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Lois Fisher Garner, age 61, Saint Cloud, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2018, at her residence. She was born on Dec. 17, 1986, in Houston, Texas, to Samuel and Ina Marilyn Grossman Fisher. Lois received her Bachelor of Nursing degree and worked in medical sales. Locally, she is survived by her husband, William Donald Garner, Jr. Services and interment were at Beth Yeshurun Post Oak Cemetery in Houston. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando 32810. 407-599-1180. www.bethshalommemorialc...
Larrie I. Greene, age 79, of Maitland, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, at Quality Health Care Center in Winter Garden. He was born in Waterbury, Conn., on Nov. 10, 1939, to the late James and Anne Jacobs Greene. Larrie attended college and served in the U.S. Army, relocating to the Orlando area from Connecticut in 1989. He worked as a salesman in retail jewelry. He is survived by his daughter and granddaughter, Alexis and Eve Greene of Maitland and his former wife, Barbara, also of Maitland. A graveside service was held at...
Robert M. “Robbie” Pitt, age 29 of Winter Garden, passed away on Dec. 3, 2018, at Orlando Regional Medical Center. He was born on May 17, 1989, in Boynton Beach to Lawrence B. Pitt and Renee E. Posner Pitt. The family relocated to the Orlando area in 1991. Robbie was a graduate of Florida State University, majoring in psychology and worked in real estate sales. In addition to his parents, Robbie is survived by his sisters, Lindsey of Orlando and Danielle of August, Ga. He is also survived by his maternal grandmother, Roz Posner of Boca Rat...
(JNS)—Madonna, Cher, Michael Bublé and Kathleen Turner were among well-wishers for the annual bike ride dubbed “Wheels of Love,” which broke records for Israel’s leading pediatric rehabilitation hospital ALYN, raising more than $3.5 million. The five-day cycling tour, which offers a wide variety of routes for many riding levels, just finished up in Israel. The goal was to raise $3.2 million for children in ALYN Hospital in Jerusalem, a nonprofit medical center founded 85 years ago to rehabili...
(JTA)—New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman wore special cleats in honor of the victims of the shooting attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. As he showed in a tweet, Edelman’s cleats bore the words “The Tree of Life” written in Hebrew, the logo of the Tree of Life Or L’Simcha Congregation—the synagogue targeted in the mass shooting in October—and an Israeli flag, with the hashtag #strongerthanhate. His tweet also listed in alphabetical...
Chabad House in Maryland files federal lawsuit By Marcy Oster (JTA)—A Chabad House serving Towson University in Maryland filed a federal lawsuit against Baltimore County alleging religious discrimination and defamation after a judge affirmed an order to demolish an over 4,000 square-foot addition. Chabad of Towson filed the $10 million lawsuit on Thursday in U.S. District Court. It charges that the order to demolish the significant addition following decisions by the county government, its Board of Appeals and the Circuit Court all violate C...
By Thane Rosenbaum (JTA)—The young nation of Israel has witnessed in recent years a dwindling of its founding generation—from the passing of statesmen like Shimon Peres to the death last week of novelist and political activist Amos Oz. Oz was 79; Israel is but 70. Oz was old enough to witness Israel’s fight for independence, and now his death turns the page on yet another chapter of its improbable resurrection—with an old language that became new again. Oz had a lot to do with that. He imbued Hebrew with a literary style and gave it a novelis...
(JNS)—U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promised that the United States would stand by its commitment to Israel’s security amid a planned withdrawal of American forces from Syria. “The decision by the president on Syria in no way changes anything that this administration is working on alongside Israel,” Pompeo told Netanyahu during a joint press conference prior to their meeting in Brazil, where the two men are attending the inauguration of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Since U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt announcement late last...
For a significant majority of Israeli Jews (78 percent), Dec. 31st is considered a “completely ordinary day.” Only 2 percent say that they conduct “soul searching” on the New Year, and only 6 percent say that Dec. 31st feels like their “real New Year’s Eve.” The Jewish People Policy Institute is releasing this data as part of its #IsraeliJudaism research project, based on an extensive survey of Israeli Jews. A new book based on the research: “#IsraeliJudaism, a Portrait of a Cultural Revolution,” was published a few weeks ago by Dvir Publishin...
By Chaya Rappoport (The Nosher via JTA)-My bubbe is Swiss and one of the best bakers I know. My childhood memories are filled with visions of her glazed schnecken (Swiss buns like rugelach), her rich babkas and her waehes, which are seasonal Swiss fruit tarts. When I first started baking, I knew I wanted to re-create those recipes from my childhood. But no matter what I did, and how many times I called her for advice and instruction, they never came out quite the same. One year when she was...
(JTA)-The young attorney seems unsure of herself. As a law professor, she is unaccustomed to appearing in court, so she hesitates at first, unable to begin her summation. But once she gets going, there is no stopping her. It is the climactic scene of "On the Basis of Sex" a biopic about Ruth Bader Ginsburg that debuted on Christmas. It focuses largely on Charles Moritz v. Internal Revenue Service, a major gender discrimination case that Ginsburg shepherded to trial years before she became a...
