Eleanor Lewis, 79

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Eleanor Levinson Lewis, of Providence, died on Dec. 24, 2016. She was the wife of David C. Lewis, M.D. for 57 years and the daughter of Hannah Aronson Levinson Quint and Dr. Tobias Levinson.

Her family includes her children Deborah Lewis (Martin Myers), Rabbi Steven Lewis (Laura Wiessen); grandchildren, Frieda Myers, Levi Myers, Noa Lewis and Rose Lewis; brother Eliot Levinson (Bryna Brennan); nephews Andrew Tobias Levinson (Stephanie Avila) and Jesse Levinson (Emanuelle “Manu” Silva).

A graduate of Brown University and the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Eleanor taught elementary school music in the Newton Public Schools and English as a Second Language to adults.

Eleanor was actively engaged in both music and the Jewish community throughout her life.  She served as a lay leader at Temple Sinai, Brookline, and Temple Emanu-El, Providence, and taught music in both communities. She was chair of the editorial board of the Jewish Voice & Herald, the community newspaper in Providence. She sang in the alto section of the Providence Singers for 25 years.

Donations may be sent to New Israel Fund; Temple Emanu-El, Providence; or Temple Ahavat Achim, Gloucester, Massachusetts.