established 1847 רוכזי...book of remembrance רוכזי kam isaiah israel established 1847 kam...

Book of Remembrance

יזכורKAM Isaiah Israel

ESTABLISHED 1847

KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation1100 E. Hyde Park Boulevard

Chicago, IL 60615kamii.org | 773.924.1234

Memorials Hallowing Their Memory

If you wish to have the memory of your loved one permanently enshrined within our Sanctuary, you may inquire about a bronze

Memorial Plaque at the synagogue office.

For information regarding memorial gifts, please contact Andy Kirschner at [email protected]

or 773.219.0228.

These beloved past and present members of our congregation departed from life

during this past year.

Jacquelyn (Yocheved) Seevak Sanders

Jerry Kaganove

Jerry L. Solomon

Jodie Ackerman

Marianne Dreyfus

Muriel Rogers

Rachel Nussbaum (Wichert)

Trudy Lehnhoff

Zelda Star

The death of a loved one leaves us in a world of darkness. We feel unsure of what to do, where to turn. In the darkness, questions abound – the timeless theological questions of our people, and the urgent questions of the moment: “What do I do now?” “How do I make arrangements?” “How can my tradition guide me at this time?” As the practical dilemmas become resolved, we return to the questions of the heart: “How could this happen?” “What does Judaism teach me about death, about the afterlife, about immortality?” “How will I cope?” At no other time in our lives do we so need each other, our congregation, our community, and our faith. Yet, in all of our struggles we are blessed – Judaism’s practice and promise hold out a beacon of hope to guide us along our journey.

This Memorial Book is part of KAM Isaiah Israel’s ongoing commitment to perpetuate the memory of our loved ones. We offer it to you today in the hope and with the prayer that it will be of comfort to you during this service of yizkor and beyond.

Please note the resources in the back of the book that are designed to serve you and help you. While these resources are an important part of our outreach during your time of grief, it is only one part. It is not a substitute for our concern for you. We are here for you, so feel free to call upon us, to visit with us, to ask questions. We pray we can be of help.

Two of Judaism’s greatest mitzvot are to remember the blessed memories of our loved ones and to comfort the broken hearted. In fulfillment of these mitzvot, we offer this Memorial Book to you.

Rabbi Frederick Reeves

In Loving Memory of Remembered By

Luther AbbottKathy Abbott

Sarah Adelman; Hyman Adelman; Doris Goodman Stolberg; Ernest M. Stolberg

Barbara Stolberg Adelman and Steven Adelman

Skip Allender; Max Allender; Lenore Coral; Max Coral; Jeannette Coral; Celine Geisman

Suzanne Allender

Sulamith Austen; Hans Norbert Austen; Rose Stotter; Meyer Stotter; Philip L. Stotter

Ralph and Ernestine Austen

Saida S. and Jacob Bloom; Hilde and Jacob Hefter; Paul Bloom; Anda Pisk; Phyllis and Donald Horwitz; Ursula and Joseph Winter; Sali Winter; Hilda Winter

Ruth and Lawrence Bloom

Sondra E. CohenCharles, Josh & Jonathan Cohen

Martha and Bernard AdelsonDuffie Adelson

Isadore Wolch; Betty Wolch; Judith Schaffer; David H. Brown; Blossom Brown; Ritchie Levine

Rona and Ralph Brown


Alan Breitowich; Janet Breitowich; Morris Breitowich; Carol Davidson; Leo Davidson; Rosslyn Davidson

Sandy and Steve Davidson

Jacob DeeHis Family

Nathan KalichmanPaula Givan

Russell Coopersmith; Gregory Gore; Fani Grinberg; George Grinberg; Nelson Grinberg

Marilyn Coopersmith

Sarah and Marcus Klusner; Joyce Klausner; Gertrude and Albert Fruchter; Bernard Fruchter; Valerie Kagan

Rosalie and Marvin Fruchter

Dr. Arthur Falk; Paula Falk; Miriam Riese; Stanley Knapp; Manning Knapp

Walter and Gretchen Falk

Barbara Leah Goldberg Cramer, loving mother of Matthew, Daniel and Jesse, and cousin of Charlotte

Matthew, Daniel, and Jesse Cramer; Charlotte Lehnhoff


Stanley KoenigsbergRee, Brian, Shaina and Spencer Grossman

Miriam Green; Bertram LipmanDebbie Green and Richard Lipman

Philip Gossett; Harold Gossett; Jean Gossett; Pearl Gossett; Jonathan Solomon; Rose Saltzman; Samuel Saltzman

Suzanne Gossett

Martha and Howard Adler; Anne Rose and Louis Judah Golden; Cyrella Cole; Harriet G. Harris; Howard Adler, Jr.; Anne Ruth Golden; Samuel D. Golden; Joan A. Friedmann

