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Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut

W. Plaut Obituary

Peacefully, on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at age 99. Predeceased by his wife Elizabeth, his parents Jonas and Selma Plaut, and his brother Rabbi Walter Plaut. Survived by his children, Rabbi Jonathan V. and Carol Plaut, and Judith Plaut; his grandchildren, Daniel and Amy Plaut, and Deborah and David Elias; and his great-grandsons, Steven Elias, and Jeffrey Elias. At Holy Blossom Temple, 1950 Bathurst Street (south of Eglinton) for service on Sunday, February 12th at 11:00 a.m. Interment to follow at Holy Blossom Memorial Park on Brimley Road. Shiva will be observed at Holy Blossom Temple immediately following the interment on Sunday until 3:00 p.m., Monday and Tuesday from 4:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Shiva services will be held in the Max E. Enkin Boardroom on Monday and Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. Donations may be made to The Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut Memorial Fund c/o Holy Blossom Temple 416-789-3291 ext. 265.

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Published by Pioneer Press on Feb. 11, 2012.

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Harvey and Lenore Plaut (Kobren)

February 12, 2012

Our sympathies to the family of Rabbi Gunther Plaut, our distant relative. Our Father, Alfred Plaut, communicated with and provided information to the Rabbi's wife, Elizabeth, when she was working on her monumental Plaut family tree. When our son went to graduate school at the University of Minnesota in the early 1990s, he attended services at the Temple in Saint Paul, and was asked about his connection with the Rabbbi.

Ernest Strauss

February 12, 2012

I became an aware Jew at age 40, largely because of the Torah commentary of Gunther Plaut. It was, and he was, a continuing source of inspiration.

Thank you Dr. Plaut.

Laura Singher Turner

February 11, 2012

My sympathies to your family. In the early 60s Rabbi Plaut came into my confirmation class at Mt. Zion in St. Paul, and explained to us that as time passed, people we cared about would die, and to remember the good things about tem. Over the years this message has been a consolation to me as friends and family have passed on.

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