Obituary: Rabbi Michael Kramer
Rabbi Michael Kramer, 86, of Atlanta passed away on April 5, 2023.
Rabbi Michael Kramer, 86, of Atlanta passed away on April 5, 2023. Rabbi Kramer was born in Bronx, N.Y. He earned Smicha from Yeshiva University and held Rabbinic posts for 40 years including Kadimah Toras Moshe, Brighton, Mass.; Sons of Israel, Allentown, Penn.; and Adath Israel of Montreal, Canada, for 35 years.
As Rabbi Emeritus at Adath Israel, he was a very modest and learned Torah scholar full of love and wisdom. His love of music was the piano, of which he could sit and play for long periods of time. He is survived by his wife, Marcia Kramer, daughters, Elizabeth (David) Shoen and Tirza (Ari) Skromne, sons, Mordechai (Sharon) Kramer and Elliot Kramer, stepchildren, Heidi (Jonathon) Klausner and Todd (Jill) Bomchel, 14 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and five step-grandchildren.
His family expresses much gratitude to his wonderful caregivers, Austin, Mallin, Lucy, and Ken. Graveside services were held April 5 at Crest Lawn Memorial Park. Donations may be made to Congregation Beth Jacob, a Parkinson’s disease charity, The American Heart Association, or the charity of one’s choice. Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.
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