Funeral Details

Dr. Mark Leshchinskiy, age 76.

Beloved Papa of Vita (Igor) Sulpovar, Gelya Leshchinskiy (Jeremy Titus), and Yunna Leshchinskiy (Shayna Wong). Proud dedushka of Eve and Faya Sulpovar. Cherished brother of Tamara Predtechenskiy. Fond uncle of Boris and Vlad Predtechenskiy. Dear son of the late Volk and Rozalia (Kogan) Leshchinskiy, both of whom were veterans of WWII, Volk being a Naval officer and Rozalia being a military doctor.

Born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1945. One of the first students in the Psychology Department at St. Petersburg State University, and one of the first Jews admitted there. He was a professor there for over 30 years. An avid lover of art, music, books, and futboll. Enjoyed nature and the finer things in life such as good food, caviar, and port wine.

After immigrating to the US in ’96 he worked at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. He was privileged to share many moments together with his daughters, granddaughters, close family, and friends.

Service Monday 11:30 AM at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. (at Niles Center Road) Skokie. Interment Westlawn Cemetery (Section Eastlake). In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to organizations providing social services, education, and immigration aid such as HIAS: PO Box 97077 Washington, DC act.hias.org/page/7630/donate/1?ac=ads_google_d2d_0520&gclid=Cj0KCQiAvqGcBhCJARIsAFQ5ke62ngKbCAPFU43oqqVNnhsuS8LKSkcisD5-67J-EdYNUU1VAy-ihZ0aApHjEALw_wcB

Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com