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Esther Kahn Obituary

Kahn, Esther L. (nee Greenwald), beloved wife of the late Simon Kahn and the late Manes Blumberg, loving sister of Belle (Larry) Jacobson, Dr. Bernie (Betty) Greenwald and the late Bertha (the late Morris) Ruttenberg, Sarah (the late Hyman) Kaluzna and Bess (the late Michael) Medintz, treasured aunt and great-aunt of many loving nieces and nephews. Esther managed with her husband Simon, Scientific Bindery, which was a family business since the early 1900's. Service Thursday, 1:30 p.m., at Temple Beth-El, 3610 Dundee Rd., Northbrook. Interment Shalom Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 E. Superior, Chicago, IL, 60611; Women's American ORT, 9225 Kostner Ave., Skokie, 60076 or Seeing Eyes for the Blind in Israel, Kibbutz Sasa, D.N.M.G, 13870 Israel. Info: The Goldman Funeral Group, Irwin Goldman Funeral Director, 847-478-1600.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Jul. 27, 2006.

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