Suzanne Voos
Sue was born and raised in Cincinnati. She taught in the Cincinnati Public Schools at Roselawn (which later became Roselawn Condon) for thirty years—from 1976-2006.
Sue’s mother’s family founded the Montefiore Jewish cemetery in Price Hill and she is committed to maintain that and other cemeteries in town. Her dad escaped the Holocaust, emigrating to the United States at 18 years old.
Sue has been deeply involved at Wise Temple, with Women for Reform Judaism, and in other secular organizations. With a generous heart, Sue believes firmly that “we all bleed red” and has strived to treat others fairly and generously.
Beneficiary organizations- Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati
I feel fortunate for so many things—to have had the most fantastic parents I could have asked for, for my sister, my congregation, and the opportunity to touch the lives of children through my teaching.
During my lifetime, I have given of my time and self, providing what I could for my students and those in my community. Whether it was bringing a full Thanksgiving meal for my students who didn’t always have full meals, or packing up “bedtime bundles” for battered women shelters, or volunteering at Wise Temple, it gives me great joy to do whatever I can to make someone’s life a little easier or happier.
My mom’s family founded the Montefore Jewish cemetery in Price Hill, and we have always understood the importance of remembering and caring for those that have come before us.
In part I think the cemeteries are also important to me because I don’t know where my dad’s family is. That’s destabilizing. They all died in the Holocaust, and that haunted him his whole life—even in his dying breath. For him, there was no place to go to remember his family, and he sufered for that.
Cemeteries provide a place for continued remembrance. And that is what legacy means to me.
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