Sunday, 4/13/2003 - 11 Nisan 5763
Gladys F. Meyer, 93, died Thursday at Jewish Hospital. She was the vice-
president of Herman Meyer & Son Funeral Home, a member of The Temple,
the old Modern Dance at the Jewish Community Center and the Temple
Sisterhood.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Emanuel "Manny" Meyer and
her daughter, Joann Meyer Wool.
She is survived by her son, Jack "Sonny" Meyer and his wife, Janet; daughter,
Patti Kidd and her husband, Bill; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great grandchildren.
Her funeral will be held today (Sunday) at 3:30pm with visitation after 2:30pm.
Burial will follow in The Temple Cemetery, 2416 Preston Highway.
Memorial gifts may go to the Meyer Youth Cultural Programming Fund at The
Temple.
Sunday, 4/13/2003 - 11 Nisan 5763
Sarra Akselrod, 81, died Wednesday at Norton's Audubon Hospital. She
was a native of Russia, a retired drafter and a member of The Temple.
She is survived by her sons, Arkady of Santa Clara, California and Iliya;
four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Funeral services will be held today (Sunday) at 12 noon. Visitation will
begin after 11:00am. Interment
will follow in The Temple Cemetery, 2416
Preston Highway.
Memorial gifts may be given to The Temple.
Sunday, 4/13/2003 - 11 Nisan 5763
Martin M. Perley, who was rabbi of the former B'rith Sholom Temple for
22 years and an outspoken leader of Louisville's anti-war and civil-rights
movements in the 1960s, died yesterday morning at his home after an illness.
He was 92.
''How many times have I been chided for speaking out on civil rights and asked
why I do not stick to religion in the Temple?'' Perley asked in his 1968 resigna-
tion sermon at B'rith Sholom.
An Army veteran of World War II, Perley was a state leader in protesting the
Vietnam War and was president of the anti-war Kentucky Committee on
Negotiation Now.
He also challenged such practices as racial discrimination in lending practices
by banks, and all-white memberships in private clubs.
He also organized a 1965 march downtown that drew more than 3,500 people --
including then-Governor Edward Breathitt -- to protest police brutality in Selma, Ala.
Over the years, temple officials had expressed concern to him about his activism,
he told The Louisville Times when he announced his resignation. But he said he
was proud that the congregation's younger generation supported him.
''Religion cannot be lived in a vacuum,'' he said in his final sermon.
As he prepared to leave the congregation, Perley was appointed executive
director of the Louisville and Jefferson County Human Relations Commission --
three days before the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis,
Tenn., and less than two months before race riots erupted in Louisville.
Three days of riots, in May 1968, ended with two young black people dead, 472
people in jail and more than $200,000 in property damage. Perley had urged the
commission to be prepared, recruiting crisis teams that were stationed at hospitals
and police stations during the rioting as witnesses to discourage rumors from fueling
more unrest.
He soon organized sensitivity-training programs for city and county police and
employees, and coordinated the mayor's task force to improve communication
between City Hall and citizens in an effort to expedite solutions for valid complaints.
He served on the Human Relations Commission for nine years.
He had been on civic and religious advisory committees for the city since the mid-1950s,
and was the first chairman of the Louisville Area Council on Religion and Race.
Perley received the Louisville Defender's ''Outstanding Kentuckian Award'' in 1967
and the Dr. Eleanor Young Love ''Quest for Justice'' award from the Human Relations
Commission in 1996.
A Philadelphia native, Perley was raised in Montreal and graduated from McGill
University. He was ordained in 1934 at the Jewish Institute of Religion in New York.
During the late 1930s and early 1940s, he worked as a foundation director, hospital
executive director and rabbi in Illinois, Indiana and Arkansas. Then he joined the
Army and served as a chaplain, mostly in the Pacific during World War II.
After the war, he came to Louisville to head B'rith Shalom, which merged several
years after he left with the Adath Israel congregation in 1976 to form The Temple.
