5781 | 2020-20212020-2021 Book of Remembrance — Book of Remembrance 5781 | 2020-2021 Yizkor Memorial Prayers This Book of Remembrance is dedicated in love and devotion to the fond and sacred memories of those whom even the power of death could not take from us.

This publication is made possible through the contributions of those in whose hearts they continue to live.

CALENDAR OF YIZKOR MEMORIAL PRAYERS 5781 Yom Kippur | Tuesday, September 29 Shemini Atzeret | Saturday, October 10 Passover, Day 8 | Sunday, April 4 Shavuot, Day 2 | Tuesday, May 18 2 Each Life is Precious

Dear Friends,

Each life is precious. Every death is significant. Tragically, it’s hard to remember this truth during these sad days of grief and devastation. As of this printing, almost 750,000 human beings infected with COVID-19 have died. Horrific as that number is, and knowing it’s going to bigger still, more upsetting is the loss of each and every one of them as a beloved parent, child, sibling, grandparent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, cousin, loving partner, colleague, or dear friend.

This Yom Kippur, we’re also mindful of personal losses. The passing of our loving parents, siblings, relatives and friends in the past year. Grief we ought to share by embracing and being with one another. Not offering our condolences at a physical distance, no less sincere.

Bound together and caring for one another, we hope for life’s renewal during this sacred season. Yet, dimming our hope is our awareness of so many deaths near and dear to so many people. Each life is precious. Every death is significant. We cherish and strive to remember each individual in life and the memories of all whom we personally recall with love today.

Over the course of a year, more than 58 million people die. It’s a staggering statistic. Balanced by the birth of almost 150 million new lives each year. Everyday murders and accidents end the lives of 1,300 human beings. Mosquitoes take 2,800 lives daily. More than 50,000 people die from illnesses. I don’t present these numbers to shock or upset. Nor do I diminish the current plague of death in our Coronavirus impacted world.

I want to remind each and every one of us of a risk. We cannot ever become de-sensitized to death. We must always pause. Honor the dead. Care for the bereaved with abiding compassion. Cherish life. Do all we can to live it fully. Do all we can to help others live fully, safely, and in health.

At this memorial moment we confront loss and disappointment all around us. We all grieve. How briefly it seems we have and we hold. When we feel sad, we long for consolation.

Experiencing the joys of pride and accomplishment, we grow sensitive. How briefly it seems we reflect and rejoice. When we feel happy, we hope for perspective. 3

Each of us with our memories understands. We prevent ourselves from being de-sensitized to death by remembering our loved ones’ purposes in life. We honor their accomplishments. We internalize the lessons of their lives as wisdom for our own.

During these difficult days, personally for some of us and collectively for all of humanity, we declare. Each life is precious. Every death is significant. Ironically, that’s why the future is bright. Those we’ve loved and lost taught us how to live. Our memories of them from the past sustain us today and, collected to- gether, assure our people’s and our world’s future. We hold onto our memories because they inspire us to move forward.

Our memories inspire our lives. Our lives inspire our hopes. Our hopes inspire our faith. Our faith inspires our vision. Our vision inspires our goals. Our goals inspire our striving to touch the edge of eternity. Every death is significant because each life is precious.

B’Shalom Rav,

Rabbi Ron Shulman 4 The Jewish Calendar

During our Yizkor Memorial Prayers, we’re aware of the Jewish calendar.

Four times each year, on Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot we recite Yizkor. We do this because celebrating our holidays connects our personal and family lives to the continuing life and heritage of the Jewish people. We do this because the ritual of Yizkor allows us to express our people’s collective and shared memories in the most personal way possible. We each remember our parents, spouses, children, siblings, and loved ones. Their lives along with ours tell our people’s story.

Our last public gathering at Congregation Beth El was for Purim this past March. When Passover arrived, we celebrated our Seders in seclusion. Since then, we’ve completed counting the seven weeks of the Omer, including observing Yom HaShoah and celebrating Yom HaAtzmaut. Next came Shavuot, Tisha B’Av, and now the High Holy Days – all online.

During our Yizkor Memorial Prayers, we’re aware of the Jewish calendar.

The courage and dedication to Jewish identity we frivolously celebrate on Purim is a set up for Passover. Then we get serious about what it means to believe in God and to represent God in the world. Freedom, human equality and dignity along with social justice are the ethical demands of our monotheistic religious tradition.

Gratitude for all that sustains our lives in God’s world is the reason for our daily counting of the Omer. Tempered by the sadness of mourning the generation of the Shoah and enhanced as we rejoice in the creation of the State of Israel, our Omer season of blessing and history anticipates Shavuot. We receive , the revelation of God’s presence in our lives. The substance of Jewish purpose. The wisdom of . On Tisha B’Av, a day of lamentation and national sadness, we recollect our history and consider our destiny.

Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur celebrate the moral me. We measure the character of our lives and the merit of our choices in order to earn the gift of our lives. Soon it will be Sukkot. Dwelling in our Sukkot, we celebrate life as a journey from beginning to arrival, from slavery to freedom, from personal con- straint to moral responsibility. We strive to care for one another and our natural environment. Hanukkah is a partner holiday to Purim. Courage, dedication to Jewish identity, and devotion to the light of God’s presence in our lives through ritual and learning. 5

During our Yizkor Memorial Prayers, we’re aware of the Jewish calendar.

At no point over the past many, many weeks did we cease celebrating, stop demonstrating, or were unable to actualize the ideas and ideals our calendar of symbolizes. Especially Shabbat, our weekly respite for joy and renewal celebrating God’s creative and redemptive presence in the world.

During these pandemic months, we’ve lost the chance to be with those whom we miss. We also recall our loved ones whose deaths changed our lives. We’ve lost their smiles, their hugs, their cheers, and their support. We cherish about them these simple, personal gestures which we hold onto as memories but no longer as realities. We’ve lost hearing the wisdom in their voices and seeing the love in their eyes. We’ve lost their laughter and tears, their complaints and their compliments. Yes, we hear it all and see it all in our memories of them. No, it’s not the same.

As a synagogue family, we grieve similar losses. We’ve lost our synagogue routines and habits. We’ve lost the chance to sing and talk together. We’ve lost the shared marking of life milestones. We’ve lost the chance to randomly see someone and catch up, or to meet someone new and welcome them to be with us. We’ve lost familiar rituals and comfortable traditions. We’ve lost the chance to voice our complaints and hear each other’s compliments. Yes, we’re doing our best online. No, it’s not the same.

We recite Yizkor to remember our loved ones. Aware of the Jewish calendar we discover our path forward during these trying times.

We hold on to what’s precious from the past. We build new experiences on the foundation of our memories. We honor yesterday’s hopes and achievements with visions of who we are now and dreams of what we can accomplish tomorrow. Those whom we lovingly remember at this sacred hour did this for themselves aware that, in time, we would, too.

During our Yizkor Memorial Prayers, we’re aware of the Jewish calendar.

The calendar’s cycle and values are constant. Which is why we conclude each of our holidays by connecting the lives of our loved ones to the on-going life of the Jewish people. We recite Yizkor Memorial Prayers to express our people’s shared memories in the most personal way possible. We each remember our parents, spouses, children, siblings, and loved ones because their lives from before inspire ours today. 6

Yizkor Reflections

Some of us, blessed with parents who are alive, have a custom of leaving the sanctuary when Yizkor Memorial Prayers are recited. This gesture gratefully reflects our respect.

Others of us, blessed with parents who are alive, have a custom of remaining in the sanctuary when Yizkor Memorial Prayers are recited. This gesture sensitively reflects our memories of other loved ones and honors the lives of those for whom no one else is present.

For Yizkor Memorial Prayers on Yom Kippur please refer to pages 290 through 294 in our High Holy Day Prayer Book Mahzor Lev Shalem.

For Yizkor Memorial Prayers on Shemini Atzeret, Passover, and Shavuot please refer to pages 330 through 338 in our Prayer Book Lev Shalem.

We Recall Some of us recall parents who gave us life, who cared for us and nurtured us and who taught us to take our first steps on our own.

