Serafima Friedman

Serafima “Sima” Friedman nee Nemezhanskya, age 92.

Beloved wife of the late Mark Friedman. Dear mother of Rochelle (Gustavo) Rodriguez and Marilyn (Jeffrey Bernstein) Friedman. Devoted grandmother Isabel, Gabrielle, and Cameron. Passionate teacher and long-time professor of Russian language and literature at Northeastern University. Service Monday July 5, 2021, 12 noon at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. (at Niles Center Road) Skokie. Interment at Judea Reform Congregation Cemetery, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 225 North Michigan Avenue Floor 17, Chicago, Illinois 60601, www.alz.org. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals – Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com