Paula A. Golden

Hope Goldstein; Milton and Pauline Goldstein; Herman and Lillian Perry

Family of Alfred Goldstein

William L. Meadow, Mildred A. Goldin, Benjamin J. Goldin

Susan Goldin-Meadow


Father, Jim Herst; Mother, Ilene H. Herst; Grandparents, Violet and Harry Himmel; Grandparents, Blanche and William Herst

Cindy Herst and Bruce Herst

Wolfgang Hamburger; Annie MeyerSusan Hamburger

Dr. Kenneth Havrelock; Dr. Meyer Stamell; Rose Stamell; Joseph Stamell

Rhoda Stamell and Rachel Havrelock

Charles Hilton; Betty HiltonMelissa Hilton

Thalia Jacobs; Kenneth Lloyd Hecht; Marshal Tarre; Mindy Chapman; James Mead; Harold Firestone

Renee Jacobs and Joseph Hecht

Alvin Star; Frances Halpern; Gertrude Levy; William Halpern; Harry Levy

Stephanie and Howard Halpern

Jo Ann Kaufman; Joe Kaufman; Charles Kaufman; Sara Jane Hurtig; Johnny Lewis; Satya Nand

Elizabeth Hurtig and Sheila Kaufman and Sanjay Nand


Trudy Martha Lehnhoff, beloved sister and cousinCharlotte Lehnhoff, Nora Lehnhoff Giese; Martha Kurgans and

Matthew Cramer

Nina Payne; Mervin Lane Jr.; Rusdi LaneYuri Lane

Milton Kossy; Doris KossyJudith Kossy and David Perry

Arthur F. Kohrman, M.DClaire Hoffenberg Kohrman, Children & Grandchildren

Deborah DeWitt; Alan Joseph; Edna Joseph; Charlene Newman; Daniel Newman ; Amy Yoffie

Larry Joseph and Lauren Newman

Robert H. Kirschner; Helen Nathan Starrels; Zachary Starrels; Rebekah Kirschner; Walter Kirschner

Barbara S. Kirschner

Kathy, Daniel and Bernice JohnsonMarty Johnson

William Kugell; Esther Kugell; Roberta Kugell Gumport; Leah Jaffe; Manny Jaffe; Richard Gumport

Lorraine and Mickey Jaffe


Paul L. WolfJan Litvene

Shirley A. Marlin; Jeffrey A. Marlin; J. Jerome Marlin; Harry Marlin

Joseph R. Marlin

Bernhard Edelstein; Rose Edelstein; Marvin Mass; Eva Mass; Joanie Mass

Lenore and Dan Mass

Elise, Robert, Fred, and Sara MannSylvia Mann

Alexander Litvak (Avram ben Moshe ha-Cohen v-Sima), son of Morris and Cyma Litvak, husband of Jody Feerst Litvak, Father of David Litvak and Audrey Litvak, Brother of Bill Litvak and Beverly Kline Horton

David Litvak & McKinley Sherrod

Lenoard Meites; Sylvia Meites; Samuel Meites; Mildred Becker

Jerry Meites

David Levitin; Rose Levitin; Ruth and Arthur Rosenblum; Juliette Porges; Laura Tanz

Susan Levitin and Family


Courtenay Wright; Dorothy Salisbury Davis; Kathleen Dunkum; Judith Finer; Mary E. Paretsky; David Paretsky; Joseph Paretsky; Esther Krupnik Paretsky

Sara Paretsky

All Our Loved OnesSol and Grace Newman

Earl NewmanAbbey Newman, Corey & Millie Jakubowicz

Marvin Najberg; Margie Najberg Kapnick; Irene and Robert Conney

Beth Najberg

William Morrison; James H. Becker; Hortense K. Becker

Kate Morrison, Sarah Morrison

Alter Drelich; Estera Gitla Drylich; Mania Drelich; Beatrice Mandel Meyers; Norman Mandel; Charlotte Meyers; Alice Meyers; Larry Meyers; Joseph Meyers; Michael Friedlander

Chuck and Sylvia Meyers


All Our Loved Ones Donna and Martin Rosenbush

Faina Brodsky Rosner; Heinz Rosner; Shirley Becker Rich; David Rich

Marsha Rich Rosner and Robert Rosner

Laura K. Fisher; Maurice Pollak; Walter Fisher Charles and Louise Saltzman

Lee Haupt; Dorothy Rosen; Alfred Rosen; Carol Rosen Pogach; Gerda Fischhof Haupt; Ladislas Leslie Haupt

Michael B. Rosen

Rabbi Hayim Goren Perelmuter; Michael Goodman; Fanny Phillips Goodman; Benjamin Perelmuter; Tillie Perelmuter; David Goodman; Frances Perelmuter; Maie E. Perley

Mrs. Hayim Goren Perelmuter

Mark Jay Friedman; Arthur G. FriedmanLainie Friedman Ross

Rhoda RosenblumJacob Rosenblum


Bernard and Helen SmigelWith loving memory by Margie Smigel, Bess and Cobin Dopkeen

