![]() ![]() When I was a young faculty member at the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, the Rudin Foundation funded a program I started in which internal medicine residents presented complicated ethical cases to their peers and medical students discussed situations where they had felt uncomfortable on the wards. The main reason for this outpouring of sympathy? The May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, founded by Rudin’s parents, has donated millions of dollars to educational, medical, humanitarian and other ventures. I counted 91 paid death notices for Rudin, more than double that of Wiesel. Number one by a mile was another enormous figure in New York real estate, Jack Rudin, who died in December at the age of 92. “With his life,” one mourner wrote, “he made my own so much more meaningful.” Less well-known were Martin Begun, active in both real estate and health care Robert Kaufman, a Manhattan real estate executive and philanthropist Norman Peck, former managing director of the Carlyle Hotel and benefactor to cultural and medical institutions in New York City Jerome Siegel, a Westchester industrialist active in the Democratic Party and many New York charities, including Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Joseph Wilf, a real estate executive and Holocaust survivor who gave to Jewish causes. Nederlander, the Broadway impresario who died in July, was also a household name-at least to fans of the theater. “Extraordinary jurist, humanitarian, friend,” wrote one admirer of Kaye. Kaye’s 32 notices, all in January, ranked her third and one of two women, the other being the interior decorator Gail Maidman, to land in the top ten. Kaye, the pioneering judge who presided over New York’s Court of Appeals for nearly 16 years. “We have lost a great man.”Īnother famous decedent was Judith S. “S’iz gefain a demb,” read one note in Yiddish. Of course, Wiesel was also involved with numerous non-profit and charitable organizations-such as Yeshiva University, the American Jewish World Service and even the Friars Club-many of which contributed a condolence note. The brilliant chronicler of the Holocaust and other instances of human suffering, Elie Wiesel, was second with 40 notices after his July death. So who made the top ten? Being well-known did not hurt. Astronaut John Glenn, admittedly an Ohioan, had only one paid notice in December. ![]() Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, who died in June, had only two despite the worldwide adulation that accompanied his passing. For example, Morley Safer, the veteran 60 Minutes correspondent who lived in New York City, got only four notices when he died in May. As a result, the paid obituaries are often placed by well-off New Yorkers about well-off New Yorkers.įame alone does not assure a major presence. The cost is over $50 per line, and each line has only 28 characters. And it is hard to place a notice if you do not have a lot of money. Most people featured currently live-or once lived-in the New York City area. ![]() On the other hand, the notices veer in certain directions. Anyone can submit one about anyone who has died. Once you have created an account, select a payment option and confirm that you wish to place the obituary.On the one hand, these notices are democratizing. ![]() Click the "Confirm Order" button once you are satisfied with the obituary and the price.Ĭlick the "Sign up for an account" link to create an account with the advertising department. Click on the "Update Price/Review" button to see the current charge for the obituary you have entered. Include the name and phone number of the funeral home so the newspaper can verify that the obituary is legitimate. Type the obituary as you wish it to appear into the online form. Click the "Select Layout" button once you have chosen the date or dates.Ĭhoose either the "Standard Layout" or the "Signature Layout." The Signature Layout includes the name of the person placing the obituary. Your choices are "Death Notices - Deaths," and "Death Notices - In Memoriam."Ĭhoose which day you want to run the ad by clicking on an available date on the calendar. Additional days and lines of text cost extra.Ĭhoose under which heading you would like the obituary to run. The starting price was about $236 as of May 2011. The basic package includes a one-day listing of four lines in the national edition of the newspaper. Select a "package" from the options listed. Click on the "Get Started" button under the heading "Individual Classified Advertisers." Click the link "Click here to proceed" on the next page. Go to the New York Times' advertising department website. ![]()
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