Funeral Details

Blanche Mizrahi

February 16, 1929 - January 17, 2025

SERVICE INFORMATION

Date and Time

Monday, January 20, 2025 at 12 Noon

Memorial Service

Chicago Jewish Funerals
Skokie Chapel
8851 Skokie Boulevard
Skokie, Illinois 60077
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Clergy

Rabbi Reni Dickman
Chicago Board of Rabbis

Interment - Private

Shiva

Mizrahi Residence
1337 Walters Avenue
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
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Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
6:30PM - 9PM

Memorial Contributions

The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing information, support, and advocacy for individuals living with LBD, their families and caregivers, aiming to improve their quality of life www.lbda.org
or
The Jewish Studio Project which helps adults cultivate their creative spark as a spiritual practice that connects them more deeply to the Divine within themselves and in the world www.jewishstudioproject.org




OBITUARY

Our beloved Blanche Mizrahi passed away on January 17, 2025, just shy of her 96th birthday. Though she faced many hardships, Blanche was a devoted & loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. She is survived by her sons, Dr. Alexander Jason (Bella) Goodhart of Australia, Mark Allan Mizrahi of California, and Rabbi Nina J. Mizrahi & David A. Wagner of Chicagoland; grandchildren, Alex Brickner and Eve Michal (Pete) Russell; great-grandchildren, William Samuel Russell and Miles Philip Russel. Blanche was predeceased by her sister, Lillian Mandel z"l and husband, Sam Mizrahi z"l.

Services, Monday, January 20, 2025, 12:00 Noon at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Boulevard (at Niles Center Road), Skokie. Interment Private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing information, support, and advocacy for individuals living with LBD, their families and caregivers, aiming to improve their quality of life www.lbda.org or The Jewish Studio Project which helps adults cultivate their creative spark as a spiritual practice that connects them more deeply to the Divine within themselves and in the world www.jewishstudioproject.org. To view the funeral livestream please visit our website. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals – Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com


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Mom left a big impression on my life that was profound over time . In my pre teen years mom took me to the bank in New City and help me open my first bank account. I was very ambitious and mom had me save half of all I made for my future. This turned into a lifetime habit still with me today. Mom always talked about my Aunt Lilly’s relative the brother of her husband Hyman who was not a great student but worked hard at school to become a paediatrician no coincidence I became a chiropractor. Mom encouraged me in the arts took us to see art and history. Mom had me take up music with the clarinet and I remember going to the lake in the summer doing basket weaving. I ended up enjoying photography and we had a darkroom in the basement at night. Mom volunteered at a local place where I did patterning with her on physical disabled children. Considering mom’s humble beginnings she went out of her way to always have a house of our own which she decorated beautifully. Mom could always see the gem is a pile of coal and would take an old piece of furniture and give it new life. Mom volunteered as a docen at the art museum always enjoyed art. Mom had many paintings and one day years ago she asked me which I liked, then a few years ago a huge box the size of a VW arrived here in Australia with all my favourite pieces that are on display in our home. Mom would take us to Doodle Town in the summer to visit her old friends from when she was a girl. One house was filled with antiques had no electricity and the fridge used a gas flame at the bottom to keep things cold inside I never could understand how that worked until I grew up. I was lucky to have such a caring mom. I will miss you mom.

Alex Goodhart
January 17, 2025
My Mom , Blanche Mizrahi was the most loving selfless and caring mother a son could hope to have. Mom worked tirelessly to give her children a Jewish education and a beautiful home for which I will be forever grateful. Nothing was more important to Mom than enriching the lives of her children which she pursued with endless sacrifice. Mom loved the arts, making jewelry and being a docent at the museum. I am thankful for the comfort my sister Nina was able to provide Mom with in her final years.

Mark Mizrahi
January 18, 2025