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1923 - 2011 (87 years)| Name | Revelle SWADISH [1] | |
| Birth | 29 Sep 1923 | St. Louis, Missouri  |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | Revelle Magidovitch CHICAGO, Ill. -- Revelle Swadesh Magidovitch died peacefully Friday evening, Sept. 9, 2011, the Jewish Sabbath, at Lieberman Senior Home, Chicago. Mrs. Magidovitch, formerly of 594 Pringle Drive, Sumter, was born on Sept. 29, 1923, in St. Louis, Mo., a daughter of immigrants from tsarist Ukraine. She spent her early years on a family farm near Valparaiso, Ind. Her father also operated a small printing and bookbinding business and her mother a grocery store. She grew up in a highly literary environment. Two of her older brothers became distinguished academics; a third became a Shakespearean actor. Later, her family moved to Chicago, where she began her studies at Northwestern University, training as an actress in a class that included Charlton Heston. In 1941, she married Avshalom Magidovitch, originally of Tel Aviv, Israel. Her husband, a career officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, became a rabbi upon his retirement. Rabbi and Mrs. Magidovitch were welcomed by the Sumter community when the rabbi became the spiritual leader of the Temple Sinai in 1972. Mrs. Magidovitch was a teacher of English at Sumter High School, where she continued to teach after the loss of her husband in 1979. She also taught English writing and literature at the Sumter campus of the University of South Carolina. Mrs. Magidovitch completed her bachelor of science in education at the University of Cincinnati in 1971 and was certified to teach English, speech and drama. In 1978, she earned her master of arts in teaching in English from the University of South Carolina, but her most profound qualification was her love for her students and colleagues, who successfully nominated her for the 1980 South Carolina State Teacher of the Year. In their letters supporting the nomination, her colleagues and supervisors made it clear that it was not only her classroom skills, but also her dedication, leadership, innovation, understanding and sensitivity which qualified her for the honor. Her friend and colleague at the University of South Carolina at Sumter, Professor Ellen Arl, wrote that "to be Revelle's friend is to be her student, and as a friend her personal courage and strength are inspiring to me. She has the ability to recognize the beauty in all she comes in contact with, and she graciously shares this private aesthetic with her students." Bruce L. Pearson, director of the University of South Carolina Linguistics Program, supported her nomination by describing the remarkable progress of a young medical student from Saudi Arabia tutored by Mrs. Magidovitch wherein the "apparent difference in background was no barrier to the human interaction that linked student and teacher, and I sense that it may never have occurred to Mrs. Magidovitch that Dr. Shawket was any different from any other of her students." During her time in Sumter, Mrs. Magidovitch was involved in numerous educational and civic enterprises. As the rabbi's wife and then widow, and also as an active member in her own right of Sinai Congregation, she taught in the religious school and served a term as president of the sisterhood. She was active in the local chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International; was local chair of volunteers for the American Red Cross; at the high school, sponsored the award-winning student publication, the Cock's Quill; and the National Honor Society chapter; was secretary of the League of Women Voters; and was a board member of the Sumter-Shaw Concert Association; and of the Sumter Little Theatre, where she produced "Fiddler on the Roof," her husband serving as technical advisor. For several years after her retirement, and prior to her return to the Chicago area, Mrs. Magidovitch continued her volunteer efforts in Sumter, taking particular pleasure in reading to young patients at Toumey Hospital. She is survived by her son, Michael M. Magidovitch of Sumter; her daughter, Rabbi Claire M. Green and son-in-law, Steven Y. Green, both of Huntingdon Valley, Pa.; her son, Rabbi Yosef Meged (Jonathan Magidovitch) and daughter-in-law, Shoshana Meged (Shana Roth Magidovitch), both formerly of Highland Park, Ill., and now residents of Karmiel, Israel; her grandchildren, Jennifer Dawn Magidovitch Turner of Springfield, Tenn., Jacob Green of New York City, Daniel Green, a student in Kiryat Shemonah, Israel, Aharon (Charles) Meged of Karmiel and Yishak (Evan) Meged of Karmiel; and great-grandchildren, Matthew, Thomas and Chrissy Turner of Springfield. The funeral and interment will take place in Karmiel, along with the reinterment of Revelle's beloved soulmate, Avshalom. Rabbi Green and her family will attend the 10 a.m. Rosh Hashanah services at Temple Sinai on Thursday, Sept. 29, to join the congregation in welcoming the Jewish New Year and to recite with them the Kaddish traditional memorial prayer, which commemorates all the congregation's beloved departed. At the family's request, those desiring may make memorial contributions to the United Way of Sumter or Temple Sinai in Sumter. Posted in Obituaries on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 [1] | |
