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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 2005

66 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 4

OBITUARY Queensland identity, a loving family man Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 3 June 2005 · page 12

WILLIAM (Bill) Steinberg passed away peacefully last Friday at the age of 90 but his legacy lives on with his wife of 69 years, Rose, his three children, 10 grandchildren and 21…

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OBITUARY Founding member of ACT Jewish community Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 3 June 2005 · page 13

A FOUNDING member of the ACT Jewish community Anne Hoffman has died in Canberra at the age of 82 following a long illness…

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OBITUARY An advocate for women Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 10 June 2005 · page 12

SUZANNE Kleiner was very active in the Jewish community. She was vice-president of Womanpower 1998-2004 and took the forefront in many school activities. Kleiner…

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OBITUARY Holocaust survivor, loving mother and wife Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 17 June 2005 · page 14

HENIA Mittelman was born in March 1924 in a small town in Poland. She was named Henia after her father Henoch, who died three months before she was born…

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OBITUARY Centenarian, family matriarch Send Obituaries to dlevin@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 24 June 2005 · page 12

MARTA Sandor accomplished much in her long, full and eventful life. Marta, her two sisters and a brother were born into the Goldberger family in Nitra,…

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OBITUARY Dancing Scottish belle Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 1 July 2005 · page 13

My grandma was the best in the world; if all the people on earth…

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OBITUARY strong, loyal man Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 8 July 2005 · page 14

MIETEK (Michael) Pien overcame the challenges of the Shoah, life in the…

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OBITUARY Simon the menorah man, a pillar of community spirit Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 8 July 2005 · page 13

LEO Rosten in his book The Joys of Yiddish, defines a mensch as “someone to admire and emulate, someone of noble character”. If however, you asked many people in…

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OBITUARY New Zealand air gunner Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 15 July 2005 · page 13

DAVID Benge was born David Bancezewski in Bialystock, Poland. At the age of eight, with his father Nocham unwell, David was sent to New Zealand…

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Obituary a lion-hearted service man Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 15 July 2005 · page 12

FRANK Davis was born in 1921 in Johannesburg, South Africa. His parents were born in London. After qualifying as a pharmacist Frank initially travelled to remote…

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OBITUARY Hope, despair and memory Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 22 July 2005 · page 12

HOW to honour our Zaida, husband, father, father-in-law, mentor, colleague, confidante and friend, Morris Shell, Moshe David Skorupa, with words?…

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OBITUARY Invaluable lessons passed through the generations

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 29 July 2005 · page 13

YOUR name Chaim symbolises to me everything about you. Chaim means life and you who had to fight for your life a number of times, loved…

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Obituary a scout leader and role model for children Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 29 July 2005 · page 12

JACK Keen was born Chaim Yisrael Krakowiak in Lowicz, Poland, on November 5 1921, the son of the tailor Zelek Krakowiak and his young wife Zarah…

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OBITUARY Former WIZO president, family matriarch Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 5 August 2005 · page 12

LILI Feigin was born on June 8, 1927, in Bilitz. She spent the war years in Buchara, where she met and fell in love with Abrasha. They were married on January 24, 1947,…

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Obituary Bella Rosen Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 12 August 2005 · page 12

BELLA'S unique personality and extraordinary attributes were always in evidence as a young woman growing up in Alexandria, Egypt. In a family of five brothers and three sisters, from a…

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Obituary a hard worker from humble beginnings Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 19 August 2005 · page 14

BARRY Baruch Milch was born in Podhajce, Poland on June 20, 1934. He was the second son to Avraham and Etel Milch. Avraham was a successful businessman, and Barry and his…

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Obituary a learned scholar ahead of her time Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 26 August 2005 · page 12

RECA Stone was born in Leeds in 1906, the third youngest of twelve children born to Julius and Fanny Lieberman. Along with three of her four brothers, she was the only…

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Obituary a woman of unwavering faith Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 2 September 2005 · page 12

JEANETTE (Janka) Nagel was born on May 3, 1918 to Osher and Cecilia Berger in Ardanovce, Slovakia. The middle of five children, two older sisters (Irene, the only surviving sibling, and…

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Obituary a loving, honourable man Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 9 September 2005 · page 13

AS the grandchildren of Yehoshua Levy, we would like to convey to you what our Saba meant to us. Saba was a caring, loving and devoted…

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Obituary a world-famous boxer Send Obituaries to diane@jewishnews.net.au

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 9 September 2005 · page 12

SIGI Tanner was a well-known boxer in Sydney in the early 1950s who fought under the name Sigmund Tennenbaum. He was born in Vienna, Austria on April 12, 1918 and…

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