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A LOSS TO OUR
COMMUNITY
Wby Devora Schor
e hear of tragedies every every occasion, including school plays Israel. ‘Do you drive?’ she asked. When
day, unfortunately. Usually, I told her that I didn’t, she became my
we barely pause. We sigh, and siddur parties. Since she did not private chauffer. ‘I don’t work,’ she said,
say baruch Dayan work outside the home, she used her
Ha’emes, and go on with
our lives. But sometimes Rochel Globerman with granddaughters
the tragedies hit close to
home, because we know time to help others. She had the ability ‘so I am happy to drive you wherever
the people well. That happened to me to create very strong friendships. Many you need to go.’ Every time she went
recently when two special women were of her friends with whom I spoke told out, she would call me, and I would
niftaros around Pesach time. Both me how close they felt to her. often go with her. She did not mind
women’s names were on many tehilim shlepping along my car seats and my
lists, one as Rochel bas Chana Leah, Malkie Reznitzky was a very close children.” Rebbetzin Bluma Kostelitz,
Rochel Globerman, my neighbor and friend of Rochel’s. Malkie who is also another close friend who did not drive
friend on Clover Road for the last 30 from Eretz Yisrael, says, “Rochel was my when she first moved to Baltimore said,
years – and one as Rochel bas Rima, mother in America. We met about 12 “Every morning, Rochel would call me
my friend Rochel Canterman, who lived years ago on the corner of Strathmore and say, ‘Today I am going to such and
in Heather Ridge. and Park Heights. She introduced her- such a place. Do you want to come with
self and told me that she was also from
Although Mrs. Globerman and Mrs.
Canterman did not know each other, in
my mind they are linked, because I
knew both of them well and davened
for both of them. And both left this
world around the same time. I thought
it might be meaningful to write a little
about these two special women, to give
their friends an opportunity to talk
about the loss that our community suf-
fered and to elaborate on their unique-
ness.
◆◆◆
Rochel Globerman, originally from
Eretz Yisrael, raised her four children
on Clover Road. All her children are
married with families, and her oldest
granddaughter recently got married.
Rachel took great pleasure from her
children and grandchildren and trav-
eled to New York or Lakewood for
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COMMUNITY
Wby Devora Schor
e hear of tragedies every every occasion, including school plays Israel. ‘Do you drive?’ she asked. When
day, unfortunately. Usually, I told her that I didn’t, she became my
we barely pause. We sigh, and siddur parties. Since she did not private chauffer. ‘I don’t work,’ she said,
say baruch Dayan work outside the home, she used her
Ha’emes, and go on with
our lives. But sometimes Rochel Globerman with granddaughters
the tragedies hit close to
home, because we know time to help others. She had the ability ‘so I am happy to drive you wherever
the people well. That happened to me to create very strong friendships. Many you need to go.’ Every time she went
recently when two special women were of her friends with whom I spoke told out, she would call me, and I would
niftaros around Pesach time. Both me how close they felt to her. often go with her. She did not mind
women’s names were on many tehilim shlepping along my car seats and my
lists, one as Rochel bas Chana Leah, Malkie Reznitzky was a very close children.” Rebbetzin Bluma Kostelitz,
Rochel Globerman, my neighbor and friend of Rochel’s. Malkie who is also another close friend who did not drive
friend on Clover Road for the last 30 from Eretz Yisrael, says, “Rochel was my when she first moved to Baltimore said,
years – and one as Rochel bas Rima, mother in America. We met about 12 “Every morning, Rochel would call me
my friend Rochel Canterman, who lived years ago on the corner of Strathmore and say, ‘Today I am going to such and
in Heather Ridge. and Park Heights. She introduced her- such a place. Do you want to come with
self and told me that she was also from
Although Mrs. Globerman and Mrs.
Canterman did not know each other, in
my mind they are linked, because I
knew both of them well and davened
for both of them. And both left this
world around the same time. I thought
it might be meaningful to write a little
about these two special women, to give
their friends an opportunity to talk
about the loss that our community suf-
fered and to elaborate on their unique-
ness.
◆◆◆
Rochel Globerman, originally from
Eretz Yisrael, raised her four children
on Clover Road. All her children are
married with families, and her oldest
granddaughter recently got married.
Rachel took great pleasure from her
children and grandchildren and trav-
eled to New York or Lakewood for
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