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Pozner
Samuel
Tucson, AZ
Dr. Samuel Pozner passed away after a long, painful illness. He was a Fellow in the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Canada. He received advanced training in endocrinology, infertility, colposcopy, laser surgery, management of high risk pregnancy and ultrasound; however, he received the greatest joy from doing fetal monitoring with his patients. He loved his patients and they considered him the most caring, professional and compassionate doctor they had ever met.
He and his wife Shellie were married for 50 wonderful years. He loved his four children Lisa, Mitch (Michelle), Chaim (Yanny) Yoni (Brian) and adored his three grandchildren, Molly, Max and Zevi.
After his retirement in 2000, his nurses from Casa Grande came in every few months to see him and Shellie. They said he was a great teacher, friend and “he made them better people.”
He was a life long learner, continually going to medical courses, and after his retirement, auditing classes in the Holocaust at the University of Arizona and Pima Community College. He and his wife enjoyed going to the minyans at Congregation Anshei Israel and visiting with their friends.
His parents settled in Toronto, Canada after leaving Poland. He volunteered for the Canadian Air Force, and wanted to be a pilot, but was turned down because he wore glasses. He became a wireless operator in the Air Force, and was stationed in Cape Breton Island during the war. At an early age, he read “Microbe Hunters,” by Paul De Kruif and decided to become a doctor. The Canadian Air Force paid for his schooling and he earned his medical degree from the University of Toronto in 1952.
Dr. Pozner completed this internship at Philadelphia General Hospital and performed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Chicago. He went on to complete another four years of residency in OB/GYN at the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital where he met his wife Shellie who was in the nurses’ training program. They married in 1957, and he practiced in Toronto from 1957 until 1975.
They were very active in their synagogue and made aliyah to Israel in 1975. Dr. Pozner practiced his specialty in Israel until moving to Tucson in 1979. In Tucson he delivered babies at TMC and UMC and his nurses considered him one of the best teachers they ever had, always patient and interested in their opinions and their questions, and followed up by giving them articles to read related to their questions, in any aspect of medicine.
He will be deeply missed by his wife, “He was my knight in shining armor,” and his family, “He was a real mensch,” who love him dearly, and by the hundreds of patients who still remember the extra time he took listening to them and caring for them. He said, “I will spend an indefinite time with my patients to accomplish what needs to be done.”
Funeral services were held April 18 at Evergreen Mortuary, with Rabbi Robert Eisen and Cantor Ivor Lichterman officiating. Interment to follow in the B’nai B’rith Section of Evergreen Cemetery.
The family requests that donations be made to the Samuel N. Pozner, MD fund for residents in obstetrics and gynecology, for educational enrichment, P.O. Box 245018, College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ 85724, or to the Holocaust educational materials and books at the Jewish Federation of Southern AZ. Our deepest thanks to the excellent care of the hospice nurses, Barbara, Christine and Rosanne, to Lynn, Brenda and Melissa, the kind care techs. |
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Rubin
Leonard H.
Delray Beach, Fla.
Leonard H. Rubin, 91, of Delray Beach, Fla., formerly of Framingham, Swampscott and Newton entered into rest on April 19, 2008 at the North Shore Medical Center-Salem Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Lillian “Lee” (Silverman) Rubin. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Abraham and Bessie (Dane) Rubin. He was a graduate of Roxbury Memorial High School and attended Bentley College, where he studied accounting.
Mr. Rubin had been the proprietor of the original Rubin’s Kosher Catering Service of New England for 60 years.
He also was a life member of the Hebrew Life Center in Roslindale and was a member of the Mt. Scopus Masonic Lodge in Malden for many years.
He is survived by three devoted children, Phyllis Cohen and her husband Marvin of Framingham and Mashpee, Melvin Rubin and his wife Judith of Framingham and Donna Kagan and her husband Spencer of Marblehead; two loving sisters, Diana Sturman and her husband Ernie of Portland, ME and Doris Cohen of Stoughton; six cherished grandchildren, Risa Kahn and her husband Larry, Jana Korn and her husband Stephen, Matthew Rubin and his wife Karyn, Michelle Rubin, Rachelle Dubow and her husband Jonathan and Shari Robbins and her husband Kenneth; eight dear great grandchildren, Justin, Elyse, Benjamin, Arielle, Dylan, Jesse, Laci and Jake. He was also the loving brother of the late Muriel Grupp.
