Pick, Hella C.

Hella C. Pick, Z”L, 95 of West Hartford, died peacefully, with family by her side, on Friday, May 6, 2022. She was the beloved wife, for 42 years, of the late Eric Pick. Born in Leipzig, Germany, she was the daughter of Chaim and Finni (Hochrot) Graber. As an early teenager and having lost her parents, Hella was rescued from the Holocaust and on her own succeeded to immigrate to Israel where she lived with her aunt and uncle. She attended high school and then went into the Israeli Army and served during the 1948 War of Independence. Hella met Eric in 1951 and married soon after. In 1953 they immigrated to Hartford. At first, Hella worked as a seamstress and later became a kindergarten teacher at the former Yeshiva of Hartford. She was a loving and devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister and friend to many. She was a true survivor to the very end. She is survived by her two daughters, Tamara Selinger and her husband Andrew and Debra Coopersmith and her husband Stan, her cherished grandchildren, Jodi and Brian Selinger, nephews, Uzi Gazit and Rami Gazit and sister-in-law, Channa Gazit. She was predeceased by her brother,

Shmuel. A graveside funeral service will be held on Monday, May 9 at 11:00 AM with Rabbi David Small officiating at the Brahilover Cemetery, corner of Garden Street and Cleveland Avenue in Hartford off of Tower Avenue. Following interment, the family will observe Shivah at the Emanuel Synagogue. Donations in Hella's memory may be made to the Jewish Association for Community Living, www.jcl-ct.org or to the Emanuel Synagogue in West Hartford. May Hella's memory always be a source of strength and a blessing. Funeral arrangements provided by Hebrew Funeral Association,

West Hartford