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Person,
World
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THE COVID
YIZKOR BOOKTo read the story behind the largest list of Jewish victims of the
pandemic, visit Chabad.org/4846602 after Yom Kippur.
After Yom Kippur, visit Chabad.org/EachPersonAWorld to read full
tributes and to view this project online.
This is by no means a complete list of all those whom our people
lost to the pandemic. Please help us remember all those lost by
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written permission from Chabad.org.Tikvah, Israel Ɣ Daniel Zane, 94, White Plains, N.Y. Ɣ Valerie Zane, 91,
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White Plains, N.Y. Ɣ Ruti Zayig; Valiantly battled ALS until her COVID
diagnosis Ɣ Mira Lvovna Zazerskaya , 78, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Ruth
Zehnwirth Ɣ Dovid Tzvi Zellermaier, 68, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Yankel (Jack)
Zelmanowitz Ɣ Lois Zendler Ginsburg; Synagogue president, pharmacist
and matriarch Ɣ Avraham (Abe) Zicherman Ɣ Rabbi Boruch Aharon
Zilberman, 63, Montreal, Canada; Member of Skver Chassidic
community Ɣ Aaron Zilberstein, 62, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Liba Ettel
Zilberstein, 102, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Holocaust survivor with 1,200
descendants, five generations Ɣ Yisroel Zilberstein, 69, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Ɣ Rivka Chaya Zimberg Ɣ Altamiro Zimerfogel, 80, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil Ɣ Dr. Nathan Zimmerman, 93, Louisville, Ky.; US Navy veteran
who became a caring family doctor for 57 years, loving family man
Ɣ Beny Zlochisty, 58; A lifetime dedicated to his community and Israel
Ɣ Dr. Jack Steckler Zoller, 91, New Orleans, La. Ɣ Arlette
Zrihen Ɣ Yitzchok Zylberminc, 56, Far Rockaway, N.Y.; Courageous
Ɣ volunteer medic
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30Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Yaakov Mordechai Weinberger, 72, Brooklyn,
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N.Y. ; Longtime mohel in the Satmar community Ɣ Rabbi Yosef
Weinberger, 63 Ɣ Yuta Sosa Weinberger, 99, Montreal, Canada
Ɣ Mordechai (Mordy) Weiner, 57, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Larger than life, he
looked out for orphan and dignitary alike Ɣ Fay Weingarten Ɣ Esther
Kaila Weinstock Ɣ Avraham Gedalia Weintraub Ɣ Robert M. Weintraub,
96, New York, N.Y.; Self-made businessman and benefactor, World War
II vet and Yankees fan Ɣ Chava Weisberger, 84, Lakewood, N.J.;
Innovative communal leader, dedicated to serving others Ɣ Moshe Leib
Weiser, 77, London, England; Rare-book collecter and dealer, who shared
his knowledge with the masses Ɣ Aharon Weiss Ɣ Rabbi Aharon Moshe
Weiss, 93, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Alter Boruch Weiss, New Square,
N.Y.; Skver Chassid and schoolteacher Ɣ Aron Weiss Ɣ Rabbi Beirish
Weiss, 90, Manchester, England; Caring and devoted Yeshivah dean and
communal rabbi Ɣ Lucille Weiss, 93, Concord, Mass. Ɣ Peter Weiss, 71,
Brooklyn, N.Y.; Devoted to Torah study post-retirement Ɣ Esther
Weissman Ɣ Chaya Rivky Weisz Ɣ Zelda Weisz Ɣ Leah Weitzberg, 100,
Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Dr. Robert Harris Weitzman, 79, Linden, N.J.;
Cardiovascular and pulmonary-disease specialist, served as medic in
Vietnam Ɣ Dr. Ray Weitzmann, 78, Philadelphia, Pa. Ɣ Martin Wenick,
80; Fought for Soviet Jews after lengthy career at State Department
Ɣ Nechama (Karla) Wertheim Ɣ Rabbi Osher Westheim, 71,
Manchester, England; Leading kosher expert, a ‘rabbi’s rabbi’ Ɣ Cyril
Wick , 90, London, England Ɣ Mordechai Mendel Wieder, 90, Brooklyn,
N.Y. Ɣ Chaya (Helen) Wiesel Ɣ Perel Wiesel, 94, Rechovot, Israel;
Holocaust survivor and matriarch of family Ɣ Hal Wilner, 64, New York,
N.Y. Ɣ Irving Winkour, 97, Westfield, N.J.; Served his country proudly,
family was his everything Ɣ Irving Winokur, 97; Focused on family after
serving in World War II Ɣ Rivka Witriol Ɣ Shmuel Wolf, Lakewood, N.J.
Ɣ William Wolf, 94, New York, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Binyomin Tzvi Wolmark,
Monsey, N.Y.; Taught for 50 years in day schools, yeshivah in Memphis
Ɣ Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Wosner, 80, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Erudite scholar
born into a family of rabbinic leadership Ɣ Rabbi Shlomo Elazar
(Solomon) Wulliger, 81, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Jump-started Jewish institutions,
defended the disabled Ɣ Rabbi Gavriel Meir Yabra, 55, Buenos Aires,
Argentina; Leading kosher expert in South America Ɣ Roberto Yabra,
85, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Supplied kosher food to local Jewish
community Ɣ Joel Yachzel, Los Angeles, Calif. Ɣ Mikhail Shamilovich
Yagunov, 66, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Dovid Meir Yakov, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Ɣ Yechiel Asafovich Yakubov, 63, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Samuel Iosifovich
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Yakubovich, 106, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Shirley Yoselovsky Ɣ Barry
Young Ɣ Aron Shulem Yunovsky, 48, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Shaiall
Zachariash, 87, Detroit, Mich. Ɣ Rochel Leah Zahler, 84, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Ɣ Avrohom (Avremy) Zakon, 55, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Longtime resident of
Crown Heights who lifted spirits of others Ɣ Shalva Zalfreind, 64, Petach
29Jerusalem, Israel Ɣ Michel Tordjman, 62, Casablanca, Morocco;
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Maintained Benarroch Synagogue, welcomed community members and
dignitaries Ɣ David Toren, 94, New York, N.Y.; Patent attorney and art HONORING 1,800 JEWS LOST TO
collector, part of Kindertransport to Sweden Ɣ Yaakov Torjmane, Paris,
France Ɣ Rabbi Masoud Touboul, 60, Paris, France: Beloved Jewish
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educator in Paris; Principal of French girls school succumbs to coronavirus
I
Ɣ Rabbi Chaim Tubi Ɣ Golda Tultz’inski, 59, St. Petersburg, Fla. Ɣ Rabbi n Jewish tradition, an individual’s death is the entire community’s loss and
Yonah Reuven Turchin, 72, Ramat Shlomo, Israel; Spiritual mentor for so is communally mourned. The Chevra Kadisha burial society prepares the
lost youth who maintained his strength and hope despite his suffering, deceased; the Kaddish prayer is recited with a quorum; shiva brings together
passed six months after losing his son to COVID-19 Ɣ Dr. Arthur S. family, friends and neighbors. Covid made so much of this difficult, and at times even
Turetsky, New York, N.Y.; Brilliant pulmonary, internal-medicine impossible.
physician; dedicated to Torah study Ɣ Moshe Chaim Turgeman, 55,
Ashkelon, Israel; Found Chabad as a young man and became a pillar of his Yet the loss remains the same. Every soul, the Torah teaches, is an entire world. It is
community Ɣ Rabbi Chaim Aharon Turtzin, 48, Bnei Brak, Israel; the duty of the living to remember the deceased and all the good they did. Memories
Yeshivah head and loving father of 14 Ɣ Rabbi Yitzchok Tuti, Paris, France must be recorded, obituaries written, and headstones erected. Most importantly, we
Ɣ Rabbi Chaim Yitzchok Twersky, 68, Bnei Brak, Israel; Elder in the must take to heart lessons from the way those now gone led their lives during the time
Chernobyl Chassidic community Ɣ Rabbi Shimon Tzadok, Bnei Brak, allotted to them by G-d.
Israel Ɣ Pinchus Tzitronenbaum, 97, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Avraham Tziv, 94,
Montreal , Canada Ɣ Reuven Udem, Paterson , N.J. Ɣ Robert Ullian, 75, In response to a family requesting guidance on the language for their deceased
Boston, Mass.: Passionate and principled, wanted a lasting peace father’s gravestone, the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous
Ɣ Pinchos Boruch Unger, 23, New York, N.Y.; Rare young COVID-19 memory—wrote that while important, above all, they must remember that the
victim, new father and husband Ɣ Tedje van der Sluis, 93, Amsterdam, monument and the words inscribed are but of stone. For “the offspring of the departed
Netherlands Ɣ Rabbi Eliyahu Vankin, 52, Elad, Israel; Gave over his are a living monument. Their deeds and behavior in their everyday lives … act as a
business to others to commit himself to Torah Ɣ Aron Veryanskiy Ɣ Oleg living inscription on a living monument; the wording of this inscription is in their hands,
Mikhailovich Vivat , Moscow, Russia Ɣ Yechezkel Shraga Wagshal, 95, and only theirs.”
Brooklyn, N.Y.; Holocaust survivor who maintained ties with Chassidic
With the spread of coronavirus to Israel and the West in early March 2020, the
rebbes Ɣ Marcia Waitzman, 88, West Orange, N.J.; Involved with her
global pandemic began taking a heavy toll on the Jewish community. Realizing that
synagogue and community affairs Ɣ Rabbi Yehoshua Waldman, 48, Bnei
we were on the precipice of traumatic historical events, Chabad.org assembled a
Brak, Israel ; Enagaging teacher and passionate Chassid Ɣ Rabbi Pinchas
team of researchers, writers and editors to find as many names of Jews lost to the virus,
Waldstein, Yerucham, Israel ; Diligent scholar, bore the loss of his son
in order to go beyond the statistics and remember each by their names. Chabad.org
with stoic faith Ɣ Rabbi Aharon Walkin, 54, Lakewood, N.J.; Dean and
has also published hundreds of obituaries and biographical sketches of some of the
lifelong Torah student Ɣ Rabbi Yitzchak Warman, 91, Brooklyn, N.Y.;
people on the list (Chabad.org/EachPersonAWorld).