Funeral services were held on April 22 at Stanetsky Memorial Chapel, 1668 Beacon St., Brookline. Interment in Atereth Israel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to Congregation Shirat Hayem, 55 Atlantic Ave., Swampscott, MA 01907. |
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Albertson
Selma (Perlstein)
Chestnut Hill
Funeral services were held April 22, 2008 at the Levine Chapel, 470 Harvard Street, Brookline for Selma (Perlstein) Albertson, who died at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston on Friday, April 18. She was in her 97th year and was a resident of Chestnut Hill, formerly of Boca Raton, Fla. and the Boston area.
Mrs. Albertson was the beloved wife of the late Murray A. Albertson. She was the loving mother of Jane and the late Dr. Chuck Weingarten, and David and Judy Albertson of Winter Park, Fla. She is survived by her cherished grandchildren, Steven Weingarten and Elizabeth Daniel, Robin Weingarten, Jim Weingarten, Stephanie, Scott, and Jon Albertson, and great-grandmother of Chas and Mia Weingarten. Mrs. Albertson was the dear sister of the late Edith Braverman, Norman and Morton Perlstein. She is also survived by many beloved nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Rabbi Al Axelrad and Cantor Aryeh Finklestein officiated. Burial at Mishkan Tefila Memorial Park, Centre Street, West Roxbury. Out of respect for the wonderful care she received, remembrances may be made to the Dr. Albertson Charles Weingarten Adaptive Sports Program at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, 125 Nashua Street, Boston, 02114 or a charity of your choice. |
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Wallace
Martha Gordon
Norwood
Martha Gordon Wallace of Norwood, formerly of Brookline and Franklin, entered into rest April 20, 2008, at the age of 97.
She was the beloved wife of the late Barnet Wallace and devoted mother of Bruce and his wife Sandra Wallace. Loving sister of the late Philip, Sally, Robert, Minnie, Anna, Lillian, Ida, Harold and Harry. Cherished grandmother of Diane Burwen and her husband Donald Green, Dr. Dale Burwen, Russell and his wife Andrea Burwen, Debra Wallace, Gary Wallace and his wife Iris and Pamela Wallace.
Martha was a teacher in the Franklin School system for 13 years. She was honored to be named teacher of the year in 1976. She was also a member of Temple Etz Chaim of Franklin.
Services were held at Stanetsky Memorial Chapel, 475 Washington St., Canton, on April 23. Interment at Sharon Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers donations in memory of Martha may be made to a charity of choice. |
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Schlesinger
Eva
West Roxbury
Eva Schlesinger passed away on March 31, 2008, at the Aventura Hospital in Aventura, Fla. Eva was 85 years old, a resident of West Roxbury and Hallandale, Fla. Although Eva had some medical issues in recent years, her death was unexpected and swift.
Eva was born in Debrecen, Hungary in 1922, the second child of Arnold and Bertha Fettman Horovitz. In March 1944, after the Nazis took over the Hungarian government, Eva and her family were deported from Hungary, eventually ending up in Auschwitz, where her father, mother, four younger brothers, and many other relatives were killed. Miraculously, Eva and her older sister Klara were able to survive the horrors of Auschwitz. However, Eva’s experiences in Auschwitz would haunt her for the rest of her life – even after all these years, Eva could not mention her parents or brothers without crying.
After the war, Eva met her husband-to-be, Carl in a displaced persons camp. Eva and Carl found work in Brussels, where Eva used her master dressmaker skills to make clothes. Eva and Carl married in Belgium in January 1948, and they came to the United States in 1950, with little more than the clothes on their backs. In the U.S., Eva and Carl initially lived in Allston, but moved to their current home in West Roxbury in 1957, when their son David arrived.
Five years later, Eva and Carl were blessed with another son, Daniel. Eva was extremely devoted to her children, and she worked as a dressmaker to help make sure her children were provided for, often working late into the night.
