I will always be grateful to Matt for welcoming me as his friend when no one else did. My formative years up to the age of nine were spent in Israel. Then my mother Sareva decided to return the U.S. and be closer to most of her family. When I started going to Solomon Schechter Day School, my English was halting and my social skills were lacking. While others teased me for my body shape or my unusual background, Matt was accepting. We became friends and he was my only friend at school during fourth and fifth grades. We remained close friends throughout elementary school and later at Akiba Hebrew Academy. Matt’s gentle spirit and acceptance of differences is a credo I try to live my life by and teach my children to strive for. I was glad to learn that he maintained his gentle approach even while achieving tremendous success in the harsh world of international corporate law. I am sure he touched others as he did me.
I mourn his loss and give my deepest condolences to Jenn, Jake and Zoe and to Phyllis, Gary, and Marc.
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