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Sharon J. Saltman, age 57, of Lake Mary, passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2016, at her residence. Born in Rockford, Illinois, on June 19, 1959, she was one of three children born to the late Elias and Rochelle Fried Saltman. Sharon moved with her family to Wisconsin where they lived before relocating to the Orlando area in 1989. She worked for many years in retail management in the high-end cosmetics field. Sharon is survived by her daughter, Deena Saltman (fiancé Christopher Bell); her brother, Allan Saltman; and her sister, Bobbie...
Irving Teitelbaum, PhD., age 93, of Casselberry, passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2016, at his residence. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Yechiel and Sadie Reinhart Teitelbaum. Irving earned his master’s degree in psychology from Brooklyn College and was a psychologist for the New York City School System. He later had his smicha as a rabbi from a yeshiva in Brooklyn. He received his doctorate in biblical archeology from Dropsie College in Philadelphia. Irving loved languages and was a biblical scholar. He also loved music and p...
TULSA, Okla. (JTA)-Walk into Congregation B'nai Emunah on any Tuesday afternoon and you'll barely get through the massive, light-filled foyer before it hits you: an aromatic wave of warm oatmeal and raisins, or perhaps a sweet surge of rich, melting chocolate chips. What you're smelling isn't catered food for a bar mitzvah bash. Rather it's one of the most highly regarded bakeries in the region, which is also an innovative social justice project that might just be a model for civic-minded...
(JTA)—The families of five American citizens killed in terror attacks in Israel are suing Facebook for $1 billion, accusing the social network of providing material support to Hamas for its incitement and violence. Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center, an advocacy organization based in Israel, filed the lawsuit Sunday night in Manhattan federal court. The suit alleges that Facebook is violating the U.S. Anti-Terrorism Act by assisting terror groups such as Hamas in “recruiting, radicalizing, and instructing terrorists, raising funds, creating fea...
Netanyahu investigation has been launched, Israel’s attorney general confirms JERUSALEM (JTA)—Israel’s attorney general has confirmed that he has ordered an investigation into accusations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in what the Israeli media is reporting as a money-laundering probe. Avichai Mandelblit stressed to the media that the investigation opened late Sunday is initial and not a criminal investigation, according to reports. The attorney general reportedly discussed the accusations with the police intelligence unit, the s...
EDINBURGH, Scotland (JTA)-The last time that Scotland voted on whether to become independent from the United Kingdom, most of its 7,000 Jews thought doing so was a bad idea. Worried that Scottish independence would encourage nationalism and embolden an already aggressive anti-Israel movement with deep roots in the pro-independence camp, Jews here were relieved when, during a 2014 referendum, 62 percent of Scottish voters supported remaining in the United Kingdom. Less than two years after that...
WASHINGTON (JTA)-"I am proud to be a Vlach," says Yiannis Boutaris, the mayor of Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city. Ostensibly, we're here at the Washington Hilton to discuss Boutaris' bid to put the Jewish back in Thessaloniki, a city-perhaps best known as Salonika-once home to the largest numbers of Jews in Greece. But I'm the one who brought up the Vlachs, a dwindling minority of speakers of an ancient Latin dialect, scattered throughout the Balkans. When he ambles over, I greet him...
