Rita Kaplan

Rita J. Kaplan, 92, wife of the late Stanley H. Kaplan, Mother of Susan B. Kaplan, Nancy Kaplan Belsky, and Paul Alan Kaplan (deceased), Grandmother to Scott Kaplan Belsky, Gila Belsky Modell, and Julie Kaplan Belsky, Great-grandmother to Chloe, Miles, and Poppy Roizen Belsky, passed away peacefully from Alzheimer’s on April 27, 2020.

Devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother. Skilled psychiatric social worker. Served as Vice-President of The Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation. Was a humanitarian propelled by philanthropic purpose to promote social justice and support the arts. Was an impassioned activist for the rights of LGBTQ. Donations may be made in Rita’s memory to the Jewish Museum for Memory Loss Programs, to the Jewish Board of Family & Children’s Services for Jewish Community Services, or to a charity of your choice.

A private burial will be held at Knollwood Park Cemetery in Queens, New York.

Riverside Memorial Chapel in Manhattan, New York has charge of arrangements.