Aleen had an incredible and a one of a kind "neshomo" (soul).  When my family moved to East Liverpool 36 years ago, the Braslawscees were the 1st family in the Jewish community to welcome us to town and invite us to their house for a Shabbat (sabbath) meal. As a young child, I remember Aleen sitting in the principal's office at Congregation Beth Shalom, East Liverpool's only synagogue, where she put all of her heart into directing the Hebrew school so that the Jewish youth would be proud of their heritage.  She always told us that although we were few in number, we had so much to be proud of as members of a small-town Jewish community. Even after the 4 Braslwascee boys had grown up, Aleen insisted on continuing to teach East Liverpool's Jewish youth. During my high-school years, the 3 other Jewish kids my age (Danny, Melissa & Jessica) used learn various Jewish subjects in the comfort of Aleen's living room.  The ambiance was always "Haymesh" (Yiddish word that means 'warm' in the emotional sense). Whenever we visited the Braslwascee's home, Aleen always made sure that we took food with us for the road so we wouldn't be hungry.  After graduating high-school and moving out of town, Aleen sent birthday cards and Rosh Ha'shana (Jewish New Year) greeting cards every single year. After I had children of my own, Aleen also sent them birthday cards every year. I still don't understand how she managed to keep track of so many birthdays.  Since living in Israel, I have also tried to send Aleen articless that I've written on various subjects about Judaism along with some souveniers from Israel, which was Aleen's passion. As the director of East Liverpool Hadassah, which is a women's Jewish Zionist orgranization that is dedicated to various causes in Israel, Aleen organized regular meetings eventhough the Jewish population could be counted on one hand.  People often ask me how a Jewish boy from East Liverpool, Ohio ended up making aliyah (moving to Israel). Aleen was certainly an important influence!  Although Aleen has physically departed from this world, her "Yiddishe neshomo" (Jewish soul) lives on through her sons, grandchildren, students and friends who loved her so much. May her memory be a blessing forever. שיהיה זכרונה ברוך