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Obituary for Jaffe


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday June 13, 1999

Saul Joseph Jaffe, 91, a resident of Albuquerque since 1994, passed away on June 11, 1999. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Claire Dankner Jaffe; by his daughter, Elizabeth J. Roll and husband, Samuel Roll and their two children, Julia and Eric of Albuquerque; by his son, Allan Jaffe of Syracuse, NY; and his children, Seth and Devorah; by his son, H. Ari Jaffe and wife, Gitie of Chicago, IL; and children, Aaron and Michael; and brother, Hyman Jaffe and wife, Miriam of Concordia, NJ. He was born in 1907 in Passaic, NJ. He attended Harvard College and Law School, as in the Army Corp of Engineers and worked for the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, DC as Associate Solicitor for 35 years. He was a member of Ohr Kodesh Synagogue in Chevy Chase, MD for 47 years and of Congregation B'nai Israel Synagogue in Albuquerque for 5 years. He loved sports, classical music and life of the mind. He was a man of generosity and kindness to all who knew him. Services will be held Monday 1:00 p.m. at Congregation B'nai Israel, 4401 Indian School Road, NE with Rabbi Issac H. Celnik and Cantor Josh Perlman, officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations should be sent to Congregation B'nai Israel, 4401 Indian School Road, NE 87110 or Manzano Del Sol Health Care Unit, 5201 Roma, NE 87108. French Mortuary, 1111 University Blvd, NE.


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