Some of us remember a wife, husband, or partner - our friend and lover - with whom we shared so much of our lives, our failures and achievements, joys and sorrows, intimate secrets.

Some of us recall brothers and sisters, who matured together with us, sometimes competing with us, and sometimes encouraging us on, bound to us by a life-long relationship.

Some of us remember children, entrusted to us too briefly, to whom we gave our loving care and from whom we received a trust that enriched our lives. Their memory is always with us.

Many of us recall relatives who knew us, teachers who affected us, and beloved friends who walked beside us in life, guiding us, listening to us, supporting us.

Our lives are shaped by those who were alongside us as we walked on our path.

May our inheritance impel us to strive to live lives of holiness and service. May memories of love inspire us to love; may painful memories impel us to mitigate the pain others experience. And may we be granted the strength to affirm life's meaning, even in the face of death.

— Siddur Lev Shalem 7

Memories Live and Memories Give

Memories live. They cannot replace a loved one's presence nor fill the void we feel in their absence. But our memories do live. Our memories keep our loved ones among us. They remind us at all times of whom we miss and how important they remain to our own lives. The influence of those whom we remember from yesterday continues to shape our own experiences today. Our memories are real and the feelings they stir within us are genuine. Memories live.

Memories give. They provide the background for our choices and preferences. Our memories remind us of things we have done, joys we have shared and sorrows we have overcome. Each of our memories lays a foundation for a new discovery or opportunity. In memory the people whom we still love motivate our efforts and encoura=ge us. Our memories also provide strength and courage. They guide us as we cope with challenges or difficulties. Memories give.

Memories live and memories give. So do we. As we remember our loved ones today, we can seek to emulate our memories of them. We will do this by leading lives of quality and giving of ourselves to those with whom we live and share our current days. The life and gift of each of our memories can enrich us in the present moment as they connect us to both the past we have known and the future we can only imagine. For Those Beloved Who Survive Me

Mourn me not with tears, ashes or sackcloth Nor dwell in darkness, sadness or remorse Remember that I love you, and wish you for a life of song. My immortality, if there be such for me, is not in tears, blame, or self-recrimination. But in the joy you give to others, in raising the fallen and loosening the fetters of the bound. In your loyalty to God’s special children – the widow, the orphan, the poor, the stranger in your gates, the weak – I take pride. My immortality is bound up with God’s eternity, with God’s justice, truth, and righteousness, And that eternity is strengthened by your loyalty and your love Honor me with laugher and with goodness With these, the better part of me lives on beyond the grave.

— Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis, adapted 8

We each continue in private meditation, selecting from among the following and adding appropriate names as indicated. Personal prayers may be added. We rise. In memory of the male relatives or friends: May God remember the soul of my father______my son______my husband______my relative______my partner______my friend______my brother______(others)______

who has [have] gone to his [their] eternal home. In loving testimony to his life [their lives], I pledge tz’dakah to help perpetuate ideals important to him [them]. Through such deeds, and through prayer and remembrance, may his [their], soul[s] be bound up in the bond of life. May I prove myself worthy of the many gifts with which he [they] blessed me. May these moments of meditation strengthen the ties that link me to his [their] memory. May he [they] rest in peace forever in God’s presence. Amen.

In memory of the female relatives or friends: May God remember the soul of my mother______my daughter______my wife______my relative______my partner______my friend______my sister______(others)______

who has [have] gone to her [their] eternal home. In loving testi- mony to her life [their lives], I pledge tz’dakah to help perpetuate ideals important to her [them]. Through such deeds, and through prayer and remembrance, may her [their], soul[s] be bound up in the bond of life. May I prove myself worthy of the many gifts with which she [they] blessed me. May these moments of meditation strengthen the ties that link me to her [their] memory. May she [they] rest in peace forever in God’s presence. Amen.

Prayer for a Living Parent: God, source of all life, I thank you for the continuing life/lives of my dear mother/father/parents. (Recalling the memory of my late mother/father). I express deep gratitude for the ongoing gifts of my mother/father/parents in my own life and pray for his/her/their health and wellbeing for many years to come. 9

We each continue in priate meditation, selecting from among the following and adding appropriate names as indicated. Personal prayers may be added. We rise. In memory of the male relatives or friends:

(for a father)______(for a husband)______(for a partner)______(for a brother)______(for a son)______(for other relative)______(for a friend)______(others)______

In memory of the female relatives or friends:

(for a mother)______(for a wife)______(for a partner)______(for a sister)______(for a daughter)______(for other relative)______(for a friend)______(others)______10 Congregation Beth El Memorial Tablet

James Adler Harry Besnoy Esther Adler Berta Bicas Mark Adler Isaac Bicas Golareh Akhgarnia Moises Bicas Mahvash Akhgarnia Sarah Binder Mary Alkin Philip Binder David Alkin Benjamin Birstein Yochel Alkin Betty Birstein Goldina Almus Stanley Birstein Howard Amster Rita Meyers Bleiman Jerome Amster Dina Blyashova Frances Amster Sarah Blyashova Michael Anbar Moses Bodenstein Nissan Ancoli Esther Bodenstein Esther Ancoli-Barbasch Albert Boesky Gertrude Anker Belena Boesky Irv Appelbaum Charlotte Bohrer Angel Asitz Aranguren Ira Bohrer Leon Ayzen Michael Boro Raquel Bakcht Clara Bramzon Luba Bakcht Aaron Brantz Mendel Bakcht Bella Brantz Minoo Barmaan Abraham Brosniak Habib Barmaan Dora Silverman Brosniak Victoria Barmaan Bertha Brownstein Tillie Baron Cynthia Burkeman Sylvia Baron Charles Burkeman Janet Binder Koosed Bartel Ann Burstein Samantha Rose Becker Claire R. Busch Dora Behr David Busch Edith Behrens Evelyn Busch Tamara Benjamin Morris Marvin Busch David Bercovici Miska Butnaru Bernard Berger Zalman Butnaru Lillian Berger Robert Celniker Bessie Bergman Elsa Renee Celniker Keith Berkson Joe Chan Alan Berman Saul Charo 11

Celia Sarah Chavkin Philip Feldman George Cherlin Anna Feuerstein Esther Cohen Victor Feuerstein Florence Cohen Rose Feuerstein Miriam Cohen Nancy Feuerstein-Klein Helen Cohen Joseph Finci Hyman Cohen Lenka Finci Abraham Cohen Leon “Leibus” Finkelstein Freyda Cohen Leah “Laja” Finkelstein Ethel Cohen Gerta Fink Aron Cohen-Gadol Ruth Rabiner Fried Alex Cohn Mitchell Friedlaender Regina Cohn Max Friedman Russell Concors Etta Friedman Madeleine Cosman May Friend Bard Cosman Sol Friend Lawrence David Cozen Walter Frohlich Lewis Nathan Cozen Louis Fromberg Ruth Davis Cozen Albert Gabriel Shelley Joanne Cozen Julia Gabriel Manouchehr Daneshrad Ada Gaddin Manley Davidson Russell Mervyn Gaddin Valodia Deicas Sam Gaddin Rachel Deicas George Ganak Francisca Delgado-Dávila Elena Gancz Christina Marie Doyle Samuel Ganz Charlotte B. Drell Stanley Gelfand Ernest Drell Gloria Rochelle Geller Ronald Dupuis Stephen Geroe Barry Effress Helen Geroe Harold Elden John Geroe Dorothy Elden Nathan Gertzman Evelyn Engelberg Rose Gertzman Herman Engelberg Benjamin Getten Alexander Engelman Nada Anne Gildred Syd Engelman Robert Philip Gildred Ferdinand Falk Frank Gilevitz Helene Gerson Falk Lillian Gilevitz Willy Falk Beatrice Fingerman Glassman Moosa Farajzadeh Julius Allen Glassman Louis Feinswog Max Glassman Alfred Feinswog Ruth Glassman 12

