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RACHEL ABRAMS (Age 62)
Of Great Falls, Virginia on June 7, 2013 after an incredibly valiant fight against cancer. Her beauty, her wit, her creative ability, and her infinite capacity for love will be treasured and missed by all who knew her. Deeply beloved wife of Elliott; mother of Jacob Abrams (Gaby), Sarah Beraha (Josh) and Joseph Abrams (Hannah); grandmother of Raphael Beraha; daughter of Norman and Midge Podhoretz; sister of Naomi Decter, Ruthie Blum, John Podhoretz and Joshua Decter. A funeral service will be held at Congregation Olam Tikvah, 3800 Glenbrook Rd., Fairfax, VA on Sunday, June 9 at 1 p.m. Shiva will be observed from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Abrams home in Great Falls on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday; and from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Podhoretz home in New York City on Wednesday and Thursday. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Gastric Cancer Foundation.
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Memories and Condolences
for RACHEL ABRAMS
lind algazi
June 19, 2013
Dear Elliot, Leslie has shared some of the wonderful things written about Rachel. How lucky you were to have had such a wonderful life-partner. We wish we could have known her. Our condolences and best wishes to you and yours, Linda and Hy
Judie Fien-Helfman
June 17, 2013
Dear Elliot, Jake, Nani, and Joey
My memories of your family and the yellow house in DC are forever etched. Rachel's glorious smile, quick wit and wondrous artistry were always an inspiration. Her legacy will continue through you and your families. She will be deeply missed. May her memory be of a blessing
With affection and sympathy
Lilly McKim
June 14, 2013
A wonderful voice falls silent but her words will live on within us all.
Jake Fien-Helfman
June 14, 2013
Elliott, Life is too brief. We wish we could have shared more of it with Rachel.
Liliane and Abe Yurkofsky
June 12, 2013
With our deepest sympathy
June 12, 2013
Elliot when I think of my cousin Rachel. I think of that smile she had that lit up the whole room. She was outspoken and a lovely person to be around. I am saddened by this and will miss her dearly. May you and your family have everlasting memories of her.
Dan Field...St. Paul, MN
Dan
June 12, 2013
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June 11, 2013
My sincere condolences to the family for your loss. May your treasured memories and the drawing close to God in prayer help comfort you in your time of sorrow. Jeremiah 29:12,13
Ted & Mary Blanton
June 11, 2013
Elliott, Mary and I are saddened to learn of Rachel's death. Even As I write this I see her 1000-watt smile and hear her laughter. May you and your family somehow find comfort. We will hold you in our prayers.
dick carlson
June 10, 2013
so very sorry to learn of Rachel's death. a wonderful woman from a wonderful family.
Joseph de Vicq
June 10, 2013
She was a rare gem in this world.
Joseph Louderback
June 10, 2013
Far too young, and too valuable.
June 10, 2013
My deepest condolences on your great loss
Lela Gilbert
June 10, 2013
I'm so privileged to have known Rachel. What a gift she was to so many.
Marielle (Molly) Kronberg
June 9, 2013
I send my condolences to all her family. I knew Rachel in college--she was a few years behind me at St. John's College in the days when Jacob Klein was still teaching freshman seminars.
She was beautiful, funny, and utterly lovable.
I am so sorry.
Carissa T
June 9, 2013
May the family find true comfort from God's Scriptures through this difficult time.
Gloria
June 8, 2013
The "God of all comfort" will give your family the strength and endurance that you will need during this difficult time.
June 8, 2013
Dearest Elliott, Midge, Norman, Naomi, John, Ruthie, Joshua, Nani, Jake, and Joey, I am deeply upset that Rachel, whom I have loved ever since becoming friends in school, has died. Please accept my fondest affection and most heartfelt condolences.
Isabel Carmichael
Anne and Michael Mandelbaum
June 8, 2013
We write to express our deepest sympathies to Elliott Abrams, his children and grandchild, and to the Podhoretz and Decter families. Rachel Abrams' untimely death is a terrible loss -- most of all --- to her family. It is a loss, as well, to all of us who greatly admired her mind, her writing, her wit and her spirit. Re-reading her Mothers Day post of a year ago, one cannot imagine a warmer, more loving, more life-giving or life-enhancing person than Rachel Abrams. May the fullness of her life be as a blessing to all who mourn her.
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