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Lois Fitter, age 73, of Longwood, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. She was born on May 15, 1943, in St. Louis, Missouri, to the late Eli G. and Sylvia Chernicoff Levin. She was a retired travel agent. Locally, she is survived by her daughter, Mara, of Altamonte Springs. Graveside services were held at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemtery in Chesterfield, Mo. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando 32810....
Paul Goldberg, age 80, of Longwood, passed away on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016, at Florida Hospital—Altamonte. Mr. Goldberg, a native of Brooklyn, New York, was born on Aug. 7, 1936, to the late Harry and Mildred Fishman Goldberg. He was educated in New York and received his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from City College of New York. During his working career, Mr. Goldberg was a physicist in electrical engineering. On March 22, 1958, in Brooklyn, he married the former Gloria Tabachnick, his wife of over 58 years who survives him. They reloca...
Francine M. Schwartz, age 91, of Winter Park, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, at Florida Hospital—Orlando. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Hannah Ressler Irving. She was a homemaker and relocated to the Orlando area from Detroit in 1984. Mrs. Schwartz was the widow of William H. Schwartz who passed away in 1999. She is survived by her son, Randall (Diana) Greene of Winter Park; and her daughter, Barbara Mann, of Toronto. Additionally, she is survived by her grandchildren, Whitney Greene, Matthew G...
Adam Todd Willson, age 35, of Coconut Creek, Fla., passed away on Nov. 16, 2016, at Orlando Regional Medical Center. He was born on March 6, 1981, in Oceanside, New York, one of three sons born to David and Joy Willson of Columbia, Tenn. A graduate of the police academy, Adam was formerly an officer with the Lauderhill Police Department. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brothers, Bruce (Brittany) Willson and Kyle Willson, both of Sunrise, Fla. Funeral services were held in South Florida. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom...
NEW YORK (JTA)—Thirty years ago, it would have been safe to say the American Jewish community agreed on the need to fight for Israel and against anti-Semitism. It may still be true that most American Jews support those causes. But now, apparently, some people aren’t so sure what either of those things mean. One Jew’s support of Israel is another’s attack on the Jewish state. And as we’ve seen this week, one Jew’s condemnation of an alleged promoter of anti-Semitism is another’s smear on a purported defender of the Jews. Nowhere did this emer...
Air Supply gives free concert tickets to wives of Israeli firefighters JERUSALEM (JTA)—After postponing a concert in Haifa last week due to massive fires there, the band Air Supply gave away 200 tickets to the wives of Israeli firefighters. The concert was rescheduled for Sunday after being canceled last Friday. “This is a gesture to wives of firefighters, who went through incredibly difficult days and nights,” concert producer Dudi Berkowitz said, according to Ynet. “We decided to give them an evening away from it all with some good music....
WASHINGTON (JTA)-In recent months, the American Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defamation League and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee have each emphasized what in recent years hardly needed emphasizing: mainstream Jewish support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The reiterations of support signify a concern growing among Jewish organizations about deepening partisan differences on what has been since 2002 a rare area of broad political consensus in Israel and...
ISRAEL21c-Celebrity endorsements are a big boon for brands. Just ask SodaStream, the Israeli company touted by Hollywood beauty Scarlett Johansson and "Game of Thrones" star Thor Bjornsson. Ask HOT, the Israeli telecom for which Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo filmed a funny TV commercial. But other stars support Israeli startups with their dollars rather than their faces, or sometimes with both. Today's celebs no longer look down on techies, explains Gil Eyal, founder of Tel Aviv- and...
"Max Baer and Barney Ross: Jewish Heroes of Boxing" by Jeffrey Sussman (Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, $36.) Jewish boxers? Somehow, Jews as boxers sounds like a contradiction in terms, or a comical misprint, perhaps a racist joke. Jews, generally, are depicted as a gentle people who would choose to resolve a conflict with wit and tongue rather than with brawn and a right cross. But this is a flawed reading of history. The bravery and tenacity of the Jewish people, especially as heroic...
