She married Max Kleinman 50 years ago and is the proud mother of Beth Fleischer and husband Brian, Howard Kleinman and his wife Alicia and grandmother to Marlee and Xander Fleischer.
She was a well-respected psychotherapist and psychoanalyst and on the faculty of the Center for Advanced Psychoanalytic Study of New Jersey.
She chaired the Business and Professional Division of Women's Philanthropy for UJA and served on its board as well as the Jewish Federation's Board of Trustees.
At Agudath Israel Congregation, she served on Its Board and chaired its Interfaith Committee, sponsoring dozens of programs promoting interfaith understanding between Jews, Muslims and Christians. She was a lifetime member of Hadassah and the Lester Society of the Jewish Foundation of MetroWest.
She shepherded an interfaith cookbook, "Nourishing Our Souls" which features essays by religious leaders on protecting the environment by the foods we eat and celebrating recipes from over a dozen different religious and ethnic groups. The proceeds from the hundreds of copies sold is donated to local food banks to feed the hungry.
Her life serves as an inspiration for her many admirers throughout the United States. Her memory will surely be for a blessing.
