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Carol Bernard Oppenheim Hart

Birth
Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Death
6 Sep 2009 (aged 82–83)
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Sandy Springs, Fulton County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Carol Bernard Hart, a lifelong attorney, social activist and supporter of Jewish causes, passed away Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. He was 83.

He is survived by his adoring wife, Ricka Brown Hart of Atlanta; two children, Richard Hart and Susan Sandler; their spouses, Sally Hicks and Rabbi Neil Sandler of Ahavath Achim Congregation in Atlanta; five grandchildren, Lillie, Isaac, Ariel, Aliza, and Joshua; his brother, Ellis Hart; and scores of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews.

Carol Hart was born in Beaumont, Texas, to Lillie Oppenheim Hart and Van Eaton Hart, the youngest of four sons. He grew up and spent most of his life in New Orleans, graduating from Isidore Newman School and Tulane University with degrees in business administration and law. He was active in many New Orleans Jewish and civic organizations, including as president of the Southern Jewish Historical Society. He and Ricka moved to Atlanta in April 2007 to be closer to their family.

Sign online guestbook at www.edressler. com. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, at Arlington Cemetery in Atlanta at 10 a.m. Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal will officiate. Memorial contributions may be made to Weinstein Hospice, 3150 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA., 30327, or Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle, Atlanta, GA, 30327. Arrangements by Dressler's Jewish Funeral Care, Atlanta (770) 451-4999 Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on September 8, 2009
Carol Bernard Hart, a lifelong attorney, social activist and supporter of Jewish causes, passed away Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. He was 83.

He is survived by his adoring wife, Ricka Brown Hart of Atlanta; two children, Richard Hart and Susan Sandler; their spouses, Sally Hicks and Rabbi Neil Sandler of Ahavath Achim Congregation in Atlanta; five grandchildren, Lillie, Isaac, Ariel, Aliza, and Joshua; his brother, Ellis Hart; and scores of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews.

Carol Hart was born in Beaumont, Texas, to Lillie Oppenheim Hart and Van Eaton Hart, the youngest of four sons. He grew up and spent most of his life in New Orleans, graduating from Isidore Newman School and Tulane University with degrees in business administration and law. He was active in many New Orleans Jewish and civic organizations, including as president of the Southern Jewish Historical Society. He and Ricka moved to Atlanta in April 2007 to be closer to their family.

Sign online guestbook at www.edressler. com. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, at Arlington Cemetery in Atlanta at 10 a.m. Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal will officiate. Memorial contributions may be made to Weinstein Hospice, 3150 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA., 30327, or Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle, Atlanta, GA, 30327. Arrangements by Dressler's Jewish Funeral Care, Atlanta (770) 451-4999 Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on September 8, 2009


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