Tag: eulogy
Joyce Zeff, 1931-2015
IJN Editorial StaffAug 13, 2015
Who was Joyce Zeff? Most people, if asked to answer this question about themselves, would want the answer to be as long as possible, containing all of their...
Martin Gilbert, 1937-2015
IJN Editorial StaffFeb 12, 2015
An historians historian, Martin Gilbert included the individual voice and brought history even to those unwilling or unable to read it. As was once observed of the...
Rabbi Israel Rosenfeld, 1928-2015
IJN Editorial StaffJan 29, 2015
Memories of a living piece of history, of a unique holy soul, carry us forward. Rabbi Israel Rosenfeld died 70 years, minus one day, from the date of his liberation...
Eugene Weisberg, 1919-2015
IJN Editorial StaffJan 29, 2015
Old age, no doubt a blessing, also runs a risk, amply illustrated by Gene Weisberg, who died last week at the age of 95. The risk is that few will […]
Bill Corn, 1923-2014
IJN Editorial StaffJan 08, 2015
We’re going to miss that crackling, pleasant, curious, friendly and phenomenally concerned voice coming over the line — the voice of Bill Corn from Boulder. We’re...
Gil Marks, 1952-2014
IJN Editorial StaffDec 10, 2014
There’s no denying that enthusiasm for Jewish cookery has experienced a veritable explosion over the past decade or so. This mirrors an increased interest in food...
Jill Friedman Fixler, 1953-2014
IJN Editorial StaffDec 04, 2014
Jill Friedman Fixler lived her extraordinary life on many levels. She popularized the concept of volunteerism in synagogues and organizations throughout Denver and the...
Jerry Grossfeld, 1924-2014
IJN Editorial StaffNov 06, 2014
Jerry Grossfeld kept the faith. He headed Jewish Family and Children’s Service (as JFS was then known), 1976-1989, when the nuclear Jewish family was dropping from the...
Lucie Prenzlau, 1917-2014
IJN Editorial StaffMay 22, 2014
Where to begin? Where to end? What was inside the circle of life, the fullness of Lucie Prenzlau? If this circle were a wheel, each of its spokes would likely […]
Jacob Birnbaum, 1926-2014
IJN Editorial StaffApr 18, 2014
Millions who know not his name owe him an incalculable debt of gratitude It is surely no stranger to history that some of its main actors die penniless and in...
