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Florence Baum died Aug. 16 at 101. Survived by sons Barry, Sam. Mount Sinai

Martin Berkowtiz died Aug. 19 at 91. Survived by daughter Julia Lynn; son Cliff (Amy); 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Jorge Eugenio Bravo died Aug. 22 at 77. Survived by wife Elizabeth Seligman-Bravo; sons Jordan, Michael; 3 grandchildren; sister Angelica Barnett. Mount Sinai

Jean Candiotti died Aug. 28 at 92. Survived by daughters Nancy Sandler, Julie Sandler, Rachelle Masin; son Alan (Robin) Sandler; 12 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister Joyce Nathan. Malinow and Silverman

Linda Lee Chesler died Aug. 18 at 79. Survived by husband Leonard; daughter Laurie Edith (Ken) Prinzi; son Stewart (Iva). Mount Sinai

Ruth David died on Aug. 14 at 98. Survived by husband Leo. Mount Sinai

Charles Dubin died Aug. 2 at 87. Survived by sons Eric (Amanda), Doug (Bridget); 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Eugene Faierman died Aug. 12 at 92. Survived by wife Barbara; daughters Mara Carieri, Stacy Mark. Mount Sinai

Alan Hugh Friedenthal died Aug. 18 at 64. Survived by wife Steff; daughter Darci (Etieane) Crespo; son Dominic; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Erwin Gerstl died Aug. 27 at 93. Survived by wife Roslyn; stepdaughter Michelle Seukunian; 1 grandchild. 

Elizabeth Gould died Aug. 22 at 85. Survived by daughters Helen, Lauren (Gary) Imhoff; son William (Valerie); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Nat Hellman III died Aug. 24 at 97. Survived by wife Barbara; daughters Vicky (Gary) Myers-Kaseff; Jan (Steven) Klien; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Shirley R. Hirschfeld died Aug. 17 at 94. Survived by daughters Lisa Carroll, Meila, Joan. Mount Sinai

Nadeja Luzin died Aug. 24 at 88. Survived by daughter Natalie; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Florence Mandelbaum died Aug. 10 at 93. Survived by husband Alvin; daughter Reeva (Stuart Cohen); sons Sam (Erica), Bert (Ruth); 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Alex Moghavem died Aug. 24 at 87. Survived by wife Mahroo; sons Afshin, Ramin, Sean. Mount Sinai

Rozia Nicberg died July 10 at 96. Survived by husband Elliot; daughter Adina Kraim (Jerry); 2 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Dorothy Pine died Aug. 21 at 100. Survived by son Gary Pine; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Irene Pugachevskaya died Aug. 17 at 85. Survived by daughter Yuliya (Michael) Braynina; 1 grandchild; sister-in-law Aida (Joseph) Bulkin. Mount Sinai

Stanley Rice died on July 30 at 92. Survived by his wife Barbara; daughters Linda (Joe) Kavalasky, Roberta Tuchman, Beverly (Jay) Johnson; 6 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Donald Rosenberg died July 4 at 83. Survived by wife Ellen Atlas-Rosenberg; 4 daughters Lauren, Jessica, Eve; son Josh; 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Arnold Rother died Aug. 18 at 94. Survived by daughter Mai Cohen. Mount Sinai

Alan Sands died Aug. 19 at 89. Survived by wife Gloria; sons Marco (Talee), Glenn; 2 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Elia Schneider died Aug. 28 at 68. Survived by husband Joseph Novoa; son Joel Novoa; mother Ibi Stern. Mount Sinai

Joan H. Shemanski died Aug. 15 at 95. Survived by daughter Lynn; sons Phil (Sheri), Richard, James. Hillside 

Barbara R. Simons died Aug. 17 at 86. Survived by daughters Beth (Dennis) Caslav, Julie; 2 grandchildren; sister Audrey Singer. Mount Sinai

Arlene R. Slaten died Aug. 23 at 82. Survived by daughters Elizabeth Perry, Stephanie; son Anthony; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Natalie Michaels Smolens died Aug. 13 at 85. Survived by daughter Beth; 1 grandchild; brothers Marvin, Burton. Hillside 

Gerri Steinhauer died Aug. 17 at 83. Survived by daughter Lori (Kevin Newman) Marks; sons Craig (Tracy), Steve; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Leonid Terr died Aug. 19 at 82. Survived by wife Amalia; daughter Elaine (Omar Waziri); son Simon (Diane); 6 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Esther Vinokur died Aug. 8 at 82. Survived by daughter Linda Weinrib-Bendik; 2 grandchildren; brother; niece. Mount Sinai

Lawrence Herbert Warick died Aug. 15 at 84. Survived by wife Elaine; daughter Cathy; son David. Hillside 

Harriet Weinreich died Aug. 23 at 82. Survived by sons Ron (Laurie), Gil (Nedra), Dean/Dan (Dahlia); 6 grandchildren. Eden

Mark Zotstein died Aug. 26 at 98. Survived by daughter Suzanne (Barry); son Michael (Karen); 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

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