Holocaust survivor, championed adults with special needs Ɣ Frida
Wattenberg, 95, Paris, France; ‘Indefatigible fighter’: Holocaust heroine, Honoring the memories of Jews from around the world who were lost to the
rescued Jewish children Ɣ Lester Wax, 74, Boston, Mass. Ɣ Rabbi pandemic highlights Jewish unity, especially in the face of challenges. The total names
Pinchas Gershon (PG) Waxman, 60, Lakewood, N.J.; Communal leader on this list—1,800—is a fraction of the Jewish lives lost to the pandemic, and serves to
and philantrophic realtor who served as Lakewood’s Deputy Mayor Ɣ Ron represent those whose stories have yet to be told. The Chabad.org COVID-19 team
Waxman, 88, Philadelphia, Pa. Ɣ Ari Weichbrod, 43, Lakewood, N.J.; has used dozens of sources from multiple countries and languages in trying to find as
Saved lives of others as emergency responder Ɣ Rabbi Shmuel Dovid many of these names as possible. While it was difficult work, it is an ongoing labor
Weichbrod Ɣ Rabbi Refoel Zevulun Weichleder, 36, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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of love in bringing a sense of dignity and healing to the deceased’s families and
Ɣ Rabbi Chaim Weil, 88, Lakewood, N.J.; Humble Torah scholar highlighting the unity of the Jewish people.
originally from Baltimore Ɣ Joel Weinberg, 74; Heroic firefighter in
Philadelphia, part of rare group of Jewish lieutenants Ɣ Rabbi Yosef May the memory of those who have passed be a blessing for the Jewish people
Weinberg, 65, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Yeshivah Dean, committed to Torah and all humankind, and their stories a living legacy for all.
learning despite his many challenges Ɣ Hena Chana Weinberger, 97,
28Yaakov Abayev Ɣ Schneur Zalman Aber, 82, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Henri and inquisitiveness Ɣ Marilyn Solberg, Wheatly Heights, N.Y. Ɣ Alvin
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(Machlouf) Abergel, Paris , France Ɣ Michel Abikzer; Singer in Kinor Solomon, The Bronx, N.Y. Ɣ Melvin Aaron (Mel) Solomon, 83, Roseland
David Maroc choir, ‘a sweet and generous man’ Ɣ Mati Aboud, Deal, N.J. , N.J. Ɣ Marnin Soltes, 76, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Brunella Sonnino, Rome,
Ɣ Shmuel Zev Abrahamowitz Ɣ Stanley Abrahams, 83, Johannesburg, Italy Ɣ Rachamim Rami Soosi Ɣ Michael Sorkin, 71, New York, N.Y.;
South Africa; Loved and respected by all who knew him Ɣ Avraham Renowned architect, envisioned social change via urban design Ɣ Eduard
Shmuel Abramowitz, 100 Ɣ Binyomin Abramowitz, 42, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Naftalievich Sosunov, 67, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Bilgo Ilyaevna Sosunova,
Baltimore native, member of the Stuchin Chassidic community Ɣ Wolf Moscow, Russia Ɣ Daniel Spector, 68, Memphis, Tenn. Ɣ Jerome
Abramowitz, 100, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Holocaust survivor, owned and Spector, 79, New York, N.Y.; Engaged community member, friendly
operated iconic grocery store Ɣ Loretts Adelstein, 96, New York, N.Y.; owner of Big Dipper Candles Ɣ Chana Shulkovna Spektor , 94, Moscow,
Known as “Yetta”, she fled Poland at a young age to rebuild in America Russia Ɣ Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Spiegel, 88, Brooklyn, N.Y. ; Ostrov-
and was known for promoting healthy habits Ɣ Sara Adest, 89, Long Kalushin Rebbe and kosher expert Ɣ Safra Spilman, 78, Brooklyn, N.Y.;
Island, N.Y. Ɣ Arthur Adler, 94, Teaneck, N.J.; Lived ‘quintessential Community activist and Chassidic elder Ɣ Reizy Spira, Monsey, N.Y.
American life’ after escaping Nazi Germany on Kindertransport Ɣ John Ɣ Meir Zev Spitzer, 95, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Holocaust survivor, ‘epitome of
Adler, Bristol, England; Descendant of Chassidic master who rediscovered modesty,’ used free time to study Torah Ɣ Yisrael Spitzer, 32; Known for
Judaism at Chabad Ɣ Moshe Ezra Adler Ɣ Shlomo Adler, 73, Brooklyn, his diligence and sterling character Ɣ Lillian Sprung Ɣ Pinchos Shlomo
N.Y.; Longtime volunteer with Hatzalah, ran hardware store Ɣ Semyon Srebro Ɣ Leo Sreebny, 98, Seattle, Wash. Ɣ Moshe Stamm, Brooklyn,
Borisovich Agirunov, 62, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Boris Mikhailovich N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Shmuel Aharon Starik, 58, Jerusalem, Israel Ɣ Brandy
Aizenshtein, 85, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Maryla Albin Ɣ Samuel Theodore Steif, Monsey, N.Y.; Health-care worker and loving family matriarch
(Teddy) Alcus III, 84, New Orleans, La. Ɣ Nicholas Alexander, London, Ɣ E.W Stein , 90, Amsterdam, Netherlands Ɣ Hal Stein , 87, Philadelphia,
England Ɣ Carol Allen, 81, Baltimore, Md.: Known for her love of theater Pa. Ɣ Jason Gregg Stein, 46, Coral Springs, Fla.; Passionate sports fan
and long legal career Ɣ Rochel Altein, 95, Brooklyn, N.Y.: Pioneering and popular coach J.P. Taravella High School Ɣ Avraham Simcha
educator, activist and editor; An energetic leader and personal mentor to Steinberg, 88, Lakewood, N.J.; Escaped Europe and rose to save Jewish
hundreds, she worked under the Rebbe’s guidance for decades Ɣ Rabbi souls, becoming close with Torah giants Ɣ Rabbi Yitzchok Steinberg, 60,
Chaim Baruch Amar, 49, Neviot, Israel; Teacher who volunteered with Brooklyn, N.Y.; Master educator for three decades Ɣ Noel Steinberger,
multiple emergency services and distributed food to the needy Ɣ Henry 81, Piermont, Pa. Ɣ Professor Mark Steiner, 77, Jerusalem, Israel Ɣ Steve
(Aharon) Amiel, Paris, France Ɣ Elbrus Shimovich Amirgulov, 53, Steiner, 75, New York, N.Y.; PR director for Orthodox Union, beloved
Moscow, Russia Ɣ Dr. Ruimy Amram, Casablanca, Morocco; Medical by colleagues Ɣ David Steinmetz Ɣ Blima Stengel Ɣ Esther Stern, 75,
services and support to generations of families Ɣ Rabbi Refael Yitzchok Brooklyn, N.Y.; Writer and longtime Crown Heights matriarch Ɣ Ira
Aranoff, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Mordi Arazi, Milan, Italy; Successful Stern, New York, N.Y. Ɣ W. David Stern, 93, Mill Valley, Calif.; Fled
businessman born in Lebanon Ɣ Rosa Arbel Sherman, 84, Jerusalem, Germany as youth, creative type who loved Jewish history Ɣ Ze'ev (Willi)
Israel; Proud mother and grandmother Ɣ Rabbi Hyman (Herb) Stern, 88, London, England; British philanthropist, survived Bergen-
Arbesfeld, 88, Queens, N.Y.; Hotelier who endowed scholarships, Belsen Ɣ Norbet Sternberg Ɣ Rabbi Chaim Moshe Strulovics, 73,
cherished Yeshiva University Ɣ Chana Arellano Ɣ Gavriel Lakewood, N.J.; Philanthropist known for kindness and positivity Ɣ Allen
Aronov Ɣ Richard Aronson, 94, Philadelphia, Pa.; Veteran and athlete, Stulberger Ɣ Judy Stulberger Ɣ Rabbi Shimon Susholtz, 84, Brooklyn,
dedicated to his family Ɣ Avraham Aroshas, 93, Beersheva, Israel; N.Y.; Talmudic and ‘halachic’ scholar Ɣ Rivka Susman, London, England
Palmach fighter who loved his country Ɣ Beverly Artz, 72, Long Island, Ɣ Stephen Susman, 79, Houston, Texas Ɣ Dorothy Swartz, 96,
N.Y.; Honored son’s memory with support group for those who had lost Worcester, Mass. Ɣ Chana Taback, 80, Monsey, N.Y. Ɣ Channa Miriam
loved ones to addiction Ɣ Marcus Ashkenazi, Mexico City, Mexico Tarshish, 71, North Miami Beach, Fla. Ɣ Jack Tarzik, 73, Long Beach,
Ɣ Rabbi Shmuel Ashkenazi, 98, Jerusalem, Israel; Legendary scholar and N.Y.; Director of Jewish summer camp revered by campers Ɣ Rabbi
bibliographer who bought a book every day Ɣ Rabbi Uri Ashkenazi, 76, Heshy Taus Ɣ Stanley Teich, 80, New York, N.Y. Ɣ Menachem Moshe
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London, England; Chassidic rebbe and veteran mohel Ɣ Tamilla Teitelbaum, 81, New York, N.Y.; A brilliant programmer and family
Avramovna Ashurova, 65, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Rabbi Mordechai historian who co-founded the Torah Communication Network Ɣ Yeshaya
Assouoline, Sarcelles, France; ‘Gabbai’ and teacher in Chabad school Shalom Teitelbaum, 72, Monsey, N.Y. Ɣ Bernice Teller, 94, Philadelphia,
Ɣ Chaim Oshri Asulin, 26, Bnei Brak, Israel Ɣ Yosef Moshe Aufrichtig, Pa. Ɣ Shaindel Templer, 93, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Sidney J. Tendler, 98, Sun
Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Moshe Yosef Augenstein Ɣ Chaya Ausband, 96, City, Ariz. Ɣ Herman Teper Ɣ Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Leib Tomback, 85,
6 27humble Ɣ Sidney Shamah Ɣ Margarita Shotovna Shamelashvili , 60, Cleveland , Ohio; Founded a seminary, imbuing her students with a love
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Moscow, Russia Ɣ Sarah Shames, Somerset, N.J.; Traditional, loving for Torah and Judaism Ɣ Tamaz Karlovich Avdeev , 65, Moscow, Russia
Jewish mother who became a baalas teshuvah at 70 Ɣ Annie Shapiro, 91, Ɣ Avi Aviner, 70, Teaneck, N.J.: Jewish communal leader in Tokyo Ɣ Julia
