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BRODY. Mrs. Selma Brody died Oct. 19, 2009, at Renaissance Gardens, Seabrook Village. She was 84.

Born in New Brunswick, Selma lived in Fair Haven and Shadow Lake Village before moving to Tinton Falls. She worked for Macy’s for many years. She also enjoyed volunteering for many years at the Red Bank Blood Bank. She dedicated her life to her family and friends whom she enjoyed. She was predeceased by her loving husband, William, and her brother, Jerome Uchin.

Mrs. Brody is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Francine and Vincent Assenza of Oceanport, and Karen and Allan Sussman of Stamford, Conn.; and grandchildren, Michael, Dana, Wendi, and Jeffrey and his wife Valerie. Interment at Beth Israel Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ely Funeral Home, Neptune. Memorial donations may be made to ARI of Connecticut, 174 Richmond Hill Road, Stamford, Conn. 06902, or to the Alzheimer’s Association of N.J., 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, N.J. 07834-1365.

FORMAN. Mr. Murray Forman died Oct. 18, 2009 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was 82.

Born in Long Branch, Mr. Forman lived in Rumson before moving to Eatontown 14 years ago. He was a retired stockbroker, a Navy veteran, a member of Congregation B’nai Israel, Rumson, and of the Jordon Lodge #142 of the Masons in Neptune. His first wife, Rochelle, died in 1987.

Mr. Forman is survived by his wife, Lucille (née Famulary); sons, Phillip and Michael; daughter, Debra; step-daughter, Lucille Famulary; brother, Joseph; sister, Esther Silberstein; and grandchildren, Courtney, Caroline, Ava, Lila and Sadie. Arrangements by Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels, Ocean. Memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation, PO Box 11454, Alexandria, Va. 22312.

FRIEDBERG. Mr. Saul Friedberg died Oct. 16, 2009, at Renaissance Gardens in Pompton Plains. He was 83.

Born in New Brunswick, Mr. Friedberg lived in Livingston and West Orange before moving to Pompton Plains in August. He was a sales executive for Mooney General Paper Co. in Hillside for more than 30 years, retiring in 1997. He served in the Army Air Force during World War II and was a member of the Lions Club of South Orange and Temple Beth Shalom of Livingston.

Mr. Friedberg is survived by his wife, Wilma (Riemer) Friedberg; son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Judi of Franklin Lakes; daughers and son-in-law, Jill and Cliff Lange of Chatham, and Lisa of Glen Gardner; brother, Michael of Lacey; and granddaughter, Halle. Arrangements by Menorah Chapels at Millburn, Union. Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin. Donations can be made in his memory to the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org).

GELFAND. Dr. Israel Gelfand died Oct. 5, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was 96.

Born in the Ukraine near Odessa, Israel Gelfand never finished high school. He never attended college as an undergraduate. He went to Moscow when he was 16 or 17, working at odd jobs. Already interested in mathematics, he attended seminars, and at the age of 19, he was admitted directly into graduate school at Moscow State University. He completed his ordinary doctorate in 1935 and then a higher doctor of mathematics degree in 1940. In 1989, he left the Soviet Union for the United States. He spent a year at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before obtaining a position at Rutgers University, where he resumed his seminar series on a smaller scale for several years. Considered one of the world’s top mathematicians, Dr. Gelfand was a distinguished professor of mathematics at Rutgers University. He conducted pioneering research, mentored mathematicians, and established correspondence schools in Russia and the United States for budding mathematicians in remote areas. His work in representation theory is part of the foundation of modern physics and his research in integral geometry was vital to the advent of medical imaging devices. He received numerous awards, including the Wolf Prize in Mathematics in 1978 and the 1989 Kyoto Prize, a Japanese award for significant contributions to humanity, membership in the National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society in Britain, and a MacArthur grant in 1994. He wrote more than 800 articles and 30 books in many areas of mathematics.

