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Charles L. Goldberg, 77, of Winter Park, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at his home following a brief illness. He was born on Jan. 14, 1944, in Youngstown, Ohio, to the late Samuel and Eleanor Schagrin Goldberg. A retired physical therapist, he relocated to Winter Park in 2001. He was predeceased by his wife, Jackie Knight. Mr. Goldberg is survived by several nieces. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando FL 32810, 407-599-1180, www.bethshalommemorialchapel.com....
Mr. Alan M. Rakofsky, 81, of Merritt Island died Friday July 30, 2021 at Vitas Hospice following a brief illness. Mr. Rakofsky was born June 17, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York to the late Marvin and Sylvia (Silverman) Rakofsky and moved to the coast in 1969 from New York. He retired from United Space Alliance as a electrical technician and working with the space program at NASA for 44 years. Mr. Rakofsky is survived by his loving wife of 11 years, Phyllis (Brown) Kimbell-Rakofsky of Merritt Island; son, Andre Rakofsky of Cocoa Beach; daughters,...
Submitted by the family It is with deep sorrow, we announce the passing of Clifford "Cliff" Michael Reback, 84, of Altamonte Springs, Florida, on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at Vitas Suites Hospice surrounded by his adoring family. Cliff was born on Aug. 18, 1936, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Morris and Nelle (nee Weiner) Reback. He is survived by his beloved wife, Denise (nee Bitton) Reback; his loving children, Karen Reback and Steven Reback; son-in-law, Dr. Scott Howard;...
Mr. Ernest Schoenfeld, 87, of Merritt Island died Friday, July 30, 2021, at Solaris Healthcare Merritt Island following a brief illness. Mr. Schoenfeld was born Nov. 22, 1933, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Alex and Molly (Bornstein) Schoenfeld. He was a retired electronic technician with NASA. Mr. Schoenfeld is survived by his loving daughter, Ellen Joy (Bryan) Hochberg of Farmington Hills, Mich.; and loving grandfather of Andrea and Marissa Hochberg. Local arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel and funeral services...
Mr. Robert Sheldon, 74, of Altamonte Springs, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Sheldon was born on Oct. 13, 1946, in New York to the late Irving and Nancy Lobel Sheldon. He was a retired educator and relocated to the Orlando area in 2009 from Miami. Mr. Sheldon is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Andrea Kesler Sheldon; his daughters, Ellen (Scott) Regen of San Diego, Calif., and Suzanne (Daryl) of Apopka, Fla.; and his grandchildren, Eric and Daphne. Graveside services were held at Mount Nebo...
Miss. Sharon Silkes, 63 of Orlando, died Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at her home following a brief illness. Miss. Silkes was born Oct. 25, 1957 in New York, New York, and moved to the Orlando area in 2005 from New York. She is predeceased by her father, Leonard Silkes. Miss. Silkes is survived by her loving mother, Marion (Munk) Silkes; and niece, Jessica Silkes both of Orlando. Graveside Services for Miss. Silkes were held at Ohev Shalom Cemetery with Rabbi Arnold Siegel officiating. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee...
By David Isaac (JNS) — A new report by pro-Israel NGO Im Tirtzu reveals that over the last five years, U.N. agencies have funneled at least $40 million to radical anti-Israel groups, some with terror ties. It also offers a prescription: a Taylor Force Act applied to the United Nations. Passed by Congress in 2018, the Taylor Force Act, named after a U.S. war veteran and graduate student killed by a terrorist while visiting Israel, conditions U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority on its halting payments to terrorists. The P.A. puts such a high p...
(JTA) - For Chabad-Lubavitch, major events aren't over until they take a group photograph. The tradition, covering the international Hasidic movement, creates much more than a souvenir. It has also generated a visual record of Chabad's growth from a small group in the 18th century in what was then the Russian empire to a global movement with branches today in dozens of countries. Last month in Kazakhstan, the photo opportunity yielded something else: a fine for violating rules against large...
Biden names Marc Stanley, prominent Texas Jewish Democrat, as envoy to Argentina By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — President Joe Biden has nominated Marc Stanley, a longtime leader among Jewish Democrats who is active in both Texas politics and Israel lobbying, to be the ambassador to Argentina. In the role, he will play a role as the U.S. government, along with American Jewish groups, continue to press Argentine authorities to pursue accountability for the attack on the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in 1994, which killed 85 people and i...
If you happened to be walking down the 800 block of Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn in the 1930s, you might have caught a whiff of horseradish in the air. From their Brooklyn apartment, two Jewish immigrants - Hyman and Tillie Gold, from Ukraine and Romania, respectively - were peeling the pungent roots at their kitchen table, filling bottles of prepared horseradish by hand and labeling them with homemade labels and paste made from flour and water. The couple came into the horseradish business a...
