STREIMAN, Ita Streiman - In her 94th year, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020.
Beloved wife of the late Allan (Abram)z"l,
Revered Mother of Fred (Randi), Esther (Irvin) and the late Mark z"l.
Adored Bubbie of Miriam (Neil), Rebecca Streiman, Jeremy (Lauren) Blustein, Ashley (Ilan) Mints and Alanna Streiman.
Much loved Ultah Bubbie of Harper, Hana, Kobi, Jaxon, Liam and Miles.
Dear sister of Abe (Ella z"l) Rutman, and Salek (Miriam) Rutman of Montreal.
Wonderful Aunt to Rosette Abrams, Howard and Morrie Rutman and Sarah Kohn.
One of the dwindling pool of Holocaust survivor giants. Born and raised in Radom Poland, her inner and outer beauty saved her from the despised Nazi locusts. A virtual lottery wining job in a SS Kitchen allowed her to supplement not only her diet but those around her. Gambling her own life she smuggled food to others via the false bottom of food pails. She fleetingly saw her father one last time at the Waffenfabrick slave labour camp when she spied him from the SS Kitchen window. With the end of the Nazi pestilenckde and her large extended family massacred she at least had most of her nuclear family.
She soon emigrated to Canada with her mother and two brothers. She started her Canadian rebirth in London Ontario. Introduced to her Beshert Abram Issac Rosenzweig/Streiman they married in 1950. Her life began anew in Windsor, followed by her joyous time at the farm in Amherstburg, Ontario before finally moving to Toronto in 1957.
While Abram worked long and frenetically Ita almost singlehandedly raised her 3 children. 5 grandchildren solidified the family's future. "Bubby" was no casual role for her. She played a central role in all of their lives. But twin threads of joy and sorrow filled her life. She watched her family grow and then suffered the unendurable loss of her golden child Mark/Motel in 1991. Abram died in 2014, but Ita was showered by Hashem with the ecstasy of 6 great grandchildren.
Ita was royalty at home and at her Shul the Beth Radom. Her life and personality were a contradiction. Both kdcharitable and tough she was the family disciplinarian. She was both principled and realistic and learned to bend in the face of life's storms.
She was always the most beautiful woman in the room and her beloved husband Abram ensured everyone knew that as well. She evolved in time to become a was a gentle angel to those she encountered.
Her life was extended not only by the elation of her great grandchildren's first steps but by the tireless care she received from her caregiver Juliette Molina. For 13 years she was at Ita's side and was so much more than a caregiver. All who knew Ita, were aware of the unconditional devotion Esther demonstrated with unwavering love to protect Ita especially in her later years.
In a plague filled world and for a tight knit family, the void of a proper shiva is extraordinarily difficult. She deserved so so much more. But Ita was much greater than adversity.
She was a noble Wife, Mother, Bubbie, Ultah Bubbie and Jew. May the next generation carry her legacy.
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