Springfield, Mass. Ɣ Guta Shapiro, 99, Brooklyn, N.Y.: Chassidic and Danny Avrahami, 80 Ɣ Helene Aylon, 89, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Award-
matriarch; Survived many struggles in the Soviet Union to establish a winning artist and advocate for women’s rights Ɣ Efry Levy Azizoff, 66,
large family in America Ɣ Rabbi Nosson Dovid Shapiro, 81, Jerusalem, Milan, Italy; Known as the man with the ‘warm smile’ at Noam synagogue
Israel Ɣ Yossi Shaprio, 71, Lakewood, N.J.; ‘Happy, smiling and kind to Ɣ Rabbi Meir Yisroel Azrylewitz, 60, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Passionate
others’ Ɣ Klara Sharp Ɣ Paul Sheldon, 79, Long Island , N.Y. Ɣ Lionel schoolteacher and role model Ɣ Daniel Azulay, 72, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
Charles Sher, Johannesburg, South Africa Ɣ Lucille Sher, 77, Pretoria, Artist and educator in Brazil Ɣ Esther Babad, 84; Survived as child in
South Africa Ɣ Alan Shestack, 81, Washington, Washington, D.C. Siberia to become respected scientist and patent holder Ɣ Pazit Babiyan,
Ɣ Goldie Shifrin, 73, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Kind mother and grandmother who 50, Rishon Letzion, Israel; ‘A true lioness,’ mother of three Ɣ Yehuda
volunteered in chevra kadisha, taught young brides Ɣ Avraham Shmaka, (Yuda) Backer, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Crown Heights philanthropist, financed
53, Moshav Achisamach, Israel Ɣ Eliyahu Shmaka, 77, Moshav Hatzalah ambulance Ɣ Tovah Bain Ɣ Irwin and Theodora Balaban,
Achisamach, Israel Ɣ Rachamim Shmaka, 58, Moshav Achisamach, Woodbury, N.Y.; Couple devoted to each other and their heritage, passed
Israel Ɣ Frimet Shmidman Ɣ Dovid Aryeh Shor, 66, Brooklyn, N.Y.; weeks apart Ɣ Eliyohu Meir Ballabon, 70, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Familiar face
Prolific writer and Chassid of the Stoliner dynasty Ɣ Rabbi Daniel Shore, behind counter at Goldberg’s Freshmarket Ɣ Yaakov Yehuda Bam, 55,
Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Dr. Arthur Shrebin, 90, West Windsor, N.J. Ɣ Chaim Brooklyn, N.Y.: Tzali Ɣ Yitzchok Banash, 52, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Chassidic
Shroot Ɣ Ninel Borisovna Shteinberg , 81, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Rabbi father and fishmonger Ɣ Tova Bane Ɣ Irving Barash, 93, New York, N.Y.;
Chaim Shmuel Shternkuker, 71, Bnei Brak, Israel; Expert scribe, cantor Engaging and involved history teacher, with passion for culture Ɣ Chaya
and close chassid of the Rebbe of Kretchnif Ɣ Steven Shulman, 67, Barber; Kind and modest, made everyone feel comfortable Ɣ Rachel
Seattle, Wash. Ɣ Hyman Siegal, 90; Enjoyed his Judaism, taught Leonard Barber Ɣ Yehuda Barkan , 75, Jerusalem, Israel; A wellspring of joy’, long
Nimoy photography Ɣ Hyman Siegal, 90, Boston, Mass.: Veteran and and steady return to Jewish observance following a dollar from the Rebbe
accountant who loved spending time with his friends and family Ɣ Sidney Ɣ Nathan Barrett, 94, New Orleans, La. Ɣ Shaindel Barros Ɣ Rabbi
Siegel, 92, Long Island, N.Y.; Advertising executive who focused on Eliyahu Bashki-Doron, 79, Jerusalem, Israel: Former Chief Rabbi of
product and creativity Ɣ Shmuel Sifri, 82, Haifa, Israel; Married for 56 Israel; Remembered as a wise scholar and ‘man of the people’ Ɣ Serafima
years, traveled the world Ɣ Rabbi Avraham Silber, London, England Abramovna Basina , Moscow, Russia Ɣ Rabbi Yaakov Rafael Batitio,
Ɣ Lea Silber Ɣ Milicent Silbermintz, 88, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Camp mother Bnei Brak, Israel; Studied and prayed with sincere devotion, always
and head counselor at Camp Munk Ɣ Rabbi Aaron Silberstein, 62, pleasant Ɣ Mayer Baum; Holocaust survivor who never missed a day of
Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Berl Silberstein, 96, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Yisroel tefillin Ɣ Yisroel Moshe Baum, 60, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Gracious Shabbat
Silberstein, 69, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Bernice Silver, 106, New York, N.Y.; host and student of Torah Ɣ Bea Bauman Ɣ Jake Bauman; “Everybody’s
Enjoyed puppetry and people, dedicated to social justice Ɣ Claire Mae Uncle Jake’, who wore his suffering with a smile Ɣ Ronald David Bayfield,
Silverman, 91, Margate, N.J.; Built successful automotive company, 95, London , England; Heroic British veteran of World War II Ɣ Rabbi
deeply involved in Jewish causes Ɣ Shilmu Mikhailovich Simailov, 63, Tuvyah Bayles, 84, Lakewood, N.J.; Torah scholar and talented musician
Moscow, Russia Ɣ Ovadia Simha Ɣ Rabbi Naftali Simon, 62, Jerusalem, who put Judaism above all else Ɣ Valery Bayshtok, M.D., New York,
Israel; Leader of Jerusalem’s Yemenite community, known for his piety N.Y.; Physician and loving family man Ɣ Rabbi Yehuda Becher, 59, Bnei
Ɣ Larry Singer, 89, Philadelphia, Pa. Ɣ Leibel Singer, 62, Brooklyn, N.Y. Brak, Israel; Halachic scholar who encouraged responsibility during
Ɣ Rabbi Yehuda Leib Singer, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Yisroel Chaim pandemic Ɣ Carolyn Becker, 83, Long Island, N.Y.; Loving mother and
Singer, 53, Monsey, N.Y. Ɣ Giorgio Chaim Sinigaglia, 54, Milan, Italy doting grandmother Ɣ Ira Beer, 82, Oceanside, N.Y.; Retired from
Ɣ Morton Jay Skirboll, 82, Sarasota, Fla. Ɣ Rabbi Rievan Slavkin, 85, business to focus on Torah study, completing the Talmud twice Ɣ David
Commack , N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Chaim Shaul Small, 87, London, England; Led Behrbom, 47, New York, N.Y.; Physical-education teacher, taught health
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Beit Avraham Synagogue, taught daily Torah classes Ɣ Bentzion and math Ɣ Yerachmiel Beiles, 52, Chicago, Ill.; Father of four young
Smith Ɣ Robert Alan Smith, 75, Wilks Barre, Pa. Ɣ Sidney children Ɣ Ruth Bekritsky, New York, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Gedalya Belz, 84,
Smith Ɣ Judith Smoke Ɣ Dr. Norton (Binyomin) Sokol, 83, Lakewood, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Michel Ben Ibgi, Casablanca, Morocco Ɣ Mordechai
N.J.; Internal-medicine specialist who analyzed ethics, Jewish law Ben Michael, 92, Jerusalem, Israel; Served in the Haganah and IDF
Ɣ Herman Sokolow, Marblehead, Mass.; Veteran known for sage counsel veteran Ɣ Rabbi Saadia Ben-Chiyun, 75, Marseille, France; Head of
26 7‘Sages of Provence’ yeshivah Ɣ Michel Benibgui Ɣ Yamine Schechter Ɣ Rabbi Meyer Scheinberg, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Synagogue
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Benlolo Ɣ Simcha Benshai, 75, Tel Aviv , Israel Ɣ David Chai Yisrael Guy leader, expert on Talmud and Jewish law Ɣ Herschel Scheiner, 80,
Benshimon, Sarcelles, France Ɣ Rabbi Yosef Yerucham Bensinger, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Gabbai of ‘The Upstairs Minyan,’ raised money for
North Miami Beach, Fla. Ɣ Ruben Bercovich, 59, Resistencia, Chaco orphanages Ɣ Rabbi Raphael Elchanan Scheinfeld, 59, Bnei Brak, Israel;
Province,; Competitive athlete and successful businessman Ɣ Dovid Senior emergency services volunteer and helped families who had lost
Berg, Lakewood, N.J.; Beacon of help in the community Ɣ Beirish loved ones Ɣ Rabbi Yosef Schiff, Jerusalem, Israel ; Judaica salesman and
Berger, 80, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Iconic wedding-hall manager Ɣ Doris S. highly regarded Belz Chassid Ɣ Rabbis Yosef and Menashe Schiff,
Berger, 94, Philadelphia, Pa. Ɣ Eliezer (Lazer) Berger Ɣ Hugh Malcolm Ashdod, Israel ; Father-son, beloved pillars of the Belz Chassidic
Berger, 88, Mobile, Ala.; Affectionately known as “Cutie”, he celebrated community Ɣ Chaim Schlafrig Ɣ Esther Myriam Schlanger, 56, Paris,
his Bar Mitzvah in Israel at the age of 81 Ɣ Maurice Berger, 63, New Israel; Teacher and member of Chabad community Ɣ Menachem Mendel
York, N.Y.; Art historian and curator, focused on race relations Ɣ Rabbi Schleisinger, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Adam Schlesinger, 52, Upstate New
Meir Berger Ɣ Moishe Berger, West Hempstead, N.Y. Ɣ Betty Berglas, York, N.Y.; Award-winning singer and songwriter Ɣ Gedalya Schmalberg,
Montreal, Canada Ɣ Marilyn Berkovits Ɣ Moshe Berkowitz, 98, 64, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Retired computer engineer and Tiferes Bachurim
Brooklyn, N.Y.; Generous businessman, cornerstone of the Spinka alumnus Ɣ Malka Schmeltzer, 74, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Zvi Yehuda Schmidt,
Chassidic dynasty Ɣ Rabbi Yitzchok Berkowitz, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi 71, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Iconic candy manufacturer Ɣ Rabbi Aharon Leib
Yosef Chaim Berkowitz, 77, Bnei Brak, Israel; Kosher supervisor for 40 Schneid Ɣ Shalom Schneider Ɣ Joel Schnur Ɣ Calvin Schoenfeld, 83,
years; personal attendant of Viznitz Rebbe Ɣ Rabbi Yaakov Berliner, 54, Parsippany, N.J.; Loving father who loved joking, talking and spending
