The Shomrim Memorial Garden has been established in Israel in 2003. We honor the memories of our beloved members, family and friends with trees planted in their memory in Israel by the Jewish National Fund. Please advise president@nationalshomrim.org if you would like a tree planted in memory of someone:
Here is the roll call of our esteemed members and friends who have passed on.
To add an obituary or remembrance to this site, please e-mail webmaster@nationalshomrim.org with the information.
March 2016
It is with deep sadness that we must report the passing of Paul Mekler, father of former NYPD Shomrim board member Mark Mekler. Mr. Mekler, who was 87 years old, leaves behind his beloved and devoted son Mark and daughter in law Margaret and adored granddaughter Ilana. Mr. Mekler was predeceased by his wife Regina.
Mr. Mekler, a Holocaust survivor, was born in Poland. He was an eyewitness to the Nazi atrocities (may their memory be erased forever) and saw his parents and brother murdered before his eyes. Left for dead, he struggled to survive the war by assuming a Polish identity and hiding on a farm owned by the Kowalski family. When the Russian army liberated them, by what can only be described as a miracle, he heard some of the senior military officers speaking Yiddish. He identified himself to them as a Jew and they brought him to a United Nations displaced persons camp. Mr. Mekler then arrived in the United States in 1947 and was drafted into the Army in 1950, where he was, ironically, sent back to Germany.
December 2015
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Special Agent Peter W. Taub
United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Monday, December 21, 2015
March 2014
February 2011
Sergeant Adam Rosenthal
Delray Beach Police Department, Florida
End of Watch: Thursday, February 17, 2011
Incident Details:
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Thursday, February 17, 2011
Sergeant Adam Rosenthal was killed in an automobile accident near the intersection of Southwest 18th Street and Boca Rio Road in Boca Raton at approximately 6:15 am.
He was reporting to the station at the beginning of his shift when his patrol car struck a tree in the median. He was flown to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Sergeant Rosenthal had served with the Delray Beach Police Department for 16 years. He is survived by his four children.
Border Patrol Agent Alexander Sanderlieb Kirpnick
United States Department of Justice – Border Patrol
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Wednesday, June 3, 1998
Biographical Info:
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: N383
Incident Details: Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, June 3, 1998
Incident Location: Arizona
Weapon Used: Handgun
Agent Kirpnick was shot and killed as he and his partner attempted to arrest five drug smugglers about two miles north of the Mexican border in Arizona. Agent Kirpnick had subdued two of the suspects and his partner was attempting to subdue the other three when one of the suspects shot Agent Kirpnick in the head. He was flown to a local hospital but died at approximately 0400 hours.
All of the suspects were eventually apprehended. The suspect who murdered Agent Kirpnick was arrested in Mexico and extradited to the United States where he was tried for the murder. He was found guilty and sentenced to two consecutive life terms.
Agent Kirpnick immigrated to the United States in 1988 from Russia and became a US citizen in 1995 before joining the Border Patrol in 1996.
April 2010
Herman Unger
Read Herman Unger’s obituary (Herman was the first president of Nassau Shomrim)
July 2006
Irving Miller
35 Year Boston Police Sergeant, founding member of the Boston Police Shomrim Society.
Irving Miller, 95, a retired Boston Police Sergeant, died Saturday, July 01, 2006, after a year long illness.
An athlete and animal lover; he began his career as a professional entertainer doing acrobatics. He toured throughout the US and Canada, and played Blinstrubs in South Boston.
During WWII he served in the Coast Guard on both the East and West Coasts. He became a Boston Police Officer and served 35 years. During those years he served at Stations 3, 9, 11 and finished at Station 6 in South Boston where he lived. He was a founding member of the Shomrim Society within the Boston Police Department.
He moved to Braintree and enjoyed a 30-year retirement walking his dogs and playing card games at the Senior Center. He and his wife, Rita, most recently moved to Plymouth to live with their daughter and son-in-law.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Rita Miller, his daughter Deidre, his son-in-law Patrick, his grandson Sean, his granddaughter Victoria, and three great-grandchildren.
