• JUfien 1, 2003
Southeastern Virginia Jewish News
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Marshal Binder
VIRGINIA BEACH - Mar-
Shal "Poppy" Binder, 86, died
May 12, 2003.
He served as a medical tech-
nician in World War II in the
EUropean Theatre. In 1982, he
retired and moved from Chicago
to Virginia Beach.
He is survived by his wife of
[ years, Frieda; his daughter,
,ne¢ Schoenfeld and her hus-
band, Brian, of Virginia Beach;
aad his only grandson, Billy.
1 A chapel service was con-
", eted May 14 by Rabbi Israel
&,her aaan. Memorial donations
'ay be made to The Children's
l'laspital of The King's Daugh-
1'8.
i
aold J. Schwartz
8 NORFOLK - Dr. Arnold Jay
erhwartz, 57, of the 600 block of
.!,,^Otetourt Gardens, died May 15,
3 in Norfolk General
Hospi-
Dr. Schwartz was a lifelong
fide:it of Norfolk. He was a
atluate of Granby High School.
i Schwartz was a veteran of
e United States Army. He grad-
u.ated from the University of Vir-
ia in 1967. Dr. Schwartz also
, duated from the Medical Col-
lege of Virginia in 1971.
Dr. Schwartz was preceded in
by his father, Dr. Erwin I.
Wartz. Survivors include his
[e of 22 years, Linda Hecht
,aartz; his mother, Freda
tsbt y Schwartz of Norfolk;
o s
L ons, Louis Andrew
aVrtz and Lorin Henry
UVcartz, both of Norfolk; a sis-
'.Andrewa Schwartz of Vir-
I ia Beach; two nephews, Jason
[ssm.an and Kevin Weissman,
', of Virginia Beach: and sev-
tl at ,ts and cousins.
ir A funeral was conducted on
IttaY, May 16 at it.D. Oliver
uerd Apart,uents Norfolk
L
Chapel, by Rabbi Michael Panitz
and Cantor Elihu Flax. Burial
was at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be
made to the American Diabetes
Association, 1660 Duke Street,
Norfolk, VA 23514 or to the
American Heart Association,
7320 Greenville Avenue, Dallas,
TX 75231.
Thelma M. Soroko
NORFOLK - Thelma
Markowitz Soroko, 93, of the
200 block of S. Newtown Road,
died May 6, 2003, in Norfolk.
Mrs. Soroko was a native of
Maryland. She was the widow
of Morris Soroko and was a
retired legal secretary with the
City of Norfolk.
Survivors include two
nephews and their wives, Ted
and Sharon Blumenfeld of Hunt-
ington Valley, Pa., and Mort and
Elaine Blumenfeld of Sun City,
Cali'.; and her guardian, Samuel
Werth and his family.
A graves,de service was held
May 7, 2003 at Forest Lawn
Cemetery. Memorial donations
may be made to a charity of
choice.
OUT OF AREA
Harry Donsky
NEW YORK - Harry Donsky
passed away May 3, 2003. He
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was 81. He was born in Norfolk
to Jacob and Jennie Donsky. He
graduated from Maury High
School and VPI.
He is survived by his wife of
27 years, Marilyn; his daughter,
Mary Donsky; son, Michael
Donsky; stepdaughter, Dr. Jane
Black (Birnkrant) and stepson,
Daniel Black. The most impor-
tant parts of his life were his
grandchildren, Jenny and
Michael Birnkrant and Paul and
Kenny Donsky. He is also sur-
vived by two sisters, Pansy Perl-
man and Lolly Bernstein, both of
Norfolk. He was predeceased by
his first wife, Pearl Abramson.
Bryna R. Prensky
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -
- Bryna Raskin Prensky, 89, was
born Dec. 20, 1912 in Paterson,
N.J., Bryna also lived in Norfolk
as well as Mexico City, Mexico.
Bryna Raskin Prensky was a
world renowned artist and art
collector owning several gal-
leries including those in West
Palm Beach and Mexico City.
She was predeceased by her
parents, Hyman and Anna
Raskin; sister, Rose Schnieder;
and a brother, Irving Raskin. She
is survived by her husband, Dr.
H. David Prensky; stepson, Dr.
William Prensky; stepdaughter,
Dr. Cathy Mason; three step-
grandsons; brother and sister-in-
law, Paul and Beverly Raskin;
brother-in-law, Morris Schniede'r;
along with many nieces and
nephews.
A graves,de service was held
Saturday, May 10, at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk.
Aryeh Rohn
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Dr.
Aryeh Rohn, 83, noted Jewish
educator died May 7, 2003. Dr.
Rohn, son of Max and Lotte
Re,skin, was born in Austria.
Making aliyah to Palestine in
1938, he became a founding
member and treasurer of Kibbutz
Dovrat, where he met and mar-
ried fellow Viennese, Rachel
Brenner. During those years, Dr.
Rohn helped in the Hagganah
efforts to rescue immigrants,
swimming out under cover of
darkness to escort new arrivals
safely to shore.
Dr. Rohn's career in education
began when he and his wife
moved to Pardes Hanna, where
he earned his teaching creden-
tials and taught 8th grade. He
taught at Temple B'nai Abraham
in Newark, N.J., and at the
Yeshiva of Flatbush in Brooklyn,
while earning a BA from Brook-
lyn College magna cum laude,
and a doctorate from Dropsie
College in Philadelphia. Dr.
Rohn provided educational lead-
ership at East Midwood Jewish
Center in Brooklyn for nearly 40
years, first as principal of the
Talmud Torah, and then as edu-
cation director of it, its Solomon
Schechter Day School and its
adult education programs. Dur-
ing that time, he and his wife led
numerous summer seminars to
Israel for youth and adults, and
were involved in informal edu-
cation at four Camps Ramah.
Over a period of two decades,
Dr. Rohn was head of waterfront
in Connecticut: head counselor
in the Poconos, education direc-
tor in Canada, and supervising
director of the Berkshires. Dr.
Rohn served as mentor and role
model for a generation of Jewish
educators in North America and
Israel. He served as president of
the Jewish Educators Assembly
and was awarded an honorary
doctorate by the Jewish Theo-
logical Seminary of America.
Survivors include his wife of
61 years, Rachel, a son, Dr.
Reuven Rohn (Judy), a daughter,
Ruth Rohn (Paul Pascal), grand-
children, Karen Alpert (Avi),
Alisa Minden and Yon, Shalom
Pascal, and two sisters, Herta
Holt and Charlotte Muenz.
Donations may be sent to
EMJC, 1625 Ocean Ave., Brook-
lyn, NY 11230 or to Camp
Ramah, 3080 Broadway, New
York, NY 10027.
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