Community urged to attend Francine Perlman funeral today

FRANCINE PERLMAN, an elderly resident of New Orleans, died in recent days and received a proper Jewish burial today due to the efforts of Metairie Chabad Center Rabbi Yossie Nemes, Jewish Family Service (JFS), Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home in Metairie and others.

Perlman, who had been a client of JFS, left behind no family and had made no prior funeral arrangements before her death.

Through the generous contributions of community friends who contributed sufficient funds in a last minute drive initiated by Nemes, Perlman was buried in Ahavas Shalom Cemetery, 4400 Elysian Fields Avenue, on Wednesday, August 5, at 2:30 p.m.

“To attend this funeral would be a mitzvah,” Nemes said, when contacted by the CCJN. Nemes specifically mentioned the contributions of Kenny Pailet, Marshall Gerson, Adam Stross, funeral director Billy Henry and the staff of JFS.