It is with a very heavy heart that we announce the passing of James Elliot Benjamin on February 28. Jim was a life-long Stamford resident and Temple Beth El member. He is survived by his wife, Amy Fishkow and daughters Rachel Elaine and Sarah Hope, his four brothers and their wives: Daniel and Sabrina Benjamin, Sanford Benjamin and Barbara Vogt, Alfred Benjamin and Alison Moll, William and Robin Benjamin and also his brother-in-law and sister-in-law Michael Fishkow and Leslie Stein.

The funeral service will be held at Temple Beth El on Monday March 3 at 11:00 am with interment following at Temple Sholom cemetery in Greenwich, CT. 

Shiva will be held Monday after interment until 9 pm, Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 pm, and Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm at Amy and Jim’ s house, 17 Hunting Lane, Stamford, with services each night promptly at 7:00 pm. 

A link to the obituary follows:

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/12266739

The funeral will be live streamed at: http://www.tbe.org/tbe-live/.

May God comfort the mourners among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

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