Sylvia Burack

Sylvia E. Burack
WORCESTER – Sylvia Edith Burack, 85 passed away Monday morning September 30th at St. Vincent Hospital.
She had been a resident of the Jewish Healthcare Center for 2 1/2 years, where she fought a brave continuing battle against overwhelming health problems.
She leaves behind her loving daughters and son-in-law, Toby and Mark Goldstein of Worcester and Louise O’Shaughnessy and Donald Shreibman of Watkins Glen, New York. She also leave her two beloved granddaughters Michelle and Meredith Goldstein, the lights of her life; also her precious sister Goody Safer and many nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family. She was pre-deceased by her sister Zelda Freedman and brother Ken Grossman and by her former husband Joseph Burack.
Sylvia’s parents were Tillle and Morris Grossman, immigrants who worked hard and helped support many family members over the years through Grossman Brothers Jewelers.
Sylvia graduated from Commerce high School in Worcester and attended Clark University and Assumption College. With an active intellect, she also had huge musical talent and for many years was principal lyric soprano for the Worcester Chorus, where she sang at the Worcester Memorial Auditorium, The Gardner Museum in Boston, and Carnegie Hall. She sang with world class orchestras such as The Detroit Symphony, with conductors including Sixton Earling. She sang Oratorios, German Lieder, Italian Art Songs, with a voice professional and pure. But above all, the most important people in her life were her daughters and grandchildren.
She fought bravely for life, and was truly a “Woman of Valor” and “A Woman of Valor who may find, for her worth is above rubies.”
Her friends and family are invited to celebrate her life at 2pm on Wednesday, October 2nd in Beth Israel Synagogue on Jamesbury Drive under the direction of Richard Perlman of Brezniak Rodman Chapels of Newton. Burial will be in Worcester Hebrew Cemetery in Auburn.
Following the interment, memorial observance will begin at the Jewish Healthcare Center at 629 Salisbury St. and will continue through 5pm Friday afternoon, October 4th at the residence of Toby and Mark Goldstein at 10 Cricket Lane, Worcester.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Jewish Healthcare Center, 629 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA 01609.
The family would like to give special thanks to the staff of the Jewish Healthcare Center for their care and compassion and to the staff of St. Vincent Critical Care Unit for heir excellent care during her final illnes.