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Miriam Orenstein Obituary
Milwaukee - (Nee Silberman) October 26, 2019, age 93, of Milwaukee. Beloved wife of the late Lawrence "Lazy" Orenstein. Dear mother of Judy (the late Dave) Dorfman, Marsha (Bruce) Loeb, and Josh (Robin Subar, friend) Orenstein. Cherished sister of twin Aaron (the late Bella) Silberman, the late Dvora (Dov) Elfanbaum; sister-in-law of Sammy (Dori) Orenstein and the late Shimon (the late Shonnie) Orenstein. Fond grandmother Ami (Orit) Dorfman, Gil (Autumn) Dorfman, Aylon (Dafna) Dorfman, Tal Dorfman, Gabriel (Abigayil) Lowe, Zachary (Kristi) Lowe, Jeremiah Loeb, Micah Loeb, Jana Orenstein, Zev Orenstein, and 14 great-grandchildren. Further survived by other relatives and friends.
Miriam was a lifelong activist in Pioneer Women/Na'amat and Labor Zionist Organization. She loved her family above all else. She loved flowers, gardening, word games, needle arts and all things Israel. Miriam moved to Milwaukee when her family moved to Israel in 1946-47. She married Larry Orenstein in 1947 and they were happily married for 66 years. Thanks to the phenomenal staff at Lawlis Family Hospice for their exemplary care. Additional thanks to Chai Point for their care and support.
Graveside services 11:00 am Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery, 134 S. Dana Ct., Milwaukee. Memorials to NA'AMAT USA, Chai Point, or Habonim Camp Tavor.
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DONALD PINSKER
October 29, 2019
MY CONDOLENCES TO THE ORENSTEIN FAMILY WITH RESPECT TO THE PASSING OF MIRIAM.
IT SEEMS, AS I THINK BACK MANY, MANY YEARS, I'VE KNOWN THE PARENTS OF BOTH SAMMY & LARRY ORENSTEIN WHEN THEY LIVED WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF N. 20TH & W. FOND DU LAC AVE., NEAR THE OLD CLIMAX THEATRE, AND THE SEARS DEPARTMENT STORE, A BLOCK, N.W. ON W. FOND DU LAC AVE.
THE PARENTS FIRST NAMES, I CAN'T RECALL, BUT I CAN VISUALIZE, THE FATHER, WHO WAS EXTREMELY ACTIVE IN MILWAUKEE'S JEWISH COMMUNITY.
LARRY WAS OLDER THAN ME, AND SAMMY, MORE MY AGE, LAST LIVED IN WOODLAND HILLS , CA. WHEN I WAS EMPLOYED IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA FOR 25 YEARS.
HAVING CROSSED BETWEEN TWO DRAMATICALLY DIAMETRIC DIFFERENT CAREERS, TELEVISION BROADCASTING (CHANNEL 10 & CHANNEL 6 , AND BEING A MILWAUKEE POLICE OFFICER, FOR OVER 18 YEARS, BEFORE I VISITED LOS ANGELES AND WANTED TO LEAVE SNOW & COLD BEHIND ME.
I GOT TO RE-AQUAINT MYSELF WITH BOTH LARRY & MIRIAM, WHEN THEY LIVED, A HALF BLOCK SOUTH OF CAPITAL DR., ACROSS FROM THE OLD CAPITAL COURT SHOPPING CENTER, ON N. 58TH STREET..
BOTH LARRY & MIRIAM WERE WONDERFUL PEOPLE, AND A NICE PLACE TO STOP BY AND DRINK A COCA COLA AND HAVE CONVERSATION.
IN SEPTEMBER 1980, I RESIGNED FROM THE MILWAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MOVED TO LOS ANGELES, TO RETURN TO MY BROADCASTING CAREER.
DONALD H. PINSKER, PROUD FORMER MILWAUKEE POLICE OFFICER, 1962-1980.
RETIRED BROADCAST ENGINEER, THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK, WEST COAST HEADQUARTERS, TELEVISION CITY, HOLLYWOOD / LOS ANGELES, 1982-2005.
STILL SINGING / PERFORMING THE MUSIC OF SINATRA, TONY BENNETT, AND NAT "KING" COLE, BUT IN LAS VEGAS.
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