Obituaries

Marsha Michelson-Of Westwood, MA,  on December 4, 2021. Private services were held.

Susan Trachtenberg-Of Norton, on December 4, 2021.Beloved wife of Malcolm. Devoted mother of Jon Trachtenberg and Loren Vecchiarelli and her husband Domenic. Cherished grandmother of Amanda and Justin Vecchiarelli. Dear sister of Gerald Kurtis and his wife Patti. Services will be private. Family and friends are invited to her late residence Wednesday 5-9pm.In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice.

Marcelle Jabbawy of Brookline, passed away peacefully at age 100, at the home she loved, on December 4, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Zaki Jabbawy (deceased) and cherished mother of Samuel Jabbawy and his wife Carole Jabbawy, Souad Spivack and Bruce Spivack, Samira Jabbawy and Saul Jabbawy. She was the beloved grandmother of Nathaniel Jabbawy and his wife Selena, Michael Jabbawy and his wife Lindsay, Benjamin Jabbawy and his wife Emily, Daniel Spivack and his wife Dorian, Nadia Spivack and her husband Jonathan Milikowsky, Adam Spivack and his wife Elana, and Talya Giordano and her husband Samuel. Marcelle adored her 18 great-grandchildren and was the beloved sister of Aungel Mukammel of Ramat Gan, Israel.

Marcelle was born in Basra, Iraq, to the tight knit Horesh family.  She was the 5th child in a family of 9 brothers and sisters.  She remained close to her family despite years of separation.  As a child, she went to the Jewish school, “Alliance Francaise”.  She married Zaki Jabbawy in 1946 and was a member of the remaining Jewish community in Basra.  Her generosity, strength and quiet wisdom made her a leader in that small community.  Marcelle moved to Israel in 1970 and was reunited with her brothers and sisters. To bring together her own family, she and her beloved husband Zaki moved to the United States in 1978, first to Plymouth and finally settling in Brookline. In Brookline, Marcelle and Zaki were among the founding members of Beth Abraham – Sephardic Synagogue of Brookline where she was a devoted member for over 40 years. Committed to the state of Israel, the Jewish people, her faith, and her Sephardic tradition, she believed that our faith lies in our heart, deeds, respect for our traditions, and hope for a better tomorrow.

Marcelle’s inner strength and courage helped save her son’s life in Iraq. Her vision, and bravery guided her in planning her family’s risky but unavoidable escape from Iraq.  Even though Marcelle was a woman of few words, her support, encouragement, hopefulness, and faith helped guide her family and all those close to her.  Marcelle imparted her commitment to education and focus on excellence to her daughters, sons, and grandchildren. She sacrificed much to provide her children with the best education, care, and life. Speaking four languages and continually interested in the larger world around her, she imparted a love of the world to her family.

In her golden years, despite health difficulties, her resilience, her love of life and family, and a desire to explore the world were evident in her continued interest in travel and meeting new people. Most importantly, she insisted on attending all family events, no matter the distance and logistical challenges.

Her strength, love, quiet wisdom, generosity, and a tenacious belief in a better tomorrow will be missed by her family and all those who knew and loved her.

A graveside service will take place at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, MA on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 1:45 pm. Shiva will be held at Congregation Beth Abraham of Brookline, 18 Williston Rd, Brookline, MA, from 5-7 pm Tuesday Dec. 7, Wednesday Dec. 8, and Thursday Dec 9. Contributions may be made to Congregation Beth Avraham of Brookline.

Of Framingham, age 88, on December 3, 2021. Son of the late William Chudnovsky and Bessie (Swartz) Chudnovsky. Beloved husband of the late Sandra M. (Bennett) Chudnow. Devoted father of Mark and Gina (Pena) Chudnow, and Randi (Chudnow) and Jeff Loeb. Proud Papas of Aryn and Peter, Bess and Jason, Gabrielle, Sara and Annie.  Loving great-Papas of Bella, Zack, Camden, Hazel and Meadow. Dear brother of the late Alice (Chudnovsky) Spill and Stanley Chudnow.

Gil grew up in Dorchester and worked at his dad’s New Yorker Cafeteria from an early age as well as working as a bundle boy at the old Faneuil Market in Boston.  He went on to graduate as a chef from the Culinary Institute of America with a flair for carving ice sculptures. With his partner Carl Davis, and later Charles Bonin, they formed Charles, Gilbert and Davis Caterers, which thrived as a renowned Kosher caterer at the center of Jewish life in greater Boston, Connecticut and Rhode Island.  He also owned the Lox, Stock and Bagel Delicatessen on Boston Common.  Gil enjoyed tennis, skiing, breeding and showing Doberman Pinschers and Airedale Terriers, making puzzles, and playing gin with his buddies and later teaching the game to his granddaughters and his adoring aide.  Gil is cherished by his family and loved by all who called him a friend.

