Rosalie (Lee) Sylvia Rosenthal

Rosalie (Lee) Sylvia Rosenthal, 85, passed away on January 13th, 2025 at The Legacy Willow Bend in Plano, Texas. She was born on July 20, 1939 [the 4th of Av, 5699] in Brooklyn, New York to Max and Minnie Hausman. Lee grew up in Brooklyn, New York where she graduated from James Madison High School in 1956. After high school she attended Queens College where she studied history and education and became an excellent teacher. After college Lee traveled to Israel on a large ship where she met Eliyahu - her husband-to-be. They fell in love and continued to date in Israel. Eli and Lee got married in Israel on June 18th, 1964. They were happily married for 60 years. While living in Israel, Lee taught English as a Second Language to Israeli kids. In the late 1960s Lee and Eli moved to Arlington, Texas. There she became a highly respected Hebrew teacher and the principal at a Conservative Hebrew school in Dallas. Lee also taught Bar and Bat Mitzva classes and Jewish studies. Lee had a great love for Israel and the Jewish community, and she devoted her life to it. Lee had many hobbies. She enjoyed walking and exercising. She liked reading and listening to classical music. She also loved traveling. Throughout her life, she lived in many different places in the United States, like Washington State, California, Massachusetts, and North Carolina. Later in life she returned to Texas. Lee is survived by her spouse Eli Rosenthal of The Legacy Willow Bend, her daughter Michal (Ofer) Azulay of Kfar Vradim, Israel; her brother Leonard (Bonnie) Hausman of Newton, Massachusetts, her grandchildren Yarden, Gal, Ma’ayan, Peleg, her nieces and nephews, and other relatives. Lee was preceded in death by her son Omry Martin Rosenthal; her parents, Max and Minnie Hausman; and her beloved grandmother Sabina Wildstein. A funeral service will be held at Shearith Israel Memorial Park on Wednesday January 15th at 10 a.m. Shiva will be held on the same day (Jan. 15th) at 3 pm at The Legacy Willow Bend Independent Living Sanctuary (address: 6101 Ohio Dr, Plano, TX). In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to: ● FIDF (Friends of the Israel Defense Force) https://www.fidf.org/act-local/our-chapters/north-texas-chapter/ ● or to Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas https://www.jewishdallas.org/ Condolences and Cards to the family: Eliyahu (Eli) Rosenthal 6101 Ohio Drive, Apt. 3317 Plano, TX 75024

Rosalie (Lee) Sylvia Rosenthal

July 20, 1939 - January 13, 2025