Peter Bruce Telem died on May 4, 2021 at age 71 after a brief battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Peter is survived by his wife, Deborah Telem, his children Adee (Jordan) Waxman, Michal Telem (Marc Melzer), and Elan Telem (Ainsley Bar Telem), his five grandchildren, Aliza, Naama, Aviv, Tal, and Shai, his brother, Howard (Susan) Feldman, and his loving extended family. He was born on August 3, 1949 in New York City. His parents were Caroline Kaplan Feldman and Rabbi Dr. Leon A. Feldman.
He graduated from Rutgers University with a bachelor’s degree in archaeology and ancient history. He made aliyah to Israel in the 1970s, where he lived on Kibbutz Gezer and served as their operations manager, business manager, and poultry manager. He served in the Israel Defense Forces with the Nachal Brigade - 50th Airborne and in the 409th Airborne Brigade (Res.), rising to the rank of Platoon Sergeant. He returned to the United States with his family, and founded Telem Adhesive Search Corporation, a successful national recruiting firm. In recent years, he served as Director of Business Development (Cyber and Homeland Security) for the Maryland/Israel Development Center and then as Director of Israeli Partnerships for Patriot Technologies, Inc.
Peter was an entrepreneur, a prankster, an IDF soldier, a coach, a Zionist, a people person and above all a family man who loved his wife of 41 years. He spoke to his older brother Howie multiple times a day - they were two peas in a pod. He was a deeply proud and devoted father and grandfather, and a wonderful uncle. We will miss him more than words can express.
The funeral was held on May 6 at Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Fairview, NJ. Donations in Peter’s memory may be made to: The Lewy Body Dementia Podcast (https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-lewy-body-roller-coaster), an initiative run by those in the Lewy Body community who've been a tremendous support over the past year, or the Lone Soldier Center (https://lonesoldiercenter.com/donate/), an organization that supports individuals who made Aliyah to Israel and served in the IDF.
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