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DEATH NOTICES
PRYWES Professor Noah S. Prywes passed away on
September 21, 2020. Prof. Prywes was born
in Warsaw, Poland in 1925. He immigrated
with his family to pre-state Israel in 1933 and
later attended the Technion-Israel Institute of
Technology studying Electrical Engineering.

He served in the Hagana and then the begin-
nings of the Israeli Navy. He moved to the
U.S. for graduate school, first at Carnegie In-
stitute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon
University) and then at Harvard University
where he obtained a Ph.D. in Applied Phys-
ics in 1954 before there were departments of
computer science. Dr. Prywes first worked on
early electronic computers at Univac in the
1950s, leading the computing unit for the
LARC computer, which was one of the
world’s first supercomputers. In 1958 he
took a job on the faculty of the Moore School
of Electrical Engineering at the University of
Pennsylvania where he was a professor in the
Department of Computer and Information
Sciences for 38 years. Noah’s early doctoral
students were some of the first to receive
Ph.D.’s from a Computer Science depart-
ment. Noah was a pioneer in many of the
most significant waves of computer techno-
logy over the past half century. In the 1960s
he created one of the first relational database
management systems (Multi-List). In the late
1960s and early 1970s, he advanced and
commercialized timesharing, the prede-
cessor to today’s cloud computing. In the
1980s and 1990s, he was at the forefront of
automatic programming, nonprocedural spe-
cification systems and reverse engineering,
and the application of these technologies to
parallel and distributed computing. In the
early 2000s, he developed innovative speech
technology for use in telephony. Noah ap-
plied his technology through several busi-
nesses to a wide range of domains—from
early automated payroll systems to financial
reporting for Wall Street banks as well as in
scientific computing and real-time systems
for aerospace and the military, particularly
Naval systems. Noah published prolifically,
was awarded numerous patents, and was a
Fellow of the IEEE Computer Society. Dr. Pry-
wes was an active member of Lower Merion
Synagogue in Bala-Cynwyd, PA, once serving
as president. He is survived by his wife of 67
years, Dr. Ruth W. Prywes, three sons (Me-
nahem, Daniel and Ron Prywes), and seven
grandchildren. SKALINA
Alexander Skalina, passed away on October
14, 2020. Husband of the late Katharina (nee
Sos). Father of Dr. Stefan (Mary Ellen)
Skalina. Grandfather of Lauren Skalina (Mat-
thew Zelin), Rachel Skalina (Alexander
Hutchinson) and Benjamin Skalina (Molly).

Great Grandfather of Sylvie and Naomi Zelin.

Contributions in his memory may be made to
the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum,
www.ushmm.org. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
WEISS Evelyn Weiss (nee Cohen) on October 13,
2020. Wife of the late Arnold. Mother of
Harry (Hilarie) Weiss and the late Shelly
Weiss. Grandmother of Scott (Liz) Weiss and
Matt (Liz) Weiss. Great-grandmother of Nola,
Emme and Brandon. Graveside services were
private. Contributions in her memory may be
made to the Shelly Weiss Memorial Fund c/o
Franklin & Marshall University, PO Box 3003,
Lancaster PA 17604 or Hadassah, 1518 Wal-
nut St, Suite 402, Philadelphia PA 19102.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
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DEATH NOTICES
WEXLER Mona Wexler (nee Ginsburg), October 9,
2020, of Holland, PA, formerly of Wyn-
newood, PA. Beloved wife of the late Herbert
Siegel and the late Norman Wexler; loving
mother of Susan (the late Kenneth) Etkin,
Nancy (Anthony Pino) Siegel and Stacy (Eric)
Gremminger; cherished grandmother of
Howard (Jennifer) Etkin, David (Karin) Etkin,
Scott (Nancy) Aaron, Blair (Jason) Manus,
Lyssa (James) Murphy, Jonathan (Sarah)
Gremminger, Frank (Latanya) Young and
great grandmother of Madeline, Kyle, Kevin,
Abigale, Taylor, Sia and Pepper. Also sur-
vived by step-daughters Ilene (Richard)
Miller and Lori Wexler and two step-grand-
children. Services were private. Contribu-
tions in her memory may be made to Jewish
Federation of Greater Philadelphia (www.jew-
ishphilly.org) or to Chandler Hall Hospice
Program (https://ch.kendal.org)
JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
www.levinefuneral.com YUDKOVITZ
Barbara Yudkovitz (nee Tabackin) on Octo-
ber 14, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Louis
Yudkovitz. Devoted mother of Stephanie Ru-
bin (Eric) and Janice Tumbleson (Jim). Lov-
ing grandmother of Aiden, Shane, Sienna,
Jordyn, and Naomi. Dear sister of the late Jay
Tabackin. Contributions in her memory may
be made to the American Cancer Society.

GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
ZYGMUNTOWICZ Itka Frajman Zygmuntowicz, passed away
peacefully at home on October 9, 2020 at the
age of 94. Born in Ciechanow, Poland, Itka is
a survivor of Auschwitz who shared her
powerful testimony with thousands of
middle, high school and college students.

She is the author of a memoir “Remember,
My Child” and two books of poetry (available
on Amazon), as well as a featured witness
with the USC-Shoah Foundation. She has in-
spired people from all walks of life with her
message of love, courage and forgiveness.

Wife of the late Rachmil Zygmuntowicz.

Mother of Erland, Jerry, Sam and Michael
(dec.), grandmother of Ezra (dec.), Eli, Eliza,
Will, Raphael & Isaac and great-grandmoth-
er of Ryland & Alta Zygmuntowicz. Contribu-
tions in her memory may be made to the
Holocaust Awareness Museum and Educa-
tion Center, 8339 Old York Road, Suite
203/205, Elkins Park, PA. 19027,
www.hamec.org. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
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