Rabbi Leonard S. Kravitz

Rabbi Leonard S. Kravitz obituary, Lincolnwood, IL

Rabbi Leonard S. Kravitz

Rabbi Leonard Kravitz Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Nov. 18, 2024.
Rabbi Leonard S. Kravitz, age 96.

Beloved husband of the late Hanna B. Kravitz nee Bensinger. Loving father of Dena (Neil) Rubnitz and Tamar (Dr. Scott) Rubinstein. Cherished grandfather of Noa and Jonah Rubnitz and Rachel, Naomi, and Jack (Rachel) Rubinstein. He is also survived by his sister Marilyn "Maize" (the late Albert) Hodus and his cousin Sally (Ingalls) Rich. Service Monday, 12 Noon at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd (at Niles Center Road), Skokie. Interment Greenwood Cemetery, 2615 W Cleveland Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53215. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, 101 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220, www.huc.edu, Milwaukee Jewish Day School, 6401 North Santa Monica Boulevard, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53217, www.mjds.org and Rochelle Zell Jewish High School, 1095 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015, www.rzjhs.org. To attend the funeral livestream, please visit our website. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com

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