November 2005
Harry Levine
Southeast Regional Vice President
We deeply regret the passing of Harry Levine, retired Captain, NYPD.
Harry was a devoted Shomrim Society member who served as recording sec’y and editor of 1st Shomrim of Florida. He was the regional Southeast Vice-president of National Shomrim. Services and internment will take place on Friday, Nov. 25th in Shomrim Field, at New Montifiore Cemetery, Pinelawn, N.Y. Services will be conducted by Rabbi Dr. Alvin Kass, Shomrim and Senior NYPD chaplain.
August 23, 2005
Joe Dixon, Founding member of Suffolk County Shomrim
Joseph R. Dixon, 74, of Sayville, LI, died on Tuesday, August 23, 2005. A lifelong resident of Long Island, Mr. Dixon was born and raised in Bay Shore and moved to the Sayville area more than thirty-five years ago.
Mr. Dixon was a retired Sergeant with the Suffolk County Police Department and remained active as the President of the SCPD Square Club, member of the PBA, SOA, SCPD Conference, Association, PA, RPA, FOP, Shields, Emerald Society, SHOMRIM (Founder and Past President) and the Police Explorers. Mr. Dixon was also an active member of B’nai Israel Reform Temple in Oakdale, served as Treasurer of Bay Shore Alumni Association, Treasurer of ASIS Long Island chapter, Security Coordinator at Suffolk Federal Credit Union, the Masons, Goodfellas and was an avid golfer.
Mr. Dixon is survived by his wife Tracy, his daughter Amanda Dixon-Atkin and her husband William, of Sayville, and his son Matthew, of California.
Friends and relatives gathered at Raynor & D’Andrea Funeral Home in West Sayville where a religious service was held with Rabbi Steven Moss officiating. Interment followed in Washington Memorial Park in Coram.
In lieu of flowers, contributions to Suffolk County PAL Joseph R. Dixon Memorial Scholarship for Police Explorers, P.O. Box 26, Yaphank, NY 11980, are appreciated.
Reprinted from the Suffolk County News
March 16, 2005
Simon Eisdorfer, 87, Who Began the Hostage Negotiation Unit, Dies
(NYPD Ret. Chief of Personnel Simon Eisdorfer)
By MARGALIT FOX – Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005 N.Y. Times
Simon Eisdorfer, a retired New York City police chief who developed the department’s widely emulated hostage negotiation team, died on Wednesday in Manhasset, N.Y. He was 87 and lived in Cedarhurst, N.Y.
The cause was heart failure, his granddaughter Jennifer Waitman said.
The team came into being in the spring of 1973, months after a high-profile standoff in January in which armed robbers seized a dozen hostages at a Brooklyn sporting goods store, John & Al Sports. Several hostages were released and the rest escaped unharmed; the gunmen surrendered after 47 hours.
Although one police officer was killed and two others were wounded at the start of the siege, the Police Department was widely praised for its handling of the incident, which had demonstrated the effectiveness of protracted negotiation over armed confrontation. It paved the way for Mr. Eisdorfer’s plan for the team, which police officials called the first of its kind.
Mr. Eisdorfer first conceived of his negotiating team in the summer of 1972, after 11 Israeli athletes were taken hostage and killed by terrorists at the Olympic Games in Munich. Then the commanding officer of the Police Department’s special operations division, he realized that New York City was vulnerable to a similar emergency and ill equipped to deal with it.
Simon Eisdorfer was born on the Lower East Side on June 14, 1917. He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from City College of New York in 1939 and planned a career as a chemist, but found that the only available job paid $10 a week. In 1942, he joined the police; after Army service during World War II, he returned to the department in 1945.
Before Mr. Eisdorfer’s negotiation team, police officers often stormed hostage takers. “You’d kick in the door,” Frank A. Bolz, a retired police captain who was for many years New York City’s chief hostage negotiator, said in an interview yesterday. “Or, ‘You’ve got 10 minutes to come out, or we’re throwing in tear gas.’ And, unfortunately, people got killed. Cops got killed.”