Lakewood, N.J.; ‘Pillar of support and kindness,’ loved the Torah Ɣ Lev time with his family Ɣ Dr. Nachman Schorr, 60, Queens, N.Y.; Humble
Benyaminovich Berman, 90, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Susan Berman Levine, community optometrist who gave back,”the Crown Jewel” of Far
79, Queens, N.Y. Ɣ Beryl Bernay, 94, New York, N.Y.; Actress, writer, Rockaway Ɣ Sondra Schrag Ɣ Aliza Schuck Ɣ Morton Schulman Ɣ Vera
designer who worked on children’s programming Ɣ Nosson Gavriel Schulman, 95, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Holocaust survivor Ɣ Izzy Schuman, Los
Berney Ɣ Rabbi Chaim Yosef Berniker , Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Jean Luc Angeles, Calif. Ɣ Stanley W. Schursterman, 91, Little Neck, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi
(Aharon) Berrebi, Paris, France Ɣ Selma Berry Ɣ Betzalel Bertram, 70, Yitzchok Schwardon, 83, Jerusalem, Israel; Yeshivah dean, popular
Brooklyn, N.Y.; Kosher-food king Ɣ Jacqueline Lucille Biber, 89, Des lecturer on Jewish ethics Ɣ Abraham Schwartz Ɣ Aharon Moshe
Moines , Iowa Ɣ Rabbi Naftali Biller, 39, Bnei Brak, Israel; American Schwartz, 80, Jerusalem, Israel Ɣ Alison Schwartz, 29, New York, N.Y.
Slominer Chassid who settled in Israel Ɣ Grigory Abramovich Ɣ Rabbi Arish Schwartz, 62, Kiryas Joel, N.Y. ; Satmar community
Binyaminov , 58, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Shmuel Birlyant, 76, Monsey, N.Y. member Ɣ Avraham Mordechai Schwartz, 64, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Berl
Ɣ Ruchama Biton, Netanya, Israel Ɣ Raphael Bitton, Paris , France Schwartz, 77, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Blima Schwartz, 96, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Ɣ Shira Blackstein, 59, Lakewood, N.J.; Hatzolah and other organizational Ɣ Chaim Schwartz Ɣ Rabbi Dovid Aaron Schwartz, Montreal, Canada
volunteer, well-versed in Tanach Ɣ Felice (Rochel) Blau, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Ɣ Jerry Schwartz Ɣ Prof. Judah L. Schwartz , 86, Boston, MA; Professor
Creative and kind educator, talented musician Ɣ Hyla Bleich Ɣ Boruch at Harvard and MIT, prize-winning software developer and author
Yaakov Block, 62, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Esra Block, 49, Manchester, Ɣ Ruchel Gitel Schwartz, 75, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Sara (Sura) Schwartz,
England Ɣ Cecil Bloom, 93, Leeds, England Ɣ Bentzion Blum, 66, 96; Survived five concentration camps to rebuild her life Ɣ Professor
Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Efraim Nachman Blum, 41, Jerusalem, Israel Stephen Schwartz, 78, Seattle, Wash.; Pathologist, researcher and
Ɣ Mark Blum, 69, New York, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Matis Blum, Queens , N.Y.; expert in vascular biology Ɣ Rabbi Yaakov Schwei, 86, Brooklyn, N.Y.;
Taught Torah to thousands; wrote and distributed Torah thoughts for four Scholar, teacher and member of rabbinic court known for his kindness
decades Ɣ Rabbi Zishe Blum, Queens, N.Y.; Congregational rabbi, Ɣ Elaine (Rochel) Schwob Ɣ Michele Sciama, 79, Milan, Italy;
educator, master shofar-blower Ɣ Rabbi Elish Bochner, 65, Brooklyn, Community leader in Italy Ɣ Daniel Scully, 69, Las Vegas, Nev.; Chicago
N.Y.; Respected member of the Chassidic community Ɣ A.S. Cubs fan and all-around happy person Ɣ Ava Susan Sebastian, 69,
Boekdrukke, 79, Amsterdam, Netherlands Ɣ Rabbi Yosef Bokchin, 70, Rockvile, Md.; Able to make the most with the little she had Ɣ Maurice
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Brooklyn, N.Y.; Studied with Ger Rebbe in Israel, ran woodcraft business (Moshe) Sebban, Paris, France Ɣ Meyer Sebban, Paris, France Ɣ Goldie
Ɣ Dr. Itshak Bokobza, 70, Paris, France; Family doctor known for his Segal Ɣ Blanche Septimus, 103, Five Towns, N.Y. Ɣ Tzipora
kindness and care Ɣ Leona Bomzer Ɣ Esta Book Ɣ Yossi Borenstein, 73, Shachar Ɣ Rabbi Moshe Shaikevitz, 61, Milan, Italy; Devoted Chabad
Brooklyn, N.Y.; Long-term synagogue president Ɣ Esfir Girshevna emissary to Milan, Italy Ɣ Rabbi Meir Shalom, 70, Bnei Brak, Israel;
Borina , 99, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Marcel Botbol, 75; Renowned singer and Scholarly leader of Yemenite community, extraordinarily personable and
8 25Ɣ Rabbi Dovid Rosenteller, 72, Jerusalem, Israel; Ran free-help societies actor who traveled the world performing Ɣ Eli Botknecht, 60, Brooklyn,
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with kindness and sensitivity Ɣ Bob Rosenthal, 91 Ɣ Jane Rosenthal, 78, N.Y.; Co-owner of Linnick’s toy store Ɣ Chaim Alter Brach Ɣ Eliyahu
New York, N.Y.; Cared for elderly at Menorah Home and Hospital for Chaim Brach, 72, Brooklyn , N.Y.; Satmar Chassid made charity a priority
30-plus years Ɣ Ruchel Rosentzveig, 68, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Avishalom Ɣ Golda Brach, 94, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Yoni Bradin, 36, Hauppauge , N.Y.;
Rosilio, 33, Migdal HaEmek, Israel Ɣ Betty Rotenberg Ɣ Rabbi Aryeh Adventurous and curious, loved his family and friends Ɣ Elizabeth
Roth, 91, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Longtime resident of Bnei Brak, dedicated Brasalvski, Bnei Brak, Israel Ɣ Dovid Leib Braun Ɣ Rabbi Wolf (Volf)
chassid Ɣ Refael Aharon Roth, 72, Bnei Brak, Israel; Rebbe of Shomrei Braun, 70, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Zev Braun Ɣ Rabbi Moshe Avraham
Emunim Chassidic dynasty Ɣ Shlome Roth Ɣ Rabbi Yeshaya Roth, 90, Braverman, 86, Bnei Brak, Israel; Talmudic scholar who served on board
Brooklyn, N.Y.; Holocaust survivor, helped build Chassidic life in of Jewish newspaper Ɣ Rabbi Shimon Brecher, 58, Lakewood, N.J.;
Williamsburg Ɣ Yechiel Yosef (YY) Rothschild, 20, London, England Communal activist who maintained close relationships with Torah leaders
Ɣ Ze’ev Rothschild, 63, Lakewood, N.J.; Epitome of kindness and charity Ɣ Raymond Brenner, 89, Chicago, Ill. Ɣ Rabbi Avraham Levi Bresler,
Ɣ Dr. Jack Rotstein, 86, Ormond Beach, Fla. Ɣ Reb Avraham Aaron 58, Lakewood, N.J.; Noted Talmudic scholar Ɣ Liba Leah (Lillian)
Rubashkin, 92, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Model of joyful Jewish life and faith Brevda Ɣ Rabbi Yehoshua Heschel Brim, 84, Jerusalem, Israel; Dean of
Ɣ Rabbi Aryeh Leibish Yitzchok Rubin, 67, Brooklyn, USA; Gologover the ‘Bohush’ yeshivah Ɣ Aaron Brisman Ɣ Yaakov Brochardt, 59 Ɣ Libby
Rebbe of Borough Park for 45 years Ɣ Beatrice Rubin, 96, Jersey City, Brody Ɣ Ahuva Broner Ɣ Siman and Mary Bronshtyn, Brooklyn, N.Y.;
N.J. Ɣ Chaya Rubin, 91, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Meyer Rubin, 96, Manassas, ‘Mayor of Kingston Avenue’ and beloved babysitter Ɣ Rabbi Menachem
Va. Ɣ Milton Rubin, 92, Monroe, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Rubin, Bronstein, 72, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Avraham Aaron Brook, 74, Lakewood,
95, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Elder Chassidic Rebbe and Holocaust survivor, N.J.; Chabad Chassid and longtime Flatbush resident, ‘straight shooter’
compiled encyclopedia of Talmud verses Ɣ Sara Rubin, 97, Brooklyn, Ɣ Carole Brookins, 76, New York, N.Y. Ɣ Gila Brownstein, Brooklyn,
N.Y. Ɣ Shlomo Rubin, Brooklyn , N.Y. Ɣ Yitzchok Rubin, 66, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Valiantly fought health battles until her passing Ɣ Shelley
N.Y. Ɣ Yitzchok Tuvia Rubin, 62, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi David Brownstein Ɣ Rabbi Dr. Shalom Buchbinder Ɣ Aidel Buchinger, 99,
Rubinfeld, London, England Ɣ Rabbi Yehoshua Rubinfeld, 71, Zurich , Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Esther Buchwald Ɣ Doreatha Buschell, 82, Brooklyn,
Switzerland; Learned member of the Ger Chassidic community Ɣ Eve N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Yaakov Busel, Edison, N.J.; Longtime Torah teacher and
Rudin, 103, Philadelphia, Pa. Ɣ Hannah Ruditzky, 88, Johannesburg, Yeshivah dean Ɣ Dr. Irving Buterman, New York, N.Y. Ɣ Shimon and
South Africa Ɣ Ted Ruskin, 78, Denver, Colo. Ɣ Shmiel (Sidney) Russ, Yamin Buzgalo, Ashdod, Israel; Bothers who tragically passed within an
88, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Korean War veteran, fixure in Crown Heights hour of each other Ɣ Rabbi Yechiel Buzguzlo, 73 Ɣ Rabbi Shlomo
community Ɣ Rabbi Gershon Sabol, 64, Monsey, N.Y.; Helped children Cabessa, Monsey, N.Y. Ɣ Natalie Caplin, 98, Chicago, Ill. Ɣ Irving
with special needs and their families Ɣ Jan Sachs, 52, Cape Town, South Carter, 76, London, England; Benefactor of Israel’s emergency medical
Africa; Larger than life’ character who will be remembered for his corps Ɣ Immanuel Chanukah, 84, Copenhagen, Denmark; Beloved
contribution to all those around him Ɣ Miriam Sacks, Jerusalem, Israel Danish Jew who visited the sick Ɣ Eric Chasanoff, 69, New York, N.Y.
