Dr. Allan Morris Arbeter

Allan Morris Arbeter passed away in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 22, 2026. Allan Arbeter z”l was born on January 12, 1942 in Philadelphia, PA to Ida and Samuel Arbeter, on their anniversary. Ida and Sam were especially hard workers and moved Allan and his brother Mel (pre-deceased) between living in the city of Philadelphia and a farm in Plumsteadville, PA throughout his young childhood. Allan held amazing memories of his time on the farm with the pigs, cows and collie dogs. Allan spent his teenage years at Central Bucks County High School before enrolling in Rutgers for undergrad. Dr. Arbeter graduated from Thomas Jefferson University Medical School in 1967 and retiring after 55 years plus years in the medical field. With a specialty in pediatric infectious disease, he treated children with a broad array of diseases caused by germs, viruses, fungi, ranging from flu to hospital acquired infections to pneumonia. In the 1970s and 1980s, Dr. Arbeter participated in extensive research and trials to bring forward varicella (chicken pox) vaccines which are now incorporated in the MMR vaccines for children.

Allan met his wife Tammy (nee Horwitz) in 1964, became engaged one month later and married within a year. Allan and Tammy celebrated 60 years of marriage this past August. Together, they raised 5 daughters (Rachel Wills (Andy, pre-deceased), Natasha Backman (Eli), Rebecca Sloan (Sean), Leah Arbeter (Timbra) and Havi Goldscher (Eric), and Allan was a compassionate and devoted Zaydie to his 13 grandchildren, Ezra, Jonah and Orli Goldscher, Stephen and Sarah Wills, Mendel, Yossel (Gita), Chaiky, Beryl, Avremel, Malki, Cheyena Gitel, and Miriam Backman.

The Funeral was at Goldsteins’ Rosenberg’s Funeral home, 6410 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA. Interment was followed at Mt. Sharon Cemetery, 502 E Springfield, PA, on January 23, 2026.