Dr. Gelfand is survived by his wife, Tatania V. of Highland Park; sons, Sergei of Providence, R.I., and Vladimir of Chicago; daughter, Tatania I. of Jersey City; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Interment at Floral Park Cemetery, Deans. Arrangements by Highland Park Funeral Home, Highland Park. (See story, Page 2.)

PRESS. Mr. Irving Press died Oct. 14, 2009. He was 95.

Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Press lived there for more than 50 years. More recently he was a resident of the Stein Assisted Living. He was the proprietor of Greenstein’s Clothing Store in Brooklyn for more than 50 years. He was an active member of Shari Tefeliah Congregation in Brooklyn, and enjoyed his hobby of carpentry. His wife of 68 years, Gertrude, died last April.

Mr. Press is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn and Michael Greenberg of Mercerville; son and daughter-in-law, Stanley and Ruth of Edison; grandsons and their wives, Alan and Dorene, Ira and Melissa, and Kevin and Jen; and great-grandchildren, Adam, Steven and Lindsey. Interment at Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. Arrangements by Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, Ewing. Memorial donations may be given to Adath Israel Congregation, North Shore Animal League, or Greenwood House.

SELINGER. Mrs. Pearl Shirley (née Goldsmith) Selinger died Oct. 16, 2009, at St. Peters University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was 83.

Born in New York City, Pearl grew up in Spotswood, and was a resident of East Brunswick for many years. She had been employed as a bookkeeper for the Piersoll Company of New York City, a family owned business, for many years. She was one of the survivors of the 1951 train wreck in Woodbridge that took the lives of 85 people. She had been interviewed at the time by both radio and television personalities about her experience. She enjoyed antiquing and going to garage sales; chatting on the telephone with her friends and watching game shows, documentaries, news, performance specials, and the Lottery drawings on television. She was known as the “Mrs. Miller” of NJN Public Television for her opinions and ideas on televised shows. She had a great sense of humor and enjoyed showing off her collection of old photographs to anyone who was interested. She was predeceased by her sister, Ruth Goldsmith.

Mrs. Selinger is survived by her husband of 57 years, Dr. Jerome Selinger, a retired dentist and World War II serviceman; daughter and son-in-law, Janice Selinger Kline and Martin Kline of Yardley, Pa.; and grandchildren, Howard and Lesley Kline. Entombment at the Beth Israel Cemetery Mausoleum, Woodbridge. Arrangements by The Crabiel Home for Funerals, Milltown. Memorial contributions may be made to the NJN Foundation, P.O. Box 777, Trenton, N.J. 08625-0777.

SHORE. Mrs. Phyllis Shore died Oct. 16, 2009 at home. She was 79.

Born Sept. 25, 1930, Mrs. Shore was raised in Brooklyn, the daughter of Herman and Jennie Browser. She graduated from Hunter College in 1950; she also received her master’s in education from Monmouth College in 1976. She lived in Matawan for 25 years. For the last 20 years, she spent her time enjoying her home in Woodstock, N.Y. for spring, summer, and fall, then returned for the winter season to Red Bank. She worked for the Matawan-Aberdeen Board of Education, as both a classroom teacher, facilitating the gifted and talented curriculum, and culminated her career as the principal of Strathmore Elementary School. She was a former member of Temple Shalom, where she chaired both the ritual and educational committees. Throughout her life, she was a strong believer in both physical and financial contribution to worthy causes. In later life, she developed a strong passion for animal welfare. Those of us who knew Phyllis well will mourn the loss of her wit, humor, directness, and integrity. Her husband Seymour, whom she unendingly adored, was a family physician in Matawan for 25 years. Together, Phyllis and Sey were bedrock of the community for more than two decades. Seymour died in 1989.

Phyllis is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Neal and Sarah of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Jennifer and Ron Fertig of Pound Ridge, N.Y.; Debra Shore-Attorri and Greg of New York City; sister Sylvia Lambert of New Rochelle, N.Y.; and grandchildren, Simon, Steven, Jeremy, and Ben. Interment at Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge. Arrangements by Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels. Memorial donations may be made to the Monmouth County A.S.P.C.A.