Eva made sure her children had the best education possible, in both conventional and Hebrew schools. Unable to relax, Eva continued to work long after her children were grown and living on their own. Eva and Carl always had strong ties to the Jewish community. They were very active members of Temple Emeth in Chestnut Hill and also members of their synagogue in Aventura.
Eva will be greatly missed by her husband of 60 years ,Carl, her son David and his wife Janet, her son Daniel, her grandsons Scott, Eric, Aaron, and Adam, her late sister Klara’s daughter Judy, Carl’s brother Kurt and his daughter Edna, and the many other people whose lives she touched over the years.
The funeral service was held, under the direction of Levine Chapels, Brookline, at Temple Emeth on April 2, followed by internment in Temple Emeth Memorial Park, on Baker Street in West Roxbury. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Holocaust Fund, c/o Temple Emeth, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467. |
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Olken
Ruth (Kaufman)
Swampscott
Ruth (Kaufman) Olken, age 85 of Salem, formerly of Swampscott died March 31 in the Grosvenor Park Nursing Center in Salem. Born in Boston and graduated from Boston schools, she had resided in Swampscott for 50 years.
Mrs. Olken was a founding member of Temple Emanu-El of Marblehead, a member of Hadassah and the former Lynn Hospital Auxiliary.
Beloved wife of the late Dr. Harry Olken. Devoted mother of Deborah Olken of Cambridge and Michael and his wife Shoshanna Olken of Midland, MI. Loving sister of Leon Kaufman of Dedham and the late Janet Milchin. Cherished grandmother of Charlie Olken and Ellianna Olken.
Graveside services were held at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon on April 2. Memorial Observance was at the home of Deborah Olken. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in her memory may be donated to Temple Emanu-El, 393 Atlantic Ave. Marblehead, MA 01945 or the charity of your choice. Arrangements by the Stanetsky-Hymanson Memorial Chapel, Salem. |
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Hamburg
Edna (Cohen)
Delray Beach, Fla.
Edna (Cohen) Hamburg of Delray Beach, Fla. entered into rest April 7, 2008. She was the beloved wife of the late Morris Hamburg. Devoted mother of Melanie and her husband Joseph Stracuzzi and Leslie Roitman and her husband Robert Tamkin. Loving sister of Mina Weiner and the late Esther Chandler and Irving Kern. Cherished grandmother of Noah Stracuzzi and great-granddaughters Ava and Alyia Stracuzzi. Services were at the Stanetsky Memorial Chapel 475 Washington St, Canton on April 11.
Expressions of sympathy in her memory may be donated to the National Council of Jewish Women, New Bedford Section, 14 Onyx Dr., Dartmouth, MA 02747. |
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Feingold
Beatrice (Tritz)
Chestnut Hill and Boca Raton, Fla.
Beatrice (Tritz) Feingold formerly of Chestnut Hill and Boca Raton, Fla. passed away on April 2. She celebrated her 100th birthday on March 1 surrounded by family and friends who came from all over the country.
Born in Boston, Mrs. Feingold took over her husband’s business, Boston Dress Suit, a formal wear company after her husband George passed away suddenly in 1958. She ran the company with her son Arthur for 32 years.
Mrs. Feingold was past president of South Brookline Hadassah and was a former longtime member of Temple Emeth and its sisterhood. She was also a member of Eastern Star.
She is survived by her sons Dr. Robert M. Feingold and Arthur D. Feingold (Adrienne). Daughter-in-law Helene M. Feingold, grandchildren Geoffrey Feingold and his wife Deborah, and Russell Feingold, great- grandchildren Matthew and Andrew Feingold. Sister of Sonia Hertzan and the late Herman “Fritz” Tritz and Helen Resnick.
Services were held The Brezniak-Rodman Chapel, Newton on April 4. Remembrances may be made to Hebrew Senior Life, 1200 Centre St., Roslindale, MA 02131 or Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Rd., Newton 02459. |
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Banen
Ruth
Walnut Creek
Ruth Nettie Schwartz Banen died peacefully on March 27, 2008, at her home in Rossmoor, Walnut Creek, just short of her 95th birthday. She was born and grew up in Boston, the second child and eldest daughter of Elias Edward and Ida Hillson Schwartz.