Morris Sklarsky; Sadie SklarskyThe Sklarsky Family

Evelyn Greenberg Engh; Arthur C. Engh; Leon Kaminsky; Benjamin Singer; Lena Singer; Bernard Singer; Pearl Singer; Yisroel Moishe Bursztyn; Etke Toby Bursztyn; Gordon T. Knutson; Julian N. Fotré, Jr; Martha Singer

Christine and Paul Singer

Our beloved parents Hortense and Harold A. Rosenstein; Lilyan and Irving Siegel; Brother David Denbo Rosenstein; Dear grandparents; Aunts, Uncles; and all our loved ones

Roberta and Howard Siegel

Eve ShulruffReeva Shulruff

David Krizack; Irma Krizack; Cynthia Krizack; Shelley Bergum; Eugene Schnitzer; Serena Schnitzer; Catherine Schnitzer

Tom and Barbara Schnitzer


Mikie and Vernon B. Williams IIILisa G. Williams

David Wagner; Harry Wagner; Faye Wagner; Sam Wiley; Mildred Wiley; Robert A. Wagner; Jordan Pitler

Barbara Wagner

Arthur Sussman; Edward Sussman; Helen Padnick; Sol Padnick; Miriam Sussman; Julius Sussman; Lillian Sussman; Devora Ruth Sussman

Rita Sussman

Milton J. Surkin and Nancy Elliott Surkin; Jim stillman; Etta and Harry Surkin; Leo and Cecelia Elliott

Janet Surkin and Bob Stillman;

Jacob, Emily, Ethan and Sarah Stillman

Robert Lee Straus; Ethelyn StrausLaurence Straus

David A. CramerSusan Stodolsky

Adelle and Aaron SteinNikki and Fred Stein; Max, Sophie and Zoe Stein and Kyle Petersen

Jeanne Kravits, my beloved Mother; Marshall Patner, my beloved Uncle; Fred Zucker, my beloved Father; Andrew Patner, my beloved Cousin; Irene Patner, my beloved Aunt

David Zucker

Babette InglehartRoland Wulbert, Elizabeth Inglehart

Henry Wolf; Rabbi Albert Wolf; Emmy Wolf; Walter Wollman; Lili Wollman

Lucille Wolf

Rabbi Arnold Jacob Wolf; Louis and Helene Weiner; Max and Nettie Schanfarber Wolf

Grace Wolf

Donald S. Lowitz; Carole Mazius; Renée and Robert Lowitz; Hattie and Leo Lowitz; Ella and Maurice Labovitz; Maxine N. Wishnick; Seymour Wishnick; Minnie and Abe Wishnick; Josephine and Bernard Neuburger; Janet Perloff Fossett; Scott J. Davis

Jonathan and Amy Lowitz Wishnick

Ada WinterJane Winter

Jerome Winer, M.D; Jean Winer; Lewis Winer; Ebba Krarup

Inge Winer

Victims of Gun Violence in Chicago October 1, 2019-August 28, 2020

Aaron BrownAaron Clinton Bagley

Aaron WilliamsAbel Lopez

Ahmad CathayAlberto Fayre-Estrada

Alberto PonceAlberto Rodriguez

Aleshia Denia SmithAlex Clark

Alexander PayneAlexis PerezAlexis Rivera

Alfonso ViramontesAllen Britten

Allen RichardsonAlmos Collum

Alonzo BellamyAlonzo Robinson

Alton EllisAmaria Jones

Amos TyeAndre JacksonAndrew Crues

Andrew RichmondAndy ChiquitoAngel MartinezAngelo BronsonAngelo PullumAngie MonroyAnji Webster

Annette McKayAnteaus J. Miller Jr.

Anthony HarrisAnthony HernandezAnthony Maggette

Anthony McMillen IIAntione Rose

Antiwon Douglas

Antoine JohnsonAntonio Wright

Antwainisha BratcherArkeese NewtonArmando UribeArmond Proctor

Arthur OwensArturo Luna

Auburn GreshamAugust GillsBarron Berry

Barry McCrawBerasheet Mitchell

Bernardino MercadoBobby Berry

Boris LillyBrandon Jones

Brandon McGheeBrian Mitchell

Brianna FergusonCaleb Reed

Calvin McCrayCamerie Crawford

Carlton Weekly "FBG Duck"

Cartier Tivon WarnerCartrell TateCedric SmithCharles EvansCharles McFeeCharles RileyCharlie Perez

