OBITUARIES – MAY THEIR MEMORIES BE A BLESSING
Reny Götz Raphael
103, Atlanta
Reny Götz Raphael, born Feb. 1, 1912, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, died
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at age 103.
She, her husband and daughter immigrated to the United States in 1938. She
had been trained as a tailor in Germany. Her creativity with fabric and design
made her a sought-after dressmaker in Atlanta.
She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur Raphael; her parents, Albert
and Susanna Götz; and her sister, Hilde Götz. She is survived by her children, Inge
Raphael Rothschild of Highland Park, Ill., and Lillie Raphael Janko of Atlanta;
grandchildren Bruce Rothschild (Sherri Shapiro) of Atlanta, Kathy Rothschild
(Jim) Klein of Northbrook, Ill., Steven Rothschild of North Andover, Mass., Susan Rothschild of Atlanta, Paige Janko (David) Peritt of Skokie, Ill., Shawn (Angie)
Janko of Atlanta, and Dena Janko (Mark) Cohen of Atlanta; and great-grandchildren Amy Rothschild, Diane Rothschild, Scott Rothschild, Daniel (Cassandra)
Lettenberger-Klein, David Klein, Laura Klein, Sam Rothschild, Ariel Peritt, Ilana
Peritt, Charlie Janko, Katie Janko, Jack Janko, Grey Cohen and Sidney Cohen.
Sign the online guestbook at www.edressler.com. A memorial service was
held Sunday, Aug. 16, at Temple Sinai in Sandy Springs. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the William Breman Jewish Home or Weinstein Hospice,
3150 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30327. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.
Geraldine Reicher
San Francisco
AUGUST 21 ▪ 2015
Geraldine Reicher of San Francisco died peacefully Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015.
She is survived by her sister, Ruth Alhadeff of Atlanta, and many nieces and
nephews. Geraldine was a world-renowned soprano who performed operetta and
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show tunes all over the world. She was a member of the San Francisco Opera and
a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music. She sang at the Massenet Festival in
France, the Stadtheater in Switzerland, and operas in Sweden, Austria, Italy and
France.
The family would like to thank all of her full-time caregivers of Jewish Family and Children’s Services in San Francisco. Contributions in her memory may be
made to the Jewish Home of San Francisco.
Susan Arnovitz Saltz
61, Atlanta
Susan Arnovitz Saltz passed away early Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, 2015.
Born in Atlanta on Dec. 28, 1953, Susan was preceded in death by her parents, Pearl Feldman Arnovitz and Morris Arnovitz, and her sister, Ellen Fae, all of
blessed memory. She attended Morningside Elementary School and Grady High
School and graduated from the University of Florida. Susan loved the arts; she
never missed a debut, an exhibit, a community event or a new Broadway musical
in New York. She became a master at scoring tickets to events when the “sold out”
sign was already posted.
Susan was a lifelong learner of all things Jewish, attending book and film
festivals, forums, debates, lectures, and courses, and traveled near and far to increase her knowledge about Israel and her heritage. She was an active member
of numerous Jewish and community organizatio