Elia Rudinitskaya age 94, cherished daughter of Abram and Malka Rudnitskaya; dearest sister of the late Lev (wife Zina) (deceased) and the late Sara; aunt and great-aunt of many. Elia was born February 14, 1928 and died peacefully on May 18, 2022. She was a Holocaust survivor. At the age of 13, she was held in a concentration camp during World War II. She came to the United States in 1998 and has been a resident of Mayfield Heights ever since. Elia was a high school principal in Russia. She was social and bright. Elia was hard-working, loving and devoted to her family.
She will be missed by all.
Graveside service Monday May 23, 2022 at Knollwood Cemetery.
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Evans family
We would like to extend our condolences to the family. May God comfort you through his word the Bible and the gift. Thinking of you all.
Olga Rudnitskaya
Thank you so much.
maria kondratiev
Love you Lusyachka. Despite not having a real childhood you knew how to play, how to really play with us when we were kids. You taught us how to be less pessimistic and always led with kindness. You never complained and never took sides. Every holiday greeting or birthday call sounded like a speech addressing a room filled with students.
I loved to hear your stories about our dedushka and St. Petersburg… you were were the bridge to our forever home. I think of you when I read about the invasion of Ukraine and hear peoples painful stories and wish for a world where children like you and will never know the pain of war. You loved grandpa and Sonya so much… you have been through so much together. Frida has the same birthday as you and this makes me happy…I hope she can be resilient and loved by so many like you have been all this time. We will all miss your couch, a place we called home. Wish we had more time and will miss you more than you will ever know.
Olga Rudnitskaya
Well said. Love you.