The 243 Foundation for Seth Dembowitz
03
February
2/3/2008 Update:
In case anyone is wondering what the “243″ stands for, it’s Seth’s pledge number at his fraternity “Phi Delt.” The number meant a lot to him, and he used it very often. So the family thought it was an ideal name for the foundation in his name.
2/2/2008:
The family of Seth Dembowitz, the man who died in Tuesday’s fire at 1203 Washington Street, has established The 243 Foundation in his honor. The 243 Foundation is a charitable fund to promote fire safety and awareness.
Donations can be sent to:
The 243 Foundation
c/o Richard F. Michaelson, Esq.
2300 Chestnut Street, Suite 320
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Additionally, services for Seth will be as follows:
Sunday, February 3 at 12:30pm
Levine’s Funeral Home
4737 Street Road
Trevose, PA 19053
The burial will take place immediately thereafter at:
Mt. Sharon Cemetery
East Springfield Road and West Avenue
Springfield, PA 19064
17 Responses to ** The 243 Foundation for Seth Dembowitz **
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1. bornandrazedinhobo | February 2nd, 2008 at 10:49 am
What does the 243 stand for?
2. hoboken411 | February 2nd, 2008 at 12:00 pm
I wonder that as well. You’d think “1203 Foundation” would be the name.
3. littlething | February 2nd, 2008 at 1:59 pm
maybe it was his apartment #?
4. elainetyger | February 2nd, 2008 at 3:52 pm
143 is text message shorthand for “I love you.”
Maybe 243 is “we love you”?
5. BRIAN | February 2nd, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Despite all of the technological advances over the past 30 years, we still live in a country where a perfectly healthy 28 year old man can die in an apartment fire. I support Seth’s family for taking on the initiative of promoting fire safety and awareness. While I don’t know the details of Seth’s death, I do know that replacing the 9 volt battery in your smoke detector can save your life. As simple as this may sound, many people live without working smoke detectors. A little bit of education goes a long way.
411, thank you for advertising “The 243 Foundation”. While I fully support helping the victims of the fire at 1203 Wash, I believe it’s also important to take steps to try and prevent a catastrophe like this from happening again. I encourage everyone who reads this posting to send a check for $5, $10, $20 or any amount that you are comfortable sending.
Thank you,
Brian
6. med87 | February 3rd, 2008 at 2:04 pm
My name is Marti and I am one of Seth’s sisters.
First I wanted to thank you all for your thoughts and kind words about my brother - he meant a lot to so many people and we will all be missing him.
Secondly, “243″ was Seth’s fraternity pledge number and he used that number for everything after that. It meant a lot to him, and it was fitting for us to use that for this foundation.
Thank you all again for all of your support and if you can, as Brian said, a little goes a long way.
~Marti
7. Yankgrl | February 4th, 2008 at 12:12 am
That makes sense. Phi Delts take a lot of pride in their pledge number.
8. Seths mom | February 6th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
I am Seth Dembowitz’s mom, Arlene and our hearts are all aching for our boy, Seth and this senseless tragedy that took Seth from all of us. Please, please look at THE 243 FOUNDATION AND GIVE. AS MARTI SAID, A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY. WE WANT TO MAKE CHANGES FOR HOBOKEN SO THIS CAN NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. SETH SAVED SEVERAL LIVES BY AWAKING AND SCREAMING, PLEASE HELP US WITH OUR FOUNDATION AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS, THOUGHTFUL WORDS ABOUT SETH. SETH WAS ONE OF A KIND.
Thank you, Arlene M.
9. Colin | February 6th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
I am so sorry for your loss
10. GingerBrit | February 6th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Arlene M, I’m sorry for the loss of Seth. I didn’t know him, but sounds like he was a special guy for sure.
11. Seths mom | February 7th, 2008 at 9:55 am
to all that do not know by now, Seth died at 1203 because there are no SPRINKLERS REQUIRED IN HOBOKEN. MY SON DIED SENSELESSLY.PLEASE CHECK OUT 243 FUND OUR FAMILY HAS ESTABLISHED TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR FIRE SAFETY AND HOPEFULLY PUSH CITY COUNCIL, ETC. TO MAKE THESE NECESSARY CHANGES. MORE ABOUT THE 243 FUND WILL BE COMING.
ARLENE (SETH’S MOM)
12. purple | February 7th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Hi Arlene,
I just wanted to say agan how very sorry I am for what happened to Seth. Your and your family are doing a wonderful thing with the 243 fund and I hope it will save many lives as well as honor Seth’s memory. I will always remeber Seth how he was in high school–smart, kind, funny, and popular!
Jodie Feldman
13. xax | February 16th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Not a day goes by where I don’t think about Seth. I still don’t understand what happened, it doesn’t make sense. I hung out with him the night before the fire. It is sad not to see him on the way to work.
14. Seths mom | March 26th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
[Hi Jodie,
You are such a sweet young lady. I just received a packed of 243 Foundation contribution and letters, notes last night and read your note 2 times. I laughed and it certainly brought back memories. I remember the “frosty beverages” and I believe Seth carried a mug of coffee which I made every morning. He told me about Bielllo and several students defiance and what you said is/was so true. He didn’t really get into trouble, ever as far as I know. He had charisma, personality and a way of making people smile and laugh. I’m glad he did for you. He mentioned you to me and I certainly remember you from younger days. I planned on calling or emailing sometime soon. It was pure joy reading your letter. Thank you. Arlene. I will pass it along to Adam.
15. xax | April 28th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
how well was his room mate interrogated? this has never set well with me. I don’t believe it and have my own theories.
16. beamrider9 | April 28th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
xax wrote:
Is your tinfoil hat made out of Reynolds, or store brand?
17. justaview | April 29th, 2008 at 9:10 am
beamrider9 wrote:
I think you mignt have confused him with the scarecrow