Chris FoxChristopher Willis

Cincere JoinerColbey Codd

Coludio CossioCorbin Jones

Cordero Robinson

Corey GilmoreCorey Holmes

Courtney HortonCrevaul SmithCyrus Boyce

Damien DuranDamien Howard

Damieon RodgersD'Andre Anderson

Dangelo ByrdDannanris Lipcomb

Dante DennyDante MorrisDanyal JonesDarius BarrenDarius JelksDarius Lane

Darius Smith-RossDarnell FishbackDarnell McGee

Darnesha McCainDarrell Brandon Wells

Darrell RicksDarren Sims

Davaris DavisDavid Abdulkarim

David GreenDavid HamikDavid PhillipsDavid Santoyo

David ScottDavion StrogerDeangelo Gray

Demarcuss WigginsDemario Wyatt

Demetrius HardyDemil Spears

Demitry HumesDennis Paige

Denzail GreshamDeonte Fleming

Dequrion GoodwinDerek TeagueDeron Collins

Derrion Malik Umba Ortiz

Deshon DillardDesmond Manning

Devell HillDevon Carnail Nowell

Devon NelsonDevondrey Cummings

Devonta PittmanDevonte Merrill

Dieon DelayDilonte McDaniel

Diviris GarfeedDonald GhostonDonald Woods

Donnie WeathersbyDonte Carmichael

Dywayne HeadEclenzo SpencerEddy Vaughns

Eduardo GarciaElvis GarciaEmell Hill

Emoni AtomahEnrique Gonzalez Jr.

Enrique MunozEric Boyd

Eric ChapmanEric HaggardEric McnairErik Estrada

Ernest FranklinEstaban LuvianosEsteban Campos

Eugene BurnsEzekiel MooresFarrish MichaelFermin Cisneros

Fernando De Leon

Florentina CarranzaFrances Neal

Francine Lexie GrantFrancisco Romero

Frank AguilarFrank Corona

Frank EllisFrank LooneyGary TinderGerald Davis

Gerald JohnsonGregory Crawford

Gregory LewisGuerrero Lerma

Herbert Lee WindfieldHoward Griffith

Huayi BianHugo Tecomateco

Ignacio OlmosIrvin Coats

Isaih MaclinIshawn NanceIsiah Wallace

Iskra PurelIsrael CarroIssac BrownIvan Miller

Ivaylo PopovJabari Pittman

Jacob JonesJacquana Stanley

Jahari HillJalieel Jackson

James EllisJames KelleyJames Lewis

James NicholsJames Perryman

Janari RicksJaquawn Newman

Jasean FrancisJasmine Neal

Javojae HarveyJawaun Maxey

Jaya BeemonJemel MurphyJeremiah JonesJeremy Curry

Jermoe MazutisJerrell Arterberry

Jessie GregoryJimmy Blumingburg

John BarbaJohn Tiggs

John Wesley JonesJohnathan BarajasJohnathan CastilloJohnathan Stanton

Johnny TeajueJolanta Topolska

Jordan WebbJose Avila

Jose GarciaJose Jesus Hernandez

Jose SantiagoJoseph Gist

Joseph MosesJoseph WrightJovante King

Juan Cervantes-SierraJuan Linares Campos

Juan MartinezJuan MartinezJulian Yaber

Junius ThurstonKahlil Porter

Kavonte SmithKearra Shorae Thomas

Keishanay BoldenKeishianta Coleman

Keith RichmondKendrel DavisKenneth Keller

Kenric CampbellKentray Young “Tray

Savage”Keon Akie Moore

Keonte Woods

Kerion WatsonKeven Devon JonesKevin Applewhite

Kevin GarciaKevin McClendon

Kimberly UnderwoodKonrad Hudyka

Kourtney WilliamKyani J'zon Sewell

Laramie ParkerLarita Kinley

Larry HowardLasean DeyoungLatonia Williams

Laura HeltonLazarra Daniels

Lazlo LyonsLee Demario Cameron

Lee JonesLena Nunez

Lewis Emanuel Funches

Libations FieldsLincoln Scott

Loren JohnsonLuis Angel Gonzalez

Luis AranaLuis Davalos-Garcia

Luis MaldonadoLuis Mizhquiri

Luis OrtizLuis Rabadan

Luther TeaguesLyndell Austin

Lyniah BellMacksantino Webb

Malcolm MeridyMalike Delphie

Marcelo DuclercMarcus Merge

Mario DingilloMarkell SheardMarkive MackMarlin GainesMarque Banks

Marquis CrumpMarshawn France

Marshawn ThomasMartell ThomasMartell White

Martin ColemanMaurice JelksMaurice Jones

Maurice PattersonMehki James

Terrence BrookTerrence Maggette

Terron TateTerry Gardner Jr.

