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Jerome Ackerman died March 30 at 99. Survived by daughter Laura (Marc); 1 grandchild. Hillside

Amin Anavim died April 8 at 88. Survived by daughter Stephanie (Taylor); son Steven; 1 grandchild; sisters Helen (Lotfollah) Shokrian, Fakhri Novian. Mount Sinai

Jeffrey Keith Anders died March 29 at 61. Survived by brother Ronald (Toni) Anders. Mount Sinai 

Gasper (Joe) DeBuono died April 1 at 87. Survived by wife Lenore; stepdaughter Jill (John Kleiner); stepson Jeff Fleiss; sister-in-law, Jan Hillman. Mount Sinai 

Hannah Cahn died March 30 at 95. Survived by sons Howard (Julie), Steven (Rhonda), Randall (Kristine); 9 grandchildren. Hillside

Shirlee Dresser died April 4 at 93. Survived by daughter Linda (Mark) Spiegel; son Glen (Roxanne); 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai 

Boris Elkin died March 30 at 101. Survived by daughters Debra Moss, Shaire Goodwill, Nancy (Ronald) Roth; 5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; brother Leo (Pat) Elkin. Mount Sinai 

Habib Farahnik died March 31 at 95. Survived by wife Shahin; daughter Roya (David) Karvetz; sons Leon (Deborah “Debbie”), Michael (Rachel); 8 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sisters Mahin, Simin, Louise and Pari; brothers Manovcher, Saiid, Cyrus. Mount Sinai 

Gail Freidman died March 30 at 96. Survived by sons Neil (Carolyn), Robert (Nancy); 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Julian Galperson died April 3 at 92. Survived by wife Jacqueline; daughter Ellen (Danna) Lehto; sons Howard, Stan; 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Norma Groschadl died April 11 at 92. Survived by daughter Geri; sons Joseph, Harold; Hillside 

Adele Gross died April 7 at 97. Survived by daughter Laura Burris; sons Stuart (Barbara Gottlieb), Ken (Roxane); 8 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Anne Heineman died April 11 at 93. Survived by daughter; son-in-law, 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside 

Leonard J. Kanner died April 3 at 96. Survived by daughter Jaclyn (Keith LaQua). Mount Sinai 

Marie Kaufman died April 3 at 94. Survived by daughters Shirl (Steven), Jan; son David; 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Carmela Lapin died April 7 at 77. Survived by husband Alvin; daughter Jacqueline; son Philippe; sisters Yehudeth (Chaim) Amiel, Loly Sabah; brothers Raffi (Esther) Zazon, Simon Zazon. Mount Sinai

Henrietta Lavin died April 3 at 92. Survived by daughters Doreen (Michael), Audry; 8 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai  

Barbara Ann Lebovitz died April 7 at 91. Survived by husband Joseph; daughters Amy (George) Roland, Mary Rubenstein, Beth Shochet (Marsh) Ramraz; sister Sondra Epstein; brothers Harvey Swack, Bernard Swack. Mount Sinai 

Beth Leder-Pack died March 30 at 60. Survived by daughter Anna; father Robert (Rowena); brother Michael. Hillside

Helen S. Levin died March 29 at 94. Survived by daughter Donna (Gary) Weyman; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Selma Mahood died April 2 at 89. Hillside

Herbert Rosenberg died April 2 at 83. Survived by wife Diane; son Andy; brother Dennis. Mount Sinai 

Russell Powell died April 7 at 89. Survived by daughter Sandra Dawsone; son Michael (Sheri); 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai 

Stephen M. Price died April 6 at 86. Survived by wife Charlyne; daughter Canon; son Chase (Michelle); stepsons Brian (Pana) Gelt, Sean (Wendy) Gelt, Jeffrey (Felicia) Gelt; 8 grandchildren; brother Morty (Merle); sister-in-law, Judy (Sadok) Masliyah. Mount Sinai 

Phyllis Ruttenberg died April 8 at 99. Survived by daughter Anne; son Gary. Hillside

Louise Schwab died April 17 at 71. Survived by husband Robert; daughters Hillary (Jordan), Marisa; son Andrew (Jacqueline); 2 grandchildren; brother Richard (Sharon). Hillside

Linda Silverman died April 5 at 79. Survived by husband Ronald; daughters Jeanine (John), Robin (Ron), Debbie; son Michael (Mindy); 6 grandchildren; sister Mary (Eli). Hillside

Philip Golden Silverman died March 31 at 92. Survived by wife Selma; daughter Deborah (Joseph) Oratz; sons David (Julie), Daniel (Alyse); sister Michelle Cooley. Mount Sinai 

Philip Vein died March 30 at 85. Survived by wife Sylvia; sons Larry, Jon (Ellen), Steve (Quinn); 6 grandchildren. Hillside

Sheryl Walters died April 8 at 73. Survived by husband Marvin; brother Robert (Kay) Miller. Mount Sinai 

Rosalyn Weinberg died April 15 at 83. Survived by husband Jack; sons Ira, Howard, Robert, Daniel; 5 grandchildren. Hillside 

Esther Weiss died on April 5 at 97. Survived by daughter Phyllis Greenberg; son Allen (Debbie MacInnis); 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai 

Louis “Lou” Wilner died on March 31 at 72. Survived by son Aaron (Jennifer); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

David Wolf died March 29 at 76. Survived by wife Jamie; daughter Kate (Zachary); 1 grandchild. Hillside

Stanley Zweben died March 31 at 84. Survived by sons Barry (Nancy), Lee (Janet); 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai 

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