Shai Inbar, PhD, age 79, died on May 20, 2021 in his home in Brookline, MA after battling liver disease connected to his 7 year survival of pancreatic cancer. Beloved husband of Cynthia Baron, devoted father of Adi Inbar and Ofer Inbar & his wife Ceila, brother of Avi Inbar & his wife Estee, and uncle of Rachael Martin, Ori Inbar & his wife Adi, and Matan Inbar and Hadas Inbar.
Shai was born in Afula, Israel to Vova Yankelevitch of Ismail, Romania and Esther Glickshtern of Beltz, Moldova. He served as a major in the Israeli army in Uganda and during the Six Day War. He received his Doctorate in Chemistry from the Technion, and did his post-doctoral work at Brandeis University under Professor Saul Cohen. He worked as a senior scientist at Polaroid Corporation, guiding the creation of films and processes for instant photography, and as Director of Research at PB Diagnostic Systems. In 2001, he made a career change, becoming a senior software engineer at Emptoris, later part of IBM. He retired in 2015.
Shai was an avid skier and kayaker, an adventurous traveler and a wine connoisseur. He was famous in his large circle of friends for his dinner parties, sharing his joie de vivre and creative culinary skills.
Funeral services will be private.
Donations can be made in his memory to the Office of Development, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave. (OV), Boston, MA 02215, www.bidmc.org
