Jerry Bobrow

JERRY BOBROW, Ph.D. Beloved Husband, Father, Son and Brother Jerry died on November 12, 2007, at the age of 59, after a two-year battle with cancer. Born in Rome, Italy, on December 4, 1947, he had lived in Southern California since 1948. Jerry was valedictorian at Fontana High School, received his B.A. and teaching credential from Whittier College, and later received his Masters and Ph.D. in Education. Jerry Bobrow, Ph.D., was an award-winning author and educator. He has written over 100 national top-selling books in the field of test preparation, including Barron's How to Prepare for the Law School Admission Test and Cliffs Preparing for the Graduate Record Exam and CSET: Multiple Subjects Preparation Guide for Teachers. He has also produced seven films (three award-winning) and 16 audio CD's (three nominated for Grammys). He was founder and executive director of Bobrow Test Preparation Services, which has assisted over 2 million people to prepare for tests such as the SAT, CBEST, LSAT, GRE, and CSET. Jerry had a life-long commitment to athletics. He was an outstanding track and field athlete at Fontana High School and a baseball star at Whittier College. He also pitched semi-pro baseball for nine years. He was involved with Boys' Baseball Inc., of Fontana for 14 years. He devoted more than a decade of active service to Westhills Baseball, Inc., as a coach and board member. He was head freshman coach at Calabasas High School for 10 years, and was involved in youth baseball activities for over 40 years. Jerry was an active baseball player and continued to be a major force in the Senior Softball Tournament League until this last year. Jerry was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1993. He was a board member of both the Jewish Community Center at Milken and of the LA Jewish Community Center since the early 1980s. He was recently honored by the JCC at Milken for his 18 years as chairman of the Los Angeles JCC Maccabi Organizing Committee. The Maccabi Games have provided opportunities for thousands of teenagers and their families to strengthen their Jewish identities through athletic competition. He provided invaluable service to the JCC and thousands of young athletes that participated in these games with his leadership, inspiration, and support. Jerry will be remembered by all who knew him for his gentle nature, his endless patience,his kindness and ready smile. Every one who every worked with Jerry, played ball with Jerry or had the opportunity to know him, considered him a true friend. Jerry is survived by Susan, his wife of 33 years; children, Jennifer, Adam and Jonathan; parents, Abram and Julia Bobrow, both Holocaust survivors; and brothers, William and David. Services will be held at the Groman Eden Mortuary, 11500 Sepulveda Blvd., Mission Hills, CA 91345, 12:00 noon, Wednesday, November 14, 2007.