BARON, RABBI GERSHON MYER, 85, of Fort Lee, N.J., passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home in Paramus, NJ. He was born in New Britain, CT to the late Jacob and Shosha (Palofski) Baron. He was preceded in passing by his siblings, Sidney Baron, Dr. Philip Baron, Marvin Baron, Ruth Klatzkie and Anna Brown.
Rabbi Baron attended the Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin and Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary. During his time at Mesivta Torah Vodaath, he enlisted in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. After the war, he received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Boston University. In addition to being a rabbi, he was a chazzan and chaplain.
Rabbi Baron is survived by his wife, G. Tamra Baron; his sister, Marion Pritsky of Natick, MA; his sons, Charles Baron and his wife Naomi of Boca Raton, FL and Todd Baron and his wife Chana of Teaneck, NJ; and his grandchildren, Yael, Natan Yakov, Sarit, Avi, Gavriel, Eliav and Kobe.
Funeral services were held privately at the Samuel Priest Chapel with burial following in Lincoln Park Cemetery at 1469 Post Road, Warwick, RI. Contributions in his memory can be made to Yeshiva University at 500 W. 185th St., New York, NY 10033.
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