Judith A. Handelman

HANDELMAN--Judith A. Age 70, died suddenly while swimming in her beloved pool at her home in Scarsdale, NY, on Sunday October 21, 2007. Adored wife and traveling companion of Walter J. Handelman for 49 years, devoted mother to David, Dan and Matthew, infatuated grandmother of Helen, Isaac, Nancy, Shea, and Megan. Born on July 7, 1937, in Manhattan, to David Ashe and Lillian Hurwitz, she resided in Brooklyn and graduated from Erasmus Hall High at 16 and Vassar at 19, and got an MPA in Planning from NYU in 1961. She is also survived by her sister, Deborah Warheit of Los Angeles. Judy had a long and varied career as a writer and editor for the Scarsdale Inquirer, The East Scarsdale Association, The Scarsdale Historical Society, Open Arms Homeless Shelter, and the Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison program at Sing-Sing. Her lifelong enthusiastic community efforts ranged from the founding of the Scarsdale Municipal Pool to serving as a board member of the Student Transfer Education Program (STEP), acting as the director of the Scarsdale Futures program of the Scarsdale Foundation, and serving on the Boards of the Westchester chapter of the American Jewish Committee, Scarsdale Citizens for Senior Housing, and the Westchester County Historical Society. At the time of her death she was trying to garner support for the "Grow Old at Home" movement. She was a passionate fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Mets. Services to be held Thursday, October 25 at 11am at Westchester Reform Temple, 255 Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale, NY. Shiva to follow Thursday 3-5pm at the Handelman home, 260 Mamaroneck Road, also on October 26, 11-5pm; October 27, 6-8pm; and October 28, 2-6pm. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Hudson Link, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (Lyndhurst), or a charity of your choice.