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Edward N. Polisher, Esquire, 1902-2004The Board of Directors of the Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life record with sorrow the passing of their esteemed colleague and friend Edward N. Polisher, Esquire a generous and devoted supporter of the elderly. Mr. Polisher was a member of the Center’s board for over 40 years. As chairman of the Center’s Development Committee, Mr. Polisher paved the way for raising the funds needed to construct the first nursing home designed for persons with dementia, as well as for dementia research, on the Center’s former Philadelphia campus. In 1976 the board recognized his outstanding dedication by electing him honorary vice president. The Auxiliary presented him with their Tribute Award in 1978. Gerontological research was Mr. Polisher’s passion. He strongly supported the Center’s research institute, which was renamed the Edward and Esther Polisher Research Institute in 1988 in his honor. In 1995 he was recognized for his work on behalf of the Center and the aged by the Center’s medical staff, which presented him with its bi-annual Medical Staff Award. The following year, the Center honored Mr. Polisher at the Rainbow Ball by presenting him with its highest honor, the Family Award. Mr. Polisher provided a shining example of how the last of life should be lived. Even after passing the centenarian mark himself, he continued to pursue both his professional and charitable interests, including serving on the Center’s board. To his surviving family, his children Philip Nalibotsky and Linda Saltz, his nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, and all who mourn his passing, the Board of Directors of the Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life offer this expression of profound sympathy. May they find solace in the knowledge that his dedication to furthering research into aging and care of the aged will improve the lives of the elderly for generations to come. |
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