Fay Finkelstein
Fay Finkelstein, a Holocaust survivor and an employee at Star Bakery and Shwayder Brothers for many years, passed away June 16, 2020, in Denver. Rabbi Yaakov Chaitovsky and Cantor Martin Goldstein officiated at the June 18 graveside service at Rose Hill Cemetery. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.
“Fay helped any Holocaust survivor that asked her,” the family said. “There was nothing she wouldn’t do to help a person in need.
“She asked for nothing in return for her kindness.”
Mrs. Finkelstein was born Feb. 15, 1929, in Pabianice, Lodzkei, Poland.
Interned in the Lodz Ghetto, she was deported to Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen.
She met her future husband Jack Finkelstein in the camps. They were married on July 16, 1947, in Frankfurt, Germany.
The couple and their daughter Lili arrived in Denver in 1949.
After working at Star Bakery and Shwayder Brothers (Samsonite), Mrs. Finkelstein helped her husband in various businesses until she became a full-time homemaker.
Mr. Finkelstein passed away on Nov. 28, 1981.
Mrs. Finkelstein was considered “by many to be one of the best cooks and bakers around,” the family said.
“No one passed up her chopped liver and cholent.”
Her family and friends celebrated all the Jewish holidays at her home.
Fay Finkelstein is survived by her daughter Lili Weiner; daughter-in-law Faye Finkelstein: grandchildren Jodi (Steve Karsh) Weiner; Amy (Tal) Diamant; Mindy (Ed) Aaron, Kalee Finkelstein and Kelsey Wilson; and great-grandchildren Jack, Scarlett, and Jett Diamant, Asher and Heath Aaron, and Gunner Wilson.
She was predeceased by her son Michael (Mike) Finkelstein on Aug. 22, 2013.
Memorial contributions may be made to BMH-BJ.
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