| HIST | Revelle Magidovitch CHICAGO, Ill. -- Revelle Swadesh Magidovitch died peacefully Friday evening, Sept. 9, 2011, the Jewish Sabbath, at Lieberman Senior Home, Chicago. Mrs. Magidovitch, formerly of 594 Pringle Drive, Sumter, was born on Sept. 29, 1923, in St. Louis, Mo., a daughter of immigrants from tsarist Ukraine. She spent her early years on a family farm near Valparaiso, Ind. Her father also operated a small printing and bookbinding business and her mother a grocery store. She grew up in a highly literary environment. Two of her older brothers became distinguished academics; a third became a Shakespearean actor. Later, her family moved to Chicago, where she began her studies at Northwestern University, training as an actress in a class that included Charlton Heston. In 1941, she married Avshalom Magidovitch, originally of Tel Aviv, Israel. Her husband, a career officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, became a rabbi upon his retirement. Rabbi and Mrs. Magidovitch were welcomed by the Sumter community when the rabbi became the spiritual leader of the Temple Sinai in 1972. Mrs. Magidovitch was a teacher of English at Sumter High School, where she continued to teach after the loss of her husband in 1979. She also taught English writing and literature at the Sumter campus of the University of South Carolina. Mrs. Magidovitch completed her bachelor of science in education at the University of Cincinnati in 1971 and was certified to teach English, speech and drama. In 1978, she earned her master of arts in teaching in English from the University of South Carolina, but her most profound qualification was her love for her students and colleagues, who successfully nominated her for the 1980 South Carolina State Teacher of the Year. In their letters supporting the nomination, her colleagues and supervisors made it clear that it was not only her classroom skills, but also her dedication, leadership, innovation, understanding and sensitivity which qualified her for the honor. Her friend and colleague at the University of South Carolina at Sumter, Professor Ellen Arl, wrote that "to be Revelle's friend is to be her student, and as a friend her personal courage and strength are inspiring to me. She has the ability to recognize the beauty in all she comes in contact with, and she graciously shares this private aesthetic with her students." Bruce L. Pearson, director of the University of South Carolina Linguistics Program, supported her nomination by describing the remarkable progress of a young medical student from Saudi Arabia tutored by Mrs. Magidovitch wherein the "apparent difference in background was no barrier to the human interaction that linked student and teacher, and I sense that it may never have occurred to Mrs. Magidovitch that Dr. Shawket was any different from any other of her students." During her time in Sumter, Mrs. Magidovitch was involved in numerous educational and civic enterprises. As the rabbi's wife and then widow, and also as an active member in her own right of Sinai Congregation, she taught in the religious school and served a term as president of the sisterhood. She was active in the local chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International; was local chair of volunteers for the American Red Cross; at the high school, sponsored the award-winning student publication, the Cock's Quill; and the National Honor Society chapter; was secretary of the League of Women Voters; and was a board member of the Sumter-Shaw Concert Association; and of the Sumter Little Theatre, where she produced "Fiddler on the Roof," her husband serving as technical advisor. For several years after her retirement, and prior to her return to the Chicago area, Mrs. Magidovitch continued her volunteer efforts in Sumter, taking particular pleasure in reading to young patients at Toumey Hospital. She is survived by her son, Michael M. Magidovitch of Sumter; her daughter, Rabbi Claire M. Green and son-in-law, Steven Y. Green, both of Huntingdon Valley, Pa.; her son, Rabbi Yosef Meged (Jonathan Magidovitch) and daughter-in-law, Shoshana Meged (Shana Roth Magidovitch), both formerly of Highland Park, Ill., and now residents of Karmiel, Israel; her grandchildren, Jennifer Dawn Magidovitch Turner of Springfield, Tenn., Jacob Green of New York City, Daniel Green, a student in Kiryat Shemonah, Israel, Aharon (Charles) Meged of Karmiel and Yishak (Evan) Meged of Karmiel; and great-grandchildren, Matthew, Thomas and Chrissy Turner of Springfield. The funeral and interment will take place in Karmiel, along with the reinterment of Revelle's beloved soulmate, Avshalom. Rabbi Green and her family will attend the 10 a.m. Rosh Hashanah services at Temple Sinai on Thursday, Sept. 29, to join the congregation in welcoming the Jewish New Year and to recite with them the Kaddish traditional memorial prayer, which commemorates all the congregation's beloved departed. At the family's request, those desiring may make memorial contributions to the United Way of Sumter or Temple Sinai in Sumter. Posted in Obituaries on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 | |
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| Death | 8 Sep 2011 | Lieberman Senior Home, Chicago, Illinois |
| Burial | Karmiel, Israel [1] |
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| Person ID | I270857 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 27 Sep 2011 | |
| Family | Rabbi Avshalom MAGIDOVITCH, b. 8 Dec 1921, Tel Aviv, Israel d. 6 Oct 1979, Columbia, South Carolina (Age 57 years) | |||||||
| Marriage | 1941 [1] | |||||||
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| Family ID | F172137 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||
| Last Modified | 27 Sep 2011 | |||||||
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