Lilly (Allegra) Benveniste
Holocaust Survivor .
Lily Allegra Benveniste, born in Thessaloniki, Greece, a resident of DeWitt for over 55 years, died Monday, May 18, 2009 at Crouse Hospital. Lily worked in the Dietary Department at Crouse Hospital for more than 40 years until her retirement. She was a member of Temple Adath Yeshurun, the Temples Sisterhood, and the Holocaust Survivors Association. Lily and her husband, Mayer Benveniste, were Bergen-Belsen survivors, he predeceased her in 1976. Survived by her daughter, Flora Tobak; son-in-law, Ira Tobak; grandson, Marc Tobak and many nieces and nephews. Services will be conducted today, Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 3 p.m. at the Birnbaum Funeral Chapel, 1909 E. Fayette Street. Friends may visit with the family at the chapel today from 2 to 3 p.m. Burial will be in Adath Yeshurun Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Rabbis Discretionary Fund at Temple Adath Yeshurun.
Published in Syracuse Post Standard on 5/20/2009
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Children: Flora Benveniste Tobak (1946 - 2013)*
Burial: Adath Yeshurun Cemetery, DeWitt, Onondaga County, New York, USA
Born 4/23/1919 in Thessaloniki, Greece GR
Died 5/18/2009 in Syracuse, NY
Holocaust Survivor .
Lily Allegra Benveniste, born in Thessaloniki, Greece, a resident of DeWitt for over 55 years, died Monday, May 18, 2009 at Crouse Hospital. Lily worked in the Dietary Department at Crouse Hospital for more than 40 years until her retirement. She was a member of Temple Adath Yeshurun, the Temples Sisterhood, and the Holocaust Survivors Association. Lily and her husband, Mayer Benveniste, were Bergen-Belsen survivors, he predeceased her in 1976. Survived by her daughter, Flora Tobak; son-in-law, Ira Tobak; grandson, Marc Tobak and many nieces and nephews. Services will be conducted today, Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 3 p.m. at the Birnbaum Funeral Chapel, 1909 E. Fayette Street. Friends may visit with the family at the chapel today from 2 to 3 p.m. Burial will be in Adath Yeshurun Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Rabbis Discretionary Fund at Temple Adath Yeshurun.
Published in Syracuse Post Standard on 5/20/2009
Family links:
Children: Flora Benveniste Tobak (1946 - 2013)*
Burial: Adath Yeshurun Cemetery, DeWitt, Onondaga County, New York, USA
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