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SIDNEY B. STEINER, a businessman, died on Sunday, March 13, 2022, following a brief illness. He was 78.
A native of New Orleans, he graduated from Isidore Newman School and then attended the (A.B. Freeman) School...
RABBI JOHN R. NIMON, the former spiritual leader of the Northshore Jewish Congregation (NJC) in Mandeville, died at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA on Sunday, February 27, 2022. He was 72.
Nimon, who served NJC from...
ALAN NORMAN JACOBS, M.D., a longtime radiologist associated with a private practice and a highly-respected medical school educator, died on Wednesday, February 23. He was 80.
A native New Orleanian, he graduated from Isidore Newman School before attending the University...
JOYCE BLOTNER FERTEL, the former co-proprietor of City Furniture on Magazine Street and a family matriarch, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022. She was 92.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Sydney Fertel, with...
FRIEDA LOR z”l Née Ogron, beloved wife for 67 years to Aharon Arieh Lor, devoted mother of Shelley (Steven) Pincus, Marc (Rita) Lor; Loving grandmother of Elisa, Joseph (Esther), Jonathan (Batya), Michael and Daniel. Proud great-grandmother of Jonah,...
SARAH AMES RABIN, a leading women’s clothier for decades, died on February 18. She was 95.
She was born in Bogalusa,Louisiana and grew up during the Great Depression. She moved to New Orleans after graduating from Bogalusa High School in...
STUART I. PHILLIPS, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon and humanitarian died at his home on February 17, 2022, surrounded by the things he loved: family, friends, home, and gardens. He was 85.
Excelling and achievement were the hallmarks of Stuart as...
ANNE GRAHAM FREEDMAN, a humanitarian and former social worker, died after a protracted battle with cancer and COVID. She was 75.
Freedman completed a bachelor’s degree in English at the University of New Orleans and obtained her master’s degree in...
CHARLES NEWMAN KAHN, JR., a businessman and engineer, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 6, 2022, only four days after his 97th birthday.
Born in Natchez, Mississippi, his family returned to New Orleans when he was just an 8-year old.
...FREDERICK CHARLES SCHULMAN, the co-owner of Pearl’s Place Bridal Boutique, died on Saturday, January 23, after a protracted illness. He was 82.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, he attended grade school at Yeshiva prior to moving to New Orleans...