Luiz Glaz Sydelle L. Israel Frances Gleiberman Lila Eve Isakow Jacob Glezer Steve Itzkowitz Percy Glikman Sarah Itzkowitz Ralph Gold Evelyn Jacobs Eric Gold Philip Jacobs Stuart Gold Irving Jaffe Arnold Goldbaum Harry Josephson Sarah Goldbaum Helen Josephson Samuel Goldbaum Pauline Kabrun Jacob Goldberg Pedro Kahn Rosella Goldberg Jose Kahn Norman Goldfinger Cecile Kahn Melvin Goldman Barbara Kanalas Charles Goldstone Nathan Kaplan Leona Goldstone Mindy Kaplan Murray Goodman Ruth Kaplan Arthur Goodrich Eva Kassel Arthur Greene Bernard Kellner Bernard Greenberg Stan Kempler Goldie Breslow Greenberg Abe Kessel Sylvia Greenfield Dave Ketz Elizabeth Greenfield Khodadad Khadjehzadeh Moses Greenfield Jack Joseph Kahn Bernie Greenwald David Kleiman Winifred Judith Greenwald Fannie Kleiman Philip Gritz Jay Klein Emanuel Grossman Beatrice Kleinman Jacob Haber Henry Kleinman Mary Haber Nathan Kline Norman Haber Yitzchak Klinger Lawrence Haber Meira Klinger Ben Handler Wendy Klotnick Mollie Handler Esther Shane Knapp Hans Hansen Joy Knapp Jacob “Chick” Hecht Minnie Knox Louis Hecht Philip Knox Jules Guy Hoffman Rabbi Simon Kobrinetz Martin Howard Lily Kopp Esther Hyde Mortimer Kopp Bernard Hyde Phyllis Kornfeld Arnold Israel Louis Krasner 13

Michael Kriegler Mollie Manson David Kritzik Norman Manson andra Kritzik Hanna Kochmann Margan Seth Adam Kritzik Dora Weinberg Margolin Adam Kritzik Irving Margolin Robert Kritzik Vivian Margolin Miriam Kuss Elias Margolin Moshe Lagnado Frances Margolin Rachel Lagnado Martin Howard Massman Viviane Lagnado Helen Sackin Master Gerald C. Lasensky Herman Master Bernard Laskov Joseph Eisen Meyer Harriet Laskov-Berk David Miller Elliot Laxer David Milwidsky Richard Lazar Julius Morris Louis Lazarow Florence Morris Morris Lebovits Jack Morris Bobbi Lehr Mark Moss Harry Lerner Anne Moss Blanche Lerner Daniel Moss Jacob Levin Ross David Muller Sarah Levin Nathan Muller Sol Levin Bela Nagiel Charles Levinson Yankiel Nagiel Irma “Bea” Levinson Manfred Nathan Howard Levy Abe Navias Gary Louis Leyner David Ephrein Navias Jay Richard Leyner Minnie Navias Morton Libin David Nerad Otto Lohkemper Fay Nerad Irwin Luchs Benjamin Nerenberg Sam Luck Rose Nerenberg Dena Luck Sara Jacobs Koosed Neubert Gerald Lyons Eugene Newman Pierre H. Madacsi Ruth Newman Florence Maio Jack Newman Livia Malik David Panzer Mikulas Malik Esther Panzer William Malk Milton A. Panzer Jerome Mandell Ruth B. Panzer Paula Mandell Jerry Parker Abraham Manson Shirley Passow 14

Aaron Passow Paul David Roth Judy Ellen Pearlman Jaime Rothman Sylvia Lesnick Pearlman Frank Rothman Gerrie Perlin Benjamin Rothman Herbert Perlin Leopoldo Rothman Cheryl Persky Irene Rothschild Gerhard Pinn Benjamin Rutman Liesel Pinn Thelma Rutman Norman Pittluck Alfred Saleh Anita Plaxe Linda Saslow Sally Plaxe Gerhard Sass Shefke Plottel Erna Sass Mel Polun Claudio Schinasi Hope Pomerance Arthur Schultz Hon. Herbert Arthur Posner Cecelia Schultz Marilyn Sylvia Posner Harvey Schuster Eva Raber A. Joseph Schwartzman Ben Raber Helen Scop Harry Ratner Moe Senz Sandy Ratner Bertha Senz Emanuel Ravet Sonya Seiderman Shirley Ravet Charles Shaffer Gertrude Rawdin Joe Shapiro Milton Rawdin Nettie Shapiro Mauricio Rechtszaid Joyce Shapiro Paula Dresner Renaud Miryam Shezifi Lucille Reznick Theodore Teddy Shiff Ben Robins Sylvia Shoenfeld Molly Robins Harry Silber Laura Rosen Lucille Silber Elizabeth Rosen Greta Silver Eleanore Rosen Aaron Silverberg Arthur Rosen Howard Silverberg E. David Rosen Eva Silverberg Alvin Rosen Ferdinand Silverman Gerald J. Rosen Gilbert Simkin Rose Rosen Jean Simkin Samuel Rosen Lionel Simon Julius Rosenberg Amanda Simon Shirley Rosenberg Armand Simpson Amanda Rosenberg Miriam Simpson Bernd Ross Jacob Smiedt 15

Donald Smith Snyder Min Rikita Ugoretz Noel Grace Snyder Scott Ugoretz Jeffrey Sollender Achille Viterbi Sam Solomon Alexander Joseph Viterbi Allan Cole Sonduck Maria Viterbi Carole O. Sonduck Erna Viterbi Harold Ralph Sonduck Babs Walden Lucille Mayer Sonduck Albert Walden Esther Spitzer Cindy Turtle Walden Herbert Steinert Maureen Wallace Shirley Steinert Stefan Warschawski Geri Steingold Abraham Wasserman Jacob Stern Ida Wasserman Rita Stern Donald Weckstein Scott Stone Albert Weiner Blanka Strauss Bernard Weisblum Zena Strauss Gregory Weiss Horace Sudar Harriet Weiss Eve Sudar Howard Weiss Alexander Surovsky Richard Weiss Michael Susman Leslie Weston Zetta Susman Lillian White Barry Tabachnick Louis White Charles Taubman Sally White Anneliese Terry Harold Wingard Dorothy Tobman Leonard Winston Abraham Tucker Anita Winston Mona Tucker Phyllis Oshry Wool Abraham Turk Anne Woolf Lillian Turk Lazar Woolf Florence Turtle Ben-zion Yedid Bernard Turtle Helen Yellin Robert Turtle Alex Zeligson Jan Shanis Tuttleman David Zimmerman John Ugoretz Kathleen Zimmerman 16

The first time we recite Yizkor Memorial Prayers, we are slow to gaze at the words. They’re not familiar. The Mourner’s is better known. So, we read the words like new members in a select club. A group to which, unwillingly, we all gain admittance. We join the sacred cohort of children and spouses, parents and siblings, relatives and friends who recite the heartfelt hope of every Jewish generation, Yizkor Elohim. May God remember our loved ones’ souls that we may remember their lives and their love.

