Mildred Shlensky Kaufmann began her service to the Jewish community back in the 1930s, when she served as President of the Jewish Big Sisters. She later became active in the then-Jewish Family and Community Service (today Jewish Child and Family Services), ultimately serving as the agency’s president from 1973-74.

From 1967-1976, Mildred served on the JUF Board of Directors and as president of the JUF Women’s Division. In 1979, she became one of the first people to transition from lay to professional leadership when she became the Women’s Division’s executive director.

“Mildred was a warm, loving and gracious woman who devoted her life to the Jewish community,” said Bill Silverstein, chairman of the JUF/Federation Board of Directors. “She was an intelligent, soft-spoken, caring, and gracious woman who was loved and respected by all who knew her.”

Mildred was the beloved wife of Harold Shlensky and the late Lester Kaufmann. She was the dear mother of William (the late Barbara) Shlensky, Carol (Dr. David) Robbins, and Bert (Judith) Shlensky and the fond sister of the late Relba (the late Carl) Immerman. She also was the loving grandmother of Susan and Todd Aronoff, Wendy Shlensky, Frank and Amy Shlensky, Matthew Robbins, Claudia Rose and Missy Robbins, and the great-grandmother of 10.

Services were held at The Piser Chapel in Skokie, with interment at Jewish Waldheim. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that memorials may be made to the Mildred Shlensky Foundation
c/o JUF.