Ɣ Barry Harold Saevitzon, Johannesburg, South Africa; Dedicated Ɣ Rabbi Mottel Chein, 81, Brooklyn, N.Y.: Chassidic mentor and
provider with healthy sense of humor Ɣ Eddie Safdie Ɣ Ruth community activist; A printer by trade, and a lover of Gd and the Jewish
Safrin Ɣ Avraham Sakoun, 35, Paris, France; Talented singer and diligent people by inclination Ɣ Stanley Chera, 77, New York/Deal, N.J., USA;
Talmudic scholar Ɣ Rabbi Moshe Salama, 55, Buenos Aires, Argentina Manhattan real estate tycoon and Jewish philanthropist Ɣ Marina
Ɣ Avraham Salomon Ɣ Gedalya and Genesha Salomon, 89, Brooklyn, Danilovna Chertova, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Louis Shaul Chouraqui, 78,
N.Y. Ɣ Arlettle Samama Ɣ Dr. Elliott (Yisroel) Samet, 69, Passaic, N.J.; Nice, France; Aspiring artist and world traveler, worked for French
Devoted to his patients, Hatzolah emergency service Ɣ Yoel Sandel, 39, National Railway Ɣ Levi Cieselski Ɣ Steven Cizma Ɣ Rabbi Mordechai
Brooklyn, N.Y.; Electrical engineer who devoted his free time to helping Leib Cofnas, 76, Liverpool, England Ɣ Aharon Roni Cohen, Sao Paulo,
others Ɣ Jeffery Sanderson, 62, Boston, Mass.: The most beautiful Brazil Ɣ Rabbi Avraham Cohen, 81 Ɣ Avraham Nissim Cohen, Brooklyn,
neshama’ who simply loved Ɣ Mendel Saull, 69, Baltimore, Md.: N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Avrohom Yitzchok Cohen, 55, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Dedicated
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Passionate Chassid in Baltimore’s Chabad community Ɣ Dora scholar, communal activist and family man Ɣ David and Muriel Cohen,
Schachne Ɣ Benjamin Schaeffer, 58, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Heroic railway Longmeadow, Mass.; Liberated concentration camps, married for 78
conductor who fought for his right to religious practice Ɣ Harry Scharf, years, passed away hours apart Ɣ David Azar Cohen Ɣ Ely Robert Cohen,
90, Cleveland, Ohio; U.S. Navy veteran; business, newspaper and family 88, New York, N.Y.; Army veteran, educator honored for ‘commitment
man Ɣ Shifra Scharf, 93, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Tuvia Schauder Ɣ Barbara to lifelong learning’ Ɣ Evelyne Cohen, 93, Paris, France Ɣ Hal Stuart
24 9Cohen, 54, New York, N.Y.; Comedian and theater actor Ɣ Ikey Ɣ Larry Rasky, 69, Boston, Mass.; Democratic Party and public-relations
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Cohen Ɣ Jerry Cohen, Paris, France Ɣ Meryl Cohen, 84, Somerville, powerhouse, Jewish philanthropist Ɣ Chaim Alexander Ratenov, 60,
N.Y. Ɣ Meyer Cohen Ɣ Rabbi Mikhael Cohen, 58, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Kiryas Joel, N.Y. Ɣ Bernard Ratner, 93, Minneapolis, Minn.; Decorated
Catered to N.Y.’s French-speaking Jewish population Ɣ Pearl World War II veteran, grandfather of Chabad emissaries Ɣ Ben
Cohen Ɣ Raymond (Shmuel Ber) Cohen, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Romi Raymond Ɣ Rabbi Yehuda Refson, 73, Leeds, England: Senior rabbi in
Cohen, 91, Staten Island, N.Y.; Circumcised tens of thousands at no cost Leeds, England; He served the local Jewish community for 44 years,
to others Ɣ Sarah Gittel Cohen, Lakewood, N.J. Ɣ Shalom taught popular ‘Soul Talk’ course Ɣ Lea (Lilly) Reich Ɣ Rabbi Mutty
Cohen Ɣ Stanley Cohen, 86, Chevy Chase, Md.: A journalist and Reich Ɣ Sarah Chana Pessil Reich, 71, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Nesanel
devoted public servant for more than four decades Ɣ Stu Cohen, 66 Reichman Ɣ Shimon Reinzilber, 97, Beersheva, Israel; Holocaust
Ɣ Stuart Cohen, 73, New York, N.Y.; Longtime cab driver with a passion survivor and pioneering Beersheva settler Ɣ Chaim Reisner, 78,
for books Ɣ Yekusiel Yehuda Zalman Cohen, Bnei Brak , Israel; Well Pittsburgh, Pa.; Master craftsman and chef, pioneering promoter of
known adherent of the Viznitz dynasty Ɣ Loretta Coleman, 85, New Seven Noahide Laws Ɣ Rabbi Dovid Don Reiss, 77, Brooklyn, N.Y. ;
York, N.Y. Ɣ Harvey Colton Ɣ Rabbi Nachum Cooper, 58, Brooklyn, Prominent member of the Belz Chassidic group Ɣ Shabsi Reiss , 89,
N.Y.; Teacher par excellance Ɣ Leonard Jack Cooperman, 79, Washington, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ William (Menachem Zev) Reitzfeld, 95, New York,
N.C.; Goofball’ offset pressman and motor-cyclist who loved to do kind N.Y. Ɣ Dr. Mark Allen Respler, 66, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Brooklyn urologist,
deeds, proud of his Jewish heritage Ɣ Sura Chana Cymereman, 83, sports fan, respected community member Ɣ Joel Rezven, 74, New York,
London, England; Offered a smile and kind word for everyone Ɣ Rabbi N.Y.; Award-winning conductor and artistic director, dual-degree
Yosef Tzvi (Yossel) Czapnik, 70, Lakewood, N.J.; ‘A fountain of knowledge’ Juilliard graduate Ɣ Judy Richheimer, 70, New York, N.Y. Ɣ Larisa
and a gifted writer Ɣ Yosef Dachuch, 80, Bnei Brak, Israel; Much-loved Aleksandrovna Riminashvili, 78, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Baila Ringel, 97
teacher who ‘never got angry’ Ɣ Rabbi Binyomin Dahan Ɣ Rabbi Chaim Ɣ Hilda Ringel Ɣ Harris Risman Ɣ Rabbi Meyer Rispler, 70, Brooklyn,
Yechezkel Shraga Dahan, 56, Brooklyn, N.Y. ; Taught Torah to young and USA; President of the Satmar community of Williamsburg, whose
old alike Ɣ Mazal Dalal, 53, Beit Shemesh, Israel; Mother of nine, generosity to people and the community was legendary Ɣ Zishe
Special-education teacher Ɣ Dr. Sol (Zalman) Dan, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ritterman, 54, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Dusia Rivkin, 93, Brooklyn, N.Y.:
Ɣ Elimelech Danierov Ɣ Yulianna Borisovna Danilova , 48, Moscow, Chassidic matriarch, leaves hundreds of descendants; A New Orleans
Russia Ɣ Yaakov Darfman, 63, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Ruchama Tzipora ‘Bubby’ who lived in Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Moanna Kakibovna Rizhinashvili,
Shoshana Davidovich, 64, Rosh Pina, Israel; Much-loved wife of rabbi in Moscow, Russia Ɣ Rabbi Moshe Rochelson, Jerusalem, Israel; Helped
Rosh Pina Ɣ Gladys (Gabi) Davis, West Bloomfield, Mich. Ɣ Reah introduce newcomers to their heritage Ɣ Rabbi Yisroel Rochlitz, 73,
Davis Ɣ Shoshana Davis, 35, Park Ridge, N.J.; Nonprofit professional Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Alter Mordechai Rochwarger, Lakewood, N.J. Ɣ Estella
who liked to travel Ɣ Moshe Dayan Ɣ Justice Noach Dear, 66, Brooklyn, Rodin-Kamil, 86, Stockholm, Sweden; Holocaust survivor who became a
N.Y.; Longtime N.Y. councilman, judge on state supreme court Ɣ Lea respected doctor Ɣ Aharon Rokeach, 75, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Son and
Deutsch Ɣ Rivka Yoecheved (Rifky) Deutsch, 52, Brooklyn, N.Y.; brother of Kozlover Rebbe Ɣ Rabbi Meir Rokeach, 78, Brooklyn, N.Y.;
Beloved member of Satmar community, cherished Shabbat preparations Kozlover Rebbe of Borough Park Ɣ Bud Rose, 77, Wellesely, Mass.
