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[[File:IMG_0327.JPG|right|thumb||Dr. Mathew Gelfand, undated.<br> | [[File:IMG_0327.JPG|right|thumb||Dr. Mathew Gelfand, undated.<br>Courtesy of Lauren Franco.]] | ||
'''Born:''' March 26, 1928 | |||
'''Died: '''August 11, 2015 | '''Died: '''August 11, 2015 | ||
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'''Children: '''Jodi, Peter, Margo, and Lauren | '''Children: '''Jodi, Peter, Margo, and Lauren | ||
'''Mathew Israel Gelfand '''was a recent graduate from medical school in Boston when he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He came to Saranac Lake to cure in the early 1950s. His wife Sylvia lived on [[ | '''Mathew Israel Gelfand '''was a recent graduate from medical school in Boston when he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He came to Saranac Lake to cure in the early 1950s. His wife Sylvia lived on [[Church Street]] while he was [[curing|curing]]. After treatment, he went on to a lifelong career as a physician. He and his wife had four children. | ||
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'' | ''[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries\nytimes\name/mathew-gelfand-obituary?id=21893715 New York Times], August 15, 2015'' | ||
'''Dr. Mathew Gelfand''' | |||
We mourn the passing of Dr. Mathew Israel Gelfand on August 11, 2015. Beloved husband of Sylvia, father of Jodi, Peter, Margo, Lauren, and grandfather of Ariel. He was a true giant of medicine who exuded compassion, kindness and love. | We mourn the passing of Dr. Mathew Israel Gelfand on August 11, 2015. Beloved husband of Sylvia, father of Jodi, Peter, Margo, Lauren, and grandfather of Ariel. He was a true giant of medicine who exuded compassion, kindness and love. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:12, 1 October 2026
Courtesy of Lauren Franco.
Born: March 26, 1928
Died: August 11, 2015
Married: Sylvia
Children: Jodi, Peter, Margo, and Lauren
Mathew Israel Gelfand was a recent graduate from medical school in Boston when he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He came to Saranac Lake to cure in the early 1950s. His wife Sylvia lived on Church Street while he was curing. After treatment, he went on to a lifelong career as a physician. He and his wife had four children.
New York Times, August 15, 2015
Dr. Mathew Gelfand
We mourn the passing of Dr. Mathew Israel Gelfand on August 11, 2015. Beloved husband of Sylvia, father of Jodi, Peter, Margo, Lauren, and grandfather of Ariel. He was a true giant of medicine who exuded compassion, kindness and love.
A brick in Mathew Gelfand's name has been dedicated by his children at the Saranac Laboratory Museum.