Sunday, 7/1/2001 - 10 Tammuz 5761
Bertha F. Helfenbaum, 88, died Thursday at Aventura
Hospital in Aventura, Florida. She was formerly of Louisville
and a native of Chicago, Illinois. She is survived by: her son- in-law,
Dr. Milton Comer of Louisville and Long Boat, Florida; and three
grandchildren.
Graveside services Sunday at 4 pm at Adath Jeshurun Cemetery.
Memorial gifts to donors favorite charity.
Thursday, 6/21/2001 - 30 Sivan 5761
Laurie Altman Kupferman, 34, died Tuesday morning at Jewish
Hospital.
She was a graduate of Ballard High School and Indiana University
in Bloomington. She was Special Events Coordinator at Jewish Hospital
HealthCare Services, a Board member of Jewish Family and Vocational
Service and a member of the Jewish Community Center and The Temple.
She is survived by: one son, Jacob M. Kupferman; her father, Henry M.
Altman, Jr.; her mother, Barbara C. Altman; a brother, William L. Altman;
and one sister, Keri A. Dixon.
A memorial service will be held today at 5:00pm at The Temple,
5101 U.S. Highway 42. Following the service will be a celebration of her
life at The Temple.
Memorial donations may be given to the Laurie Altman Kupferman
Education Fund c/o Jewish Hospital Foundation, 217 E. Chestnut St.
Louisville, KY 40202.
Tuesday, 6/19/2001 - 28 Sivan 5761
Helen Schulman Fischer, 83, died Sunday at Jewish Hospital.
She was a retired shoes salesperson, a member of Congregation
Adath Jeshurun, Hadassah, National Council of Jewish
Women - Louisville Section and of Jewish Hospital Guild.
She is survived by: a son, Kenneth (Kane) M. Fischer; two
sisters, Rosalee Herman and Selma Schulman; a brother, Stuart
Schulman; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today at 2:00pm with interment
in the Adath Jeshurun Cemetery following the service. Visita-
tion will begin after 1:00pm.
Memorial donations may be given to the Rabbi Simcha Education
Fund at Congregation Adath Jeshurun or to the donor's favorite
charity.
Friday, 6/1/2001 - 10 Sivan 5761
Mary Satton, 86, died early this morning at The King's
Daughters & Sons Home. She was the former Mary Perchik,
a member of Anshei Sfard Congregation, Anshei Sfard Sister-
hood, and a member of Hadassah. Mrs. Satton was also a former
receptionist for the Jewish Community Center for thirteen years
and a salesperson for Sportswear Mart for five years.
She is survived by: her husband, Kenneth Satton; a son, Jack
Satton; a brother, Sidney Perchik; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today at 11:00am. Visitation will
begin after 10:00am. Interment
will follow the service at the
Anshei Sfard Cemetery, 721 Locust Lane.
Memorial gifts may be given to Crusade for Children.
Wednesday, 5/23/2001 - 1 Sivan 5761
Pearle Waldman, 89, died early Tuesday morning at Baptist Hospital
East. She was the former Pearle Waxman, a member of
Keneseth Israel Congregation, Keneseth Sisterhood, B'nai Brith and
Hallendale Jewish Center.
She is survived by: her husband, Herman Waldman; a daughter, Sharon
Kaplin; one son, Alan Waldman; one sister, Rebecca Weiner; three grand-
children and four great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today at 4:00pm with visitation after 3:00pm.
Interment
will follow in the Keneseth Israel Cemetery. Memorial donations
may be given to either Keneseth Israel Congregation, Hospice of Louisville,
or to your favorite charity.
Monday, 5/21/2001 - 28 Iyar 5761
Sadye Temes, 90, died Thursday at Hursbourne Care Centre at
Stony Brook. She was a native of New York city, a retired school-
teacher, and a member of Hadassah, Brandeis Women and New
York State Retired Teachers' Association.
She is survived: two sons, Dr. Gerald Temes and Dr. Sanford P.
Temes; five grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
A graveside service was held today in Ellenville, New York.
Memorial donations may be given to either Jewish Community
Federation or to Jewish Home of Central New York, 4101 E. Genesee
Street, Syracuse, New York.
Sunday, 5/20/2001 - 27 Iyar 5761
Arnold J. Rosenberg, 75, died Saturday morning at Jewish Hospital.
Mr. Rosenberg was a co-owner of the old Shelby Street Pharmacy,
a member of Congregation Adath Jeshurun, AZO, the Louisville
Philatist Society and a member of the Jewish Community Center.
He is survived by: a wife, Ellen S. Rosenberg; two sons, Mark and
Jerry Rosenberg; a brother, Charles F. Rosenberg; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be today at 3:00pm with visitation beginning after 2:00pm.
Interment
will follow the service in the Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, 2926 Preston
Highway.
Memorial gifts may be given to either Congregation Adath Jeshurun or to the
Donor's favorite charity.
Tuesday, 5/15/2001 - 22 Iyar 5761
Jerome "Jerry" Koloms, 56, died Sunday morning at Baptist East Hospital.
He was a member of Temple Shalom, B'nai Brith, Shelby County Chamber of
Commerce and he was owner of JanCon Janitorial Contractors for the past
two years.
