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Services Set For Sylvia Levine, Longtime Springfield Teacher
Sylvia Levine, formerly of Springfield and Longmeadow, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 24, in Las Vegas. She was 93 years old.
Sylvia was born to Samuel Levine and Dinah Lifschitz on November 6, 1930, in Harlem, New York, and was their treasured only child. Yiddish was her first language, and she learned English as she transitioned into Kindergarten.
On August 2, 1953, Sylvia married her husband, Theodore “Ted” Levine. Sylvia frequently said that on their first date, they laughed and laughed. That’s how she knew he was the one. The name she often used was Sylvia Levine Levi…
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Amiel Wohl, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Of New Rochelle, 88
Amiel Wohl, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Israel of New Rochelle, and a former New Rochelle resident, died on Jan. 16, at the age of 88.
For more than 40 years, Rabbi Wohl was a pillar of the Jewish community, whose commitment and passion for bringing together diverse peoples of different faiths and backgrounds, had a far-reaching impact on the larger New Rochelle and Westchester communities.
Rabbi Wohl served as Senior Rabbi of Temple Israel of New Rochelle for 27 years, from 1973 to 2000, when he retired. During that time, his efforts and reputation for racial harmony extended far beyond W…
