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Sarah Figa Obituary

Figa, Sarah (nee Mandelkorn). Age 84, Holocaust Survivor. Beloved wife of Leon; devoted mother of Cantor Stewart (Flavia Yamamoto- Nicolucci) and the late Judge Phillip Figa; dear mother-in-law of Candace Figa; cherished grandmother of Laura, Hannah, Benjamin, and Elizabeth Figa; loving sister of the late Mietek Mandelkorn. Graveside services Wednesday 2 p.m. Shalom Memorial Park (Sec. V) Rand Rd., and Rte. 53, Arlington Heights. Memorial service Sunday, 1 p.m. West Suburban Temple Har Zion, 1040 N. Harlem Ave., River Forest, 60305. Remembrances may be made to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, 9603 Woods Dr., Skokie, 60077 or to West Suburban Temple Har Zion. Info: Chesed v'Emet, Rudy Lerner, Funeral Director, 847-577- 0856, www.chesedvemet.com.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Oct. 19, 2011.

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So happy making a Matzah Brei last April.

October 31, 2011

Sarah & Leon on January 7, 1950

Sarah Figa

October 31, 2011

Sarah in her element at her Passover table.

Sarah Figa

October 27, 2011

Sarah in Germany after the war looking like a movie star.

Sarah Figa

October 26, 2011

October 23, 2011

Dear Stewart, My sincere condolences go out to you and your family. May your mother's memory be a warm and embracing blessing for you always. You are in my prayers, Ilana Axel

October 20, 2011

Our sincere condolences on your loss.
May you find solace in wonderful memories and take comfort in the passage of time.

Michael & Marsha Spak

October 19, 2011

May Sarah's light shine down upon you and
may she shine in your hearts forevermore.

May you celebrate all that whe has brought into your lives.
May her memory truly be for a blessing......amen.

Sincerely,
Paula Drues
CMASM

Ruby Hilker

October 19, 2011

Dear Cantor: Please accept our most sincere and deepest condolences on the loss of your beloved Mother. We knew Mrs. Figa to be a gracious and gentle woman with a lovely smile and a kind heart. She will be greatly missed. Our hearts and thoughts are with you, your Father, your children and the entire family during this sad and difficult time.
Ruby, Walter and Matthew Hilker
Rachel and Jonathan Shapiro

Stuart & Rachel Rosenberg

October 19, 2011

We will all be blessed by Sarah's memory, and by the kindness and strength the showed by living her life the way she did. She was truly a woman of valor and of courage. Her strength nurtured a wonderful family and was a true triumph in the face of the holocaust. Those of us lucky enough to have known her or her children experienced her quiet strength through the goodness and values she passed along. It was an honor to know her.

October 19, 2011

Dear Stewart and family, I read with sadness today that your mother passed away. My heart is with you at this time and hope you have many happy memories to help through these difficult days. You might recall that I am Nan Friedman's mother. You may or may not know that she now lives in Santa Monica with husband,Ross Levinson and son Jamie. Thinking of you all...Minna Rae (and) Stanley Friedman (We live in Lake Bluff now.)

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