Zakhar Polyak Obituary

We are sad to announce that on February 23, 2019, at the age of 78, Zakhar Polyak (Swampscott, Massachusetts) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was loved and cherished by many people including: his spouse Eva Polyak; his children, Svetlana Zemel (Boris) and Sam Polyak (Christina); his grandchildren, Felix Zemel (Nicole), Melanie Zemel, Hanna Polyak, Alex Polyak and Sophia Polyak; his great grandchildren, Flora, Eli and Isabella Zemel; his siblings, Maya Temin and Ilya Polyak; his sibling-in-law Maryam Merenshteyn (Vladimir); and his parents, Isaak Polyak and Berta Zabejinskaia.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in his memory to HIAS, 1300 Spring Street, Ste 500, Silver Spring, MD 20910 or via http://www.hias.org.