This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BRAVERMAN, SLATER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EZ.2ADI/1172 Message Board Post: Jacob Braverman Jacob Braverman died June 6, 2004, in Davis after a brief illness. He was 94. Born in 1909 in Warsaw, Poland, his family came to the United States when he was about 8 years old. He lived in New York City for most of his life, graduating from the City College of New York and working for the city as an accountant and tax examiner. He retired to Broward County in Florida in the early 1970s and came to Davis in 2000. He was a student of history, politics and Jewish studies throughout his life. He was also a fine athlete, playing tennis and golf for many decades and beating his sons (on occasion) into his late 80s. He is survived by two sons, Alan Braverman of New York City and Marc Braverman of Davis, his daughter-in-law, Jana Kay Slater, and granddaughter, Blair Braverman. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at the University Retirement Community, 1515 Shasta Drive, in Davis. Contributions in his memory can be sent to the rabbi's discretionary fund at Congregation Bet Haverim, 1715 Anderson Road, Davis, CA 95616. (Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," Thursday, June 10, 2004, (Yolo County, California). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise." (315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616) <http://www.davisenterprise.com/>. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)