Ɣ Zev Matisyahu Deutsch, 92, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Holocaust survivor and Ɣ Rabbi Laibel Rosenberg, 84 Ɣ Moshe Leib Rosenberg, 68, Brooklyn,
‘gabbai’ of Kozlov shul for a half-century Ɣ Jack Diamond Ɣ Yvette N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Shimshon Rosenberg, 65, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Father of 10
Diamond Ɣ Rabbi Nachum Dick, 85, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Aided and taught Ɣ Rabbi Shlomo Meir Rosenberg, 72 Ɣ Stanley Rosenberg, 90, West
Jewish refugees from former Soviet Union Ɣ Feigie (Fay) Dicker, 88, Milford, N.J.: A proud veteran turned family man Ɣ Rabbi Yisroel
Lakewood, N.J. Ɣ Shmuel Dietel Ɣ Uri Digmi Daniel, Tel Aviv, Israel Menachem Rosenberg, 70, Brooklyn, N.Y. ; Pillar of ‘Swan Lake’
Ɣ Rabbi Chaim Menashe Diltitzki, 62 Ɣ Chaim Menashe synagogue Ɣ Sholem Rosenblum, 80, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Devoted to his
Diltitzky Ɣ Marcelle Diner Ɣ Alvin Donald, 92, Randallstown, Md. service of Gd Ɣ Alejandro Rosenfeld, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Beloved member
Ɣ Mendel Drizin, 83, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Realtor helped develop community of Chabad community in Caracas before moving to America Ɣ Norman
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and organizations Ɣ Yitzchak Dror Ɣ Rabbi Ozer Drori, 67, Bnei Brak, Rosenfeld, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Proud and protective of his family Ɣ Rabbi
Israel; Tremendous scholar and author who ran free-loan society Ɣ Rabbi Yechiel Michel Rosenfeld Ɣ Rabbi Yehuda Michoel Rosenfeld Ɣ Rabbi
Shalom Drori, Bnei Brak, Israel Ɣ Lester Eckman Ɣ Meir Eckstein, 62, Shmuel Rosengarten Ɣ Rabbi Shmuel Rosengarten, 89, Jerusalem,
Brooklyn, N.Y.; Remembered for scholarship, piety and kindness Israel Ɣ Herschel Rosenhan Ɣ Abraham Rosenholtz Ɣ Shlomo
Ɣ Michael Edelman, 72, New York, N.Y.; Educator dedicated to equality, Rosenkranz Ɣ Rabbi Kenneth Rosenman, 80 Ɣ Perry Rosenstein, 94
10 23Ɣ Yaakov Yida Ostreicher, 80, London , England Ɣ Elie Ouakinine, Jean social justice Ɣ Dalia Edelsborg, 76, Ramat Gan, Israel; Cultured traveler,
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Les Pins, France Ɣ Rabbi Baruch Ouaknine, 62, Paris, France was ‘larger than life’ Ɣ Rosa Efrati, Rome, Italy Ɣ Saadya Ehrenpreis, 35,
Ɣ Alexander and Fradel Charna (Norma) Pacifico, Lakewood, N.J.; Los Brooklyn, N.Y.; He didn’t let his special needs define him, loved his
Angeles couple who were regulars at synagogue Ɣ Leiby Pal, New Square, studies Ɣ Joni Eichenbaum Berry, 89, Los Angeles , Calif. Ɣ Chana
N.Y. Ɣ Abraham Palatnik, 92, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Ɣ Louis Feige Eichler, 79, Jerusalem, Israel Ɣ Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Eichorn,
Palgon Ɣ Elizabeth Paperman Ɣ Leah Parnes Ɣ Richard Passman, 94, 98, Brooklyn, N.Y.; ‘Polishe Iluy’ mentored and taught hundreds of
Silver Spring, Md.; Aeronautical engineer with 40-year career, honored students Ɣ Rabbi Sholom Eidelman, 83, Casablanca, Morocco: Served
by Smithsonian Museum Ɣ Alexis Pavoncello , Rome, Italy Ɣ Emil Moroccan Jewry for more than 60 Years; Devoted educator was among
Peretz Ɣ Rabbi Nissim Yitzchak Peretz, 79, Bnei Brak, Israel; Popular the longest-serving Chabad emissaries in the world Ɣ Rabbi Yechezkel
speaker and stalwart of Sephardic tradition Ɣ Yamin, Simone and Ari Sharaga Eidlis Ɣ Rabbi Avraham Eliyahu Einhorn, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Peretz, Casablanca, Morocco; Father, mother and son exposed to virus at Ɣ Ernest Einzig, 97, New York, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Yechezkel Eisenberg, 89,
wedding Ɣ Tamar Peretz-Levi, 49, Lod, Israel; Mother of 4-year-old Bnei Brak, Israel; Survived the war despite being made to dig his own
twins Ɣ Rabbi Yosef Hersh and Toba Hersh Perl; Couple were stalwarts grave, became a well known Chassid of the Ger dynasty in Israel Ɣ Rabbi
of the Viznitz community Ɣ Rabbi Moshe Chaim Mordechai Perlberg, Chaim Shaul Eisenshtadt, 85, Jerusalem, Israel; Dedicated philanthropist
59, Lakewood, N.J.; Devoted educator and scholar Ɣ Yaakov Mordechai and chassid who was close to the Slonimer Rebbes, blessed with a
Perlman Ɣ Rabbi Yaakov Perlow, 89, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Agudath Israel prodigous voice Ɣ Jacques (Yaakov) Elbase, Paris, France Ɣ Avraham
head remembered for his scholarship, personal touch and warm Gedalya Elbaum, 98 Ɣ Avrohom Gedalya Elbaum Ɣ Mazal Elbaz, 52,
relationships Ɣ Chana Perlstein Ɣ Akiva Petrokovski, 72, Lakewood, Jerusalem, Israel Ɣ Simy Simcha Elhadad, 83, Paris, France; Devoted
N.J. Ɣ Jack Pietruszka Ɣ Roy Pikser, 59, Queens, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Yisrael matriarch, ‘epitome of goodness’ Ɣ Leonid Khlivnovich Elif , 84, Moscow,
Pinchasi, 77, Bnei Brak, Israel; A leader of the Sephardic community and Russia Ɣ Muarry Ellman, 75, Bronx, N.Y.; Retired police officer, a true
highly respected teacher of Jewish mysticism Ɣ Rabbi Avraham Pinter, credit to ‘New York’s Finest’ Ɣ Meir Mishka Elyashkov, 64, Antwerp,
70, London, England`; Principal of Yesodey HaTorah Senior Girls’ School, Belgium; First Jewish coronavirus victim in Belgium Ɣ Michael
former Hackney councillor Ɣ Nettie Pivovoz Ɣ Marjorie Cerf Platt, 98, Engel Ɣ Rabbi Yeshaya Englard, 66, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Scholar and scion of
Los Angeles , Calif. Ɣ Avrohom Plotkin, 73, Los Angeles, Calif. Ɣ Judith Chassidic dynasties Ɣ Richard Erlichman, 88, Philadelphia, Pa. Ɣ Stanley
Plotkin-Goldberg, 88, Springfield, Mass. Ɣ Rabbi Yisroel Yechezkel Esofsky, 88, Gatehead, England; Longtime secretary of the Gateshead
Plutchok, Brooklyn, N.Y. ; Passionate educator, built yeshivah from Talmudical College Ɣ Mordechai Esulin Ɣ Yakkov Ettinger Ɣ Aryeh
ground up Ɣ Stephen Podgursky, 84, Louisville, N.J. Ɣ Adam Even, 88, Jerusalem, Israel; Holocaust survivor who worked to rebuild
Pollack Ɣ Baruch Pollack Ɣ Rabbi Eliezer Pollak, 79, Monsey, N.Y.; Jewish life Ɣ Shlomo Ezagui, London, England; Kosher inspector and
‘Gabbai’ of ‘Stolin Shul’ in Brooklyn for 50 years Ɣ Selma Pollak, 90, communal volunteer, always ready to do a mitzvah Ɣ Viviane Ezeir Ɣ Dr.
