2025 In Memoriam

2025 IN MEMORIAM

MICHAEL BUDDY “MICKEY” ALTERMAN – Beloved husband of Sharon Alterman; father of Aaron (Caroline) Alterman and Edward (Kari) Alterman; grandfather of Noa Alterman, Adina Alterman, and Henry Max Alterman; brother of Soozee (Robert Kessler) Alterman and Anita Alterman; brother-in-law of Barry (Becky) Levine; uncle of Daniel (Melanie) Levine and Rachel Levine; son of the late Rose Kurzmann and the late Ben Alterman; son-in-law of the late Minnie (the late Norman) Levine.

FIROOZ BANOONI – Beloved husband of Rana Banooni; father of Armand Banooni, Amy (David) Goldman, and Andrew (Arta) Banooni; grandfather of Justin, Jacob, Jonathan, and Sarah.

ELLIOT J. BAUM – Cherished father of Natalie (Scott Levine) Baum, Steven Baum, Aaron (Kacey) Baum, and David Baum; grandfather of Shai, Daisy, and Eloise Baum; brother of Elissa (Yaacov Scholar) Berg, Daniel (Diane) Baum, and the late Neil Baum; brother-in-law of the late Richard Berg. He was pre-deceased by his former wife and mother of his children, Denise Baum; companion of Jacquelyn Pierce, and her children, Alexandra and Samantha.

NEIL L. BAUMAN – Beloved husband of Patricia Bauman; father of Ryan Bauman and Michael Bauman; brother of Laurel (Leonard) Portner, Myra (Lawrence) Wasser and Harriet (Sanford) Mall.

ELLEN SUE BEAN – Beloved wife of 59 years to Frederic Bean; mother of Jason Bean and David (Marah) Bean; Grammy of Lila Bean and Naomi Bean; sister of Stuart (Iris) Goldstein; daughter of the late Lillian and the late George Goldstein.

MORRIS “MORRY” BEDNARSH – Beloved husband of Marcia Bednarsh; father of Marcella (Stephen) Koffler, Mitchell (Glenda) Bednarsh and Cherna Bednarsh; grandfather of Nicholas Koffler, Kayla Koffler, Seth Koffler and Matthew Bednarsh; brother of Jeanette (the late Seymour) Weissman, Alan (Rita) Bednarsh, Devorah (the late Michael) Cohen, Helene (Donald Slovin) Bednarsh and the late Robert Weinbaum.

ROSE BERMAN – Beloved wife of the late Dr. Seymour Berman; mother of Laura (Brian Dickerson) Berman, Paul (Linda Shayne) Berman, and Joyce (Dan Carol) Berman; grandmother of Lina Berman, Robin (Jamie Lawyer) Carol, Jack (Anna) Carol, and Zachary Dickerson; sister of the late David Mendelson; aunt of Karen Mendelson, Michael Mendelson, and Linda Mendelson; daughter of the late Morris and Esther Mendelson

MARLENE BORMAN – Marlene is survived by her three sons, Stuart (Hilary) Borman, Gilbert Borman, and Eric (Julie) Borman, her grandchildren, Molly (Larry Heymont) Borman, Hannah (Marc) Crane, Harry Borman, Samuel Borman, Jonathan (Whitney) Borman, Alex Borman, and her adorable great- grandchildren, Henry and Porter Heymont, Claire and Stella Crane, as well as her brothers, Richard (Sheri) Jaffa and James (Irene) Jaffa and her brother-in-law Leonard (Roberta) Borman.

RHODA CHESTER – Beloved wife of the late Joe Chester; mother of Tamar (Tommy) Gillan, our members Naomi (Scott) Laker, and Marna Chester; grandmother of Jonathan, Thomas and Joshua Gillan; and Leo and Zoe Laker.

ELAINE COHEN – Beloved wife of 62 years to Carl; mother of David (Wendy Strip) Cohen, Allan (Nita) Cohen and Lesley (Keith) Sherman and former daughter-in-law Lisa Cohen; grandmother of Daniel and Max Cohen, Annie and Ari Cohen, Samantha and Matthew Sherman; sister of Leon (Sharon) Hochman and Barbara ( the late Barry) Ravitz; daughter of the late Morton and Dorothy Hochman.