Rita Bleiman Harry Aronoff Maureen Wallace Evelyn Aronoff Remembered by Barbara Sukenik Glenn and Jodi Abel Robert Sukenik Raymond Jurewicz John I. Nobel Remembered by Remembered by Abeles Family Philip, Debra and Adam Aronoff and Matthew Singer Abrams Allison and Joel Trager Remembered by Rhoda Kapchan Joyce and Davis Abrams Todiris Avraham Mark Adler Batya Avraham Esther Adler Remembered by James Adler Wendy and Chaim Avraham, and Family Remembered by Julian Blackman Arthur and Denise Adler and Family Sidney Bagg Molly Robins Valerie Bagg Ben J. Robins Remembered by Remembered by Wilfred and Gayle Bagg Cyril Adler and Jon Robins Raquel Bakcht Joshua and Chava Anbar Luba Bakcht Michael Anbar Berta Bicas Dov and Rivka Komet Isaac Bicas Martin and Margaret Jacobsohn Bakcht Mendel Paul and Sara Kramer Moises Guillermo Bicas Remembered by Remembered by Ran, Hannah, Joshua, Rebecca, The Bakcht, Koren, Luttbeg, Zev and Jonathan Anbar and Gamboa Families

Lena Wizenberg Dorothy Melnick Maurice Wizenberg Morton Melnick Sam Appelbaum Evie Sue Melnick Evelyn Appelbaum Betty Barmatz Remembered by Albert Barmatz Mark and Suzanne Appelbaum Hirsch Barmatz M.D. Remembered by Barbara Barmatz and Jennifer Sumber 17

Philip Bock In memory of my loved ones Lea Nikel Remembered by Laurielynn Barnett Sara Bock Norman Zimmerman Stanley Berger Remembered by Remembered by Sharona Benami and Yehuda Bock Rhonda Berger, Beverly, Shelley, and Deidre Charlotte Gothelf E. Louis Gothelf Clara Berman Hilda Brozinsky Louis J. Berman Nathan Brozinsky Irving Wishinsky Remembered by Estelle Wishinsky Steven and Roseann Brozinsky Remembered by Marcia and Dennis Berman, Jacob Buchbinder and Family Henriette Buchbinder Harry Klein Roy Black Shirlee Klein Rhona Godfrey Remembered by Wilfred Godfrey Maurice and Lani, Jaimie, Natalie, Remembered by and Stephanie Buchbinder Anthony and Michele Black, and Family Morris and Evelyn M. Busch Ruth B. and Milton A. Panzer Dr. Robert N. Berk Morris and Sara Ella Marvin Dr. Albert B. Berkowitz Hyman and Rose Busch Nelly Berkowitz Abraham and Dora Brosniak Dr. Myles Berkowitz David and Esther Panzer Zelik Reidbord Henry Leader Lillian Reidbord Samuel and Helen Haft Murray Reidbord Helen R. and Ned I. Marvin Remembered by David and Claire Busch Sondra Reidbord Berk Samuel Regenstreich Raquel Guasp Marshall R. Brosniak Pedro Feldman Szclar Donna Brosniak Alfonso Guasp Emil and Anna Baime Remembered by Doris and Bernard Jacobs Maty and Bernardo Bicas Stanley Bush Michael and Bertha Greenbaum Rae Birnbaum Michael and Teresa Gertner Remembered by Josh Birnbaum Lois Gertner Leo Bluestein Francine N. Meyer Sara Bluestein Roxanne E. Busch Barry Bluestein Sidney Beshunsky Ruth Gold Remembered by Michael Gold Michael and Diane Busch and Family Remembered by Harry and Eleanor Bluestein 18

Viola Coler Lori Einhorn Myron Coler Marcel Einhorn Rita Carson Marianne Feldman Edward Carson Phillip Feldman Walter Hacker Ernie Bonihadi Remembered by Jan Tuttleman The Almog, Carson and Shlomo Swicar Carson-Hacker Families Gerfta Fink Josh Fink Gloria Geller Remembered by Elsa Renee Celniker Emily, Dan, Max, and Estee Einhorn Robert Celniker Remembered by Anneliese Terry Dvora and Stephen Celniker Remembered by and Family Susan, Reisa, Ari, and Kate Elden

Sydney Cohen Samuel Norton Elovitz Doris Cohen Ida Elovitz Remembered by Pearl Greenstein The Cohens - Glen and Alaura, Larry Greenstein Derek, Sheldon, Barry and Family Sidney Elovitz Dr. Bard Cosman Sam Bain Dr. Madeleine Pelner Cosman Irene Kunarsky Chudnow Remembered by Kylee Elovitz Dr. Bard and Dr. Pamela Cosman Remembered by Michael and Judith Elovitz Stuart Davidson Manley Davidson Nathan Entous Antoinette Davidson Bessie Entous Ben Raber Phil Ruvman Eva Raber Doris Ruvman Remembered by Remembered by Sharon Davidson, Aron Davidson, Barry, Vivian Adam and Mark Davidson Jonathan Entous

Charles Donner Levana Estline Marian Donner Lea Estline Dennis Mack Gedalia Estline Helen Mack Smicha Kabilijo Priva Strut Leon Yehuda Kabilijo Stan Heg Remembered by Tsvi Estline Leonard Gross Remembered by Gerta Fink Andrew and Belinda Donner Joshua Fink and Family Elliot Laxer Remembered by Ray and Rhona Fink 19

Solomon Fremed Icek Steinkeller Miriam (Minnie) Fremed Saul Manvil Michael Wallen Remembered by Gertrude Wallen Ruth and Martin Gilboa, David, Tillie Schmeltzer Dahlia & Family Sam Schmeltzer Joy Leggion Strain Pearl Trupin Louis Leggio Susan Joy Viola Scott Leggio Walter Wald Sarah Kramer Goldbaum Gloria Maron Samuel Goldbaum Phillip Maron Remembered by Remembered by Brenda and Michael Goldbaum Fremed and Corcoran Family and Friends Eileen Mehlman Remembered by Sophie Friedheim Tammy & David Gillies and Family Louis Friedheim Hyman Friedheim Dr. Chris Gillin Philip Friedheim Daniel Davis Fred Friedheim Remembered by Joeo Friedheim Frances Gillin and Family Remembered by Jules Glassman Max Friedheim Beatrice Glassman Albert Gabriel Bernard Greenberg Eddie Gabriel Goldie Breslow Greenberg Julia (Lovey) Gabriel Remembered by Jake Stern Myra and Jerry Glassman Rita Stern Pauline Glickman Esther Rom Charles Glickman Remembered by Irving Gordon Richard, Sharon, Graeme, Simone, Danny, Dana Gabriel and Phil Gordon all the grandkids David Kohansov Sarah Kohansov Lola Teper Kristal Lena Kushner Rachel Teper Jack Kushner Ovsie Teper Lewis Kohansov Remembered by July Teper Galper Morris Kohansov Israel Kohansov Geroe Family members Bertha Kohansov Simpson Family members Helen Kohansov Remembered by Marjorie Kohansov John and Susan Geroe and Family Remembered by George and Sharon Glickman 20

Leon Greene Robert Gildred Annette Greene Nada Gildred Rabbi Abraham Zemach Remembered by Dr. Rita Zemach Susie Heimler & Family and Remembered by Lori Gildred & Family Richard and Marilyn Greene Bluma Zajtman Heller Sylvia Sorkin Greenfield Aharon Pinhas Heller Joe Chan Remembered by Moses Greenfield Rita B. Heller Remembered by Marvin Shubin Richard, Jennifer, Danny, Remembered by David and Rachel Greenfield Alexandra Hirschhorn Evelyn Grossman Leonard Krieger Emanuel Grossman Jimmy Krieger Remembered by Remembered by Ira, Dana, Aliza and Matt Grossman Gabrielle Hochberg Lawrence Haber Frank Hoffman Jacob Haber Remembered by Mary Haber Betty Hoffman David Goldberg Rosella Goldberg Edmund Adler Jacob Goldberg Irene Adler Samuel Finkel Mark Adler Mary Finkel Remembered by William Goldberg Julie Hyde Remembered by Celia Sarah Chavkin Bryna Haber Israel Chavkin Mishka Butnaru Lila Eve Isakow Zalman Butnaru Leslie Isakow Mollie Handler Jack Hertz Ben Handler Remembered by Remembered by Selwyn and Hilary Isakow Judy and Gerald Handler Esther Ancoli Jacob Kabiljo Nissan Ancoli Helena Lea Kabiljo Sydelle Israel Albert Kabiljo Arnold Israel Lea Mandil Remembered by Remembered by Sonia and Andy Israel, Rina Kabiljo Hawley Sarah and Jeremy Gimbel, Taylor and David Israel 21

