| Obituary |
Peacefully on Tuesday, June 26, 2001 in Florida. Born October 3, 1908 in Crakow, Poland; he arrived in Canada in 1941. Beloved husband of Rachel Starkman and the late Mania Gertler. Devoted father and father-in-law of George and Ineke, Judy and the late Michael, Bram and Dorothee. Cherished grandfather of Toby, Leonard, Noah, Eli; Corina and Gideon; Miriam, Ben and Anna; great-grandfather of Zoe, Mark and Paul. Sadly missed by Sonia Tencer, Curt Reed and many nieces and nephews: Berliners, Droris, Reeds, Tencers. Predeceased by Chane and Jack Berliner, Sonia Reed, Leibl Tencer, Max and Rachel Gertler, as well as his brother and other family members who perished in the Holocaust. With the passing of Arthur Lermer, we mourn the loss of a life dedicated to the revival of Yiddish language and culture after its devastation during the Holocaust. Arthur's formation developed within and contributed to the modernizing trends of Jewish secular life in Eastern Europe. He was active in the Jewish Labour Bund of Poland and in recent years, he was a member of its International Coordinating Committee. He was also active in The Workman's Circle and the Canadian Jewish Congress. Till recently, he was writing Bi-Weekly Yiddish articles for the forwards. At Sir George Williams University in Montreal, he chaired the Economics Department for a quarter century. Funeral service from Paperman and Sons, 3888 Jean Talon West, on Friday, June 29 at 1 p.m. Burial at the Montreal Workers Circle Cemetery, de la Savane. Friends and family are welcome until Sunday evening at 1545 Dr. Penfield, apt 808. Donations may be made in his memory to the Mania and Arthur Lermer Memorial Fund of the Foundation for Yiddish Culture, 1 Carre Cummings, suite 502, Montreal. |