In developing the first formal guidelines for hostage negotiation, Mr. Eisdorfer de-emphasized confrontation, focusing instead on saving lives. Studying earlier cases, he realized that negotiators could subtly turn a siege into a waiting game that played out in their favor. Police officers could change shifts, but the suspects could not, and eventually became tired and hungry enough to surrender.
In consultation with Harvey Schlossberg, a New York City police detective who became a clinical psychologist, Mr. Eisdorfer also abandoned the ploy, a staple of Hollywood crime dramas, of bringing in a suspect’s wife or mother for a tearful entreaty. In reality, many hostage takings were triggered by the suspect’s anger at family members, whose arrival on the scene could cause that anger to be taken out on the hostages.
Police officials from around the country came to New York for training in hostage negotiation, and the methods put in place by Mr. Eisdorfer are still widely used today.
At his retirement in 1978, Mr. Eisdorfer was the Police Department’s chief of personnel; he was also an early chief of its Organized Crime Control Bureau. In 1976, he received the first Asser Levy Award, presented by the Shomrim Society, a fraternal organization of Jewish officers. The award honors service to the department and to the Jewish community.
Mr. Eisdorfer is survived by his wife, the former Beatrice Feld, whom he married in 1941; a brother, Al, of Miami Lakes, Fla.; two children, Barbara Waitman and James, both of Manhattan; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Submitted by National Past President Stu Portner
February 7, 2005
Joe Schwartz, 75, founding member of Illinois Shomrim
This past Monday founding member and past president of the Shomrim Society of Illinois passed away. The following is the info from his death notice as listed in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Schwartz, Capt. Joseph 75, beloved husband of Diane for over 47 years; loving father of Donna Jo (Daniel) Vayda and Neal (Sunny Chavez) Schwartz, cherished grandfather of Jason, Larry and Caroline, fond brother of the late Harold (Barbara) Schwartz and Gladys Shanker. Joseph was a proud member of the Chicago Police Department for nearly 40 years. Chapel service Friday, 2 p.m. at Shalom Memorial Park, Beth Shearim Chapel, 1700 W. Rand Road, Arlington Heights, IL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Shomrim Endowment Fund, c/o Bruce Rottner, 6007 N. Sheridan Apt. 32E, Chicago, IL, 60660. For Info., Shalom Memorial Funerals, 847-255-3520 or www.shalommemorialpark-funerals.com.
Published in the Chicago Sun-Times from 2/9/2005 – 2/10/2005.
submitted by Allison Schloss, President Shomrim of Illinois
January 2005
Louis Pinkofsky, 102, founding member of Massachusetts Shomrim
The Massachusetts Shomrim Society has the sad duty to inform all our members of the passing of our oldest member. Retired from the Boston Police Department with the rank of Detective Lieutenant is Louis Pinkofsky. Lt. Pinkofsky passed away at his assisted living home on January 08, 2005 at the age of 102 years old. There will be a private graveside service at Sharon Memorial Park on Monday, January 10, 2005 at 11:45 am Donations in Louie’s name can be made to The Hebrew Rehab Center for the Aged, 1200 Center Street, Roslindale, MA. 02121 A card can be sent to his son’s home: Alyn Pinkofsky, 3 Northwoods Road, Wayland, MA. 01778-3850 Lt. Pinkofsky was one of the Founding Fathers of the Massachusetts Shomrim Society back in 1954 and was one of the few left. Lt. Pinkofsky was honored, along with several other Founding Fathers, several years ago at a special event to honor these men who started it all and were still active in the organization. He was a valuable source of information to us all and we never tired of listening to his stories about “the old days” on the Boston Police. He touched many lives along his 102 years and, those of us who knew him, will remember him always.I remember Lt. Pinkofsky telling me, on more than one occasion, that he and my Father were cousins. My dad was on the Boston Police for a short time and left for a higher paying job before he was drafted. I’m sure my Dad and his cousin Louie are swapping old stories now and catching up on old times.May he rest in peace in the company of all his past friends and relatives. Especially the ones he liked. We will all miss him.
Memorial composed by: Jason Miller – Treasurer, Massachusetts Shomrim
May 2004
Detective Samuel Weinstein (Ret.)