Riki Jacobs Lore Mayer Odenheimer Bettie Jacobs Dorothy Kabakoff Harold Jacobs Jacob Kabakoff Remembered by Remembered by Susan, David, Ellen Jacobs, John, Zach and Sara and Jonathan Kabakoff Brea Rose Smith Geoffrey Gordon Kalmanson Ana Lerner Remembered by Jacobo Lerner Marjorie Kalmanson Martin Jacobs Henry Paul Kaplan Pauline Jacobs Remembered by Remembered by Daniel and Lyn Kaplan Irvine and Jacqueline Jacobs Jorge Kassel Samuel Leo Klein Eva Kassel Josephine Klein Salomon Guss David Jacobs Sonia Guss Shirley Jacobs Raul Huber Remembered by Esther Huber Joan and Irwin Jacobs Vilia Mauser Kassel Philip Jacoby Helen Kassel Sylvia Jaoby Franco De Rungs Remembered by Anna Kassel Irving “Jake” Jacoby Remembered by Leon and Sofia Kassel Bea Levinson Charles Levinson Marshall Katz Irving Jaffe June Greer Remembered by Remembered by Richard and Ann Jaffe and Family Aaron Katz, Keri Katz, Alexa Battaglia, A.J. Battaglia & Jacob Katz Jean Jarzyna Jankiel Jarzyna Trude Robins Joy Marcuse Ada Katzman Remembered by Anita Press Benson Jarzyna and Denny Witkin Remembered by Marlene Katzman and David Katzman Sylvia Abelowitz Helen Josephson Albert Kaufman Abe Kessel Minnie Kaufman Harry Benjamin Josephson Phyllis Schneider Ben Abelowitz Morris Zangwill Remembered by Anne Zangwill Julian E. and Jennifer Josephson Martin Zangwill Remembered by Herschel and Cheryl Kaufman 22

Erwin Klein Louis Krasner Estelle Klein Morris Lebovits Remembered by David Ari Klein Liebele Judelowitz Parents, grandparents, and the entire David Klein rest of my family who perished in the Rachel Klein holocaust Ruben Gladstone Remembered by Fanny Krasner Farah Gladstone Howard Simon Dr. Donald Robert Kusel Remembered by Bernice Rosenhaus Roshkind Barbara and Selwyn Klein Paul Roshkind Alice Roshkind VanLeer Dr. Howard Kline Mildred Greenwald Rosenhaus Dr. Joel M. Sandler Dr. Samuel Rosenhaus Rochelle J. Sandler Sarah Okun Roshkind Remembered by Joyce Rosenhaus Solti Ethan and Marsha Kline Stanley Solti Meira Klinger Ruth Bergerson Neuschotz Yitzhak Klinger Murray Neuschotz Remembered by Remembered by Avi Klinger and Family Jane Roshkind Kusel & Ivor Jay Neuschotz David Knetzer Bernice Aronson Viviane Falk Lagnado Remembered by Leean Knetzer, Rachel Lagnado Sarah Davis, Shoshana Socher Moshe Lagnado Helene Gerson Falk Marlene Kopstein Ferdinand Falk Remembered by Willy Falk Joel Kopstein, Jeffrey Kopstein, Della Collins and Pamela Calderone James T. Collins Harold S. Kaufman James T. Collins, Jr. Alice Kornberg Remembered by Martin Kornberg The Lagnado, Ehrlich, Miller and Remembered by Collins Families The Kornberg Family Milton Lampell Sigmund Poznanski Toby Lampell Adela Poznanski Hersch Adler Adele Kozin Fanny Adler Label Kozin Remembered by Vivian Lampell Olmos Remembered by The Kozin Family Gerald Greenblatt Jack Berghaus Remembered by Susan Lapidus, Remembered by Linda Kozin Robert Lapidus, Charlie Hymen, Hali Hymen, Daniel Lapidus & Victoria Lapidus 23

Howard Irving Levy Harold Persin Alirio Nazareth Esther Persin Noemia Nazareth Sylvia Fishman Remembered by Louis A Lew Alina, Thomas, Phyllis, and Ben Levy Estelle Lew Robert Le Beatrice Russell Beatrice Drourr Maurice Russell Steven Drourr Lily Leib Rose Gluckin Fritz Leib Wanda Hayes Louis Milner Pearl Conns Neil Lazarus Remembered by Bill & Shana Lew Remembered by Helen and Gerald Leib Morton Libin Remembered by F Golareh Akhgarnia rances and Neil Libin Mahvash Akhgarnia Khodadad Khadjehzadeh Eileen Mehlman Remembered by Remembered by Golnoosh & Ian Lerner Sheldon Mehlman

Gerald Lasensky Barney Lichter Remembered by Selma Lichter Susan, Jordan, Zoe and Joel Levin Essie Katzenellenbogen Harry Alman Azriel (Arthur) Levinson Karen Alman Lori Bolotin Remembered by Sally Schissell Derek, Robyn, Megan and Kelly Lichter Mandell Weiss David Schissell Lionel Louis Ethel Levinson Ruth Louis Moshe Levinson Edward Gelber Remembered by Hannah Gelber Michael, Eliana & Carter Levinson Remembered by Peter and Lynn Louis Rachel Levy Morris Levy Allan Weinblatt Esther Levy Meyer and Elinor Moritz Joseph Davis Harold and Bess Weinblatt Carol Davis Pat and Ted Davis Remembered by Collins Carr Larry, Nancy, Debbie, and Brian Levy Remembered by Betzy, Spencer, Cooper, Renie Lynch and Sherry Weinblatt 24

Dotty Madwatkins Binnie Brooks Sam “Matty” Madwatkins David Brooks Meyer “Mike” Weisberg Frances Mendell Remembered by Will Mendell The Madwatkins Family Colette Mendell Jacqueline Mendell Diaz Selma Malk Remembered by William Malk Steven and Barbara Mendell Remembered by Ann Lipschitz & Brian Malk David C. Michan Cecilia B. Michan Anne Maltz Remembered by Jack Maltz Carlos and Esther Michan and Family Yetta Fialkow Aaron Fialkow David Paul Miller Lawrence Fialkow Blanche Dickstein Remembered by Abner Dickstein Elaine and Howard Maltz Lois Dickstein Sadye Feinberg Ida Batzofin Bernard Feinberg Joe Batzofin Remembered by Rene Mandelbaum Terry Miller, Amanda, Tiffany, Fred Mandelbaum and Austin Ronnie Mandelbaum Remembered by Phyllis Oshry Wool David and Felicia Mandelbaum Irving Leonard Wool and Family Gertrude Cummings Wool Anna Cummings Lawrence Mann Ule Wool Sylvia Mann Rae Wool Philip Pakier Gussie Oshry Zilla Pakier Myer Oshry Remembered by Dr. Orville Milstein Brenda Pakier Mann, Mark Mann Pauline Milstein and Family Dr. Norman Milstein Rose Brenner Lorraine Milstein Herman Brenner Anne Wellman Pauline Mann Remembered by Paul Mann Dr. Howard and Barbara Milstein, Remembered by Dr. Rachel, Ryan, Noah and Norman and Sivia Mann Lily Goldenhar, Dr. Marc, Lauren, Ella and Charlotte Milstein Alyce Mellon Samuel Mellon Remembered by Michael and Francine Mellon 25

Avraham Silberberg Scott Waxler Dobba Silberberg Rahle & Lester Nelson Isaac Moreno Jerome Waxler Flora Moreno Burton Cohen Sarah Simon Remembered by Raphael Moreno Maria K. Nelson, Dex Waxler & Mireille Moreno Alexander Waxler Moshe Silverberg Sheila Hartman Remembered by Remembered by Victor and Nehama Moreno Cindy, Kevin, Sam and Shia Nelson Reuben Gladstone Eva D. Nerenberg Sarah “Seckie” Gladstone Benjamin Nerenberg Rememberd by Rosa Nerenberg Pamela Nathan and Family Gloria Nerenberg Judge Herbert Posner Remembered by Marilyn Posner Perry, Joey, and Michael Nerenberg, Nathan Muller Susan Kassel Rosalee Joy Fishman Muller Faye Nerad Ross David Muller David Nerad Remembered by Alex Cohn The Muller-Posner Family Regina Cohn Yankel Nagiel Marilyn Gould Bela Nagiel Remembered by Remembered by Sheila and Jim Nerad The Nagiel and Rothman Families Eugene Newman Russell Mervyn Gaddin Arthur and Dorothy Sager Abe Navias Jack and Ruth Newman Ada Gaddin Remembered by David Ephrein Navias Suzanne Newman, Allan, Jodi, Minnie Navias Andrew and Tori Sabol, Alec, Anya Sam Gaddin and Paul Newman Zena Strauss Millicent Rose Rojak Remembered by Frederick Rojak Arlene and Louis Navias, Piri and Samuel Rose Hazel Alterman Navias, Craig Navias Maurice and Julia Rojak and Family, Caronl Robinson Navias Anthony Rojak and Family, Sharon Sutherland and Family Arthur Rojak Gary Ravet Mel Polun Phil Shapiro Trudy Richman Remembered by Imelda Rojak Pearce 26

