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Obituaries: Week of August 19, 2016

Anita Albeck died July 20 at 92. Survived by daughter Candace (Richard) Gardner; 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Hillside
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Anita Albeck died July 20 at 92. Survived by daughter Candace (Richard) Gardner; 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Pnina Barri died July 26 at 77. Survived by sons Guy, Eli (Claudia) Dror, Ron Dror; daughter-in-law Danielle Dror; sister Rachel (Mickey) Sapoznic; brothers Itzhak Strugano, Moishe (Stella) Strugano, Yossi “Pepo” (Hanna) Strugano. Mount Sinai

Dorothy Berkowitz died July 23 at 98. Survived by daughter Marlene (David) Brand; son Lee (Elaine); 5 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; sisters Ruth Cohen, Edith Susman. Mount Sinai

Esther Blank died July 19 at 98. Survived by daughters Arlene Sirkin, Sandera (Don) Schuman, Samantha Erkeneff; sons Steve (Janet), Irving; 16 grandchildren; brother Stan (Deb). Mount Sinai

Arlene Cordova died July 22 at 83. Survived by daughter Barbara; son Mike (Barbara); 1 grandchild; brother Philip Reisman. Mount Sinai

Pia Goldbaum Fogel died July 18 at 91. Survived by daughters Linda, Helen; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Chevra Kadisha

Elaine Fond died July 20 at 95. Survived by daughter Barbara (Richard) Ackerman; son Loren (Diane); 5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Marc Friedman died July 21 at 58. Survived by sister Barrie Goettsche. Mount Sinai

Ellen Hannah Gelbard died July 23 at 64. Survived by husband Joseph Zell; daughters Rachel (Jeremy) Macht, Monica (Brandon Adler) Zell; 1 grandchild; sisters Susan (Larry) Fishman, Nancy (David Kalb); brother Martin (Thalia). Mount Sinai

Sarah Fleischman Gross died July 14 at 85. Survived by daughters Cena (Yakov) Abergel, Helen Gross Brown; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Gerald Hodes died July 23 at 81. Survived by wife Silvia Dos Santos; daughters Tracy Berkus (Ellie) Dekel, Simone Jacindo; sons Brian, Osman Jacindo; 3 grandchildren; sister Rene (Mel) Ozur; brother Morrie (Sherry). Hillside

Jeffrey Eden Kahn died July 26 at 75. Survived by daughter Rhoni (Montag) Ivester. Mount Sinai

Jeffrey Katzer died July 24 at 73. Survived by wife Deborah; daughter Lauren; sons Ryan, Jason; mother Myra; sister Linda Barton; brother Sheldon. Mount Sinai

Ana Kozodoy died July 19 at 82. Mount Sinai

Israel Morton Laub died July 27 at 81. Survived by wife Marsha; daughter Renee (Cheryl) Vlashi; son Dana (Soyeon); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Raisa Layner died July 22 at 97. Survived by daughter Alexandra Koft; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Frank Lewin died July 17 at 62. Survived by mother Deborah; father Arthur; sister Eve (Paul) Wagner; brother Eugene. Mount Sinai

Michael Liebmann died July 26 at 61. Survived by mother Joan; father Sheldon; sisters Amy (Jeffry) Tellio, Ruth (Thomas) Lawson. Mount Sinai

Esther Metzner died July 21 at 96. Survived by daughter Carolee Goldberg; son Richard; 4 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; sisters Thelma (Temmie), Irene (Babe). Mount Sinai

Roslyn Pinkus died July 27 at 73. Survived by husband Frank; daughter Lynn (Evan) Lewis; sons Gary (Mary), Mark (Lya); 9 grandchildren; brother Walter (Jackye) Popick. Mount Sinai

Marlynn Podell died July 19 at 65. Survived by husband Terry; sons Greg, Eric; 2 grandchildren; brother Drew Swonetz. Mount Sinai

Rebecca Pollack died July 20 at 68. Survived by husband Steven; sons Greg (Cynthia), Spencer (Vicky); 3 grandchildren; sister Susan Hogg; brother Paul Schechter. Hillside

Madeline Rappaport died July 22 at 71. Survived by sons Greg (Erika), Jason; brothers Max Garden, Armond Garden, Mimo Garden, Albert Garden. Hillside

Amanollah Refooah died July 19 at 92. Survived by wife Parvin; daughter Janet Refoa; son Massoud; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Alex Paul Satin died July 19 at 92. Survived by wife Shirley; daughter Diane; sons David, Michael; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Evan Shapiro died July 21 at 60. Survived by wife Kathy Marks; sister Julie (Barry) Harris. Mount Sinai

Adele Wallack died June 23 at 94. Survived by daughter Ellen (Barry) Tischler; son Joel; 1 grandchild. Chevra Kadisha

Jack Weinberg died July 25 at 92. Survived by daughters Michelle Seery, Adeena (Matt) Atilano; sons Sandy (Beth) Schron, Richard (Michelle); 10 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Lawrence Wertz died July 24 at 46. Survived by daughter Hannah; father Larry; former wife Marci. Mount Sinai

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