Service in the Chapel at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, MA, Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 10 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Combined Jewish Philanthropies 126 High St., Boston, MA 02110 .

To view the service recording please click here.

Age 93, passed away after a brief illness on December 3, 2021. “Roz” was a lifelong resident of Hull and loved being near the ocean. She was preceded in death by her husband Edward Cutler, her daughter Rosanne, and her son Lewis, too early in life. Many were in awe of how she had the strength to go on, but Roz had an amazing outlook on life that gave her the strength to overcome such loss. She radiated this positivity which made the people in the community support and love her, and Roz continued those relationships right up until the end. Roz and her family ran the infamous Cohen’s Restaurant at A Street in Hull for over 40 years. She knew all the regulars and loved chatting with the people coming in for a great corned beef sandwich. After the restaurant closed its doors, Roz and her sister, Marge Berman, were managers at Louie’s Boutique at Building 19 in Hingham. They both loved meeting all the customers and “running the show” as if they owned it themselves. Roz attended Miami University and had lasting friendships from that time, and she was so appreciative of the friends she made at the Hull Senior Center. She really cherished her time with family and friends. Roz truly had an enthusiasm for life and a spirited sense of humor.  She was sharp as a tack, and could rattle off anyone’s phone number, even up until the day before she passed. Roz is survived by her nieces Susan Berman Davis of Weymouth, Audrey Cassevoy and Joanne Berman of Hull, and nephew Harold Berman, There is a graveside service at Sharon Memorial Park, Dedham Street in Sharon on Monday, December 6^th at 10:45 am. There will be a brief gathering after the service from 3:00 pm-6:00 pm at her residence at 295 Kingsley Road, Hull, MA. In lieu of flowers, you may make a donation to Hull Seaside Animal Rescue.

Barbara J. Sloane-Of Chestnut Hill, MA, on December 3, 2021.Beloved wife of the late Marshall M. Sloane. Devoted mother of Barry R. Sloane and his wife Dr. Candace Lapidus Sloane, Linda Sloane Kay and her husband Jonathan B. Kay, and Jonathan G. Sloane. Cherished grandmother of Marshall M. Sloane II, Jacob G. Sloane II, Charles S.M. Sloane, Joshua B. Kay and his wife Brooke P. Kay, Rachel Sloane Kay Ross and her husband Franklin A. Ross, Tallen K. Sloane Sedlar and her husband Frank Sedlar, Austin W. Sloane, Tabor F. Sloane and Kensington A. Sloane. Dear great-grandmother of Jonah Matthew Kay and Liat Sloane Sedlar. Dear sister of the late Stephen M. Gluck.  Funeral services will be private. In lieu of flowers remembrances in her memory may be made to Boston Children’s Hospital Trust, 401 Park Drive, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02215 or Temple Israel of Boston, 477 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02215.

Wolpert, Lionel “Tiger”, age 88, of Dedham, formerly of Wayland, MA, Fords, NJ and Long Beach Island, NJ. Beloved husband of the late Millie Wolpert, he is survived by his children Craig Wolpert and Marca Katz (Brian), and three grandchildren, Jacob, Ian, and Zachary Katz.

Tiger was a beloved member of multiple communities throughout his life and deeply touched the lives of everyone he met. As the Zadie to his 3 beloved grandsons, he was a role model in how to live life fully, love unconditionally, and find humor in almost every situation. Married to Millie, his childhood sweetheart, for 66 years before her passing last year, he leaves a legacy of profound love and commitment.

A graveside service will be held at Beit Olam East Cemetery in Wayland at 2:00pm on Friday, December 3, 2021. Shiva by Zoom on Saturday at 6:30pm, to join please click here. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Congregation Or Atid, 97 Concord Rd., Wayland, MA 01778 or The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, P.O. Box 1568, Merrifield, VA 22116.

To view the recording of the service please click here.

Leo Karas was born on August 15, 1928, to Elia and Fanny Karas in a small house in Beachmont, Mass. There was a small church across the street, and despite his lifelong devotion to Judaism, Leo always claimed he was born in a shrine.

He loved his four children and four grandchildren, and he loved his wife, Barbara, just a little more than he loved himself.