Farmingham, Mass. Ɣ Chava Rochel (Chavie) Pomerantz, 71, Monsey, Raymond V. Failer, 87, Surfside, Fla.; Caring family doctor and Jewish
N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Hilel Porges, 49, Kriyas Joel, N.Y. Ɣ Tzvi Hirsch and Baila communal leader Ɣ Hinda Faivelson, Monsey, N.Y.; Mother of seven
Porush, Jerusalem, Israel Ɣ Rabbi Avraham Yaakov Posen, 72, Kiryas established a home focused on Torah study Ɣ Chaim Yehuda Aryeh
Joel, N.Y. Ɣ Avraham Yaakov Posen Ɣ Rickel Posen, 52, London, England Falik Ɣ Jack Farber, 73, The Bronx, N.Y. Ɣ Shaul Farhi, 73, Haifa, Israel;
Ɣ Nechama Posner, 89, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Sharon Claire Post, 73, Engineer, beloved teacher and devoted father Ɣ Rabbi Dovid Farkash,
Danbury, Conn. Ɣ Judith Preschel, 60, Teaneck , N.J. Ɣ Fred Pressner, 71, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Esther Fasten, 97 Ɣ Rabbi Boruch Hersh Feder, 73,
73 Ɣ Sandra Marion Price, Aventura, Fla.; Trendsetting leader in fashion Brooklyn, N.Y.; Taught Torah to young children Ɣ Basha Silka Feffer, 88,
industry, always there for her family Ɣ Martha Pruce Ɣ Marjorie Pryves, Seagate, N.Y. Ɣ Shmuel Zanvil Feigenbaum Ɣ Linda Feiler Ɣ Norman
88, Old Bethpage, N.Y. Ɣ Shmiel Yitzchok Rabi Ɣ Philip Rabin, 80, Feinberg, 89, Westchester, N.Y.; Founder of men’s fashion company,
New York, N.Y.; Medic in the IDF, graduate of MIT Ɣ Nachum Eliezer donated to Jewish causes Ɣ Joseph Feingold, 97, The Bronx, N.Y.;
Rabinovitch, Maale Adumim, Israel Ɣ Harry Rabinowitz Ɣ Rabbi Survived Siberian labor camp and Kielce pogrom, became architect who
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Menachem Mendel Rabinowitz, Lakewood, N.J. Ɣ Osnat cherished music Ɣ Lilly Feit Ɣ Sandra Feld Ɣ Fraida Feldman, 97,
Rachamimov Ɣ Boris Dmitrievich Rafailov , 68, Moscow, Russia London, England Ɣ Harvey and Margit Feldman, Somerset , N.J.
Ɣ Solomon Ruvinovich Rafailov, 85, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Stephen and Ɣ Judith Feldman Ɣ Margit Feldman, 90, Bridgewater, N.J.: Tzali Ɣ Dr .
Jane Raitt, Bloomfield, Mich.: Devoted couple passed away two weeks Mark Feldman, 77, Lakewood, N.J.; Orthopedic surgeon and familiar
from one another Ɣ Avraham Ezriel Meir Rapaport, 63, Brooklyn, N.Y. face at synagogue Ɣ Paul (Pesach) Feldman Ɣ Bradley Feldstein, 68,
22 11Washington, Wash.; Magician who entertained kids and adults alike in rose to fame in the 1970s Ɣ Rabbi Chaim Mertz, 73, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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50-year career Ɣ Donald Feldstein, 88, Riverdale, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Zalman Ɣ Baila Rivka Mertzbach, 42, Monsey, N.Y. Ɣ Allyson Mestel-Schapira,
Hillel Fendel, 61, Lakewood , N.J.; Accountant, cantor, author on the 48, Queens, N.Y.; Speech teacher at PS 229 for more than 25 years
Talmud and Jewish law Ɣ Rabbi Michel Tzvi Fettman, 39, Lakewood, Ɣ Rabbi Stanley Michaels, 73, London, England Ɣ Danny Michaelson,
N.J.; Young father of nine who ‘kept our community going’ Ɣ Sarah 76, London, England Ɣ Jacob Miller Ɣ Miriam Miller, 78, Lakewood,
Feuerwerker, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Alan Finder, 72, Ridgewood, N.J.; N.J.; Pillar of support for her family Ɣ Frederick Miner, 84, Memphis,
Longtime journalist, mentor at N.Y.-area newspapers Ɣ Albert Fine, 95, Tenn. Ɣ Miriam Mintz Ɣ Sara Mishulovin, 89, Los Angeles, Calif.
New York, N.Y. Ɣ Eli Fink Ɣ Andrea Finzi, Milan, Italy; Energetic and Ɣ Yehudis Mobshevitz Ɣ Rabbi Nachman Morgan, Los Angeles, Calif.;
helpful, he enjoyed people and the outdoors Ɣ Moshe Fischof Ɣ Ruthie Taught Talmud in Los Angeles for decades Ɣ Faiga Morgenstern Ɣ Moshe
Fishbein Ɣ David Fisher Ɣ Dr. Elihu Fishman, 92, Bloomfield, Conn.; Moscowitz, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Holocaust survivor who helped feed and care
Caring doctor, doting family man who loved to travel Ɣ Fradel Fishman, for ill, elderly Ɣ Stanley and Marilyn Moser, Fort Lee, N.J.; Encyclopedia
94, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Naftali Fishman, 76, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Respected maven and accountant, husband and wife for nearly seven decades
member of Boyan Chassidic community Ɣ Miriam (Huguette) Fitoussi Ɣ Tuvia Moses Ɣ Emmanuel Moshe, 67, Gan Yavneh, Israel Ɣ Rabbi
Nevat, Nice, France Ɣ Georgy Zakharovich Fizitsky, Moscow, Russia Yaakov Yitzchak Moskovitz, 69; Educator and mentor to thousands for
Ɣ Martin Flazebaum, 88, Staten Island, N.Y. Ɣ Sidney Fleischer, 102, decades, passed during trip to United States Ɣ Gloria Moskowitz, 88,
Boston, Mass.: Born during the 1918 Flu Epidemic, devoted his life to his Philadelphia, Pa. Ɣ Moshe Avraham Moskowitz, 70, Brooklyn, N.Y.
country and civil rights Ɣ Rabbi Avraham Chaim Fleishman, 65, Monsey, Ɣ Tammy Mosseri Ɣ Chaya Motchkin, 75, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Worked to
N.Y. Ɣ Mazal Flikenstein, 85, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Active member of the keep Judaism alive in the Soviet Union Ɣ Yosef Zundel Motzen, 90,
Brighton Beach community Ɣ Giuseppe Foà, Rome, Italy Ɣ Yisroel (Izzy) Brooklyn, N.Y.; Brooklyn Holocaust survivor Ɣ Rabbi Ezekiel Musleah,
Fogel, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Yochanan Follman, 84, Lakewood, N.J.; 92, Philadelphia, Pa. Ɣ Samuel Myara Ɣ Barbara Myers, 82, Philadelphia,
Served as a mentor with a warm, welcoming demeanor Ɣ Sidney Forman, Pa. Ɣ Bruce Myers, 78, Paris, France; British-born actor of the stage and
95, Boston, Mass.: Loved to sing and wrote an original musical, married screen Ɣ Maxine Myers, 84, Maplewood, N.J. Ɣ Shemuel
for 73 years Ɣ Jeffrey David Fox Ɣ Martin Fox, 95, Greater MetroWest, Nassimiha Ɣ Rabbi Benaya Nebenzahl, 57, Jerusalem, Israel ; Beloved
N.J. Ɣ Avraham Frankel Ɣ Yehuda Frankel Ɣ Yaakov Shmuel Freilach, Talmudic teacher and inspiring shofar-blower Ɣ Rabbi Yidah Yochonon
66, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Yeshiva administrator in Williamsburg Ɣ Arthur B. Neihozer, 45, Monsey, N.Y. Ɣ Rochel Leah Neiman, 81, Brooklyn, N.Y.;
Freiman, 68, Teaneck , N.J. Ɣ Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Legendary educator of thousands at Beis Rivkah Ɣ Yitzchok and Ayala
Freund Ɣ Yitzchok Chaim Freund Ɣ Shlomie “Bundy” Freundlich, 46, Neiman, Beitar Illit , Israel; Couple beloved in Beitar community Ɣ Lezer
Brooklyn, N.Y.; Devoted to the Rebbe, organized local communal Neuhauser Ɣ Leah Chaya Neuman Ɣ Fiega Newman Ɣ Lorraine
gatherings Ɣ Rabbi Shlomo Zev Fried Ɣ Adam (Yitz) Friedman, 75, New Newman Ɣ Rabbi Naftali Nirenberger, 65, Modi’in Illit, Israel Ɣ Isaac
York, N.Y.; PR professional and adjunct professor with zeal for Torah Chaimovich Nisanov , 82, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Rabbi Menachem Nissim ,
study Ɣ Aliza Friedman, 80, Bnei Brak, Israel Ɣ Rabbi Alter Avraham 69, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Pious and learned shopkeeper, offered guidance on
Simcha Friedman, 64, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Learned Chassid known for his Jewish law Ɣ Nisu Pikhasovich Nisuev, 74, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Aaron
faith, sense of humor Ɣ Rabbi Avraham Friedman, 77, Brooklyn, N.Y. Nodel, 72, Kfar Chabad, Israel Ɣ Aryeh Norensberg Ɣ Bella
Ɣ Avrohom Friedman Ɣ Eda Friedman Ɣ Eve Friedman, Five Towns, Norowitz Ɣ Rabbi Chanoch Rafael Nussbaum, 63 Ɣ Eila Nussbaum,
N.Y. Ɣ Freida Friedman, 94, New York, N.Y. Ɣ Gitty Friedman Ɣ Hersh Bnei Brak, Israel Ɣ Hinda Ayala Nussbaum Ɣ Rabbi Dovid Oberlander,
Meilech Friedman, 77 Ɣ Malka (Maxine) Friedman Ɣ Sosya Reizel 33, Ashdod, Israel Ɣ Rabbi Moshe Oberlander, 60 Ɣ Rabbi Yechiel
Friedman, 64, Queens , N.Y. Ɣ Yehoshua Friedman Ɣ Rabbi Yisroel Oberlander, 58, Jerusalem, Israel Ɣ Feliks and Dr. Luzia Ogorodnik,
Friedman, 84, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Master Torah teacher of extraordinary Skokie, Ill.; Career-oriented husband and wife originally from Ukraine