Tevin BrownThomas Jonse IIIThornella Grubbs

Tiara WallaceToby Boens

Tomarri JohnsonTommie GatewoodTracey StansburyTramen StarnesTremoni Pace

Tristan MitchellTsvetanka Kostadinova

Twan ThigpenTyevell Marquise

Qualls Tyler Gibbs-Thomas

Tyler MaldenMelinda Anderson

Michael IkeMichael Lee

Michael Means

Michael PittmanMichael Portis

Michael SheltonMiguel Rios

Miranda GarnelloMondri BrownMontrell Lee

Natalia WallaceNathaniel Dixon

Nautica ThompsonNayya Malik Z

Thames-ElNicholas Brown

Noe Mondragon-Jimenez

Noisy Rayshawn Coble IV

Orlando SmithOrlanzo Cortez Wilson

Oscar Suarez-PerezPaul Boyd

Paul HarrisPedro RuizPeter Eguia

Pierre JohnsonQuentella SmithQuentin PaxtonQuincey Butler

Quincy FergusonQuinton BrooksRafael Simmons

Ramiro Reyes HernandezRandle Lee

Rasean GreenRayshaon Williams

Rayshawn FinleyRayveon Hutchins

Ricky HulittRobert Chitty

Robert EnglishRobert ForemanRobert Johnson

Robert SimsRobert StephensonRoberto GonzalesRodney Hampton

Rodney WoodsRodrigo Randel

Ronald BoydRonald JacksonRonnie HowardRonnie PetersonSalvador RamirezSarah Donohue

Sasha MooreSelena Reyes- Hernandez

Sergio CervantesSergio SanchezShamari Smith

Shanayah BrownShanon Steward

Shianne ReynoldsSincere Gaston

Stephanie BrooksSterling Pledge

Steven Earl Williams Jr.Taivon Edwards

Tajanay SamuelsTakeyla Sims

Tamyreon JordanTerrance MaldenTerrence Brook

Terrence MaggetteTerron Tate

Terry Gardner Jr.Tevin Brown

Thomas Jonse IIIThornella Grubbs

Tiara WallaceToby Boens

Tomarri JohnsonTommie GatewoodTracey StansburyTramen Starnes

Travis CurryTremoni Pace

Trevion McMorrisTristan Mitchell

Tsvetanka KostadinovaTwan Thigpen

Tyevell Marquise Qualls Tyler Gibbs-Thomas

Tyler MaldenTyquan Manney

Tyree Davis

Tyrese HearonTyrice JonesTyrone Long

Tyrone ThomasTyshaun Manning

Vance WilliamsVanessa Thomas

Vanisha WashingtonVashon SimmonsVenyon Fluckers

Vernardo Jones Jr.Vester Ward

Victor CervantesVictor Hudson

Vincente MojicaWeizhong XiongWillie BreelandWillie Brownlee

Willie GoinsWilmer CortezXavier McCoyXavier PointerZachary Hill

Zachary Michael Robinson

Zebulun Wright

Those Memorialized by a Bequest to the Congregation or a Plaque or Dedication of a Room

Albert A. AbelsonAnna W. AbelsonJerry T. AbelsonAbe Abrahams

Jennie AbrahamsLouis Abrahams

Ronald Samuel AdelsonCelia Adler

Howard AdlerRabbi Liebman Adler

Marian AdlerMartha Adler

Solomon AlexanderFrank David Allender

Clara R. AltbachElias Altbach

Josephine H. AltbachJohn AlschulerJacob Altman

Minnie AltmanFrank Alton

Hattie O. AltonAlbe Kahn Amburgh

Barbara Ansorg AnixterJulius Anixter

Zelda Rogoff AnixterAnita Arnold

Bruce Edward ArnoldMexie E. Arnold

Fred AsherBarbara Dea AshbachFannie Robin Asher

Jacob AsherMary Asher

Israel A. AttschulerEsther W. Auerbach

Helen AuerbachAdele Bach

Caroline Kohn BachCorinne E. BachEmanuel Bach

Isac E. BachBenjamin H. Bachrach

Leah Marks BachrachPhilip A. Barnett

Adolph BaronBessie BaronEli R. Baron

Irma M. BaronJulia BaronLillie Baron

Marvin BaronOscar BaronTobias Baron

Elizabeth BaumHerman Baum

Bernard BaumgardenEmil BaumgardenAdolph BaumgartlBettie BaumgartlHoward H. Beck

Leopold BeckMinnie C. BeckSamuel J. Beck

Max BeckerMinerva Becker

Jacob W. BeiersdorfJoseph R. Beiersdorf

Robert BeiersdorfRose Beiersdorf

Kate R. BendheimMax Bendheim

Roselyn Mitchell BergSam L. Berg

Bertha J. BerkmanHarry BerkmanIsadore BerksonTillie Berkson

Robert BerlingerGrayce Sunshine BermanEdna Dernburg Bernstein

Louis BernsteinBeulah Berolzheimer

Etta Razie BezarkIda Bezark

Sarah L. Bezark

William BezarkMax Biletzki

Mildred R. BiletzkiRegina Bilsky

Hymen I. BlankstenMax N. BlockSara L. Block

Janeta Perlitz-BlumMichael S. BlumFannie BomashLouis BomashHarry Bookey

Johann BornsteinBurton V. Boruszak

Paula Bloch BrackstoneSamuel Brackstone

Hugo BradyMatilde Brady

Abraham BrandweinFlorence S. BrandweinGoldye K. BrandweinHenry G. Brandwein

Regina Esther BrandweinSol E. BrandweinEstelle R. BraudyLouis C. Braudy

Dr. Milton L. BraunFaye BravermanJack Braverman

Lena Goldenberg BredeMax D. Bretzfeld

Isaac W. BrillSarah Brill

Rosa Brin-BremlerA. L. Brody

Morris BrodyMilton B. BronsonSamuel Bronstein

Joseph M. BrowarskySadie Smith Browarsky

Harry BrowdyJulius J. Browdy

Steve Browdy

Tillie BrowdyIlse N. Brunell

Edna L. BuchbinderCeleste BuchsbaumChester BuchsbaumHerbert BuchsbaumJennie BuchsbaumSamuel BuchsbaumFrances Lurie Burg

