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They met at synagogue in 1961. They were buried together at Arlington National Cemetery in 2025. This is their story.

JL;DR SUMMARY Elsie Adler and Edith Kaufman shared a remarkable friendship that lasted over six decades, beginning when they met at synagogue in 1961. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CustomsFriendshipJewish CommunityHolocaust Memorial MuseumTouro SynagogueElsie AdlerEdith KaufmanArlington National CemeteryMilitary FamiliesNavy Captains

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Arlington, Virginia, United States
"Benyamin Cohen traveled to Arlington National Cemetery for the funerals of Elsie Adler and Edith Kaufman, where he spoke with their family and friends."
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
"Elsie Adler and Edith Kaufman first met on a wooden pew, perched on the womens balcony of Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, the oldest Jewish congregation in America, a place where history hums from every beam and bench."
California, United States
"Edith was a teacher whose classrooms spanned decades and states California, New York, Virginia and Maryland, where she became a fixture at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School."
New York, United States
"Edith was a teacher whose classrooms spanned decades and states California, New York, Virginia and Maryland, where she became a fixture at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School."
Maryland, United States
"Edith was a teacher whose classrooms spanned decades and states California, New York, Virginia and Maryland, where she became a fixture at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School."
Israel
"Mourners at both services walked past the caskets, sprinkling dirt over them a mixture of Arlington soil and earth brought from Israel."

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