Dr. Jack Penn Mikulas and Livia Malik Diana Penn Rabbi Isidore and Pearl Printz Arthur Frenkel Helen Printz Trudy Frenkel Hilda Levine Remembered by Melvin Printz John & Jean Penn Janice Horovitz Printz Paul and Blanka Strauss Herbert and Gerrie Perlin Remembered by Louis and Hannah Perlin Jana and Morton Printz and Frank and Lillian Gilevitz The Printz Family Ruben and Rose Gilevitz Miriam Colbert Howard Koosed Anne Cutler Janet Binder Koosed Bartel Sadie Gilevitz Philip Binder Samuel and Pauline Novack Sandy Ratner Aimee Pataky Sara Binder Remembered by Sarah Jacobs Koosed Neubert Joel and Ruth Perlin Remembered by Laurayne Ratner Jacob Glezer Cheryl Renee Persky David Ravich George Persky Arthur Pelusio Isabelle Kadish Shapiro Fox Debbie Vorhoff Ravich Joseph Jacobson Remembered by Malvin Schechter Elaine, Evan and Renee Ravich Remembered by Dan Reinstein The Persky-Glezer-Schuman Family June Reinstein Anita Plaxe Max and Sidy Bresler Max Plaxe Elliot and Sara Lewis Sylvia Plaxe Julius and Julia Reinstein Sally Plaxe Morris and Betty Westerman Sadie Friedman Remembered by Joseph Friedman The Bresler Reinstein Family Beatrice Friedman David Romanowsky Herbert Friedman Irma Romanowsky Rose Friedman Bernardo Romanowsky Remembered by Eli Plaxe David Feldman Janice Horovitz Printz Remembered by Martin Robert Feller Elena Romanowsky Mikulas and Livia Malik Rabbi Isidore and Pearl Printz Remembered by Beth, David, Shoshana and Ethan Printz 27

Helen Yellin Mauricio Rechtszaid Elizabeth Rosen Leopoldo Rothman Samuel Rosen Benjamin Rothman Eleanore Fabian Rosen Frank Rothman E. David Rosen Jaime Rothman Arthur M. Rosen Laizer Aizen George Ganak Bernie Phillips Bea Ganak Remembered by Remembered by Abe, Ana, Yoshi Rothman, Charles Rosen Gabi and Jason Kass

Amanda Brooke Rosenberg Leopoldo Rothman Shirley Rosenberg Benjamin Rothman Julius S. Rosenberg Leon Ayzen Bernard I. Kellner Jaime Rothman Jeremy Marc Abcug Frank Rothman Lewis. F. Crystal Remembered by Remembered by The Rothman and Nagiel Families Stacy and Don Rosenberg, Joseph Russell Elyssa Rosenberg, Lucian Iancovici Eleanor Russell and Jonah, Samara and Aaron Remembered by Bernd Ross Steven and Susana Russell Remembered by Eugene Newman Laura Jo, Bernd, and Daniel Ross Remembered by Claire Herman Jodi, Allan, Andrew and Tori Sabol Leslie Herman Emanuel Sacks Frankye Rostovsky Fern Sacks Morrie Rostovsky Robert Berk Remembered by Remembered by Janet and Ivan Rostovsky Ellen Sacks, Anthony Sacks, Adam Sacks, Samuel Mandelbaum Amy Sacks, Tammy Schwartz, Rosa Mandelbaum Jon Schwartz, and Michael Sacks Alexander Sheinberg Alfred Saleh Sorche Sheinberg Remembered by Remembered by Vivienne Saleh and Family Claire and Elias Dr. Michael Segall Charlene Terespolsky Alastair Segall Denise Segall Horace and Rae Segall Maure and Faye Behr Remembered by Lynda Segall, Donne and Jame Segil and Family, Romy and Gavin Linde and family 29

Benjamin Lepolstat Jerry B. Lippet Florence Golub Harold Shapiro Al Golub Remembered by Herbert Schmidt Julie & Warren Shapiro, Stephani, Beatrice Schmidt Lexi & Emma Peter Lepolstat Miryam Shezifi Remembered by Remembered by David & Hedda Schmidt Oded, Galit and Tom Shezifi Lillian Gordon Levy Dvoyra Shekhter Milton Levy Semyon Shekhter Betty Schwartz Dmitry Gelfer Irving Schwartz Remembered by Remembered by Gary and Jean Shekhter and Family Donald and Janet Schwartz Goldie Sherman Arthur Schultz Philip Sherman Cecelia Schultz Sherry Sherman Linda Seltzer Louis Schultz Bertha Zuckerman Lucille Reznick Henry Zuckerman Rachel Reznick Remembered by Samuel Reznick Barbara and Larry Sherman Olive Natanson Alexander Natanson Alvin Kaufer Zelda Goodman Sharon Cohn Kaufer Murray Goodman Charles Helfrich Remembered by Caroline Lipson Kaufer Joan and Paul Schultz Remembered by The Shimp Family Ron Sery Lova Sery Alan Shulman Remembered by Gil Sery Barbara Gordon Samuel Lehman Alfred Saleh Minnie Lehman Jo-Anne Shapiro Herman Lieberman Remembered by Bee Lieberman Vivienne, Jacky, Robert, Jasmine, Edward Shulman Arianna, and Sienna Rosa Shulman Joyce Shapiro Remembered by Nettie Shapiro Robin, Ron, Heidi, and Felicia Shulman Joe Shapiro Remembered by The Shapiro Family 29 29

Joseph Goldner Alan Cole Sonduck Esther Goldner Carole O. Sonduck Jack Goldner Harold Ralph Sonduck Roslyn Schwimmer Lucille Mayer Sonduck Stanley Ruthberg Alex Zeligson Lisa Beth Ruthberg-Arbitman Ryle A. Sonduck Remembered by Donald Berman Zella Ruthberg-Silverstein Remembered by Michael Sonduck, David Zeligson Cynthia Doreen Burkeman and Family Charles Burkeman Remembered by Jack Shuman Aaron Spector Jules Estelle Silverstein and Family Wagman Remembered by Ellis Silverstein Drs. Deborah Spector, Stephen Spector Mollye Silverstein and Family Remembered by Edward Silverstein Debbie Taub Remembered by Manfred Nathan Jon, Pam, Adam and Eric Taub Remembered by Monica, Larry, Mac and Tyler Simpson Leonard Spelber Ester Silvering Matthew Aaron Magidson Louis Silvering Remembered by Beverly Silvering Emma, Kevin, Jessica, Rebecca, Remembered by and Nick Slattery Mildred Spelber Jeffrey D. Sollender Hymie Tagger Jules F. Knapp Shulamis Tagger Esther S. Knapp Sheila Stein Joy F. Knapp Remembered by Otto Lohkemper Murray and Orah Stein Remembered by Elyse, Erika Shane, DJ Sollender Bernard Berger and Mark Lohkemper Lillian Berger Melvin Stone Steven Swersky Hilda Stone Louise Hoberman Eric Gold Jack Solomon Renee Gold Remembered by Scott Stone Sue, Russ, Mitch, Lauren Swersky Remembered by and Mona Solomon Gloria and Rod Stone 30 31