On May 16, 2004, Shomrim of the Delaware Valley and South Jersey lost a member of remarkable stature. Sam Weinstein a long time Director of this organization was a friend to many of us. He would probably frown on this Obituary as he was a very private man. However, we cannot let his passing occur without these few remarks about our friend and brother. Sam was a man of singular qualities, a true “man” in every sense of the word. He was a man among men. To know Sam Weinstein, was to truly love him. That is, to really know Sam. Not the tough former Marine and Philadelphia Police Detective of forty years standing (35 years as a detective – the last 15 years in the Intelligence Division – he would remind us.). But, the private complicated, highly intelligent and sensitive man with an extraordinary memory which never failed to amaze those who knew him was also a man with a giant heart.
I was blessed to know the real Sam Weinstein and to be his friend. He was a man who lived life on his own terms. Sam asked for no quarter, nor did he give any. He was a man who always had your back. A man who would tell you the truth, even if you did not want to hear it.
He was quick with his fists, but even quicker with a helping hand. Sam was a compassionate human being who did many kindnesses, which, as was his nature, he kept secret.
His were true Mitzvot, those good deeds recorded only in heaven. To understand why Sam was so private, you would have to know what molded his life. Sam was orphaned at a tender age. Sam’s father was killed while Sam was still in his mother’s womb. Tragically, Sam’s mother several years later. Sam was taken into the home of an aunt and uncle – his mother’s brother. This aunt, his beloved Elsie, was married to Sam’s mother’s brother. Now Elsie was not Jewish. She was a Lutheran.
Sam told me that when he was only five years old, and newly situated in his new home, he overheard his uncle say to Elsie, that Sam was hers to raise as she wanted, “what religion are you going to raise him?” Elsie did not hesitate. She answered that Sam going to be brought up as a Jew like his mother. And, that is exactly what she did. Elsie made sure that Sam had an intense Jewish education. This wonderful no nonsense lady became Sam’s “mother.” And, he loved her very much.
Sam often told me great “Elsie stories.” Sam grew up in South Philly. He counted among his acquaintances, cops, mobsters, pols, and even a “Duke”, John Wayne that is. Sam was on Wayne’s protection detail when he visited Philadelphia. Sam had stories about them all. Sam, I will miss those hours Sam and spent together solving the world’s problems and, sometimes creating a few.
Sam was devoted to his wife Sally, his daughters, Anita and Diane, his granddaughter Jennifer and the pride of his life his great-grandson Jordan. And, Sam never forgot his son David whose untimely death left a wound in his heart that never healed.
A member of the “Greatest Generation,” Sam was a WWII combat veteran having honorably served both in the US Navy Mine Division and the US Marine Corps. Sam was a life member of VFW Rising Sun Post; Shomrim Society (54 years); US Navy Mine Division Association; Third Marine Division Society and the FOP. Sam was also going to be made a life member of the American Legion the week after died. Sam was very proud of this upcoming honor and told me about it just a week before he died noting all the organizations of which he was a life member.
Sam voluntarily served with honor seven times with the Israeli defense forces, where he had assignments with the Tank Division; Intelligence Division; air Division; and Weapons Command. He even made parachute jumps with the IDF, while in his seventies.
Above all this, Sam Weinstein was a devoted son, husband, father and friend. For me personally, Sam was a friend, brother and father confessor and I am going to miss him very much. Monday, May 17, 2004, Sam was laid to rest next to his beloved son, David, at King David Memorial Park, Bensalem, PA. Escorted there by the Philadelphia Police Department and serenaded by a lone Piper. Surrounded by family and friends, the service ended with the playing of Taps. It was a fitting farewell for a hero like Sam. Rest in Peace my friend. You are in a far better place.