LINDA DAGAN – Linda was the beloved wife of Tody Warshavsky; mother of Ronit (Yogev) Lavi, Eitan Dagan (Robin Drysdale) and Oren Dagan; grandmother of Alon Shemesh, Zohar Lavi, Mia Lavi, and Izzy Dagan; sister of Norman (Ruth) Beitner. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and other family members and friends. Linda was the daughter of the late Bertha and Jacob Beitner.

DONALD S. DREYFUSS – Beloved husband of 46 years to Elisa Dreyfuss; father of Heather (Steve) Rosenberg, Dr. Heath (Dr. Adrienne) Dreyfuss, Dr. Hayley (James) Schafer, and Heidi (Jared) Owen;  grandfather of Brooke Rosenberg, Hannah Rosenberg, Julia Rosenberg, Sadie Dreyfuss, Mack Dreyfuss, Arielle Schafer, Dylan Schafer, Jordan Owen, Eli Owen, and Leora Owen; brother of Susan (and the late Dr. Rick) Averbach, and brother-in-law of Dr. Marshall (Karla) Katz; son of the late Frances and the late Herbert Dreyfuss and special son-in-law of the late Beatrice and the late Max Katz.

 JACQUELINE SMOLINSKY DRUCKER – Beloved wife of the late Paul Drucker; daughter of the late Henry and Tilly Smolinsky; mother of David (Shari) Klein, Debrah (the late Nathan) Joffe, and Shabtai (Chani) Klein; grandmother of Noach (Shira) Klein, Yonah (Leah) Klein, Yosef (Keren) Klein, Aryeh (Aliza Bracha) Klein, Levi Klein, Samuel (Cheli) Joffe, Ariella Joffe, Talya (Fiancé Brian) Joffe, Joshua Joffe, Aharon Leib Klein, Chava Eliana Klein, Sara Rivka Klein and Rachel Toby Klein; sister of  Gail (the late Floyd) Tukel, the late Freeda Leemon, the late Pauline Schreiber, and the late Miriam Hoberman.

GORDON FISHMAN – Beloved husband of the late Hanna Fishman; father of Jefrey (Leslie) Fishman, Michael (Angel) Fishman, Bradley (Victoria) Fishman, and David (Julie) Fishman; grandfather of Allison Fishman, Jamie (Jason) Brown, Jeremy Fishman, Rachel Fishman (Jake Koenig), Emily Fishman, Nikita Fishman, Eva Fishman, Ronan Fishman, Lauren Fishman, and Daniel Fishman; great-grandfather of Haley Brown; son of the late Ralph and the late Catherine Fishman.

FRED GARON – Beloved husband of the late Irene Stein Garon and his first wife and mother of his children, Bernice Tauber Garon; father of Audrey (Peter) Friedman, Larry (Lori Brode) Garon, Carol (Randy) Emer, and Amy Garon Rosenfeld; grandfather of Andrew Garon, Bradley (Sarah) Garon, Ilana (Richie) Lichtenstein, Eric Emer, Toby (Dave) Kerslake, Joely (Alex) Pfeiffer, Marlee (Dylan) Barrison, Raquel Rosenfeld, Danny Rosenfeld, and Zach Rosenfeld; great-grandfather of Freddy Pfeiffer, Jack Pfeiffer, and Margot Lichtenstein; brother of Jay Goldman; son of the late Ida and the late Max Goldman.

ABRAHAM GONTOVNIK – Beloved husband of Raya Goldenberg; father of Eitan (Cristina Guzman) Gontovnik and Tamar (Steven Greenman) Gontovnik; grandfather of Gabriel Greenman, Noah Greenman, Coby Greenman, Rafael Gontovnik, and Paula Gontovnik; brother to the late Yerachmiel Gontovnik.

ROBERT MICHAEL GRANT – Beloved husband of the late Kathleen Grant; father of David Grant, Rebecca Moses Grant and Shoshana Grant; grandfather of Isabella Moses, Jacob Moses and Isaac Moses;  brother of Barrie (Scott) Hawkins.

MARJORIE LOIS FELDMAN GROSSMAN – Beloved wife of the late Harold Grossman; mother of Barbara (Jules) Olsman, Dr. Gary (Donna Fabian-Grossman) Grossman, and David Grossman; grandmother of Carly (Jason) Bradford and Jake (Jessica) Olsman; great-grandmother of Ruby, Milly, and Franny Bradford, and Emmett, Zev, and Oliver Olsman; daughter of the late Sam and the late Sophie Feldman; sister of the late Dulcy (the late Allan) Swidler.