He was a past board member of Bridgehaven, past chairperson of Jefferson
County Council on Aging, past treasurer of Kentucky Combined Committee
on Aging, a member of the board of Kentucky Association of Older Persons
and the Kentucky Legislature's Advisory Commission on Aging, past chairperson
of the Kentuckiana Interfaith Community. He was on the faculties of the University of
Louisville and Indiana University Southeast and a member of The Temple.
He is survived by his brother, Rabbi Bernard Perelmuter of New Town, Pennsylvania;
nephews, Rabbi Maeher Perelmuter and Rabbi Michael Perelmuter; and his caregiver,
Debbie Quinn.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. today (Sunday) at The Temple, 5101 US Highway 42.
Visitation will begin after 9:00 a.m. Interment
will follow in The Temple Cemetery, 2416
Preston Highway.
Memorial gifts may be given to The Temple or The Louisville Jewish Federation.
Monday, 3/31/2003 - 27 Adar lI 5763
Melita Erlebacher, 82, died Sunday morning at Jewish Hospital. During
World War II, she was a caterer for the YMHA after which she was the co-
owner of Melita's Bakery for 40 years. She was a member of Anshei Sfard
Congregation, Hadassah, B'nai Brith, American Magen David for Israel,
World Jewish Congress, Southern Poverty Law Center and the National
Campaign for Tolerance.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Soly Erlebacher and her daughter,
Andrea Erlebacher.
She is survived by her daughters, Sandra and her husband, Gil Shifrin and
Caroline and her husband, Gordon Goldberg of Skokie, Illinois and one son,
Alan Jacob Erlebacher; grandchildren, Shannon Shifrin, Deanna Shifrin, Pamela
and Steve Sturt, Amie Goldberg, Jordana and Andrew Weissman, David
Erlebacher, Melissa Erlebacher and Jessica Barger; great grandchildren, Evan
and Matthew Sturt and Casey Barger.
A graveside service will be held today (Monday) at the Anshei Sfard Cemetery,
721 Locust Lane at 3:00pm.
Memorial donations may go to Anshei Sfard Congregation, Jewish Community
Center Meals on Wheels, Bikkur Holim at Congregation Adath Jeshurun, B'nai
Brith or the American Red Magen David for Israel.
Tuesday, 3/25/2003 - 21 Adar Il 5763
Rose Jaffe Tarbis, died Saturday. In 2000, she retired from teaching at The Temple
preschool, religious school and Hebrew school after serving there for many years. In
the 1960s, she was active in the civil rights movement and was appointed to the Human
Relations Commission by then Mayor William O. Cowger. She was a member of The
Temple, Hadassah and was a former vice president of the National Council of Jewish
Women - Louisville Section. She served on the board of the Heritage Theatre and the
Louisville Urban League. "She was well-loved by all who knew her."
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Tarbis.
She is survived by her daughters, Lois Tarbis Epstein and her husband Lee, and Marcia
Tarbis Tofteland and her husband, Curt; her grandchildren, Ryan Epstein and his
fiancee', Stacy Smith, Elizabeth Epstein Cantrell and her husband, Tom, and Joshua Tofte-
land; sister, Jeanette Schwartz; and brother, Eli Jaffe.
Funeral services will be held today (Tuesday) at 2:00 pm with visitation beginning after
1:00pm. Interment
will follow in the Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, 2926 Preston Highway.
Expressions of sympathy may be given to The Temple or Hospice of Louisville.
Dr. Raquel Wortsman Feler, of Louisville, died Wednesday. She was a member
of The Temple, National Council of Jewish Women - Louisville Section, Hadassah
and a volunteer with the Roar Literacy Program at Jewish Federation.
She was the cherished "Abue" of Lisa, Erin, Lane, Joshua and Nathan; beloved
"Mami" of Claudio and Clare; and wife of Armando Feler. She is survived by three
brothers. "She was a brilliant, warm, vivacious woman who will be greatly missed
by all who knew her." The funeral will be held at noon today (Friday) in the Waller
Chapel at The Temple, 5101 U S Highway 42. Interment
will follow in The Temple
Cemetery, 2416 Preston Highway. Visitation will begin after 11:00am.
Memorials may be made to the Roar Literacy Program at the Jewish Federation.
