Shelly Eisenman Passes Away at 86

Dr. Sheldon (Shelly) Eisenman, 86 years old, of Greenacres in Scarsdale, New York died March 21, 2019 peacefully at White Plains Hospital after a brief illness.

Sheldon was born October 2, 1932 and raised in the Bensonhurst neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York to Rabbi Saul and Zipora Eisenman. He graduated from New York University, received a medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed a residency in psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He married his beloved wife Katherine July 28, 1961. From 1963 - 1965 Shelley served as a captain in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Verdun, France. He returned to build a private practice in psychiatry in Manhattan and Hartsdale, New York. He was also an attending and taught at the New York Hospital, Westchester Division, the NYU Student Health Service and the Westchester Jewish Community Services.

Shelly is survived by his wife Katherine; his children, David (Julia Pistor), Nicole, and Joshua (Kristin Hatfield); his brother Rabbi Bernard Eisenman (Billie); and six grandchildren, Thomas, Anna, Michael, Zachary, Jean George and Frederick.