She graduated from Simmons College in 1934, and while working as a dietician at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, met and married in 1939 Dr. David Banen of the U.S. Public Health Service. After Pearl Harbor, with her husband in the Army, involved throughout the fighting in the South Pacific, she spent the war years as a dietician at Cedars of Lebanon hospital in Los Angeles.
In 1945, with their daughter Elsa, they settled in the Boston area, where Dr. Banen held senior positions with the Veterans Administration and the state of Massachusetts. Ruth was an active participant in, and leader of, many volunteer organizations, including Hadassah, Brandeis University Auxiliary and the League of Women Voters. After her daughter was grown, Ruth had a second career as an administrator at Harvard University, before she and David moved to California in 1977, to be close to their daughter and family.
They settled at Rossmoor in Walnut Creek, where she continued her volunteer activities, and besides swimming, took up lawn bowling at the age of 74, surprising herself by becoming Novice of the Year.
Ruth’s husband David died in 1987, after 47 years of marriage. She is survived by her beloved family: daughter and son-in-law, Elsa and Revan Tranter of Berkeley; grandchildren Lisa (and Mel) Sibony and Joel Tranter of Berkeley; great-grandchildren David and Lena Sibony; many nieces and nephews; and her Lhasa Apso, Bellina.
A funeral service, conducted by Rabbi Judy Shanks of Temple Isaiah, Lafayette, was held on Sunday, March 30, at Home of Eternity Cemetery in Oakland.
Contributions in Ruth’s memory may be made to Diablo Valley chapter of Hadassah (2407 Alamo Glen Drive, Alamo CA 94507-2774); or to Save Mount Diablo (1901 Olympic Blvd, Suite 220, Walnut Creek CA 94596-5079). |
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Leaffer
Bernard
Falmouth
Bernard E. Leaffer (Bernie), age 84 of Falmouth and formerly Malden, Massachusetts died of heart failure April 6, 2008 at the Royal Nursing Center, Falmouth. He was born July 15, 1923 in E. Boston to Joseph and Leah (Hurvich) Leaffer. He is survived by his son Douglas of North Andover and daughter-in-law Elyse and grandchildren Cerena and Joshua, and his sister Harriet Delapena of Revere and niece Michele Delapena of Tucson, AZ.
A 1942 graduate of Revere High School and Bentley College with an accounting degree, Bernie worked the majority of his career for the Commonwealth, retiring in 1990 from the Department of Environmental Protection. In retirement on Cape Cod, he discovered a love of abstract art painting, swimming and musical studies of the cello. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries and coffee shops and won several awards. Bernie was also an active member of the Falmouth Jewish Congregation and Falmouth Artist Guild.
A loving and devoted father, brother, uncle and grandfather, Bernard Leaffer was preceded in death by his lifelong companion, wife Sally (Levine) Leaffer, to whom he was married for 47 wonderful years.
Funeral services were held on April 9 at the Falmouth Jewish Congregation in the Community Center Building, 7 Hatchville Road, E. Falmouth, followed by interment in the Falmouth Jewish Cemetery. |
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Freedman
Ruth
West Palm Beach, FL
The family mourns the passing of Ruth Freedman in West Palm Beach Florida on March 29, 2008. She was a resident of Boston for many years before moving to Florida in 1974.
She was the beloved wife of Max, devoted mother of Betsey of Enfield, CT and Malcolm Freedman of Las Vegas, NV, and Nancy and Bob Rosen of Greenwich, CT. Loving grandmother of Roberta and Leonard Intravesato, and Matthew and Scott Rosen, and great-grandmother of Morgan and Skylar Intravesato. She was the daughter of Harry and Minnie Rosenfield of Boston, owners of Homer’s Jewelry Store. Ruth was predeceased by her husband, Max Freedman, partner of Blonder Freedman CPAs of Boston.
Ruth was active in numerous Jewish charities including UJA, Brandeis, Hadassah and ORT.
Services were held at Eternal Light Memorial Gardens on April 1. Remembrances in memory of Ruth may be made to UJA – Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County. |
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Witten
Shirley
Deerfield Beach, FL
Shirley Evelyn Witten (née Mason) of Century Village East in Deerfield Beach, FL, formerly of West Roxbruy, died April 5. She was 79.