Alexander Surovsky Alexander Viterbi Harry Besnoy Erna Finci Viterbi Sarah Kantor Gerald Rosen Eddie Kantor Remembered by Valerie Viterbi Remembered by Alfred Wohl Bernard, Marlo, Jacob, Cayla and Sean Surovsky Bertha Wohl Hyman Leibman Lillian Turk Ida Leibman Abe Turk Remembered by Bertha Senz Keith and Ruth Wahl and Family Moe Senz Wallace Kendall Melville Remembered by Carole and Jerry Turk Regina & Jakob Wallach Renia and Samuel Lobel John Ugoretz Josef Reiss Min Rakita Ugoretz Mala & Leslie Niewodowski Scott Ugoretz Susie Gold Julius Morris Remembered by Florence Morris Sabina and Irving Wallach, Remembered by the Ugoretz Family Rebecca and James, Adam and Aryan, Alexia and Joshua & grandsons Martha Bruder Sam Menacker Albert Walden Armin Vann Babs Walden Pauline Vann Cindy Turtle Walden Remembered by Florence Turtle Sandra and George Vann Bernard Turtle Robert Turtle Erna Finci Viterbi Sadie Green Alexander Viterbi Rudy Falkenstein Achille Viterbi Remembered by Clive Walden Maria Luria Viterbi Joseph Finci Shirley Siegel Passow Lenka Musafia Finci Aaron Harry Passow Irv Rosen Remembered by Jean Dakof Rosen Ruthi, Meg Jeremy, Zach, Jordan Warburg Alexander Jaffee Shirley Friedman Evelyn Kelfer Jaffee Arthur Friedman Kenneth Smargon Doug Friedman Gerald Rosen Mel Polun Remembered by Mike Wasserman The Viterbi, Smargon, and Samantha Rose (Miriam) Becker Rosen Families Remembered by Joy Wasserman Polun 31 31

Barbara Zelma (Stitch) Steiman Michael Boro Evelyn Selma Altman Hope Pomerance Howard K Waxenberg Bobbi Lehr Irene (Klassman) Waxenberg Remembered by Clifford Boro and James Curtis Steiman Mickey Berman Morrie David Waxenberg Ben Zion Yedid Morrie Steiman Chana Cohen Zvi Leib Steiman Levi Cohen Remembered by Sara and Meir Yedid Zelda, Jake, and Zack Waxenberg Simcha Shimon Lorber Ahuva & Mano Taube Eleanor D. Kuperstein Remembered by Hyman Kuperstein Edna, Lavi, Sharone, Limor Yedid Norma Weinshanker and Families Remembered by Susan and Stuart Weinshanker Claude Koven Remembered by Susan Hayman Brenda Zarouri and Koven Family Seymour “Skid” Weiss Remembered by Arthur Miller Alissa, Steven and Sarina Weiss Pearl Miller William Miller Mary Blum Rose Cummins Abe Blum Norma Cohen Mildred Rozner Anna Zoll Florence Eis Solomon Zoll Sam Blum Elias Zoll Pauline Wishnick Molly Zoll Harry Blum Morris Halpern Janet Melman Esther Halpern Remembered by David Uri Zoll Shirley Wenger Remembered by Leonard Winston Rabbi Leonard and Molly Zoll Anita Winston Melvin Goldman Remembered by Yochanan Sebastian Winston and Roberta Goldman Winston

Alvin Weiss Sylvia Weiss Elaine Wolman Lane Wolman Keri Wolman Remembered by Nancy and Randy Wolman 32

Prayer in Memory of the Martyrs of our People

Yizkor Elohim nishmot kol-aheinu b’nei yisrael sh’masru nafsham al kiddush ha-Shem. Hineni nodev/nodevet b’ad haz’karat nishmatam. Ana yi-shama b’hayeinu hed g’vuratam um’sirutam v’yei-ra-eh b’ma’aseinu tohar libam v’tih-yei-nah nafshoteihem tz’ru-rot b’tzror ha-hayim u’te-hi menuhatam kavod, sova s’mahot et-panekha, n’imot b’ye-minkha netzah. Amen.

May God remember the souls of our brothers and sisters, martyrs of our people, who gave their lives for the sanctification of God’s name and the honor of Israel. May their bravery, dedication, and purity be reflected in our Lives.

May their souls be bound up in the bond of life. And may they rest eternally in dignity and peace. Amen.

Let us stand silent in memory of our dearly beloved sons and daughters who gave their lives for the liberation of our homeland and and the security of our people. They gave us all they had. They poured out their very lifeblood for the freedom of Israel, even as the living waters quench the thirst of the arid soil. Not in monuments of stones or trees shall their memories be preserved, but in the reverence and pride which will, until the end of time, fill the hearts of our people when their memory is recalled.

— David Ben Gurion

In Loving Memory of The six million who perished in the Holocaust, Those who died defending the State of Israel, and all who have fallen in the fight for freedom in America. 33

El Maleh Rahamim Memorial Prayer

El Male Rahamim, shokhen bam’ro-mim, ham’tzei m’nuhah n’khonah tahat kanfei hash’khinah, b’ma’a lot kedoshim u-t’horim k’zohar ha-ra-ki-a maz-hi-rim et nishmot kol eleh sh’hiz-karnu ha-yom l’vrakha, sh’ha-l’khu l’olamam, b’gan eden t’hei m’nuha-tam. Ana, Ba’al HaRahamim hasti-reim b’seter k’na-fekha l’olamim, utz’ror bitz’ror ha-hayim et nish-moteihem, Adonai Hu nahalatam: V’yanuhu b’shalom al mish’khavoteihem, v’nomar Amen.

God-full source of compassion, by your presence through us, grant peace to them and remember the souls of all our beloved who have gone to their eternal rest. May their memories endure as inspiration for deeds of charity and goodness in all of our lives. May all that is worthy and righteous about them be remembered in life always as their souls are bound up in the bond of life. May they rest in dignity with our eternal love, and in peace. Amen.

Today we recite words of prayer and condolence taken from the wisdom and depth ofJewish experience. Among them is El Maleh Rahamim, a prayer that the bonds of family love and devotion, the closeness of friends, as well as our memories, may become the bonds oflife continually bringing us blessing and goodness.

As we recite these heartfelt words, may we consider ways to transform our love for those whom we recall into a new beauty within the lives we now lead. We acknowledge that so little separates us from them. Therefore, we pray to recognize our need for one another today. Together, let us seek faith, meaning and the comfort of trust for our own lives.

May we live, as our loved ones rest, in dignity, love, and peace. 34

Psalm 23

A PSALM OF DAVID Mizmor l'david.

God Eternal is my shepherd; I shall not want. Adonai ro-i lo ehsar.

God lays me down in green pastures, leads me to still waters, Binot desheh yarbitzeini, al mei m'nuhot y'nahaleini.

Renews my life, guides me in right paths—for that is God's way. Nafshi y'shoveiv, yanheini v'maglei tzedek l'ma-an sh'mo.

Though I walk through a valley as dark as death, Gam ki eileikh b'gei tzalmavet.

I fear no evel, for You are with me; lo ira ra ki atah imadi.

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me; Shivt'kah u-mishantekha heimah y'nahamuni.

You spread a table before me in full view of my foes; Ta-arokh l'fanai shulhan neged tzor'rai,

You anoint my head with oil, my cup is overflowing. Dishanta va-shemen roshi, kosi r'vayah.

Only goodness and steadfast love shall pursue me all the days of my life, Akh tov va-hesed yird'funi kol y'mei hayai.

And I shal dwell in the house of God Eternal forever. V'shavti b'veit Adonai l'orekh yamim. 35

Mourner's Kaddish

Yit-gadal ve-yit-kadash shmei raba, b’alma divra khir’utei ve-yamlikh mal-khutei be-hayei-khon uve’yomei-khon uve-hayei di-khol beit yisrael ba-agala u-vizman kariv v’imru amen.

Congregation and Mourner: Ye-hei shmei raba meva-rakh l’alam ul’almei’almaya.

