Dora Z. Sirota

Born in Odessa, Ukraine, a daughter of the late Zalman Pynoos and Bella (Flax) Pynoos, she was in all aspects of life a paradigmatic Odessitka (native of Odessa): witty, fearless, and rogue. Her understanding of others was radically horizontal, rejecting class hierarchies and differences in favor of humanity and universalism.

She immigrated to the United States in 1978 with her soulmate Gregory, their two children and her parents. Dora and her husband Gregory owned and operated Gregory’s Optical in Providence for many years, where she reigned the sales floor with her distinct synthesis of irony, generosity, and sardonic whimsy.

Survivors include: two children, Michael Sirota of Barrington and Anya Sirota and her husband Jean Louis Farges of Narragansett and Michigan: three grandchildren, Leon Sirota, Sonya Bella Sirota and Zioma Farges-Sirota and her sister Raisa Pynoos of New Jersey.

Relatives and friends are invited to her funeral service Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 1:00 pm at the Redwood Chapel in Swan Point Cemetery, 585 Blackstone Blvd., Providence. Burial will follow.

Arrangements are in the care of Sugarman-Sinai Memorial Chapel.

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