scholarship and spirit, taughter tens of thousands of students Ɣ Yitzchak Ɣ Rabbi Yitzhak Ohana, Sarcelles, France; Torah teacher who inspired
Friedman Ɣ Yitzchok Friedman Ɣ Zvi Hershl Friedman Ɣ Lipa Friedrich, hundreds back to their roots, known as the ‘Tzadik of Sarcelles’ Ɣ Rabbi
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39, New York, N.Y.; Bus driver, husband and father of six Ɣ Menachem Dovid Olevski, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Dean of American branch of Ger Yeshivah
Mendel Fugatch, 29, Mazkeret Batya, Israel Ɣ Elizabeth Fulop, 95 Ɣ Marvin Oppenheim Ɣ Chanie (Arlene) Orbach Ɣ Moshe Orenstein,
Ɣ Sara Rivka Fulop, 69, Kiryas Joel, N.Y. Ɣ Sara Rivka Fulop Ɣ Salomon 87, Jerusalem, Israel; Holocaust survivor and Israeli war veteran Ɣ Helen
Gabbay Ɣ David Galente, 94, Buenos Aires, Argentina Ɣ M.A.S. Gans, Orlow, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Eliezer Ostreicher, 93, Brooklyn, N.Y.;
72, Amsterdam, Netherlands Ɣ Chaim Meir Gantz Ɣ Allen Garfield, Holocaust survivor and Belzer Chassid, played violin at celebrations
12 21and college educator Ɣ Shlomie Lowinger Ɣ Rabbi Binyomin 80, Los Angeles, Calif. Ɣ Doniel Garfinkel, 46, New York, N.Y. Ɣ Donny
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Lubin Ɣ Miriam Lucas, Long Island, N.Y. Ɣ Miriam Lur, 76, Jerusalem, Garfinkel Ɣ Efraim Garfinkel, 66, New York, N.Y. Ɣ Ephraim
Israel ; Pious and devout, known for her sincere prayers Ɣ Lev Abramovich Garfinkel Ɣ Gruna Faiga Garfinkel Ɣ Lenora Garfinkel Ɣ Lenora
Lvov , Moscow, Russia Ɣ Elina Elizaveta Lvovna, Moscow, Russia Garfinkel, 89, New York, N.Y. Ɣ Yigal Garma Ɣ Stanley
Ɣ Avraham Shlomo MacConnell, 72, Philadelphia, Pa. Ɣ Lily Gartenstein Ɣ Elya Gelbardt, 97, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Chassidic elder and
Madeb Ɣ Pnina Madmon Spiegel, Herzliya, Israel Ɣ Rabbi Lawrence Holocaust survivor Ɣ Yitzchok Uziel Gelbman, 39, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Nash (Larry) Mahrer, 88, Egg Harbour Township, N.J. Ɣ Efraim Dovber Ɣ Rabbi Boruch Aharon Gelfand, 87, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Student of the
Majeski, 74, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Torah scholar who always had time for family famed Mir yeshivah Ɣ Naftali Gelman, Montreal, Canada Ɣ Fanny
Ɣ Rabbi Aharon Daniel Malach, 60, Kiryas Joel, N.Y.; Expert ritual Gelpieryn, 81, Bronx, N.Y.; Beloved mother and grandmother who was
slaughterer for more than four decades Ɣ Sam Malbin, 86, Johannesburg, loving and open-minded Ɣ Rochelle Gemal Ɣ Eugene Gendel, 74, New
South Africa Ɣ Leah Malka, 91, Bnei Brak, Israel; Matriarch of family York, N.Y.; Engineer and poet, devoted father Ɣ Mark Lowell Gerstein,
devoted to study of Talmud and Sephardic tradition Ɣ Robert Maller, 74, 71, Skokie, Ill. Ɣ Rabbi Moshe Getter, 70, London, Engand; Kind and
Brooklyn, N.Y.; A beloved Spanish teacher who passionate about his faith hospitable, devoted to the Rebbe of Boyan and the Ruzhin Chassidic
Ɣ Hennie Mandelbaum, Lakewood, N.J. Ɣ Judy Mandelbaum Ɣ Riva dynasty Ɣ Yaakov Getz, 97, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ God Botuilovich Gililov ,
Shlemovna Mandelman, 85, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Renee Mansheim, 68, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Henry Ginsburg Ɣ Peter Gitzis, New York, N.Y.
Chicago, Ill.; A quick wit and loving smile, he cherished friends and family Ɣ David Glante, 96, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Overcame his pain to
Ɣ Bill Mantell, 68, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Selfless’ pharmacist and loving father, become a defiant Holocaust educator Ɣ Dorothy Glass, 86, Johannesburg,
uncle Ɣ Rabbi Velvel Marasow, 84, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Mordechai South Africa Ɣ Sylvia Glenn, 98, Nashua, N.H. Ɣ Menachem Mendel
Marcus, 78, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Editor of ArtScroll Talmud project, known Glick, 69 Ɣ Ruth Glosser, 97, Los Angeles, Calif. Ɣ Chaya Sarah Gluck,
for his scholarship and values Ɣ Philip Sidney Marcus, Baltimore, Md.; 94, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Rachel Gluck Ɣ Chaim Goldberg, 106, Vladivostok,
World War II veteran, married for 73 years Ɣ Yakov Yusufovich Russia Ɣ Malka Goldberg Ɣ Stanley Goldberg, 89, Fairlawn , N.J.
Mardakhaev , 69, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Rabbi Mendel Margulies, 65, Ɣ Yaakov Mordechai Goldberg , 87, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Charitable and
Brooklyn, N.Y.; Teacher sought out for counsel, inspiring cantor Ɣ Shlomo generous in nature Ɣ Shlome Goldberger, 99, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Frances
Markowitz Ɣ Dr. Jay Marlin, 78 Ɣ Reuven Maroth, 68, Hackensack, Goldin, 95, New York, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Bruce Goldman, 86, New York, N.Y.
N.J. Ɣ Irsil Natanovich Mashiakiev, 62, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Elias Masri, Ɣ Michael Goldmeier, 72, London, England Ɣ Rabbi Pinchos Tzvi
91, New York, N.Y. Ɣ Harvey Mathason, 79, Philadelphia, Pa. Ɣ Miriam Elimelech Goldminzer, New Square, N.Y. Ɣ Jonah Goldschmidt Ɣ Rabbi
Mayer Ɣ William Bill McCaulley Ɣ Zinaida Anatolevna Medinskaya , Yehoshua Goldschmidt, 71, Jerusalem, Israel Ɣ Rabbi Moshe
79, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Isidore Mehl Ɣ Yossi Mehler Ɣ Evelyn Meier, Goldshevsky, 46, London, England; Author and teacher in Chassidic
River Vale, N.J. Ɣ Gershon Meir, 90, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Hungarian-born community Ɣ William ‘Bill’ Goldsmith, 92, New Orleans, La. Ɣ Abe
Holocaust survivor and Torah student, worked at Federal Reserve Goldstein, 101, Queens, N.Y.; World War II veteran, lecturer, dedicated
Ɣ Tzipora Meir Ɣ Rabbi Yehuda Michoel Meisels, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Head ‘gabbai’ Ɣ Alice Goldstein, 102, Worcester, Mass. Ɣ Professor Harvey
of girls school with focus on teacher training, special education Ɣ Rabbi Goldstein, 80, London, England Ɣ Mordechai Goldstein, 68, Brooklyn,
Tzvi Hersh Meislish, 80, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Chaim Shia Heshil Meizels, N.Y. Ɣ Yitzchok Goldstone Ɣ Grigory Borisovich Golfeld, 66, Moscow,
49, Monsey, N.Y. Ɣ Rabbi Yaakov Meizlish, 86, Bnei Brak, Israel Russia Ɣ Yitzchok (Irving) Golombeck Ɣ Bobbie Gomer, 79, Philadelphia,
Ɣ Yaakov Meltzer, 60, Queens, N.Y.; Physician’s assistant and Torah Pa. Ɣ Roy Gomer, 83, Philadelphia, Pa. Ɣ Leonid Borukhovich Goodis ,
scholar Ɣ Elazar Mordechai Mencer Ɣ Michael and Polina Mendeleyev, 85, Moscow, Russia Ɣ Sylvia Goodman, 98, Philadelphia, Pa.; A real
Boston, Mass.; Fled persecution in Russia to become popular community jokester and ‘people person’ Ɣ Rabbi Avrohom Eliezer Gordon, Monsey,
member in Boston Ɣ Rabbi Yaakov Elazar Mendelowitz, 53, Kiryas Joel, N.Y.; Beloved schoolteacher, taught thousands for five decades Ɣ Chana
N.Y.; Led Halacha Berurah synagogue, rabbinic judge and ‘halachic’ Tzivia Gordon, 90 Ɣ Earl Lowell Gordon, 87, Sarasota, Fla. Ɣ Susan
decisor Ɣ Rabbi Moshe Mendel Mendlowitz, 77, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ɣ Yaakov Gordon, 77, Santa Rosa, Calif. Ɣ Rivky Gottlieb , 44, Brooklyn, N.Y.;
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Mendlowitz, Lakewood, N.J. Ɣ Efrahim Kopel Meniuk, 82, Rio de Mother of three known for her laughter Ɣ Rabbi Zelig Gottlieb, 71,
Janeiro, Brazil Ɣ Efrahim Kopel Meniuk, 82, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brooklyn, N.Y.; Quiet and unassuming, humble and learned Chassid
Ɣ Avraham Merlin, 61, London, England; Remembered for his kind and Ɣ Shulem Graidy, 67, Monsey, N.Y. Ɣ Natalie Grauer, 91, Palm Harbor,
charitable ways Ɣ Heshy Mermelstein Ɣ Sara Mermelstein, 91, Brooklyn, USA; Surivived the Holocaust after witnessing unspeakable horrors,
N.Y. Ɣ Alan Merrill, 69, New York, N.Y.; Musician and composer who spent thousands of hours volunteering with the elderly Ɣ Rabbi Moshe
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