Mourner: Yit-barakh ve-yish-tabah. ve-yitpa’ar ve-yitromam ve-yitnasei ve-yit-hadar ve-yit’aleh ve-yit-halal shmei di-kudsha brikh hu, l’eila (l’eila) min kol bir-khata ve-shirata tush-be-hata ve-nehe-mata da-amiran b’alma, v’imru amen.

Ye-hei shlama raba min shmaya ve-hayim aleinu v’al kol yisrael v’imru amen.

Oseh shalom bimromav hu ya’aseh shalom aleinu v’al kol yisrael v’imru amen. 36 37

Translation of Kaddish

May God’s great name be hallowed and sanctified throughout the world God created. May God’s Sovereignty soon be acknowledged during our day and during the life of the entire house of Israel. Amen.

May God’s great name be praised forever. May the name of the Holy One, Blessed be God, be acclaimed, worshipped, celebrated, glorified, honored, extolled, exalted, and praised beyond all blessings and songs, prayers and tributes people can state. Amen.

May there be abundant peace and life from the heavens for us and for all Israel. Amen.

Maker of peace in God’s universe, may God make peace for us, and for all Israel. Amen. 37 37

Memorial Meditation

May the soul of ______whom I remember this day know peace. My thoughts of (him/her) right now bring to mind the many blessings which God has given me through (his/her) life. Well do I know that (his/her) spirit dwells with God. And yet, to think that (s)he is no more with me on earth grieves my heart and saddens my thoughts.

______so lovingly cared for me, supported me, awakened my mind and raised my spirit. (He/She) helped me to know kindness and compassion. In (his/her) affection I felt genuine love.

May I ever cherish ______'s memory as among the holiest treasures of my life.

In Loving Tribute We place stones on the Grave Marker or by a Memorial Plaque. Why?

To show that we came here respecting our loved one's memory and life.

Stones, pebbles are natural, but do not wither or blow away.

Stones, in the Torah, represent the altar of service to God.

The Bond of Life is symbolized in our memorial prayer by pebbles, or stones, which were used as an ancient way for counting, recollecting the lives and souls for which we are responsible.

God is the "Rock of Israel" - a solid, strong, long-lasting and dependable, Eternal presence.

We pray that our "Rock" grant us strength and comfort, embracing our loved one's soul for eternity. “In the end (that is, my end), I do not want my association with Beth El to end. It is for this reason that I decided long ago to help ensure a long future for Beth El by joining the Legacy Circle.” —Phil Shapiro, of blessed memory

By naming Congregation Beth El as beneficiary in your estate or retirement plan, you demonstrate your commitment to Judaism and help ensure that Beth El be a spiritual home for future generations of Jews in San Diego.

To learn more about becoming a Legacy Circle member, please contact us at 858-452-1734 or [email protected] 39

Kindling the Yahrzeit Light

On the evening of the yahrzeit, and on days Yizkor Memorial Prayers are recited in synagogue, it is customary to light a 24-hour memorial candle and to let it burn the entire day. Though no special prayer or blessing is recited, you may read this kavanah-devotion and/or share your own reflections.

In loving memory, I/we remember our beloved ______. In hushed reverence I/we kindle this memorial light grateful that who I/we re- member remain(s) in my/our thoughts and sustain(s) my/our hopes.

The declare, “Ner Adonai Nishmat Adam – God’s light is the soul of every person.” As I/we kindle this light, I/we dedicate myself/ourselves to the truth that ______’s life/lives and memory/memories will always radiate the Divine light of purpose and goodness.

May this memorial light reflect the love my/our loved one(s) shared with me/ us in life for which I/we am/are eternally grateful. Thankful for the lives of all whom I/we cherish, I/we remember ______inspired by his/her/their memory/memories to live today and every day with compassion, honesty, and devotion to the heritage of my/our family and people.

Zikhrono livrakhah – May his memory endure as a blessing. Zikhronah livrakhah – May her memory endure as a blessing. Zikhronam livrakah – May each of their memories endure as a blessing.

May the glow of this light remind me/us of the significance which I/we strive to bring to my/our days blessed by the memories I/we recall at this quiet moment.

YAHRZEIT MEMORIAL PLAQUE We welcome you to honor and remember your loved ones on our yahrzeit wall, located inside the Stone Family Sanctuary. Our memorial plaques provide a place where family and fiends can commemorate yahrzeits by placing a stone on the marker. Names inscribed on these yahrzeit plaques are included in Congregation Beth El's annual Book of Remembrance.

If you are interested in purchasing a plaque for your loved ones, please contact the Synagogue office at 858.452.1734. 40

Sitting We sit Shiva. We dwell in our homes, somewhat still and certainly sad. Surrounded by the memories and mementos of a loved one, we sit. Ourbeloved whom we escorted to their graves do not come home with us. Even so, they are present in our thoughts, our tears, our aloneness.

We sit Shiva. Sitting does not tire us out. Sitting Shiva exhausts us, physically and emotionally. We feel the constant activity of family and friends coming and going, serving and helping, praying and paying their respects. Everyone keeping us company with their questions and listening to our often repeated answers. Deriving great comfort from it all, we’re ready for calm when Shiva ends.

We sit Shiva. Lower to the ground. Less focused on our appearance. We sit down to grieve, to slowly reconcile ourselves to a darker reality. To seek meaning in our loss and new routines in our lives. It seems surreal. It can be overwhelming. Better first to sit. Reflect on and assimilate what happened.

We sit Shiva. Shiva is seven, symbolic of what is complete. The world’s creation. The week’s conclusion. Our loved one’s days. We mourn this truth in response to a death. There are many sacred sources for counting seven days as the Shiva period. Among them this Talmudic statement: “What is the source that mourning is for seven days? The Prophet Amos has lamented of God, ‘I will turn your festivals into days of mourning.’ Therefore, just as the festival is seven days, so too is mourning seven days.” It makes poignant sense. A loved one’s death changes our mood, reverses our emotions. Holidays without familiar family members or friends are among our most difficult times, observances of very mixed emotions.

Jewish tradition teaches us that on the first, and especially on the last day of Shiva, “part of the day is equivalent, sufficient to equal the whole day.” In other words, Shiva begins upon our return home from the cemetery, regardless of the time of day, and Shiva concludes on the morning of the seventh day.

This rule, as the whole of Shiva itself, teaches us to stop when our world comes undone. When we think to ourselves we may be too busy, Shiva forces us to pause, but not stop everything else in loving memory. Sitting Shiva helps us refocus our attention.

A general principle of Jewish law guides us in support of a bereaved individual. “The halakhah (law) is according to the most lenient regarding mourning.” Loss of a loved one is hard enough. Jewish tradition does not wish to add to our burden, but rather to support and embrace us at such a vulnerable, difficult time. 41

Of course, there are many customs and regulations that govern sitting Shiva. Some are authentic; others come from folklore and family habits. But all such practices depend on context and understanding. We are able to sit Shiva in the form and manner most appropriate for our family, and most responsive to our needs and loss.

The life lesson is real. Don’t be too hard on yourself. Strive to honor and apply your best values. Hold yourself to a standard of quality and personal integrity. Exercise compassion and care, even toward yourself. After all, it is the gentle, genuine balance of our loved ones’ best traits and human foibles we most recall.

Our tradition considers the first three days of Shiva to be the most intense, the most necessary to observe. “The first three days are for crying,” declares the . It is, however, a mistake to conclude from this emphasis that the subsequent four days are not significant. “The full seven days are to eulogize,” the Talmud adds. In fact, it is during days four through seven that most mourners find the inner strength to do the deepest work of accommodating themselves to the stark nature of their new situation. Mourning is hard. It does get easier over time. Not easy, simply less hard.

We sit Shiva to remember what matters in life. We sit Shiva to remember how to be gentler and more compassionate toward ourselves and toward others. We sit Shiva to remember that even as life challenges us we can live well and with meaning. We sit Shiva, as we recite Yizkor Memorial Prayers, to remember those whom we love, and most of all, to learn how to honor their lives and their memories evermore.

Book of Remembrance Reflections by Rabbi Ron Shulman.

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