His survivors include: wife, the former Beverly Aron; his mother,
Ruth Cohen Koloms; a daughter, Karen Koloms; a son, Scott Koloms; and
a brother, Steven Allen Koloms.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm today at the funeral home with visitation
beginning after 1:00pm. Interment
will follow the service in Cave Hill Cemetery,
701 Baxter Avenue.
Memorial donations may be given to Temple Shalom.
Sunday, 5/6/2001 - 13 Iyar 5761
Freda Harriet Fischer, 98, died Sunday, April 22, at Green Valley
Center in New Albany. She was the former Freda Josephson,
a retired secretary for the Highway Department of Illinois,
a member of B'rith Shalom in Springfield, Illinois, a member of
Hadassah and Brandeis Women of Springfield.
She is survived by her daughter, Esther J. Brown and one grandchild.
A graveside service was held April 29 at the Oak Ridge Cemetery,
Springfield, Illinois. A memorial service will be held at Temple Shalom,
4615 Lowe Road, today at 3:00pm.
Sunday, 5/6/2001 - 13 Iyar 5761
Pearl Benovitz, 93, died Friday morning at Hospice and Palliative
Care of Louisville. She was the former Pearl Goldsmith and a member
of Adath Jeshurun Congregation.
She is survived by: two daughters, Elaine Bornstein and Judy Greenberg;
one son, Stanley Benovitz; eight grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 3:30pm today with visitation beginning after 2:30pm.
Interment
will follow the service in the Keneseth Israel Cemetery, 719 Locust Lane.
Memorial donations may be given to either Hospice of Louisville or to the Four
Courts Senior Center Activities Fund.
Friday, 5/4/2001 - 11 Iyar 5761
Rabbi Solomon Roodman, who led Anshei Sfard Congregation
from 1946 to the mid-1980s, died yesterday at a nursing home
in Cincinnati. He was 85.
Roodman was a mainstay of Louisville's Jewish community for
decades after World War II, inspecting all kosher butcher shops
and the kosher kitchens at Jewish Hospital, in addition to the
work with his Orthodox congregation.
''He was very liberal in his manner when dealing with people,''
said Bernard Lewis, an attorney who became friends with
Roodman soon after he arrived in Louisville. ''When I grew up
with the rabbis of my time, they were stern and I was afraid of
them -- I couldn't wait to get out. But when he walked in, the
kids ran to him. They loved him.''
And ''if you came to him with a problem, he was very pragmatic
with the problem -- without really deviating from theology,''
Lewis said.
''The most important thing (as a rabbi) is to be a human being,''
Roodman told The Courier Journal in 1976. ''I think people want
images, not critics.''
As a kosher inspector, he had to make sure food preparation
conformed to Orthodox traditions and laws, said Myron Horvitz,
a member of the congregation.
Roodman visited Israel in 1961, where he sat in on part of the trial
of Adolf Eichmann, who directed the deportation of Jews to
concentration camps during World War II.
''The people are bitter,'' Solomon told The Courier-Journal after the
trial ended but before the sentencing. ''They feel that no punishment
can atone for what Eichmann has done.''
Eichmann was executed by hanging.
Roodman was one of the founders of the Louisville Jewish
Day School and was instrumental in raising money for the
Anshei Sfard synagogue that was built on Dutchmans Lane
in the mid-1950s. After his retirement, Roodman served as
rabbi emeritus of the congregation.
A native of Ottawa, Canada, Roodman was a graduate in history
and philosophy from Yeshiva University, and from the Rabbi
Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, both in New York City.
When Roodman arrived in Louisville in 1946, he began a
monthly publication, The Anshei Sfard Reporter, to help people
who could not attend regular synagogue keep in touch. He
also wrote two books that were compilations of his weekly sermons.|
Rabbi Roodman is survived by: one daughter, Mrs. Jerry (Babette)
Fleischer; two sons, Dr. Garson and Robert Roodman; and eight
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at Congregation Anshei Sfard today at
2:00pm with visitation beginning after 1:00pm.
Memorial gifts may be given to either the Jewish Aeleanor Kolitz
Academy of San Antonio, Texas, or to Anshei Sfard Congregation.
Thursday, 5/3/2001 - 10 Iyar 5761
Carolyn S. Friedberg, died Wednesday evening at Jewish
Hospital. She was the former Carolyn Shrader, a member of
The Temple and Standard Country Club.
She is survived by: two daughters, Betty and Helen Friedman;
a sister, Elaine Lipski; two brothers, Stewart and Calvin Shrader;
and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband
Norman Friedberg.
Funeral services will be held today at 3:00pm with visitation beginning
after 2:00pm. Interment
will take place at The Temple Cemetery, 2716
Preston Highway.
Monday, 4/30/2001 - 7 Iyar 5761
Freda Harriet Fischer, 98, died Sunday, April 22, at Green Valley
Center in New Albany. She was the former Freda Josephson,
a retired secretary for the Highway Department of Illinois,
a member of B'rith Shalom in Springfield, Illinois, a member of
Hadassah and Brandeis Women of Springfield.
She is survived by her daughter, Esther J. Brown and one
grandchild.
A graveside service will be held today at 11:00 am at the Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois. A memorial service will be
held at Temple Shalom, 4615 Lowe Road, Louisville at a later date.
