{"id":45060,"date":"2018-09-25T10:36:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T16:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=45060"},"modified":"2019-04-24T06:43:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T12:43:24","slug":"shelley-middleberg-passes-away-funeral-set-for-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/shelley-middleberg-passes-away-funeral-set-for-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelley Middleberg passes away; funeral held at Beth Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SHELLEY &#8220;MIMI&#8221; GLAZER MIDDLEBERG passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends on Monday, September 24, 2018.&nbsp; She was 68.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45061\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Shelley_Middleberg.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45061\" class=\"wp-image-45061 size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Shelley_Middleberg-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Shelley_Middleberg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Shelley_Middleberg-144x144.jpg 144w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45061\" class=\"wp-image-45061 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Shelley_Middleberg-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Shelley_Middleberg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Shelley_Middleberg-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-45061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SHELLEY GLAZER MIDDLEBERG<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A longtime community volunteer and organizer, Middleberg enjoyed various roles at the Contemporary Arts Center, where she was most recently involved as a director of sales and hospitality manager. A tireless arts enthusiast, Middleberg was president of the Louis A. and Lillian L. Glazer Family Foundation, which supports the arts, various Jewish institutions and other philanthropic organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Knoxville, TN., she moved to New Orleans as a child.&nbsp; She was an early resident of the Warehouse District and could often be found wearing one of her many bright scarves at any one of the neighborhood establishments.<\/p>\n<p>She is survived by her sons Benjamin (Lauren) and Aaron (Kelley) Middleberg, her sister Carole Jacobson, her brother Jay Glazer and three grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>Relatives and friends attended a memorial service at Beth Israel Synagogue, 4004 West Esplanade in Metairie, at noon on Wednesday, September 26. Rabbi Gabriel Greenberg officiated with a graveside service that followed at Jefferson Memorial Gardens (Shir Chadash section),11316 River Road in St. Rose, LA.<\/p>\n<p>Friends gathered at Middleberg&#8217;s apartment following the graveside service.<\/p>\n<p>In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Middleberg&#8217;s memory to either <a href=\"https:\/\/bethisraelnola.com\/contribute-to-a-specific-fund-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congregation Beth Israel<\/a>, 4004 W. Esplanade Ave. Metairie, LA 70002&nbsp;or the <a href=\"https:\/\/20202.blackbaudhosting.com\/20202\/Total-Contributions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contemporary Arts Center<\/a>, 900 Camp St., New Orleans, LA 70130. Arrangements are by<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tharpsontheimerhf.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home<\/a>, 1600 N. 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