 JULY 9 • 2020 | 39

It is with deep sadness that we share the 

passing of a beloved, son, brother, husband, 

Physician, father, grandfather, civil servant and 

friend Dr. Abraham G. Gotman. He passed 

peacefully the afternoon of June 27th, 2020 

in his beautiful home surrounded by his entire 

loving family. While his passing was sudden 

to us all, he went to heaven peacefully and on 

his own terms.

He lived to be 86 years young, born on 

March 4th 1934. He is survived by his Wife, 

Elsa Gotman, sister Haya Inai, three daughters 

and their spouses Doctor Sandra Gotman and 

Enrique Mechulan, Miriam Hovey-Gotman, 

Doctor Marsha and Lenny Black, and eight 

grandchildren, Regine, Aaron, Elyse, Nathan, 

Jessica, Rachel, Eden, and Emma along with 

the countless number of babies he delivered 

throughout his lifetime.

Born in Kolki, Poland in ‘34, to Luba and 

Leibel. Together they immigrated to Havana, 

Cuba in ‘37. When he was 13, his younger 

sister Haya Inai (‘47) who is married to Ruven 

Inai and lives Haifa, Israel, was born. At 16 

he was accepted and attended the world-

renowned Universidad de Ciencias Médicas 

de La Habana where he would graduate (‘59). 

He met his wife at the age of 18, six years 

later they would be wed at Temple Americano 

in Havana (‘58). The next year his first child 

and future doctor was born, Sandra Rachel 

(‘59). A year later, he took the three of them 

along with his in-laws, Max and Rosa, and 

brother in-law, Sammy, to immigrate to the 

United States (‘60). He would finally practice 

medicine as an obstetrician-gynecologist for 

37 years in Detroit, Michigan. Throughout his 

prosperous career as an OBGYN he delivered 

thousands upon thousands of babies. He 

would come to have his second child, Miriam 

Rebecca (‘62) and his third child Marsha Lynn 

(‘67) in Detroit, Michigan. He retired to Bal 

Harbor, Florida (‘97). From ‘90 to ‘02, he 

was blessed with eight healthy, educated, and 

loving grandchildren; Regine (‘90), Aaron 

(‘93), Elyse (‘93), Nathan (‘95), Jessica (‘95), 

Rachel (‘98), Eden (‘98), Emma (‘02). He 

participated and donated to countless charities 

and served on the Bal Harbor Police Board 

of Trustees, fighting to protect those who 

protected the pubic. At the age of 70 (’04) he 

had his Bar Mitzvah at Temple Menorah given 

by his Friends and Family. 

Doctor “Hume” Gotman was larger than 

life. He was a man of great moral character 

who lived his life rooted in Jewish-Zionist 

values. A self-made one of a kind success who 

came into the world on the brink of chaos and 

with no fiscal means, he escaped two historical 

atrocities, the Shoa and a political revolution. 

As an intellectual, he operated on a higher 

frequency than most, as he was always ten 

steps ahead of the rest. In life, he was a 

philanthropist and always operated on the 

principal that you only truly keep that which 

you give away. His life was a gift from hashem 

to all of us. Lastly, his greatest hobby in his life 

was to sing. He sang classical, Hispanic music 

all around the world as he traveled and was 

often mistaken for famous Cuban singers. 

He was laid to rest on Monday June 29th, 

2020 at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Miami, 

Florida where he will now rest with Hashen for 

all eternity. Please feel free to reach out to the 

family to send your condolences and share 

your stories, for as much as we all mourn his 

passing, in truth we should all celebrate his 

life. 

If you wish to honor Dr. Gotman please 

make a donation on his behalf to either of 

his two favorite causes:

• To honor Abe’s heart make a donation to 

FIDF: https://www.fidf.org/covid19/take-

action/donate/general

• To honor Abe’s brain make a donation to 

Mt. Sani Medical Center of Miami https://

www.msmc.com/donate/imoiho/

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Dr. Abraham G. Gotman

Zeda, your family loves you to 
the moon and back and your 
lessons, memory, and spirit 
live on within each and every 
one of us for forever.