Stephen Benjamin BurgSarah BurtonHarold CagenJulius J. Calvin

Frances G. CitronEdward Clarke

Ada CohenBertha Shor Cohen

Louis CohenMadeleine K. Cohen

Robert N. CohenRose T. Cohen

Sam CohenCharles Cohler

Albert CohnFanny Cohn

Florence A. CohnIda Woolf Cohn

Joshua Louis CohnJules J. CohnLillian Cohn

Maeta Himmel CohnMax Cohn

Michael V. CohnRachel B. Cohn

Rachel CohnRuby Lichenstein Cohn

Ruby M. CohnTheresa Cohn

Wolf CohnEdward E. CollisDavid ConneyHattie Conney

Benjamin V. CookLewis CorenEmma David

Joseph B. DavidAgnes V. DavisAmalie Davis

Bernard DavisDavid Harold DavisDr. Ethel M. DavisDr. Haim I. Davis

Iddel E. DavisNathan DavisRachel Davis

Ruth Diane DavisRebecca DavisonSamuel Davison

Rose DebsCarl Dernburg

Carl I. DernburgEmma Lowenberg Dernberg

Sylvan M. DernbergNina Deutsch

Hannah DiamondShiprah N. Diamond

Ene DonWolf Don

Dr. Albert DorfmanAnna DorfmanAron DorfmanHerman DoverRosalie DoverHelen DresserJoseph Dresser

