Mrs. Aidela Perlow, resident of Melbourne, Australia and matriarch of a Chabad family, passed away on Shabbos, 28 Kislev, 5778.
She was 95.
Ida was born in Voronizh, Russia in 1923 to Harav Hachossid Betzalel and Chaya Wilschanski. She was the daughter in-law of Harav Hachasid Chaim Mordechai Hakohen and Shaina Baila Perlow.
Ida and her husband R’ Dovid endured a life of great Mesiras Nefesh in Soviet Russia during World War II. The couple journeyed to Georgia (Kutais) and Uzbekistan and escaped Russia in the “great escape” aboard the last train leaving Lemburg.
The Perlows passed through Austria, Germany and Paris before eventually settling in Australia, living at first in Shepperton and later Melbourne.
She is survived by her children Zalman Perlow (Crown Heights) Rabbi Avraham Perlow> (Mora Dasra of Tzemach Tzedek, Sydney) Mrs. Raizel Baras (Crown Heights) Mrs. Rochel Abelesz >(London, UK) and Mrs. Miriom Gopin (Crown Heights).
She is also survived by her siblings R’ Chaim Ber Wilschanski and Mrs. Baila Sztillerman of Melbourne, Australia.
She was predeceased by her husband Dovid Perlow and son Yosef Yitzchak (JP) Perlow .
She is also survived by her sister Baila Stillerman from Melbourne, Australia and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The Levaya will be held today at 5:00 in Melbourne.
Shiva:
Melbourne: R’ Zalmen Perlow, R’ Avrohom Perlow and Mrs. Raizel Baras will be sitting shiva at 14 Sidwell Avenue
Shacharis 9:00 a.m.
Mincha 8:15 p.m.
Maariv 9:30 p.m.
Rest hours 1-4
New York: Mrs. Miriom Gopin will be sitting Shiva at 883 Montgomery Street from 12-3 and from 6-9:30 p.m.
Mrs. Rochel Abelesz is sitting Shiva in London.
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes – Aidla Bas Harav Hachasid Betzalel.
A very special person, she will be missed.
She was also predeceased by her brother Rabbi Refael Wilschanski from NY
If she was born in 1923 then she would be 94 not 95
She was so careful with every detail of Halacha, and was zoiche to raise children who are just as makpid in their yiddishkeit. May she be a meilitz yosher and have a lichtige gan eden.
Shacharis TODAY ONLY (Sunday) at 9:30am and Mincha at 12:30pm TODAY ONLY (Sunday) at 784 Montgomery st.
Ahron leizer ceitlin would refer to her as the mendel futerfas of australia
She aldo spent time with the rebbes parents