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Janet Arzt died Nov. 8 at 101. Survived by daughter Judith (Alan) Rosen; son Ira (Tina) Artz; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Melvin Benjamin died Nov. 6 at 95. Survived by daughters Cheryl (Mort) Kessler, Susan Spica; son Steven (Janet); 5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; brother Phillip. Mount Sinai

Aaron Moses Cohen died Nov. 2 at 87. Survived by wife Sandra; daughter Leora (Steve) Bennett; sons Aryell, David; 7 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Dorothy Fellner died Nov. 8 at 94. Survived by daughter Patricia (Bob) Brownstein; sons Dennis (Leslie), Michael (Joan); 5 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Marvin Fine died Oct 9 at 92. Survived by son Robert. Chevra Kadisha

Harriette Gail Friedman died Nov. 2 at 66; survived by husband Steven; son Gary Kosman; sister Marcia (Frank) Polumbo; 1 grandchild. Groman Eden

Harvey Freidson died Oct. 31 at 80. Survived by wife Nancy; sons Eric, Marc, Robert (Janice); 2 grandchildren; brother Joe. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Goodman died Nov. 9 at 104. Survived by daughter Eileen. Mount Sinai

Arnold Handelman died Nov. 2 at 93. Survived by wife Marilynn; daughters Debra Kulick, Dayle Ross; son Steven; 7 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Lila Hartman died Nov. 7 at 96. Survived by son Brian Lasky; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Elinor Levine died Oct. 28 at 91. Survived by son Barry; step-daughter Trisha Martinez; sister Janet Mann. Mount Sinai

Marvin R. Levy died Nov. 6 at 72. Survived by wife Laura Altman-Levy; daughter Misty Caster; stepson Bryan Altman; 2 grandchildren; sister Olivia (Will) Wallace; brother Michael (Peggy) Levy. Mount Sinai

Dorothy Lider died Nov. 8 at 97. Hillside

Barbara Lippe died Nov. 2 at 63. Survived by daughter Megan Stokesberry; brother Daniel Lippe. Mount Sinai

Melvin Kerber died Oct. 20 at 96. Survived by wife Charlotte; daughters Diana Hedson, Stephanie (Piero) Casavecchia; sons Misha Seymour; Randy (Ann); 7 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Aaron A. Kleinman died Oct. 29 at 79. Survived by sons Joshua Kleinman, Matthew (Renee). Mount Sinai

Robert Mirman died Oct. 31 at 86. Survived by wife Matlin; daughter Stacy (Kevin) Colton; son Brad; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Helene Mishlove died Nov. 3 at 85. Survived by stepdaughters Lisa (David) Sorkin, Debbie (Ross) Goldberg; son Bradley; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Arnold Preiser died Nov. 1 at 76. Survived by wife Sonia; daughters Natalya Hudis, Amy Maoz, Katherine; 3 grandchildren; brother Leonid. Mount Sinai

Florence Robbins died Oct. 30 at 89. Survived by brother Selwyn (Sandra) Ginsburg. Mount Sinai

Karen Lynn Rose died Nov. 2 at 70. Survived by daughters Nicole (Reagan) Rose-Manning, Tara (Jesse) Wales; 7 grandchildren; mother Dorothee Grenrock; sisters Bobbie (Earl) Ritter, Shelly (Dave) Wiseman. Mount Sinai

Bernice Sherry Schnall died Nov. 7 at 94. Survived by son Peter Schnall; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Harold Isidore Schneider died Nov. 5 at 89. Survived by wife Arlene; sons Michael (Livija), Stewart (Janine); 7 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; brother Bernard. Mount Sinai

Madeline Ruth Schwartz died Oct. 30 at 80. Survived by sons Barry (Lynda), Mark (Marilyn); daughter Karen (Jose) Sanchez; 6 grandchildren; brother Alan (Sue) Lipkin. Mount Sinai

Joyce Ellen Shore died Nov. 4 at 85. Survived by daughter Robin (Raymond Kohut); son Michael (Susan); 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister Toby Lee Lutch. Mackey Funeral Home, Middleton, Mass.

Musi Singer died Oct. 30 at 90. Survived by husband Samuel; daughters Gayle (Joel) Bernstein, Bonnie. Mount Sinai 

Garri Sorochinsky died Nov. 9 at 76. Survived by wife Rita; son Michael (Lauren); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Yael Steingiesser died Nov. 3 at age 83. Survived by husband Miklos; daughter Tamar (Steve) Cohen; son Yigal (Paula); 7 grandchildren; sister Atara; brother-in-law George (Judith) Solymark. Mount Sinai

Mary Toberoff died Nov. 1 at 94. Survived by husband Abraham; daughter Jane (Peter) Behman; 2 grandchildren; brother Ted Rich. Hillside

Karen Weiner died Oct. 28 at 74. Survived by husband Sanford; son David (Marieke); 2 grandchildren; sister Leslie Tarr. Mount Sinai

Samuel Wolfson died Nov. 4 at 93. Survived by son Samuel C. (Tania Rodrigues). Mount Sinai

Daniel Harris Zwitman died Oct. 24 at 74. Survived by wife Julia Weinberg; sister Annamerle (Richard) Belah. Mount Sinai 

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