Obituary composed by past PADV Shomrim President, Bill Fleisher
April 2004
Nathan Bruckenthal, US Coast Guard Petty Officer, son of Northport Village Police Chief Ric Bruckenthal Damage Controlman Third Class Nathan B. Bruckenthal, USCG died from injuries sustained in the waters off Iraq in a suicide bombing attack by Islamic terrorists. He is the first Coast Guardsman to be killed in action since the Vietnam War. Petty Officer Bruckenthal, leaves behind a wife, Patricia, who is three months pregnant with their first child. He was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetary. A tree has been planted in Shomrim Memorial gardens in memory of this young soldier. A trust fund has been established for his family. He is the son of Ric Bruckenthal of Northport, N.Y., and Laurie Bullock of Ashburn, Va.
People wishing to donate money to the Bruckenthal family may send those donations to:
The Nathan Bruckenthal Memorial Trust Fund
P.O. Box 398
Northport, NY 11768
In addition to monetary donations, the Morale, Welfare and Recreation office at Coast Guard
Integrated Support Command Miami is collecting baby items and notes of sympathy and condolences. Items and letters can be sent to:
U. S. Coast Guard
Richmond Hts MWR Rec Center
15403 SW 123 Avenue
Miami, Fl 33177
ATTN: Family of Nathan Bruckenthal
December 2003
Daniel Lieberman
With sadness, Ohio Shomrim would like to report that former Hunting Valley police officer,
Daniel Lieberman has passed away. Although Dan was inactive for the past several years with our organization due to failing health, he will be for sure remembered as being one of ours, and part of the Thin Blue Line.
Attached is the death notice from today’s Cleveland Plain Dealer. I will be attending the service on Wednesday, in Uniform, with my police car, and hope others from Shomrim will do likewise.
Respectfully,
Gene Fixler
DANIEL LIEBERMAN, beloved husband of Joanne (nee Linger); dear father of Alan (Linda) Lieberman, Gary (Vicki) Lieberman, and stepfather of four; loving grandfather of Adam (Nicole), Joshua, Brittany and Brent; cherished brother of Dorothy Zangwill of Long Island, NY. and the late Mildred. Mausoleum services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 11 a.m. at Western Reserve Memorial Park, 11521 Chillicothe Rd., Chesterland. NO VISITATION. Family suggests contributions be made to charity of choice.
July 2003
Leon Chikofsky, founding member of National Shomrim
On Tuesday, July 8th, Past National Shomrim President Al Seedman and the undersigned attended the funeral of a Shomrim legend. Leon Chikofsky, two weeks shy of his 85th birthday, was laid to rest in Lake Worth, Florida, between a phalanx of Ner Tamid members. Leon, a retired FDNY captain was a past president of Ner Tamid Society, the FDNY Shomrim affiliate, and upon retirement, joined and soon became president of our Broward County chapter, The First Shomrim in Florida.
Leon traveled around the northeast in the mid to late 1950s along with Al, Lou Weiser and the late Harry Heller, helping to form new chapters and cement relationships with exiting ones. He joined the Fire Department in 1942 and retired in 1965. Not only a true hero on the flaming streets of Brooklyn and Manhattan, Leon fought for years to memorialize a location where six New York City firefighters died. Finally due to his efforts a plaque was erected upon the wall of a new building erected upon that tragic site. Ner Tamid representatives rang the “four-fives” on an official FDNY bell indicating the fall of a comrade.
Wonderful words of praise were said about Leon’s retired life by his condo neighbors, where he served on the board for many years, an NTS representative and his golf buddies. His grandson spoke eloquently about his love for his family.
Leon, who attended most of the national conventions, will be missed. I expect he will soon be directing operations as he gets re-acquainted with his former buddies ‘on the Job.’
It was my honor to represent you all.
