Edward Uri Ben-Eliezer Died peacefully December 7, 2016 at the Jewish Home in San Francisco at the age of 86. Born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1930, he was one of ten siblings. Edward was the beloved husband to Jacquelyn Ben-Eliezer for 51 years and is survived by his three children, Daniel, Deborah (Noor Adabachi) and Hagar Ben-Eliezer. Edward served in the Haganah underground army, escaped a concentration camp, finally emigrating to Israel in 1950 where he was active in the kibbutz movement and served in the IDF. Edward came to California in 1963, met his wife, graduated from SFSU and worked as a general building contractor for over 35 years. A devoted Jew, Edward studied at yeshiva in Baghdad and served as rabbi for Congregation Beth Am in Walnut Creek.