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Aaron Ainsfeld died Aug. 22 at 87. Survived by sons Jeffrey, Kevin. Mount Sinai

Melvin Bayer died Aug. 23 at 83. Survived by daughters Fran, Lindsey; son David; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Genevieve Dimond died Aug. 28 at 96. Survived by niece Karen Schwartz. Hillside

Pauline Dubin died Aug. 22 at 95. Survived by daughters Hali (Rick) Karr, Amy (Chuck) Scottini; son Marc (Ila); 4 grandchildren; sister Phea Gottlib. Mount Sinai

Faye Eisen died Aug. 23 at 87. Survived by daughter Terry (Leon) King; son David (Geri); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Barton Joel Feldmar died Aug. 28 at 75. Survived by wife Vicki; daughters Erin, Shawna (Tim) Kidman; son Jason (Andrea); stepdaughter Dena (Dave) Kaplan; stepson Jeff; 10 grandchildren; sister Toni (Don) Goldstein; brother Tom (Janet) Feldmar.

Gersh Fleyshman died Aug. 31 at 92. Survived by sons Leonid, Dimitri. Hillside

Marsha Lynne Franklin died Aug. 26 at 70. Survived by husband Roger; sons Darren (Alexis Leland), David (Caryn); 4 grandchildren; sister Lauren (Stephen) Rivetti. Mount Sinai

Gordon Goodman died Aug. 19 at 66. Survived by father Walter; brother Alan (Deborah). Mount Sinai

Galina Gorin died Aug. 25 at age 82. Survived by husband Iza; daughter Olga Margulis; sons Slavik (Marina), Greg (Maria), Vladimir; 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ruth Gruber died Aug. 27 at 99.  Survived by sons Fred (Susan), Martin, Barry; 7 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Martin Halperin died Aug. 20 at 89. Survived by son Mark (Evelyn); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Nissan Kahen died Aug. 27 at 65. Survived by wife Daliah; daughters Deborah (Sharone) Yerushalmi, Daniella (Michael) Alyeshmerni, Sarah; sons Dan Moshe (Daniella), Aaron, David; sisters Sorayah (Farajolah) Monavari, Faride (Iraj) Rabiean; brothers Esagh (Molouk), Elias (Diana), Eskandar (Sharona), Parviz (Elham); 9 grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Charlotte Kahn died Aug. 27 at 84. Survived by daughters Hillary Fisch, Lisa (Jeff Singer); 2 grandchildren; brother Harold (Sylvia) Eisner. Mount Sinai

Shirley Karton died Aug. 26 at 100. Survived by sons David (Cheryl), Joshua, Mitchell (Ann Gardner); 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Shirley Beverly Kosberg died Aug. 25 at age 86. Survived by daughters Iris (Don) Consolazio, Heidi; son Paul; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Barry Joel Kustner died Aug. 22 at 78. Survived by wife Suzanne; daughter Stephanie (Arjeh) Baumgarten-Kustner; son Bryan (Nicole); 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jordan P. Lesavoy died Aug. 23 at 46. Survived by mother Jean (Jack Brown); father Malcolm; sister Nichole; brother Brian; aunt Patricia. Mount Sinai

Julius Lesner died Aug. 22 at 93. Survived by daughters Gail (Bruce) Bodman, Stephanie (Paul) Bolger; sons Howard (Michal), Todd; 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; sister Ruth Wachspress. Mount Sinai

Clifford Levine died Aug. 25 at 89. Survived by sons Kenneth (Deborah) Levine, Corey (Jan) Levine; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Betty Lou Miller died Aug. 26 at 85. Survived by husband Robert; daughter Gayle Plummer; son Richard Miller; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Yaffa Minster died Aug. 28 at 70. Survived by sister Haya Reisbord. Hillside

Marvin Porton died Aug. 24 at 89. Survived by wife Sally; daughters Eliana (Elian Savodivker), JoAnn (Chris Johnson) Bright, Patrice (Greg) Fisher; 1 grandchild; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Harold Rice died Aug. 26 at 88. Survived by wife Billie; daughters Sandra, Valerie Cronin; son Andy; sister-in-law, Rachel Werb. Mount Sinai

Lore Rosen died Aug. 27 at 93. Survived by sons Peter (Marla), Joel; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rae Rosenblum died Aug. 29 at 86. Survived by daughter Shana Ramis; son Ronald (Jacki); 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Henry C. Sigman died Aug. 19 at 78. Survived by daughter Elena; son Jonathan (Kristen Gunning); 4 grandchildren; sister Felice Rhiannon.

Alan G. Silverman died Aug. 27 at 84. Survived by wife Leeda; daughter Lisa (Ruben) Cuero; sons Marc (Liz), Jeffrey (Cara Kates); 6 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Irving Slome died Aug. 21 at 82. Survived by wife Ann Slome; daughter Sarah Elisabeth (Stephen) Slome-Schwartz; son Steven Herbert (Rebecca); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Philip Smith died Aug. 25 at 93. Survived by wife Lila; daughter Melinda; son Martin; 4 grandchildren; sister Goldie Perkiss; sister-in-law Marilyn Hyman. Hillside

Ann Tobman died Aug. 22 at 94. Survived by daughter Gail (Stephen) Shapiro; son David (Lyn); 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai n

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