 18 at 91. Survived by son Dennis (Cassandra); daughter Lisa (Kirk) Hardy; 2 granddaughters. Mount Sinai

Sidney Sarfaty died March 14 at 82. Survived by wife Fran; son Ron (Jean); 2 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Rita Schwartz died March 19 at 95. Survived by daughter Gail (Irwin) Joseph; son Gary (Nanette); 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Faye Sheren died March 15 at 89. Survived by daughter Bonnie. Hillside

Aaron Smith died March 18 at 98. Survived by daughter Barbara (Earl Edwards); son Michael (Darlyn); 2 granddaughters; 1 great-granddaughter; sister Sylvia Studin. Mount Sinai

Shirley Weinstein died March 18 at 84. Survived by sons Donald (Cheryl), Stewart (Amy), Jeff (Mihaela), Richard (Marie); 8 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Arthur Lohr. Mount Sinai

Rose Zolen died March 18 at 89. Survived by son Michael; daughter Gail Kay. Mount Sinai

Did you enjoy this article?
You'll love our roundtable.

Editor's Picks

Latest Articles

You Heard It Here First, Folks!

For over half a decade, I had seen how the slow drip of antisemitism, carefully enveloped in the language of social justice and human rights, had steadily poisoned people whom I had previously considered perfectly reasonable.

Trump’s Critics Have a Lot Riding on the Iran Conflict

Their assumptions about the attack on Iran are based on a belief in the resilience of an evil terrorist regime, coupled with a conviction that Trump’s belief in the importance of the U.S.-Israel alliance is inherently wrong.

Me Llamo Miguel

With Purim having just passed, I’ve been thinking about how Jews have been disguising ourselves over the years.

The Hope of Return

This moment calls for moral imagination. For solidarity with the Iranian people demanding dignity. For sustained support of those who seek a freer future.

Stranded by War

We are struggling on two fronts: we worry about friends and family, and we are preoccupied with our own “survival” on a trip extended beyond our control.

Love Letters to Israel

Looking around at the tears, laughter, and joy after two years of hell, the show was able to not just touch but nourish our souls.

Neil Sedaka, Brooklyn-Born Hit-Maker, Dies at 86

Neil Sedaka was born March 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Mac and Eleanor Sedaka. His father was Sephardic and his mother Ashkenazi; Sedaka was a transliteration of the Hebrew “tzedakah.”

Letter to the UC Board of Regents on Fighting Antisemitism

We write as current and former UC faculty, many of us in STEM fields and professional schools, in response to the release of When Faculty Take Sides: How Academic Infrastructure Drives Antisemitism at the University of California.

Shabbat in a Bunker

It turned out that this first round of sirens was a wake-up call, a warning that Israel and America were attacking – so we could expect a different day of rest than all of us had planned.

Community Reacts to U.S.-Israel Attack Against Iran

Though there was uncertainty about what would ensue in the days following, those interviewed by The Journal acknowledged the strikes against the Islamic Republic in Iran constituted a pivotal turning point in the history of the Middle East.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.