Obituaries

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.

Ruth Beatrice Jacobson, beloved wife of the late Maurice Jacobson, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, died on November 23, 2021.  Ruth was born on September 14, 1927 in Brighton, MA. She leaves her children Susan Jacobson, Karen Myers and Lori Weinronk; daughter-in law Mary, sons-in-law Stan and Adam, and grandchildren, Dalya, Hannah, Tova, Jacob and Zachary.

Ruth had a wonderful sense of humor and her home was filled with joy, warmth, kindness, dogs, and her biggest passion, family.

Graveside service will be held Friday, November 26, 2021 at 11am at The Temple Ashkenaz Section of Beth Shalom Cambridge Cemetery, 232 Fuller St. Everett, MA 02149. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The American Parkinson Disease Association.

Leonard “Len” Harold Bierbrier was a loving husband, father, brother, and friend to  many. He passed away on November 21st 2021 after complications from  heart surgery.

Len was born in 1944 in Montreal, Canada to loving parents, Mary and Nathan Bierbrier. After first graduating from McGill University, he went on to attend McGill Law School where he graduated top of his class, and then to attend Harvard Business School.

Len and his wife Chris met on a blind date in 1988. They were married on February 5th 1990 and were the best of companions until his  final days.

After business school, Len began to work as a real estate broker and a few years later in 1974 he founded his real estate development company, Bierbrier Development, Inc. which he ran as sole owner for 48 years. His work was his passion. As an entrepreneur, Len found exhilaration in working on projects which brought him into contact with diverse groups of  people. Nothing lit up Len’s soul more than taking on a new project and watching all the pieces come together like a puzzle, of which Len loved to do in his spare time. Later in his career, Len found time to experience the joys of teaching  and inspired students with his insights and excitement as an instructor in real estate development at Harvard Graduate School of Design and M.I.T.

Len  was a sensitive man who loved animals, laughter, good food, cars, and his boat on Squam lake. His favorite color was orange. He was an avid reader of nonfiction, especially World War II history, and delighted in swimming daily. Len took pride in renovating the family’s 1926 historic Cambridge home. He was especially proud of his personal library, a room he had been dreaming of building since childhood. Adorned with shelves of books, with topics from history, to spirituality, to biographies, Len could be found many weekends quietly enjoying said books sitting on one of two red leather chairs. Additionally, Len found comfort in his second home in Waterville Valley, NH. In the winter seasons he loved nothing more than to build a fire with his dog Alfie by his side, and slip into a casual afternoon nap after a day of reading, snowshoeing, or skiing. He loved to travel and was always in search of beauty. Len savored the trips he took around the world with his family, camera always in hand. Above all, he loved his family and caring for others in need.

Len was a member of Temple Israel Boston for over 30 years.

He is survived by his wife M. Christine Bierbrier, his sons Nathan and Noah Bierbrier, his brothers Ed (Anne Marie) and David (Susie) Bierbrier, his cousins in Canada, Argentina, and Israel, and good friends in Ghana and Saint Barth.

Funeral service on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 10:30 am. A link to view the funeral service can be found here. Shiva is strictly private. In celebration of Len’s life, donations can be made to the Squam Lake Association or Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Adeline “Addie” Levitt Davidson was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and caring friend. She died on November 19th, 2021 after a long and courageous battle with the rare, neurological disease PSP. Selfless to the end, she remarkably lived through the worst of the COVID pandemic despite the debilitating disease, making it possible for family and loved ones to visit her and share a final moment to make her ultimate passing more bearable.

She was born to Samuel and Sarah Levitt on June 2nd, 1943 in Washington D.C. While earning her bachelor’s degree from George Washington University, she met her future husband, Edward Davidson who was attending Georgetown University Law Center. They were married on August 22nd 1965 and eventually settled in Framingham Massachusetts in 1972, where they raised three children and four standard poodles.

Addie served as a Director of Marketing Services for the New England food brokerage Deli Dynamics. A member of the industry for 30+ years she was well respected by clients and colleagues alike and was known for her strong work ethic and dedication to the company’s success. A tireless supporter of her children’s endeavors, she was a constant and enthusiastic theatre patron and sports fan. In the early 80’s, she coached her daughter’s soccer team to three straight Bay State League Championships, amassing a 28-0 record over a three-year period despite never having coached or played the game before. She retired from coaching without ever losing a game nor ever fully understanding the rules.

A voracious reader and endlessly curious, she possessed a hilarious dry wit, and was a timeless beauty, often mistaken for Farrah Fawcett. Her many interests included her love of dogs, fitness, sports, music, and the arts. Her favorites included “Seinfeld” and “The Producers” and was the undisputed household “Jeopardy” Champion. She enjoyed hosting celebrations, treasured her many friendships, and loved trips with her husband especially to their beloved Aruba.

Addie is survived by her husband Edward, their children, Scott Davidson and his wife Elyse, Sanford Davidson, Marcie Davidson Foster and her husband Kenny and her brother Edward Levitt and his wife Ellen. She will also be greatly missed by her four grandsons Max, Koa, Jake and Ryan.

The family wishes to thank Sunrise of Wayland and Faith and Family Hospice for all of their support and love they gave to Addie the past few years. The kindness they showed her provided great comfort to the entire family.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, November 30 at 11:00 am at Temple Or Atid, 97 Concord Rd., Wayland, MA. Vaccination and masks are required. Shiva at her late residence, Tuesday 1:00-5:00 pm and 6:00-8:30 pm, Wednesday 2:00-5:00 pm and 6:00-9:00 pm.

To view the recording of the service click here.

In celebration of Addie’s life, donations can be made to CurePSP(www.psp.org) 1216 Broadway, NY, NY or the Jewish Healthcare Center(www.jhccenter.org) 629 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA 01609.