Sol DreyfussMinna Duncan

Ben EckerJoseph Edelstein

Irving B. EdelsteinBen Edidin

Lillian D. EdwardsNathan Edwards

Albert EgerEstelle F. Eger

Bess A. EisendrathMax Engerman

Maurice EnglanderBenjamin P. Epstein

Helen EpsteinLeona W. Epstein

Louis EpsteinRose Epton

Jennie ErmanSamuel Erman

Cobert Ets-Hokin

Sara L. Ets-HokinLouis Ets- HokinFlora Ets- Hokin

Mrs. Benjamin J. EttelsonBenjamin J. Ettelson

Morris A. EverettFride J. Fajgman

David FalkMax L. Falk

Avrum Mordecai FalsteinAdella S. FarberMiriam Faroll

Beatrice Witkowsky FechheimerHenry S. Fechheimer

Morris FeiwellFlorence M. Feldman

Henry M. FeldmanIda Cohen FeldmanMyrtle F. Feldman

Sadie FeldmannAugusta Feldmann

Ada L. FineSam J. FineDavid FishIsaac FishLotta Fish

Sigmund C. FishSimon Fish

Emma FisherHarry Fisher

Laura Pollak FisherIda Flexner

Washington FlexnerKatherine Fox

Lewis FoxSol S. Fox

Hannah R. FranceElta France

Harry FranceElmore J. Frank

Isidor FrankJoseph H. Frank

Louis FrankMax Frank

Mollie FrankRuth Therese Frank

Charles FranklEva Frankl

Betty FranksHannah Franks

Theodore FranksBernhard Freund

Irene Florence FreundJennie Lederer Freund

Ernest FriedLawrence C. Friedlander

Fanny FriedmanJoseph B. Friedman

Lila FriedmanMilton M. Friedman

Nathan FriedmanJoseph FrohmanRose FriedmanSam Friedman

Samuel FriedmanDr. Samuel Friedman

Marion W. FriendBertha FriesemDaniel Friesem

Ruth Goldman FuchsJulius Furth

Sophie FurthMorris I. Gale

Tillie GaleGertrude Geissman

Jesse GeissmanRegina Geissman

Richard Lehman GeleerdBeverly GelmanSidney Gelman

Jack GerberJay J. Gerber

Hyman H. GersteinPaul Gerstley

Abe I. GidwitzMichael Gidwitz

Ann Wasserman GilbertJudy Jacobson Gilbert

Lawrence GilbertSusan Gilbert

Willard GilbertJacob W. Gimbel

Pauline K. GimbelBertha GlassnerCelia Glassner

Meyer Glassner

Edward Eugene GlattFrances Molner Glatt

Lena GlickLipman GlickCarl Goldberg

Harry J. GoldbergHenrietta Hillison Goldberg

Max GoldbergTillie Goldberg

Elise GoldenbergJonas GoldenbergMax Goldenberg

Samuel GoldenbergSarah Goldenberg

Lena GoldfarbLouis GoldfarbLouis Goldman

Harold GoldringAgnes Goldsmith

Melvin M. GoldsmithNathan Goldsmith

Robert Speyer GoldsmithRegina Goldstein

Milton D. GoldsteinRose B. Goldstein

Samuel E. GoldsteinAmalia Goldkind

Max GoldkindBessie G. Goodman

David GoodmanElizabeth GoodmanNathan GoodmanAbraham GottliebCaroline Gottlieb

Jacob GottliebSadie Gottlieb

Sidney GottliebA. Irving GrassIsaac J. GrassSophie Grass

Bernice GrawoigHaim GrawoigSarah Grawoig

Helen F. GreenbergMax S. GreenbergMorris Greenberg

Susan Beatrice GreenbergHenry Greenebaum

Jacob GreenebaumRegina Stolz Greenebaum

Sarah GreenebaumFannie GrossI. Leon GrossMamie Gross

Nat GrossRose Gross

Raymond M. GrossmanSadie Grossman

Alfred GuggenheimMax Guggenheim

Solomon GuggenheimIsaac GuthmanLena Guthman

Rose Klausner GutmanMollie Guttman

Adolph HaasMarie Green Haas

Blanche HaberHattie T. HaberSolomon Haber

Stella HaberBertha Straus Hallenstein

Florence Geissman HamburgerEsther B. Hamity

Michael M. HammerBelle Kramer Harfiel

Carl HarrisEdith Harris

Carrie L. HartHenry N. Hart

Ida L. HartAbraham HartmanGussie L. Hartman

Simon HartmanCharles Hefter

Emma Herzog HefterHerman Heimbach

Edna HellerEstelle Z. Heller

Leo HellerMaurice L. HellerPhilip B. Heller

Yetta Myers HellerHarold HellmanJulius Herman

Lizzie Hershenson

Blanche T. HerstIlene H. HerstWilliam HerstAnna Herwit

Paul D. HerwitMalia F. Herzog

Mildred B. HerzogMilton H. HerzogSalomon Herzog

Leo R. HessMary Reiser Hess

Segel HessEmanuel Hilb

Pauline Klein HilbIrvin Himmel

Harry S. HimmelLouis E. HimmelVera K. Himmel

Rhoda Mautner HimmelblauDr. Emil G. Hirsch

Fannie Rubel HirschMayer Hirsch

Adam H. HirshHenry E. Hirsh

Jacob HirshMina Hirsh

Morris M. HirshEleanor C. Hodes

Barnet HodesFannie M. HoffmanMalvin G. Hoffman

Theodore H. HoffmanAnna B. Hofman

Eva HofmanMoritz HofmanSamuel Hofman

Harry HornerAbraham Horwich

Frieda HorwichLee Sachs Horwich

Ella HorwitzJulius Horwitz

Anna K. HuebschJulius J. Heubsch

Dr. Abe A. HymanBena N. HymanJoseph Hyman

Sidney J. Iskowich

Florestine IsraelHelen S. Jacobs

Walter A. JacobsIda M. Tooredman Jacobson

William JacobsonGretel JanowskiMax Janowski

Charles JehlingerFranklin J. KahnHelen L. Kahn

Herbert H. KahnJoseph KahnJulia H. Kahn

Lillian Stern KahnMillie Kahn

Sylvester M. KahnJennie KalleckOscar Kalleck

Dora B. KanterIsaac A. Kanter

Flora KaplanHelen M. KaplanGilbert I. KaplanRudolph Kaplan

Dr. Emanuel KargauRose Kargau

Babette KargerSimon Karger

Leopold KarlsbergRose Karlsberg

Abraham L. KatzRabbi Asher T. Katz

Jessie KatzMillie L. Kaufman

Charles D. KaufmanMarie K. Kaufman

Ephraim KaufmannFrancisca Kaufmann

David KawinBernard KinstlerNettie Kinstler

Joseph KirchheimerAmalia KlausnerJennie Klausner

Solomon KlausnerAnnie Beiersdorf Klein

Lt. Arthur William KleinBertha Klein

Florence KleinGustav L. Klein

Helen KleinHelen Herskovitz Klein

Jacob KleinMoritz KleinPauline Klein

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Our Children Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice For Their Country

The following reading is appropriate to be recited at Yahrzeit observances, the unveiling, graveside visits, or any time where you wish to honor the memory of a lost loved one:

To this sacred place I come, drawn by the eternal ties that bind my soul to yours. Death has separated us. You are no longer at my side to share the beauty of the passing moment. I cannot look to you to lighten my burdens, to lend me your strength, your counsel, your faith.

And yet, what you mean to me neither withers nor fades. For a time, we touched hands and hearts; still your voice abides within me, still your tender glance remains a joy to me.

For you are part of me forever; something of you has become a deathless song upon my lips. And so beyond the ache that tells how much I miss you, a deeper thought compels: we were together. I hold you still in my mind and give thanks for life and love. The happiness that was, the memories that do not fade, are a gift that cannot be lost. You continue to bless my days and years. I will always give thanks for you.

