University of Michigan Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Rubin Rontal
RONTAL, RUBIN PETER Rubin Peter Rontal, 67, died on April 21, 2014 at home with his wife at his side after a year-long struggle with a rare cancer. He was born March 26, 1947 in Chicago, to Ruth Rose Rontal and Cantor Moses Rontal, shortly after they immigrated to the United States, having survived the Holocaust. The legacy of the holocaust imprinted him with both a lifetime of disability and a passion for truth, justice, and human rights. While his dreams of being actively involved in...
