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About Dr. Bernd Silver, M.D.
Bernd Silver, M.D., associate professor emeritus Bernd Silver, M.D., associate professor emeritus of clinical ophthalmology and visual sciences at the School of Medicine, died after a long illness Thursday, May 4, 2000, at the Jewish Center for the Aged in St. Louis County. He was 68. Silver was in private practice, specializing in ophthalmic plastic surgery, from 1965 until his retirement in 1997. He earned both undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Louisville before completing postgraduate training at Jackson Memorial Hospital and at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Silver, who was born in Essen, Germany, fled the Nazis and came to the United States with his parents in 1939. He was an accomplished photographer and violinist. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Raskas Kalachek Silver; two daughters, Sharon Silver of Cincinnati and Naomi Silver Stein of University City, Mo.; a son, Jeffrey Silver of Chicago; a stepdaughter, Jennifer Silverman, and a stepson, Joshua Kalachek, both of University City; and six grandchildren. Graveside services were held on May 5 at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery in Ladue, Mo. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jewish Food Pantry, the Jewish Center for the Aged, the Missouri Botanical Garden, or a charity of the donor's choice.