Dina Vincow

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Dina Vincow of Dedham, MA, formerly of Fayetteville, NY, age 92, passed away on March 19, 2026. Wife of Gershon Vincow. Daughter of Lev and Sofia Lichomanov. Mother of Evvie and Michelle (Martin). Grandmother of Jaron and Liav. Sister of Moshe Lichomanov.

Dina was born in Harbin, China, in the Russian Jewish community.  She later immigrated to Israel with her family as a teenager, living there for several years. She eventually moved to the US (Seattle, Washington) on her own, where she lived with relatives, pursued higher education, and started her career as a college instructor of Russian at University of Washington. That is where she met Gershon and started a family. After Gershon’s job moved the family to Syracuse, she served as a part time Hebrew instructor at Syracuse University for many years.

She had a gift for storytelling paired with her fascinating life history. Happily she wrote down many of the interesting stories to share with generations to come.

Dina was elegant, genuine, and kind. At her work at the University, Dina was a mentor to colleagues. Outside of work she was a creative knitter and crocheter of elegant sweaters and blankets. She was a baker of delicious cakes and biscotti, always tweaking recipes, and creating anticipation of what desserts she would bring to gatherings.

She relocated from New York to Massachusetts in 2019 to be close to family and she loved and doted on her grandchildren in recent years.

Graveside service on March 25, 2026 at 2:30pm at Beit Olam East (the entrance is located at 42 Concord Road, Wayland, MA 01778).  Following services, Shiva at NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham from 4:00 until 6:00pm and Thursday at the Vincow/Jaspan residence  from 5:00pm until 8:00pm.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory can be made to Congregation Beth Shalom Chevra Shas at www.cbscs.org.