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By Ellie Rudee (JNS)—“Direct pressure” by donors is the most likely way to induce the United Nations Relief and Works Agency to change, former UNRWA general counsel James Lindsay told JNS as the 74th session of the U.N. General Assembly came to a close last week in New York. Speaking from Geneva, Lindsay—the only former senior UNRWA official ever to have written a thorough critique of the agency, which is tasked with serving 5.6 million Palestinian refugees in the West Bank, Gaza, eastern Jerusalem, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan—told JNS that whil... Full story
Even the best of medical care doesn’t change the challenges of loneliness, identity and belonging. The caring staff members and volunteers of the Jewish Pavilion bring Yiddishkeit to the door or bedside of Jewish people living in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. Jewish traditions, rituals, and culturally-based activities can turn everyday existence into a life of meaning, celebration, and connection. Seniors who cannot live at home on their own are likely to encounter many challenges in the long-term care setting. As people b... Full story
Submitted by his family James Stuart Grodin, known to all as Jim, passed away on Oct. 13, 2019. Jim was born on Dec. 11, 1945, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Florence (Smith) and Edward Grodin. He graduated from Whitefish High School in 1964 and attended the University of Wisconsin. He majored in history, and there began a lifelong study of the history of WWII. He spent his junior year abroad at the University of Freiburg in Germany, where he became fluent in German. Jim married Barbara Lustok, on... Full story
Ruth E. Miller, 85, of Winter Park, Fla., was born Oct. 24, 1933 and passed away Oct. 8, 2019. She moved to The Villages, Fla., from Las Vegas in 2007 and in 2013 to Winter Park. Mrs. Miller enjoyed gaming including mahjong, crafting, crochet, needlepoint, knitting and sewing, and especially loved cooking. She was a former member of Temple Shalom in The Villages and attended Congregation Ohev Shalom in Maitland, Fla. A devoted wife, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband Jerry in 2012... Full story
ALBERT “Al” Mosseri, age 71, of Lake Mary, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, at Orlando Regional Medical Center. He was born on May 18, 1948, in Cairo, Egypt, a son of the late Maurice and Alice Wahba Mosseri. The family immigrated to the United States and Al graduated from high school and attended college. He served in the U.S. Army during the Viet Nam era. On May 25, 1975, in Brooklyn, he married the former Corrie Fallas, his wife of over 44 years, who survives him. Al worked as a supervisor for FEMA. The family relocated to the Orl... Full story
Submitted by the family Florence “Fagy” Pearl Peiper (nee Jeff), age 99, of Palm Springs, Calif., and formerly of Orlando, passed away peacefully at Palm Springs Health Care and Rehab Center on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. An Ohio native, she was born on Aug. 29, 1920, to the late Aaron and Ida Mitelsky Jeff, and was the widow of the late Albert Peiper, to whom she was married for over 66 years when he passed away in November 2006. Florence was also predeceased by her brothers, Julius (Rose, deceased) Jeff and Robert (Paula) Jeff; and sister, Ros... Full story