David Waksman
National President
May 30, 2003
Jack D. Kessler, 90, passed away May 30, 2003. Born in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., came to Miami in 1935. He worked at the Opa Locka Naval Air Station before enlisting in the Army and completing 4 yrs. Wartime service in WWII, including combat in Europe. He received the Purple Heart. He was with the military police and was a provost Sgt. at the Nuremberg Trials. When the Dade County Police Department was organized, Jack was the first police officer hired, even before the Chief had been selected. He was Sgt. in charge of J.M.H. Police Ward D for 13 yrs. He was a member of Beth David Congregation, Retired Officer’s Council and Dade County PBA, International Assoc. of Retired and Disabled Police of America. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion and the Bird-Kendall Home Owners Assoc. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Ruth Gitlen Kessler; and sister, Martha Kessler Pepper of Delray Beach; nephews, Dr. David Morris, Wayne Morris, Dr. Marshall Pepper, Ronald Pepper, Morris Kessler; most beloved nieces, Lisa Schachter, Paulette Kessler- Westerman; many great nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services will be held at Riverside-Gordon Memorial Chapel, 1717 S.W. 37th Avenue, 11:30 a.m. Sunday, June 1, 2003. Interment to follow at Lakeside Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory may be made to South Florida Shomrim Society.
Published in the Miami Herald on 5/31/2003
March 26, 2003
Sgt. David Paul Land was a member of Shomrim of Georgia along with his wife, Sgt. Paula (Shapiro) Land. David had been a member of the Forsyth County Sheriffs Department for five years. He was 32 years old and was born February 11, 1971. David was assigned to the motorcycle squad and on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 he was responding to a ‘fight in progress call and had his emergency lights and siren activated. A motorist made a left turn in front of him, causing the tragic accident that cost David his life. He died at the scene. He had just been promoted to Sergeant two days prior to his death. Sgt. David Paul Land had over twelve years law enforcement experience and was a highly respected member of his department.
He was an outstanding officer and had not only a love of his faith but so much love and devotion to his wonderful wife, Paula. In visiting Paula in her home I was so touched by the way it was decorated which reflected so much on their lives together.
National Shomrim will plant a tree in David’s memory in Israel. In addition his name will join our other brothers killed in the line of duty commemoratedon the National Shomrim website. David will be remembered during the Kaddish Ceremony, on May 14th, at National Police Week in Washington, DC. David will be buried at Arlington Cemetary. Sgt. Land was a wonderful father to his daughter and had a tremendous love of life and a love of children. He looked forward to his duties of directing traffic for a day care center which gave him the opportunity to interact with the little children.
Paula told me that when they learned of his death they drew pictures of him for her. David felt that it was so important that the children know that the policeman is truly their friend, and he truly was their friend.
This remembrance was composed by Art Krinsky, President Shomrim of Georgia.
January 28, 2003
Jeffrey Mosenson, EMT and volunteer firefighter
National Shomrim Honors Volunteer Firefighter Jeff Mosenson With Posthumous Membership
(May 2003) Gene Fixler, Central Regional VP of National Shomrim had some dealings with a young volunteer firefighter from Long Island. When he called the Jericho Volunteer Fire Dept. on January 28, 2003 the dispatcher who answered the phone was in tears and told Gene that Jeff had been killed in a car accident that morning. Gene was very touched by the event and researched some Long Island newspapers to find out more about this young man. What he found led to him know that Jeff was truly a “Shomer” a guardian of lives, a person who touched other people, a person who wanted to help. Based on his findings the National Board was approached to see whether it would be possible to make him a member of Shomrim, to honor his memory and his family by making him one of us. The National Board approved the request and on May 7 Jeff’s parents, Gail and David Mosenson were presented with a certificate of membership on behalf of National Shomrim at the Nassau Shomrim monthly meeting. Nassau Shomrim also voted to make him a member, even though he did not fit their membership criteria. He is also survived by siblings Jonathan, Joanna and Jenna. David Mosenson made a beautiful speech at the presentation, telling a little bit about his son. Gail Mosenson has sent a beautiful e-mail thanking National Shomrim for this honor bestowed on her son. National Shomrim has planted a tree in his memorial in Shomrim Memorial Garden in Israel.
http://www.jeffreymosenson.com
January 3, 2003
Jack Stearn was unanimously elected as the SOUTHEAST REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT at the National Conference of SHOMRIM SOCIETIES Convention on DECEMBER 13, 2002. STEARN, 82, of Coconut Creek passed away January 3, 2003. Beloved husband of Sandra; devoted father of Steven, Peter (Janis) and David (Kathleen) Baumann. Loving grandfather of Elexis Stearn and Jeannie Baumann. Dear brother of Seymour (Janis) Stearn. Past president of the First Shomrim of Florida , regional vice-president of National Shomrim.
