Saul Korewa

Saul (Shaul) Korewa 1956 ~ 2010 Saul (Shaul) Korewa was born in Jaffa, Israel on March 25th, 1956 to Zalman Korewa and Magda Korewa (nee Guttman). His parents, Holocaust survivors, had come to the newly established country with his sister Yonah. They moved to Philadelphia in 1960, where Saul attended Samuel L. Gompers Elementary School, Woodrow Wilson Junior High and Northeast High School, from which he graduated in 1974. He also attended Gratz College, where he received a prize in Rabbinics. He studied at both Yeshiva University and Columbia University in New York City. He returned to Israel to serve as a paratrooper in the Israeli army from 1976-1978. He also lived on Kibbutz Tirat Tzvi in the Beit She'an Valley in northeast Israel.He then moved back to Philadelphia, where he helped his ailing father with his business and worked as a carpenter, taxi driver, and fundraiser for The SANE Center for Nuclear Policy, now known as Peace Action. He married Jacqueline Osherow in 1985 and moved to New Jersey where his first daughter, Magda, was born. He then moved to Salt Lake City where his daughters Dora and Mollie were born. A lifelong Jewish educator, he was a founder of and the guiding force behind the Utah School of Jewish Studies (1997-2001). He was a member of the Screen Actor's Guild and appeared in a made-for-TV movie Not in this Town. He also continued to pursue carpentry, both professionally and as a hobby and renovated the family home. As a dedicated stay-at-home dad, he volunteered in his children's schools and provided help to everyone who needed it. He was an avid traveler and spoke many languages. He loved great movies and a wide variety of music, ranging from bluegrass to Tupac to traditional Irish folk. He loved driving, especially Ferraris. He adored reading Science Fiction, theology, history and classic literature. He played sheshbesh, cards, pool and penny whistle. He appreciated beauty in nature and culture. He also cared deeply about social and political issues, both global and domestic. Shortly after his divorce in 2001, he purchased a "homestead" in Pilot Valley, Nevada, where he lived with his loyal and beloved dogs. He died in a house fire there on December 27th, 2010. He is survived by his three daughters: Magda, 23; Dora, 20; and Mollie, 16; his niece Yael Pittinsky and her family; his nephew Zev Slurzberg; and his aunts Zsuzsa Pereszlenyi and Olga Nikolsburger. He is remembered as a generous and supportive friend, a gifted teacher, and a proud and devoted father. His often-understated sense of humor, undeniable uniqueness, insistence on speaking his mind, and undiscriminating warmth will profoundly be missed. Services will be held at 12:00 noon on Friday, December 31st, at Evans and Early Mortuary on 547 East 100 South in Salt Lake City, Utah. Donations in his honor should be sent to a local food bank or homeless shelter. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.evans-earlymortuary.com

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