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Gerald Kaufman Obituary

Kaufman Gerald June 14, 1932 - May 10, 2025 Age 92, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2025, at Methodist Hospital in Phila. A Service will take place at GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 6410 N. Broad St., Phila., PA on Friday, May 16 at 1 P.M., followed by a Burial at Montefiore Cemetery. Born June 14, 1932 in Pittsburgh, PA, and educated at Yale University and Columbia Law School, Gerry was a lifelong environmental and social activist who served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Executive Director of Awbury Arboretum in Philadelphia, and throughout his life as a devoted champion of liberal causes. Survived by his wife, Shelly Yanoff, children, Ann and Jim, stepchildren, Steven, David and Joanne, Gabriella, Till, Dena and Jim, grandchildren, Zoe, Julia, Josh, Jane, Jillian, Lou, Miles and Molly, Gerry was much loved and will be missed. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) or Awbury Arboretum.

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Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on May 14, 2025.

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William Babcock

May 16, 2025

When I was the executive director of the PA Prison Society in the early 1980s, I was new to Philadelphia. I met Jerry and encouraged him to join our board of directors. He was immensely helpful to me in navigating the fraught political and nonprofit waters of Philadelphia and the state of PA. One of my lasting memories is of running into Jerry many years later at McMenamin's and receiving a huge hug. He was that kind of person.

DT

May 14, 2025

As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of God, family and friends. Please find comfort in the words found at Isaiah 61:1,2.

Janet Fishman

May 14, 2025

In sympathy, with love to all my Yanoff cousins.
Janet

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