Thursday, 3/20/2003 - 16 Adar lI 5763
Warren L. Shrensker, passed away Monday March 17, 2003, in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. He was a Veteran of the U S Army and a longtime former General
Electric employee in various businesses and died as a Johnson Controls employee.
He is survived by his wife, Judy Shrensker; three sons, Jeffrey, Brian and his wife,
Farren, and Andy; and one grandson, Henry Bennett.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Herman Meyer & Son, 1338 Ellison Ave.
Funeral services will be at 3:00pm today (Thursday) with interment
in the Temple
Cemetery, 2416 Preston Highway. Donations may be made to the J. Graham Brown
Cancer Research Center.
Monday, 3/10/2003 - 6 Adar lI 5763
Dr. Leonard Klein, 78, died Tuesday, March 4, at Hospice and Palliative
Care of Louisville - Audubon Hospital. He was a graduate of Columbia
University, class of 1950, a World War II veteran, a member and past
president of Temple Shalom, a member of the Kentucky Optometric
Association and the Louisville Optometric Association.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marcia Klein and his parents,
Aaron and Lena Klein.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Klein; a daughter, Lynn Schimmel of
Atlanta, Georgia; and son, James Klein of Columbus, Ohio; sister, Marcia
Fink of Milford, Connecticut; grandchildren, Michael Schimmel, William Klein,
Harry Klein, and Jack Klein.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00am today (Monday) at Temple Shalom,
4615 Lowe Road. Visitation will begin after 10:00am. Interment
will follow
at the Cave Hill Cemetery - Temple Shalom Section, 701 Baxter Avenue.
Memorial gifts may be given to Temple Shalom.
Sunday, 3/9/2003 - 5 Adar lI 5763
Judith Kanalstein, 77, died Wednesday in Margate, Florida.
She is survived by her husband, Louis; daughters, Susan Gay and Bonnie Paterno
of Harriman, New York; sister, Janet Lichtenfeld of Delray Beach, Florida;
and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30pm today (Sunday) with visitation
beginning after 1:30pm.
Memorial gifts may be given to Temple Shalom or to the Alzheimer's Association,
3703 Taylorsville Road, Louisville, KY 40220.
Sunday, 3/9/2003 - 5 Adar lI 5763
Melissa Spielberg Marshall, 35, died Thursday in Florida. She was a member
of The Temple and a volunteer at St. Joseph Children's Home.
She is survived by her husband, John M. Marshall; daughter, Katie Marshall;
parents, Carole and Alec J. Spielberg; brothers, Jeffrey and Greg Spielberg; and
grandmother, Clarice Gradman Fishman.
Funeral services will be held today (Sunday) at 4:30pm with visitation beginning
after 3:30pm. Interment
will follow in the Keneseth Israel Cemetery, Preston Highway.
Memorial gifts may be given to the St. Joseph Children's Home or the donor's favorite
charity.
Friday, 2/21/2003 - 19 Adar I 5763
Candle lighting time is 6:09pm
Florence Diana Donsky, 60, died Tuesday at her residence.
Diana was a master teacher for 30 years at Dupont Manual High School,
where she influenced many of her students. Some of those students became
lifelong friends.
She taught honors German, English and some Russian classes. She had a
master's degree, with work toward her doctorate degree, in German. Diana
interpreted High German literature which had not been previously interpreted
into English. She was the chair in her department and she led award-winning
chess and debate teams.
Diana was the daughter of the late Emanuel and Bertha Donsky.
She is survived by her sister, Toby Donsky Macknin, brother-in-law, Ray
Macknin and niece, Pamella Kraudler. She is also survived by wonderful,
dedicated friends who helped her lead a full life, despite having to leave teaching
because of a disability. "Diana's faith and inner strength through much adversity
was an example for all of us."
Funeral services will be held today (Friday) at 12:00 noon with interment
in the
Agudath Achim Cemetery, 2787 Preston Highway. Visitation will be held after the
funeral at the funeral home until 3:00pm. Friends are encouraged to visit the family
at 900 B Hampshire Drive on Sunday from 2:00pm - 6:00pm.
Memorial gifts may be given to the donor's favorite charity.
