Deceased Information

• DECEASED

  Alice Orenstein Kaplan

• AGE

  94

• DATE OF DEATH

  Thursday, January 26, 2023 (After Sunset)

• DATE OF FUNERAL

  Sunday, January 29, 2023

• TIME OF FUNERAL

  2:30 PM

• PLACE OF FUNERAL

  Graveside

• FUNERAL STREAM

  https://youtu.be/-IkRHqH5kQ4

• PLACE OF BURIAL

  Greenwood Cemetery

• SHIVA INFORMATION

  Shiva will take place at the home of Mark and Karen Kaplan at the follow days and times:

  Sunday, January 29 at 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm with Maariv Service at 7:00 pm

  Monday, January 30 at 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm; 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm with Maariv Service at 7:00 pm

  Tuesday, Janaury 31 at 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm; 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm with Maariv Service at 7:00 pm

  215 Inland Ridge Way Atlanta, GA 30342
  
  

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• EULOGY

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• OBITUARY

  Alice Orenstein Kaplan passed away on January 26th at the age of 94 with family by her side, having repeatedly stated that she was quite ready to join her husband Sidney to whom she was married for almost 60 years.

  Born in Decatur, Georgia in 1928, she was the only Jew in elementary and high school, yet she remained strictly kosher, travelling by streetcar every week to Sunday School at the Ahavath Achim Synagogue on Washington Street, and later to the old Alliance Jewish Center to be with Jewish friends and especially with Sidney.

  She would recall standing under the chupah with Sidney in 1948, only one month after the State of Israel was established, listening to Rabbi Harry H. Epstein draw a comparison between their marriage and the creation of the new Jewish State.

  Preceding her were her father and mother, Samuel and Esther Orenstein, and her two brothers Leonard and Marvin Orenstein. She enjoyed a very special “big brother, little sister” relationship with Marvin, and both families always celebrated together High Holidays, Passover Seders and family events.

  She affectionately remembered Thanksgivings of old when the two families would always come together for lunch at the old Progressive Club, followed by the traditional Thanksgiving Day “Tech vs. Georgia Freshman Football Game.”

  Alice was the consummate mother and homemaker, devoting every minute of her early years to raising her children, Scott, Randy, Mark, and Terri. Later, she adored her children-in-law, Shelley, Paul, Karen, and Jack.  Her pride and joy were her grandchildren, Shira (David), Dori (Mark), Laura (Eli), Jeffrey, Kristin (Alex), Cody, and, of course, her great-grandchildren Sydney, Hailey, Harper and Aliyah.  

  She loved spending time with all children, and after she raised her own, she became a teacher’s-aid at the Ahavath Achim Synagogue Early Childhood Program for many years. A week did not pass without a former student recognizing and reconnecting with her.

  Among her chief joys in life were her weekly card games (actually reported in the Atlanta newspapers) with her lifelong friends Shirley Tenenbaum, Barbara Bock, Margie Greenberg, Betty Goldstein, Florence Gillman, and Augusta Cohen which took place consistently for almost 70 years.

  Together with husband Sidney, she emersed herself in AA Synagogue affairs, volunteering at countless events, serving as a member of several committees, and as an officer of the sisterhood. 

  She loved dancing and performed in several musical productions at the Synagogue, as well as the old Mayfair Club of Atlanta.

  Alice was an early advocate of Jewish Day School education and Jewish summer camps. She and Sidney were among the very first in our community to send each of their children to the Hebrew Academy of Atlanta (now the Greenfield Hebrew Academy) and Camp Ramah in the Berkshires.

  She insisted upon a strict rule that wherever you were and whatever you were doing, you came home to be with family for Rosh Hashanah and Passover Seders.

  With Sidney by her side, Alice was blessed to enjoy a full, joyous life, traveling with family and friends to more places than she could recall. She was known for her elegant, creative, and contemporary sense of style.

  The family is grateful to Alice’s care providers, Zee, Stephanie, Susan, Jane, and Melissa, who provided loving and compassionate care during her final years.

  May the memory of Alice Kaplan be a blessing to all who were honored to know and love her. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice.