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Robert Greene died Feb. 2, 2020, in Redwood City, Calif., after fighting pancreatic cancer. He is the son-in-law of Congregation Neveh Shalom member Marlene Brenner and brother-in-law of CNS members William Brenner (Julia Waco) and Mark Brenner.
Robert is survived by his wife, Michele Brenn…
Marsha L. Feldstein, 72, died in a car accident Feb. 2, 2020.
Feldstein lived in Washougal, Wash., and was a member of Congregation Kol Ami. She is survived by her husband, Jeff Feldstein, and her sister, Roz Robinson, as well as her children and extended family.
Timofey L. Gitlin, z’l, passed away on Jan 26, 2020, at the age of 93. Timofey was born in Kiev, Ukraine in October 1927. He is loved and remembered by his dear wife, Inna; his children, Irina (Alex Berkovich) Gitlin and Leonora Gitlin; Irina's ex-husband, Alex (Zhenya Dashevsky) Berenbeym;…
Bruce Spiegel passed away Dec. 29, 2019, at age 64. He was born in Portland July 18, 1955. He was the son of the late Eloise and Sidney Spiegel. He was an enthusiastic community volunteer and loved hiking and traveling. He is survived by his sister Harriet (Mark Becker), brother Larry (Corin…
Rabbi Joshua Stampfer was born in Jerusalem, in pre-state Israel, in 1921. He died Dec. 26, 2019.
Stampfer was the rabbi at Congregation Neveh Shalom from 1954 to 1993 and served as rabbi emeritus until his death.
Major institutions he helped create include Camp Solomon Schechter, the Oreg…
