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ELIZABETH 
SANDY, 101, 
former Detroiter
of Boca Raton, 
Fla., died July 17, 
2024.
She had a 
tremendous zest 
for life and for her 
family. She lost 
her father, mother 
and brother in the 
Holocaust. She survived by 
escaping from a forced labor 
battalion march and finding 
shelter in the Swiss Consulate 
Annex in Budapest, called the 
Glass House. 
The murder of her 
immediate family made 
her value all the more her 
new family, including her 
husband, the late Gabor; her 
son, Robert; her daughter, 

Carol; their spouses, Elaine 
and Lenny; her grandchildren, 
the late Steven; Rachel, Matt 
(spouse, Alison); and Alison; 
her five great-grandchildren, 
Sol, Matilda, Jake, Benny and 
Mason. 
She had two treasured 
causes, Israel and Holocaust 
education. She gave talks 
about her experiences to 
student groups ranging 
from fifth-graders to college 
students. In one talk, she was 
asked what is different now 
than in the 1930s. She replied 
that the difference is Israel. 
In the 1930s, the Jews being 
persecuted had no place to go; 
now they have Israel. 
Donations in her honor 
may be made to a charity 
that cares for seriously 
wounded Israeli soldiers, 

fidv.org; to the Sandra 
Bornstein Rhode Island 
Holocaust Education Center, 
bornsteinholocaustcenter.org;, 
or the U.S. Holocaust Museum 
at donate.ushmm.org. 
In 2019, the U.S. Holocaust 
Museum interviewed 
Elizabeth about her life and 
her experiences during the 
Holocaust. You can view 
this interview at collections.
ushmm.org/search/catalog/
irn714922.

JACK A. 
SCHWARTZ, 90, 
of Delray Beach, 
Fla., died July 5, 
2024. 
He is 
survived by his daughters 
and sons-in-law, Hillary 
and Mark Bennett, Lara 

Atkinson, Dayna and 
John Stevens, Betsy and 
Jeff Heuer, and Rebecca 
Snider; grandchildren, Josh 
Bennett, Ally and Robert 
Matthews, Jordan Atkinson, 
Abigayl Atkinson, Reid 
Stevens, Simon Stevens, 
Jeremy and Victoria Heuer, 
Hilary and Jim Dupree, 
and Louis McMaster; great-
grandchildren, Sadie Dupree 
and Jane Dupree. He is 
also survived by his loving 
companion, Suzanne Tyner; 
Suzanne’s children, Cynthia 
and Nelson Dobbins, Karen 
and Doug Rouff, David 
and Gael Tyner, and Rick 
Herman; as well as their 
children and grandchildren. 
Mr. Schwartz was 
predeceased by Suzanne’s 
daughter, Deborah Tyner. 

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For the peace you need . . .
for the respect of the life you treasured.