NATAN HARPAZ – Cherished father of Michael (Natalie) HarPaz and Daniella (Igor “Gabe” Mechnikov) HarPaz; grandfather of Pelli, Lev, Mia, Hallel, Hod, Harel and Haer; brother of Raya (Avraham) Gontovnik, and the late Daniel Goldenberg.

EILEEN HOBERMAN – Beloved wife of the late Paul Hoberman; mother of Fern (Brian) Kepes and Steve (Cheryl) Hoberman; grandmother of Lauren (Adam) Rubin, Max (Carly) Kepes, Heather (Brandon) Leopold, Danielle (Levi) Bieda, and Sarah Hoberman; great-grandmother of Abraham Rubin, Wallace Rubin, and Hannah Bieda; sister of Morrise (Sandy) Kent, Marion (the late Warren) Wolfe; daughter of the late Fannie and the late Arthur Kent, and the late Dora Kent.

ROBERT KESSLER – Loving partner of Soozee Alterman and beloved husband of the late Marlene Kessler; father of Andrea Kessler (Chris Krause). Also survived by many other loving family members and friends. Robert was the devoted son of the late Monroe and Freda Kessler.

MICHAEL KRAMER – Beloved husband Zina Kramer; father of our members David (Anessa) Kramer and Lisa (Dr. Josh) Friedman; grandfather of Samuel and Max Kramer, and Sydney and Madison Friedman; brother of the late James E. Kramer; brother-in-law of Anita (Dr. Ralph) Zicherman; son of the late Hyman and the late Bernice Kramer; son-in-law of the late Harold and the late Sylvia Perlman.

ADELINE “ADDIE” MURIEL LACHMAN – Beloved mother of Janice Lachman, Liz Lachman (Susan Feniger), Carrie (David) Aronow; mother-in-law of Zissel Lachman; sister of Mort (Mary) Alger, grandchildren: Adam and Daniel Lenchner, Menucha Liba (Yehudah Aryeh) Bamberger, Rachel Yente (Meir Mordechai) Dobkin, Pinchas Avraham (Nechamah Dena) Lachman, Tehila (Moshe Yechiel) Eisenberg, Mordechai Yaakov Lachman, Batsheva (Lazar Yechiel) Freedman and Isaac Akiva Lachman; aunt of Lisa Gunsberg, Leslie (Harold) Leach, Loren Gordon, Ann (Greg) Peraino, and Julie Alger. She is predeceased by her husband, Philip Lachman, sons, Solomon Lachman and Douglas Lachman, and sister, Myra Gunsberg.

LOIS LEVINE – loving mother of Lauren Bendix (Stuart Cykiert), Dr. Robert (Michele) Levine, and Douglas (Ronna) Levine; grandmother of Brooke (Jamie) Frankel, Dr. Scott (Shira) Bendix, Jason (Jessica) Bendix, Matthew Bendix, Alysa Levine (Dr. Seth Feldman), Daniel (Mara) Levine, Allison (Jace) Gittleman, and Jessica Levine; great-grandmother of Stella Gittleman; sister of Carol (Paul) Hooberman and the late Robert Ernstein; wife of the late Seymour Levine; daughter of the late Sadie and Abe Ernstein; mother-in-law of the late Dr. Stephen Bendix.

LEAH LEWIS – Mother of Michele Lewis (Jan Gould), Cathy (Michael) Graub, and Barb (Philip) Jacobs; grandmother of Alexa (Adam) Welby, Zoe (Madison) Gould, Abe Jacobs (Ellen Makowsky), Sarah (Rabbi Justin) Held , Colton (Christina) Graub, Erin Graub, and the late Megan Graub; great- Grandmother of Daniella, Gianna, Willow, Levitt, Sonny and Charlie; daughter of the late Sylvia and Carl Cohen; sister of the late Ruth (the late Norman) Chudacoff, Irving (the late Hilda) Koren and Marvin (the late Rose) Koren.

