ELSA BEHREND

BEHREND ELSA (nee LOEWENSTEIN) Passed away calmly at home on September 24, 2021. Born in Philadelphia in 1919 to Sidney and Cecelia Loewenstein, she enjoyed a long and wonderful life. She attended Goucher College and the University of Pennsylvania. She married Albert Behrend in 1942. They were married until his death in 1978. She was active in charitable work, helping to establish an annual surgical lectureship at Albert Einstein Medical Center and made sure it continued after Albert's passing, in addition to establishing a permanent library for the education of surgical residents. She was active in the United Way, and in her eighties and nineties taught ESL to immigrants and prepared them for the citizenship examination. She and Albert moved to Florida after he retired and she continued to play golf, her favorite pastime, there. She played on Philmont C.C.'s women's first team for many years. After Albert's death she would organize golfing vacations for her lady friends to England, Scotland, and Ireland. She is survived by her sons Jim (and wife Pat), John (and wife Polly), grandchildren Mark, Matthew, and Cynthia, and several great grandchildren. Services and Interment are Private. Memorial contributions may be made to Keneseth Israel Rabbis Philanthropic Fund, VNA Hospice of Philadelphia, or the charity of the donor's choice. www.goldsteinsfuneral.com