Efim Vaysbrot, of Newton, MA, on October 4, 2022 at the age of 88. Beloved husband of over 50 years to Liudmila Kokoreva. Devoted father of Lisa Vaysbrot and her husband Edward Iorio, and Rosa Weisbrot and her husband Stefan Buchberger. Cherished grandfather of David and Myriam Labiausse, and James, Michael, Matthew, and Anastasia Iorio. Loyal lifelong friend of Arkady Tempelman, Joseph Mandelbraut, and Alexander Lendover.
Born in Poland, Efim and his family had to flee to the USSR during the Second World War. Efim lost his father at the age of 7, and he and his mother faced tremendous hardships during the war. Soon after the war, they moved to Vilnius, Lithuania. Efim spent his formative years and attended medical school in Lithuania, eventually earning his medical degree in psychiatry. He began his career as a psychiatrist, and moved to Russia to further establish his career and a family. While working at a hospital in Kaliningrad, Efim met his wife Liudmila. Together, they raised their family and remained in St. Petersburg, Russia until they came to the US in 2010. Efim was selflessly devoted to his family and opened the doors to endless opportunities for them. He enjoyed traveling, hiking the Caucasus Mountains, reading, and listening to his great collection of classical music. Efim will truly be missed by all who knew him.
A graveside service will take place at 2PM on Wednesday, October 12 at Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, 350 Grove Street, Boston, MA 02132
In lieu of flowers, donations in Efim’s memory may be made to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières at www.doctorswithoutborders.org/donate
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