JONATHAN LOWE – Beloved husband of Dr. Beth Denenberg Lowe; father of Maxwell (fiance Michelle Jaramillo) Lowe and Aaron Lowe; brother of Thomas (Suzan) Lowe and the late Judith Lowe; brother-in-law of Judi (Greg) Coursen, Irve (Laura) Denenberg, and Diane Denenberg; son of the late Maxwell and the late Ida Lowe; son-in-law of June and the late William Denenberg.

ESFIR LUPAN – Beloved wife of Naum Layer; mother of Boris Ekemchik, the late Miriam “Marina” Lupyan, Andrey Layer and Pavel Layer; grandmother of many dear grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

JUDITH STEIN MICHNOFF – Daughter of the late Morris and Miriam (Bass) Stein; wife of the late Dr. Donald Michnoff; mother of Doug (Jeri) Vikser, Dana (Rick) Loewenstein, and Brette Vikser; grandmother of Alex (Jessie) Loewenstein, Jeremy Loewenstein, Jessica Vikser, and Corey Vikser; sister of the late Elaine (Paul) Richman and Beverly (the late Frank) Blas. She was pre-deceased by her former husband and father of her children, Jerome Vikser; aunt of Andy (Steve) Migdal, Reid Kay, Tammy (Mark) Nessel, Keith Kay, Jamie (Lowell Rush) Richman, Kathy (Max) Alcalay, Elise (Danny) VanDerReis and many loving grand nieces and nephews.

ROBERT MELVYN MEISNER – Devoted husband of Anita L. Mitton; father of Derek M. Meisner (Lara) and Randall S. Meisner (Kelly), grandfather of  Zachary and Ellie; Olivia, Samantha, and Maxwell; stepfather of Jessica Miles (Sterling) and JD Mitton (Lindsay); his step-grandchild, Lyndon M.

SPENCER MINNS – Beloved husband of Linda Minns; father of Benny Goldman and Annie (Mitchell Shecter) Minns; brother of Stephen (Kathy) Minns; brother-in-law of Susan Ducey; son of the late Ben Minns and the late Esther and the late Lee Sirlin.

CYRIL MOSCOW – Beloved husband of the late Rona Moscow; father of Dan (Sharon Strauss) Moscow, Ruth Moscow-Cohen (Robert Cohen), and Karen (Andrew) Auerbach; grandfather of Anna Cohen (Michael Keefer), Mari Cohen, Lena Auerbach, Sarah Cohen, Rachel Auerbach, Juniper Moscow, Oliver Moscow, and Joseph Auerbach; great-grandfather of Esme and Adam Keefer;  brother of Sandra (the late Alan) Eidelman and the late David (Shirley) Moscow; partner of 22 years to Randie Levin.

DEBRA MICHELLE NELSON – cherished daughter of Rabbi David and Alicia Nelson; sister to Harry (Dorit) Nelson and Reva Nelson; aunt to Ami, Noa, Aiden, and Leila Nelson, as well as Levi and Izzy Kaplan; great-niece of Adrienne Schoenes; niece of Selena (Malcolm) Katz; Clayton (Janice) Rhodes; Harvey z”l (Terri) Rhodes; Judy z”l (Rabbi Henry z”l) Sosland; Rose Nelson; cousins Morty (Esther) Sosland, Rachel Sosland, Rabbi Abby (Daryl Mazlish) Sosland, Zeke (Katie) Katz, Emily (Aaron) Rivkin; Allison (Chris Gaw) Rhodes; and Taylor, Micah, Annie and Mira Rhodes.

RUTHIE CHODOROFF NEWMAN – Cherished mother of the late Craig (Susan) Newman, Randee (Paul) Freedman, and Carol (Rick) Ellis; grandmother of Rachel Newman, Jonathan Newman, Samantha (Evan) Mitchell, Jill Freedman, Devin Ellis, and Jeremy Ellis; great-grandmother of Isaac Mitchell; sister of the late George Chodoroff and the late Harriet Chodoroff, and sister-in-law of Valerie Chodoroff; companion of Jim Jacobs; daughter of the late Sally and the late Joseph Chodoroff.

MARVIN “MARV” PERLIN – Beloved husband of Rhoda Perlin; father of Mitchell Perlin, Steven Perlin, and Andrew Perlin (Eileen Sherman); grandfather of Jason Perlin, Shane Perlin, and Jared Perlin; brother of Bernice (the late Kal) Soskin; son of the late Louis and the late Sophie Perlin.

