Carol Ann Rubin

With great sadness, we mourn the passing on November 15 of Carol Ann Rubin, beloved wife for 50 years of Jay Rubin, cherished mother of Joshua Rubin, Sarah Shapiro and her husband Benjamin, Rachel Rubin and her husband Michael Gerber, and devoted grandmother of Ella, Charlie, Billie, Ezra, Miles and Elias. She is also lovingly remembered by Jennifer Rubin. Carol was born in Brooklyn, NY, and graduated from Binghamton University where she met Jay when they both worked on the student newspaper. After graduation they moved to St. Louis, where Carol received her nursing degree. A three year stint working in Central Texas, where two of their three children were born, first introduced them to the Jewish community in Austin. Jay’s career change from teaching to Jewish community leadership would bring the family to Augusta, GA; Canton, OH; New Haven, CT; and Washington, DC before returning to Austin in 2006 where Carol continued to balance work as an RN with her passion of teaching Hebrew and music in numerous synagogues, schools and JCCs. In Austin, Carol quickly became a rock star among the under five set and their families, teaching music at Shalom Austin’s Early Childhood Program, Congregation Beth Israel’s Child Development Center, the Austin Jewish Academy, the Shabbat youth programming at Congregation Tiferet Israel and the Congregation Agudas Achim Religious School. Carol also led Shalom Austin’s Shabbat n’Play program and CAA’s Tot Shabbat for over a decade. A graveside funeral service will be held at Austin Memorial Park at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. Shiva will be observed at the Rubin home during the week following the funeral. Donations in memory of Carol can be made to Congregation Tiferet Israel (tiferetaustin.org), Aishel House (AishelHouse.org) or the charity of your choice. * * * * * A live stream of her funeral service will appear on the Austin Natural Funerals Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/AustinNaturalFunerals, shortly before 11 am on Tuesday, November 19th. A Facebook account is not required in order to watch. If a pop-up window appears asking you to log in click "not now" and the live stream will be available for you to watch. If the "not now" button does not appear, scroll down on the page and it will come up for you to select.

Carol Ann Rubin

February 12, 1953 - November 15, 2024