Born April 14, 1928 in Revere Beach to Morris and Sophie (Grossman) Mason, she graduated Jeremiah E. Burke High School in Dorchester and received an associate of arts degree from Mary Brooks School in Boston.
From 1949-1950 she served as research assistant to Drs. Berry Brazelton and Albert Cohen in Harvard University pediatric studies.
She worked as a medical assistant and lab technician in Boston for Dr. Samuel Beaser from 1961-1987 and for Dr. George Altman from 1987-1996.
After her retirement, she volunteered as a staff aide at Coral Springs, FL, Medical Center and a teaching aide at Quiet Waters Elementary School in Deerfield Beach.
She is survived by two sons, Dean (Susan) of Vineland, NJ, and Manley (Sanae) of Los Angeles; two grandchildren, Matthew of Rochester, NY, and Allison (Angelo) of Minotola, NJ; two nieces, Susan and Karen Mason of New York; and two cousins, Lee Alexander of Deerfield Beach and Claire Grossman of Tamarac, FL. She was predeceased by her brother, Dr. Joseph B. Mason.
Funeral services took place at the Workmen’s Circle Cemetery, Baker St., West Roxbury, on April 9 with arrangements by the Stanetsky Memorial Chapels. |
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Kumins
Marianne (Frankenberger)
Chestnut Hill
Graveside services, under the direction of the Levine Chapel, Brookline, were held on March 28, 2008 for Marianne (Frankenberger) Kumins, who died at Epoch Senior Health Care of Chestnut Hill on March 26. She was 87 years old and a resident of Chestnut Hill.
Mrs. Kumins was the beloved wife of the late William M. Kumins. She is survived by her loving children, Barry and Carol Kumins of Brookline and Jo Ann Kumins of Boston. She was the cherished grandmother of Carly Kumins Abramowitz of Paris, William Kumins Abramowitz and Alexandra Bier Abramowitz, and Jessica Rose Kumins, all of New York City.
Rabbi Liza Stern officiated. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Room to Dream Foundation, 1172 Beacon Street, Suite 202, Newton, MA 02461. |
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Miller
Betty
West Roxbury
Betty Miller, 95, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away March 24, 2008 at Mountainview Nursing Home in Ossipee, N.H.
She was born December 12, 1912 in Malden, the daughter of the late David and Anna (Lurie) Weinerman. Betty lived in Malden for several years and graduated from Dorchester High School at the age of 16. She had worked as a medical secretary at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Dorchester for many years.
Betty was the widow of Benjamin B. Miller and is survived by her daughter Elaine Miller of Wolfeboro, N.H.; two grandsons, Charles Miller and his wife Vicki of Albany, N.H. and Jay Miller of Albany, N.H., a granddaughter, Brenda Miller of Maine; two great grandchildren, Sonia and Cassaundra Miller of Wash.
A graveside service was held at the Hadrath Israel Cemetery in Melrose on March 27. Donations in her memory may be made to the Mountainview Nursing Home, Patients Fund, 10 County Farm Road, Ossipee, NH 03864. |
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Ehrlich
Cynthia (Madow)
Chestnut Hill
Private services were held on March 27, 2008 for Cynthia (Madow) Ehrlich, who died at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston on March 25. Mrs. Ehrlich was a resident of Chestnut Hill.
The beloved wife of Melvyn E. Ehrlich for 69 years, she is survived by her loving children, Marilyn and Harvey Spencer of Milford and Barry and Barbara Ehrlich of Ardsley, N.Y. She was the cherished grandmother of Ellen Spencer, Karen and Jeff Dees, Amy and Robert Rocheleau, Stephanie and Naceur Belghiti, Maddie Ehrlich, Sam Ehrlich and great-grandmother of Benjamin, Jonathan, Joshua, Abigail, Jasmine, Elijah and Louk.
She was predeceased by her two brothers, Abraham and Simon Madow.
Rabbi Emeritus, Donald M. Splansky from Temple Beth Am in Framingham officiated. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts, One Bulfinch Place, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114 or a charity of one’s choice. “She will forever live in our hearts.” |