ARI REIS – Beloved father of Noah Reis and Gabriel Reis; brother of Ezra (Sonja) Reis and Rabbi Efrem (Lauren) Reis.

MARTIN H. “MICKEY” ROSS – Beloved husband of Constance Ross; father of Paul (Patricia) Ross, Janey Abner, and Erik (Jacqueline) Stamell; grandfather of Dana Abner, Rachel Ross, Jacqueline Ross, Alexander Stamell, Bradley Stamell, and Charles Stamell. Also survived by other loving relatives and friends.

KENNETH JAY SAFRAN – Cherished father of Jared (Lauren Abraham Mahoney) Safran; grandfather of Maya Mahoney and Alexander Safran; brother of James (the late Didi Wainess) Safran, Sharon (the late Larry) Daniels, and the late Fred Safran.

DAVID A. SCHWARTZ – Beloved husband of Keirsten Schwartz; father of Beth (Patrick McBride) Schwartz; brother of Susan (the late Sidney) Gartenberg and Robert (Linda) Schwartz;  brother-in-law of John S. Herzig, Jr.; son of the late Earl and the late Betty Schwartz; son-in-law of John and the late Pamela Herzig. He was the loving uncle to many nieces and nephews and a loving cousin to many.

PHYLLIS SCHNEIDER – Beloved wife of the late Paul Schneider; mother of Janet (Andrew Kahn) Schneider, Marci (Andy) Klein, and the late Steven (the late Mickie) Schneider; grandmother of Lucy (Charlie) Egesdal, Aaron Kahn, Melissa (Jeff) Guibord, Erica Schneider (fiance Jimmy Watt), Sofia Klein, and Julia Klein; great-grandmother of Edison and Stevie Guibord, and Ella and Zippora Egesdal; oving sister-in-law of Sheila (Jim) Beane.

BENJAMIN SIEGAL – Beloved husband of Ethel Siegal; father of the late Michele (David) Colburn, Denise (Jeffrey) Fleischman and Susan (David Rosenfeld) Siegal; grandfather of Elyse (Jeff) Ellman, Erica (Calvin) Rowe, Jenifer (Billy) Schoenbach, Amanda (Josh) Kellerman, Jenna (Jeremy) Kirschner, and Nicole (Paul) Stanley; great-grandfather of Brody, Connor, and Brooks Ellman, Mara and Lucas Schoenbach, Ivy, Amelia and Reid Kellerman, Noa and Demi Kirschner, and Remi Stanley; son of the late Lillian and Joseph Siegal.

PETER SIEGEL – Beloved husband of the late Rachel Siegle, father of Carolyn Siegel (Kevin Rhoades), H. Nathan Resnick, Sarah Resnick Cohen (Steve Cohen), and Jeff (Sheryl) Spitzer-Resnic; grandfather of Joshua Spitzer-Resnick, Zachary (Jordan) Resnick Dylan Resnick, Jonah Cohen, Leah Cohen; great-grandfather of Sonny Resnick.

LEON SILBER – Beloved son of the late Chaim and late Hana Silber; brother of Leo Silber and Edith (Joseph) Bookstein, the late Herzl, and the late Roslyn (the late Edward) Fletcher; uncle of Shana Silber, Lisa Bookstein, Dr. Ken Bookstein, Dr. Rob Bookstein, Dr. Carolyn Brochman, Dr. Deborah Fletcher, and Judith Fletcher

JUDITH NELSON SOSLAND – Wife of the late Rabbi Henry Sosland; mother of Rabbi Abby Sosland (Daryl Mazlish), Morton Sosland (Esther Deblinger Sosland) and Rachel Sosland; grandmother of Sarah Sosland and Arielle Sosland (Nathan Rubin); great-grandmother of Elliot Isaac; sister of Rabbi David (Alicia) Nelson.

DOUGLAS WASSERMAN – Life-long love of the late Lynn Davis; son of the late Sidney and the late Harriet Wasserman; brother of Karen (Steven) Schwartzenfeld, Lisa (Todd Pearl) Foster, and the late Michael (the late Nancy) Wasserman; brother in-law of Lanny Foster; uncle of David (Loren) Schwartzenfeld, Dana Schwartzenfeld, Sara (Brent) Truscott, Jill Wasserman, Amanda Foster and Chelsea Foster; great-uncle of Hayden, Reyna, Isabel, Henry, and William.