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Jonathan Feinberg Obituary
July 27, 1935 - July 29, 2019
Jonathan Feinberg, 84, passed away suddenly on July 29, 2019 in San Mateo, where he had practiced family medicine for over 40 years.Jonathan was born on July 27, 1935 in New York City to Ruth Katsh Feinberg and Rabbi Abraham L. Feinberg. After spending his formative years in Toronto, Canada, he graduated from McGill University and, in 1960, earned his medical degree from the University of Toronto. He completed his residency at Maricopa County Hospital in Phoenix and moved to San Mateo, where he joined Norton Benner in the practice of family medicine. He later earned an MPH from UC Berkeley and helped found the Family Practice Residency at UCSF. Although his main love was caring for families, he was also trained in addiction medicine and gerontology. After retirement, he served as a volunteer physician for Samaritan House Medical Clinic and as an advocate for Compassion & Choices.
Jonathan will be remembered for his love of numbers, his collection of odd trivia, and, above all, his devotion to his family. An accomplished cyclist, he could be seen in his colorful jerseys scaling the hills of San Mateo nearly every day.
Jonathan is survived by Adella Harris Feinberg, his wife of 49 years; daughters Ruthanne Feinberg Roth (Scott) and Aimee Feinberg (Matthew Segal); granddaughter Lilah Caroline Segal; grandson Isaac Katsh Segal; and sister Sarah Jane Growe.
A celebration of his life will be held at 10:00 am on August 18 at Peninsula Temple Beth El (1700 Alameda de las Pulgas in San Mateo).
Memorial donations may be made to Mission Hospice & Home Care (1670 South Amphlett Blvd., #300, San Mateo, CA 94402) or Samaritan House Medical Clinic (4031 Pacific Blvd., San Mateo, CA 94403).
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Memories and Condolences
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Richard Levy, MD
June 17, 2022
How did i miss posting my own memories of Jonathan Feinberg?.....a fine physician and a fine human being....of course, the professional relationship over the years, but also the "surprise" encounters....running into him in a shared performance experience of Don Giovanni in Paris....some years later in San Mateo at a theater opera experience, and more mundanely a bit of chit chat in pleasant encounter locally at Piazza's market....a life well lived, to be sure!
Peter Webb MD
August 17, 2019
Jon was a great physician and was loved by his patients, friends and family, by his cycling buddies and by his colleagues like me.
PHILIP CHEIFETZ
August 6, 2019
I KNEW JON WHEN WE WERE UNDERGRAD STUDENTS IN SCIENCE AT MCGILL, 1952 TO 1960. WE HIS FRIENDS, MILTIE DINES AMD I WOULD GATHER AT HIS ROOMS AT MCGILL FRIDAY EVENINGS AND WATCH BOXING ON TV.WE ENJOYED EACH OTHERS COMPANY.
I KNEW JON AT MCGILL WHEN WE WERE CLASSMATES IN SCIENCE FROM 1952 TO 56. FRIDAY EVENINGS WE WOULD WATCH BOXING TOGETHER IN HIS ROOMS AT MCGILL. MANY YEARS LATER WE MET AT A MCGILL REUNION. LAST MONTH I TOOK IT INTO MY HEAD TO CALL HIM SO WE SPOKE. HE WAS ALWAYS THE LISTENING EMPATHIC DOCTOR TAKING AN AVID INTEREST IN THE OTHER.I SHALL GREATLY MISS HIM
Ellen Birnbaum/Richards
August 5, 2019
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 family and friends.
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