Judith Rubinstein (nee Sperling) died on April 3 of a stroke and congestive heart failure. She was 92.
Born in Lithuania, she graduated from high school at the age of 15 and was accepted by the University of Lithuania. She wanted to be a doctor but, because of restrictions against Jews, was denied entry into the medical program. She studied biology and pharmacology instead.
Although she became separated from her late husband, Benjamin, during World War II, they managed to find each other after liberation.
Rubinstein and her husband —who both spoke seven languages — taught Hebrew in a displaced persons camp before moving to Kenosha in the late 1940s.
Eventually Rubinstein became a nurse, working at Kenosha Memorial Hospital and Mount Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee, where she was honored for 18 years of service.
She was a member of Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue and its sisterhood, and of NA’AMAT USA-Milwaukee Council; and she volunteered for the Jewish National Fund.
According to her family, she was a “special person” who loved her nursing career and being able to translate for Russian and Israeli patients. She also enjoyed reading and spending time with friends and loved ones.
Husband Benjamin Rubinstein preceded her in death in 1995. She is survived by daughter Beverly Rubinstein and son Joseph (Deborah) Rubinstein, both of the Milwaukee area; two grandchildren; and many relatives in Israel.
Rabbi Yitzchak Berman officiated at services held on April 6 at Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue. Burial was in Second Home Cemetery.
The family appreciates memorial contributions to Beth El or to the charity of your choice.
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