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Lynn M. Cohen, age 98, passed away peacefully at his residence surrounded by his family on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. He was born in Flushing, New York, on Sept. 19, 1921, a son of the late Godfrey S. and Marie D. Rosenbaum Cohen. Lynn was a graduate of Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., and served in the U.S. Navy. On Feb. 6, 1948, in New York City, he married the former Lottie Meyer, his wife of more than 71 years who survives him. Lynn had a long and successful career as a life insurance agent. The family relocated to the...
Roger L. Featherston, age 80, of Winter Park, passed away peacefully at his residence on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. A native of Lackbourne, Ohio, Roger was born on June 18, 1939 at the late C.D. and Vera Featherson. Following high school, Roger served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Upon completing his service commitment, he entered the workforce and spent many years as a salesman in the food and beverage industry. He relocated to the Orlando area from Ohio in 1974. On May 11, 1989, in Orlando, he married the former...
Madelyn Silverberg, age 75, of Sanford, passed away on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, at Lake Mary Health and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Rockford, Ill., she was born to the late Leo and Christine Karron on July 8, 1944. Madelyn was a high school graduate and went to college for a period of time. She was a medical transcriptionist and relocated to the Orlando area from Bayside, Queens, in 2010. Madelyn is survived by her husband, Marvin Silverberg of Sanford; her son, David Silverberg of Sanford; and daughters, Debbie (Dennis) Traynor of New...
Taika Waititi's satirical film "Jojo Rabbit" is finally out! Set in Nazi Germany, the Jewish Maori director famously plays Adolf Hitler. "What better way to insult Hitler than having him played by a Polynesian Jew," Waititi himself tweeted. When it comes to the Holocaust and humor, many artists, writers and actors feel they have to tread a thin line: When does satire shine a light on injustices, and when does it become sacrilegious and downright hurtful? Yet there seems to be a general...
Israeli soldier injured by rock during clashes with residents of Yitzhar settlement By Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA)—An Israeli soldier was hit and injured with a rock during clashes with residents of the northern West Bank settlement of Yitzhar. The settlers also punctured the tires of several military vehicles, the IDF said. The IDF said it used riot dispersal methods, including shooting in the air, to stop the clashes. “It is inconceivable that IDF soldiers, who spend their days in defense of the settlers, would be attacked by those pro...
JERUSALEM (JTA)-Carved into the rock on the side of a mountain directly under the Har HaMenuchot cemetery here lies the entrance to Jerusalem's newest necropolis, a city of the dead that its designers hope will relieve a shortage of burial space in the capital. A local engineering firm and Jerusalem's largest burial society have devised a plan to radically change how Jerusalemites dispose of their dead by building a modern system of burial caves, a throwback to a practice discontinued some two...
