Dr. Yaakov Harrison, a doctor of alternative medicine who was active in the community in Miami Beach, FL, passed away on Wednesday, 21 Cheshvan 5782.
He was 78.
An orphaned Holocaust survivor who grew up in Australia, Dr. Yaakov Harrison was a brilliant man. He began his professional career finishing top of his class at one of the best aerospace engineering schools in the United States.
Later in life, he moved into alternative health, studying many different aspects in all fields of alternative medicine. He loved to help other people and threw himself into various community projects in his hometown of Miami Beach, FL.
He was a loving and devoted husband and doted on his children and grandchildren. He will be sorely missed.
He is survived by his wife, Dr. Ruth Harrison and children Esther Laber (Chicago, Illinois), Devorah Rutman (Kiev, Ukraine), Rabbi Dovid Harrison (Red Bank, NJ), Yossi Harrison (Brooklyn, NY), Mendy Harrison (Montana) and many grandchildren.
The Levaya will take place tomorrow, Friday 9:45 AM passing by 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn.
10:30 AM – at Old Montefiore Cemetery – 121-83 Springfield Blvd, Queens NY
Shiva to be held in Red Bank, NJ
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Baruch Dayan Ha’emes.
Dear Harrison Family,
I am deeply saddened by this untimely loss!! My thoughts are with you! I can still picture Yakov happily riding his bike through the streets of Miami. Waiting eagerly for Techiyas Hameisim !!!
It is amazing how much he accomplished in his life even though he was a true child holocaust survivor. His parents were murdered in front of eyes when he was about two years old. This shock caused him not to be able to speak in his youth . The young lady that brought him up hid the fact that he was Jewish in order to save him from the Nazis. She later revealed to him that he was Jewish He became a true Lubavitcher Chasid and brought up a beautiful family and merited to see children and grandchildren that follow… Read more »
The Tamir/Sasson family wishing you strength and Moshiach (Right) Now!!!