Jacques Herzenstein's Obituary
Jacques Herzenstein, 88, died February 3, 2018 at his residence in Burlingame, CA. He was the husband of the late Judith (nee Cohen); father of Amy (Greg) Punkar of San Francisco, CA, Jonathan (Amy) of Kirtland Hills, OH and Miriam (David) Burnett of Malmo, Sweden; Grandfather of Sophie, Jonah, Noah, Zoe, Sarah and Katharine. Funeral service Thursday, February 8 at 1:00 PM at Hillcrest Cemetery Main Chapel, 26200 Aurora Road, Bedford Hts., OH 44146. Following interment at Mt. Sinai Cemetery, friends will be received at the home of Jonathan and Amy Herzenstein, 9300 Little Mountain Road, Kirtland Hills, OH 44060 until 9:00 PM, Friday 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM and Sunday 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Memorial donations suggested to The Music Settlement, 11125 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106.
Jacques was born in Alexandria, Egypt and went to Palestine at the age of 16, in June of 1946, to live on a kibbutz. He enlisted in the Haganah in 1947 and fought in the Israeli War of Independence. When the war was over, he served the newly-formed State by helping to build the first structures in Eilat. In 1952, he left Israel to reconnect with his mother, Germaine, in Paris, France. While working as a personal Travel Guide [he spoke 5 languages fluently], he met Judith Cohen, who was traveling through Europe with a friend. After falling in love, Jacques agreed to fly to America in December of 1959. The 2 were married on February 21, 1960 and remained so until her death on February 20, 2002. He was a kind, gentle man who was loved by all who knew him.
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