October 30, 2002
Sandor (Sandy) Drucker of Freehold Township, member Port Authority Shomrim. Sandy retired from Port Authority 7 years prior to his passing to care for his ailing wife, Sharon, who had passed away in 1997. Born in Manhatten, he had lived in Commack, NY before moving to Freehold six years ago. He was a member of the National Police Defense Foundation, and the NRA. He had received several police commendations, including some for his rescue efforts at the 1993 WTC bombing. Sandy will be remembered by Scott Jablow, President of PAPD Shomrim as “one of the most selfless people I have known”.
He will be missed by his brothers and sisters from Shomrim. He is survived by his father, Abraham Drucker of Freehold.
April 10, 2001
Joseph Itzko
This remembrance composed by Will Sekzer, Past President NYPD Shomrim:
Joe’s love of Shomrim knew no bounds. His service and dedication to Shomrim goals and ideals stand as a role model for every member and officer of every Shomrim Chapter. No Shomrim Memorial Site could possibly be complete without mentioning Joe. In my 35 year membership with NYPDShomrim, I cannot remember a single Dinner Dance, Memorial Breakfast or Salute to Israel Parade that Joe was not in attendance. His infectious smile and good-natured personality brightened anyplace he was in attendance.
I miss him dearly as do so many Shomrim members. May he rest in peace and may his contributions and dedication to Shomrim be immortalized on our web site.
September 11, 2001
It is with a heavy heart that we remember our brothers from Ner Tamid, members of the New York City Fire Department who gave their lives in the pursuit of saving others. Please never forget them:
- STEPHEN BELSON
- DAVID WEISS
- ALAN FEINBERG
May we honor their inspirational memories forever.
Jason M. Sekzer, son of Evelyn and Wilton Sekzer (Past president of NYPD Shomrim)
Jason was a Vice President at Cantor Fitzgerald and worked at the World Trade Center.
He was lost with so many others on 9/11. He will always be in the thoughts and prayers of his fathers friends and associates at National Shomrim.
LINE OF DUTY DEATHS:
2003
Sgt. David Paul Land
Forsythe County (GA)Sheriff’s Dept.
2001
FF Alan Feinberg
Ner Tamid Society (NYCFD)
2001
FF David Weiss
Ner Tamid Society (NYCFD)
2001
FF Stephen Belson
Ner Tamid Society (NYCFD)
1992
P.O. Ira Neil Weiner
Baltimore City (MD) Police Dept.
1990
P.O. Irwin Rutman (posthumously)
New York City Police Dept
1988
Det. Scott Rakow
Miami Beach (FL) Police Dept.
1988
P.O. Joe Galapo
New York City Police Dept.
1986
P.O. Scott Gadell
New York City Police Dept.
1984
P.O. Donald Kramer
Miami Beach (FL) Police Dept.
1982
Det. Cheryl Weiner Seiden
Metro Dade (FL) Police Dept.
1978
P.O. David Guttenberg
New York City Police Dept.
1964
P.O. Stanley Schall
New York City Police Dept.
1963
P.O. William Baumfeld
New York City Police Dept.
1953
P.O. Sam Katz
New York City Police Dept.
1953
Sgt. Saul S. Starrett
New York City Police Dept.
1948
P.O. Julius Mirell
New York City Police Dept.
1947
P.O. Jack Chason
New York City Police Dept.
1947
P.O. Harry Schiffries
New York City Police Dept.
1946
Sgt. Isaac Price
New York City Police Dept.
1941
P.O. Leon Fox
New York City Police Dept.
1937
Det. Isadore Astel
New York City Police Dept.
1930
Det. Harry Bloomfield
New York City Police Dept.
1927
Det. Morris Borkin
New York City Police Dept.
1927
Sgt. Benjamin Cantor
New York City Police Dept.
1926
Det. John Singer
New York City Police Dept.
1924
P.O. Harry Blumberg
New York City Police Dept.
1918
P.O. Samuel Rosenfeld
New York City Police Dept.