The setting of a stone over the grave may be done at any time between the end of Sheloshim and the first anniversary of the death. A service of dedication, or unveiling, customarily takes place approximately eleven months after the death.

The unveiling is not a second funeral ceremony, but rather a vehicle for reaffirming respect for the memory of the deceased and a reminder that life goes on for the mourners.

Yahrzeit is a Yiddish/German word meaning the anniversary of death.

It is not a day for intense mourning but for remembrance. It may be calculated by either the Hebrew or civil calendars.

Yahrzeit begins on the evening preceding the date of death and consists of lighting a 24-hour memorial candle and reciting prayers El Malei Rachamim and Kaddish. One usually refrains from social activities through this day. It is customary to recite Kaddish at the Shabbat services during the week in which Yahrzeit occurs.

The following is a good template to use for a Yahrzeit, when the family is gathered at dusk on the evening before the anniversary of the death.

A Special Reading

When Should the Unveiling Be Held?

How is a Yahrzeit Commemorated?

The custom may date back to the period of the Maccabees, when Judah and his men prayed for the souls of their fallen companions and brought offerings to the Temple in Jerusalem in order to atone for the sins of the dead.

A group says:

At this moment, in memory of our beloved __________, we join hands in love and remembrance. A link has been broken in the chain that has bound us together, yet strong bonds of home and love hold us each to the other.

We give thanks for the blessing of life, of companionship, and of memory. We are grateful for the strength and faith that sustained us in the hour of our bereavement. Though sorrow lingers, we have learned that our love is stronger than death. Though our loved one is beyond our sight, we do not despair, for we sense our beloved in our hearts as a living presence.

An individual says:

At this moment, I pause for thought in memory of my beloved __________. I give thanks for the blessing of life, of companionship, and of memory. I am grateful for the strength and faith that sustained me in the hour of my bereavement. Though sorrow lingers, I have learned that love is stronger than death. Though my loved one is beyond sight, I do not despair, for I sense my beloved in my heart as a living presence.

Group or Individual Concludes:

Sustained by words of faith, comforted by precious memories, we (I) kindle the Yahrzeit light in remembrance. As this light burns pure and clear, so may the blessed memory of the goodness of our (my) dear __________ illumine our souls (my soul).

1. The Yizkor prayer is recited the morning of Simchat Torah, the last day of Passover, Shavuot, and Yom Kippur.

2. As with Yahrzeit, it is customary to light a twenty-four hour candle on the evening preceding Yizkor. No special prayer is required.Consult your own siddur for suggested readings. Alternatively, you may want to simply speak from the heart with a prayer to God. Mourners also often make a tzedakah contribution or pledge some act of gemilut chasadim to honor the memory of their loved ones.

3. While it is common practice not to recite Yizkor on the holiday following a death, one may do so.

If you have any questions regarding the Yizkor service, Yahrzeit commemoration, or unveiling, please consult one of our clergy.

Saying Yizkor

What You Need to Know:

One of the tragedies in our society today is that many bereaved family members and friends often experience their grief alone. Many people feel, “There must be something wrong with me; certainly no one I know of has ever felt or behaved in these strange ways.” It is important for you to realize that what you are experiencing is normal, natural, and expected. Whatever you might be feeling, our clergy are on hand to help. Please call for an appointment if you think we can assist you in this time of loss and pain: 773.924.1234.

Strength for Those Who Mourn Adapted from Samuel S. Cohon

In nature’s ebb and flow, God’s eternal law abides. You who are our support in the struggles of life are also our hope in death. In Your care are the souls of all the living and the spirits of all flesh. Your power gives us strength; Your love comforts us. O Life of our Life, Soul of our Soul, cause Your light to shine into our hearts. Fill us with trust in You, and turn us again to the tasks of life. And may the memory of our loved ones inspire us to continue their work for the coming of Your Kingdom.

A Philosophy of Life and Death Rabbi Joshua Loth Liebman - The Gates of Prayer

Judaism teaches us to understand death as a part of the Divine pattern of the universe. Actually, we could not have our sensitivity without fragility. Mortality is the tax that we pay for the privilege of love, thought, creative work - the toll on the bridge of being... Just because we are human, we are prisoners of the years. Yet that very prison is the room of discipline in which we, driven by the urgency of time, create.

Understanding Grief

Selected Readings

In Praise of Lives Now Gone Rabbi Harvey J. Fields

This the profound praise of the living,Praise for the generous gift of life.

Praise for the presence of loved ones, the bonds of friendship,the link of memory.

Praise for the toil and searching, the dedication and vision,the ennobling aspirations.

Praise for the precious mooring of faith, for courageous souls,for prophets, psalmists, and sages.

Praise for those who walked before us, the sufferers in thevalley of shadows, the steadfast in the furnace of hate.

Praise for the God of our people, the Source of all growthand goodness, the Promise on which we build tomorrow.

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