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Lon B. Cohen, of Longwood, passed away on Aug. 28, 2013 at South Seminole Hospital. He was 50 years old. Mr. Cohen was born on July 26, 1963, in Queens, N.Y., to Alan Cohen and Felice Schwartz Cohen. Mr. Cohen was in the automotive repair business. He is survived by his father and step-mother, Alan and Beverly Cohen of New York, his mother, Felice Cohen of Louisville, KY.; and his sister Bari Calderon of Louisville. He is also survived by former wife, Tracey Kagan of Longwood; his daughters Emma, Sofie and Stella; and step-siblings Robin, Paul... Full story
Siegmund I. Goldman, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend to many, died peacefully in his Maitland home on Sept. 5, 2013, after a long illness. He was 89 years old. Mr. Goldman was the soul of integrity and will be remembered by all as a man of honor and kindness. Goldman was born on Nov. 14, 1924, he lost his father at the age of 7. He attended Texas A&M until he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He became a navigator, achieving the rank of captain, and flew his 32 missions from... Full story
Mark J. Rovner of Parsippany, N.J., passed away on Sept. 1, 2013, at Celebration Health. He was 51 years old. Mr. Rovner was born on Nov. 9, 1961, in Brooklyn N.Y., to Leonard and Miriam Gerson Rovner. A high school graduate, Mr. Rovner was a driver in the trucking industry. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Pat, of New Jersey, and his daughters Emily and Amanda. He is also survived by his brothers Mitch, of Spring Hill, and Ron and Todd of New Jersey; and his sister, Shari, of New Jersey. Graveside funeral services were held at... Full story
Retired cardiologist, author and lifelong supporter of Israel and the Jewish community, Dr. Norman M. Wall of Heathrow, died at his home Sept. 3, 2013. He was 99. Wall was born Feb. 9, 1914, in Girardville, Pa., the youngest, and sole survivor of nine children born to Russian immigrants. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and its medical school on a scholarship in the 1930s and later trained at the Leahy Clinic in Boston and Montefiore Medical Center in Pittsburgh. When World War II... Full story
Howard Kaye of Plantation Fla., passed away on Sept. 2, 2013, at Health Central in Ocoee. He was 69 years old. Mr. Kaye was born in Bronx, N.Y., on Dec. 8, 1943, to the late Louis and Rebecca Kurnentz Kremenchug. He entered the U.S. Army following high school and later graduated from university, becoming a mortgage banker. On Sept. 20, 1969, in New York City, he married the former Claudia Pepper, his wife of nearly 44 years, who survives him. Mr. Kaye is also survived by his son Jonathan (and fiancée Brenda); and daughter, Lisa (Eric)... Full story
AIPAC to lobby lawmakers for limited Syria strike (JTA)—AIPAC officials reportedly said the pro-Israel group will lobby U.S. lawmakers to authorize a retaliatory strike on Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons. The unnamed officials told several media outlets over the weekend that the group would send activists to Capitol Hill this week to garner support for a resolution to launch a limited military strike in retaliation for the Aug. 21 attack by the Syrian government. Investigations have provided mounting evidence that President B... Full story
