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Arthur Bodenheimer

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Arthur Bodenheimer

Birth
Germany
Death
23 Apr 2011 (aged 90)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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Arthur Bodenheimer, of Philadelphia, Pa., formerly of Paramus, died on April 23, 2011 Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26 at Temple Avodat Shalom in River Edge. Arrangements are by Louis Suburban Chapel in Fair Lawn.

ARTHUR BODENHEIMER of Philadelphia, PA, formerly of River Edge and Hackensack, NJ, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the age of 90. Born in Frankfurt (M) Germany in 1921. Arthur escaped the Holocaust and came to the US in 1938. He was a publishing executive for 48 years, starting at Scholastic Magazines, and moved on to the Saturday Review of Literature, Pocket Books (Simon & Schuster), and retired in 1989 from the Benjamin Company, publishers of promotional books. He served in the US Army from 1942 - 1945 and participated in the Aleutian Campaign (Attu) and Marianas (Saipan). He received the Bronze Star and served in the US Air Force Reserve. He was a master story-teller, joke-teller and brilliant writer. His generosity and optimism were boundless. Husband of Suzanne (nee Ottenheimer), and adoring father of Peter (Deceased), and Joan Borowsky, son-in-law Ted, and granddaughters Lisa, Julie and Alison, all of Lafayette Hill, PA. Funeral Services at 1 P.M. at Temple Avodat Shalom, 385 Howland Avenue in River Edge, NJ with burial at Cedar Park and Beth El Cemetery in Paramus, NJ. Shiva at 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, April 26 and Wednesday, April 27 in the Presser Lounge at Cathedral Village, 600 East Cathedral Road, Philadelphia, PA. In lieu of flowers or food, please consider a donation to the charity of your choice, Temple Shalom, or the Peter Bodenheimer Memorial Fund at Brown University, Providence RI, 02912. Published in Philadelphia Inquirer & Philadelphia Daily News on April 25, 2011
Arthur Bodenheimer, of Philadelphia, Pa., formerly of Paramus, died on April 23, 2011 Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26 at Temple Avodat Shalom in River Edge. Arrangements are by Louis Suburban Chapel in Fair Lawn.

ARTHUR BODENHEIMER of Philadelphia, PA, formerly of River Edge and Hackensack, NJ, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the age of 90. Born in Frankfurt (M) Germany in 1921. Arthur escaped the Holocaust and came to the US in 1938. He was a publishing executive for 48 years, starting at Scholastic Magazines, and moved on to the Saturday Review of Literature, Pocket Books (Simon & Schuster), and retired in 1989 from the Benjamin Company, publishers of promotional books. He served in the US Army from 1942 - 1945 and participated in the Aleutian Campaign (Attu) and Marianas (Saipan). He received the Bronze Star and served in the US Air Force Reserve. He was a master story-teller, joke-teller and brilliant writer. His generosity and optimism were boundless. Husband of Suzanne (nee Ottenheimer), and adoring father of Peter (Deceased), and Joan Borowsky, son-in-law Ted, and granddaughters Lisa, Julie and Alison, all of Lafayette Hill, PA. Funeral Services at 1 P.M. at Temple Avodat Shalom, 385 Howland Avenue in River Edge, NJ with burial at Cedar Park and Beth El Cemetery in Paramus, NJ. Shiva at 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, April 26 and Wednesday, April 27 in the Presser Lounge at Cathedral Village, 600 East Cathedral Road, Philadelphia, PA. In lieu of flowers or food, please consider a donation to the charity of your choice, Temple Shalom, or the Peter Bodenheimer Memorial Fund at Brown University, Providence RI, 02912. Published in Philadelphia Inquirer & Philadelphia Daily News on April 25, 2011


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