Leo attended Boston Latin School and felt a fierce loyalty to that school for the rest of his life.

After graduating BLS and getting rejected from Harvard, he ran away and joined the Army. Lucky for him, it was just after World War II and just before the Korean war, so he spent his military years hosting an officer’s club in Seoul and learning how to sing Arirang, the Korean national folk song.

After he returned to the states and lost his remaining Army earnings on a single hand of poker, Harvard graciously accepted him.

His biggest accomplishment during his undergraduate years was marrying the beautiful Barbara Eidelman, of Winthrop, on December 25, 1950, having no idea it was a Christian holiday.

For the rest of their lives, they spent their anniversaries dining at Bob Lee’s Islander in Boston’s Chinatown—since everything else was closed—and seeing James Bond movies. Leo was fine with that. Barbara was not.

Their first daughter, Susan Anne, was in attendance when Leo graduated Harvard in 1952, but at one month old she didn’t quite understand what was happening.

Leo’s intention had been to get a graduate degree in architecture, but with a new family and no savings account, he entered the work force instead, joining his father, Elia, and his brothers Arthur and Dave at Karas & Karas Glass Company, where he worked for the rest of his life and developed a passion for all things glass.

He and Barbara had three more children, Linda Lee, Joseph Seth and Matthew David.

Leo and Barbara were absolutely committed to Congregation Mishkan Tefila, spending every Saturday morning and every Jewish holiday, major or minor, in shul. Leo served as president of the congregation, preceding his wife in the same job. They traveled frequently to Israel and kept a pushke on the kitchen counter of their house in Newton, where they moved in 1956.

Leo was born without a middle name, but his children gifted him with one: Zachariah. And he became forever known as LZK.

His lifelong love of the beach led to winter dips in the freezing Atlantic Ocean with the L Street Brownies in South Boston and summer dips in the slightly less freezing Atlantic in Ogunquit, Maine, where he built his dream vacation home. He caught waves, body surfed and flew kites with his beloved grandchildren, Allix, Ben, Ethan and Brandon.

And even though August 15 was neither a major nor minor Jewish holiday, it was a high holy day for the Karas family and all their friends, during which Leo enjoyed being the center of attention and dining on gourmet kosher hot dogs. No other birthday was quite as important as Leo’s, and Leo and Barbara were both fine with that.

Leo spent his final years in Boston, in a beautiful glass condominium that Karas & Karas built.

He is survived and dearly missed by his loving wife, Barbara; his daughter Susan and her wife, Claudia, and their children, Ethan and Brandon; his daughter Linda; his son Joey and his wife, Judi, and their children, Allix and Ben and Ben’s wife, Jess; and his son Matty. Services are private. Shiva will be held Thursday from 4-8pm at The Residences of the Intercontinental Hotel, 500 Atlantic Ave., Boston for fully vaccinated and masked individuals only.  Donations may be made to the New England Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation,www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org or  Alzheimer’s Association, MA/NH Chapter, 309 Waverley Oaks Rd., Waltham, MA 02452, www.alz.org.

Edinberg, Ruth (Germain), age 99, of Canton, MA, formerly of Newton, MA, died on November 28, 2021.  Beloved wife of the late Harold Edinberg, she is survived by her two children, Liz Levine and Mark Edinberg (Barbara), four grandchildren, Allyson (Luke), Stephanie (Craig), Daniel (Clara) and Joel (Rachel), and four great-grandchildren, Turner, Bayla, Issac, and Leonel Félix.

Ruth was a well known actress, performer, singer, composer and playwright in the Boston area for many years.  Her music found a second home at Orchard Cove in Canton, where she lived the last quarter century.  She will be missed by many.

A graveside service will be at Sharon Memorial Park at 12:45 pm on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either Mass Music & Arts Society (MMAS) P.O. Box 1283 Mansfield MA 02048 (https://mmas.org/capital-campaign,/info@mmas.org), or Hebrew SeniorLife (https://www.hebrewseniorlife.org/giving).

Tubman, Evelyn (Stuhl), of Sharon, MA, passed away November 26, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Samuel Tubman. Devoted mother of Deborah Detherage and her husband John, Susan Saris and her wife Bambi Mathay, and the late Cheryl Talbot. Cherished grandmother of Rachel Yee, Michael Saris, and Logan Saris. Proud great-grandmother of Solace Yee, Truman Yee, and Mia Saris. Services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations in Evelyn’s memory may be made to Cornerstone Hospice, 601 Mariposa Way, The Villages, FL 32162.