Obituary of Martha Silberberg

Martha (Gordon). Silberberg, daughter of Frank and Sophie Gordon of blessed memory died on Friday July 11, 2014 in Granville, NY. Beloved wife of the late Rabbi Edward Boaz Silberberg, mother to Gary Silberberg and the late Geraldine Abrams and grandmother to Arielle and Naomi, and the late Joshua Abrams, beloved sister of Bernard, Florence, Mary and Leonard Gordon and treasured aunt of Natalie Klein and Carolyn Insel. A lifelong member of Temple Israel and the Jewish Community Center, she was deeply religious and greatly charitable. She enjoyed playing bridge with her friends, reading novels and swimming. She was always committed to the virtues of charity and community. Martha was employed as an executive secretary for the State of New York. As a student, she excelled at Latin, earning awards for her academic achievements. Her dream was to go to college but she was denied entry since the "Jewish quota" had been met. She then put motherhood first, and was the true definition of a lady (as her name means). Her biggest joy in life was making others happy, and she did so with the utmost grace and beauty. Services at the Temple Israel Cemetery, Western Avenue Guilderland, NY on Monday, July 14, 2014 at 2:30pm .