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Maxine Hayt, age 80, of Lake Mary, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at Florida Health-South Seminole Hospital in Longwood. A Brooklyn native, she was born on Jan. 3, 1937, to the late Julius and Alice Tamres Tarr. She received her Bachelor in Fine Arts and her Master in Fine Arts degrees from Columbia University. Maxine was a highly regarded artist creating large highly detailed works of New York City’s downtrodden and elderly. Her works were shown in numerous single and mixed shows and she was represented by several New York G...
Alan B. Mogul, age 62, of Maitland, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at Winter Park Memorial Hospital. He was born on Sept. 13, 1955, in Boston, Mass., to Max and Ruth Mogul. In 1959, the family relocated to the Orlando area and joined Congregation Ohev Shalom. Alan attended school in Orlando and received his bachelor’s degree from UCF. He worked in the banking industry. Alan is survived by his parents, Max and Ruth Mogul of Maitland; his daughter, Alexis; and his sisters, Janet (Tracy) King of Orlando and Lynda Mogul of Winter Park. H...
Bernard Rubin, Baruch ben Yosef, age 95, of Longwood, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. He was born in New York on July 15, 1922, to the late Joseph and Sarah Goldblatt Rubin. He was a high school graduate and enlisted in the armed forces serving in the US Army and Navy during World War II. He was the husband of the late Kate Rubin who passed away in 1994. During his career, Mr. Rubin worked in retail doing window displays. They relocated to the Orlando area in 1985 to be closer to their...
Frances Bercov, age 105, of Longwood, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, at Brookdale—Island Lake. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 17, 1912, to the late Louis and Sadie Worth Sharon. Frances worked as an administrative assistant in the jewelry business and relocated to the Orlando area from Miami in the 1980s. For many years she was affiliated with Congregation of Reform Judaism. Frances is survived by her daughter, Sheilah (Richard) Tolpin of Tavares; and was predeceased by her son, Stephen. In memory of Frances Bercov, the f...
Golda Dansker, age 90, of Orlando, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, at LifeCare of Altamonte Springs. Mrs. Dansker was born in Uman, Ukraine on Nov. 3, 1927, to the late Herschel and Malka Gefon Greenberg. She and her late husband, Semyon, who passed away in July 2006, immigrated to the United States in 1979 from Ukraine. A homemaker, Mrs. Dansker is survived by her daughter, Lena (Victor) Goykhman of Casselberry; and her grandsons, Mark (Melissa) Goykhman of Houston and Stan (Angel) Goykhman of Houston. She is also survived by her two...
Susan Cecelia Murfin Greene, age 91, of Orlando, passed away at Sutton Homes in Altamonte Springs on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Born in Detroit, Michigan, on July 27, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Kalman and Jenny Sugelsky Gross. Susan relocated to the Orlando area in 1956 from Michigan and has been happily married to her husband, Sheldon, for the last 22 years. She worked as a dental assistant for many years and enjoyed bowling, walking, dancing and water skiing. A devoted volunteer, Susan spent many hours as a Grey Lady at Sunniland, the...
Celle M Basch, age 75, of Orlando, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at her residence. Born in Chicago, on Sept. 2, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Roslyn Schenker Weinberg. Celle attended the University of Oklahoma, majoring in Anthropology. She was a woman of many talents, ultimately becoming a successful real estate salesperson, together with her husband, Alan. She and Alan were married on Aug. 4, 1963, in Miami. Originally settling in Orlando in 1971, they moved frequently, due to Alan’s aerospace engineering work, f...
Helayne Schreiber, age 75, of Winter Park, passed away at Regents Park of Winter Park, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, on Sept. 7, 1942, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Iris Martin Schreiber. Helayne earned her bachelor’s degree from Rollins College and her master’s from Nova University. She was an administrator in the health care industry. Prior to relocating to Orlando, she was living in the Atlanta area. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister, and is survived by her children, Haryn (Debra) Kre...
Pearl Katz, age 79, of Kissimmee, passed away on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at Brookdale Assisted Living Facility—Dr. Phillips in Orlando. A native of New York, Mrs. Katz was born on May 14, 1938, to the late Benjamin and Feida Gamson. Following high school she entered the workforce, ultimately working in the banking industry. On May 6, 1978, in the Bronx, she married Stanley C. Katz, her husband for over 37 years when he passed away in July 2015. Following their retirement in 1998, they relocated to Central Florida. Mrs. Katz is survived by her n...
Morgan Ackerbaum Cox, the daughter of Joyce and Matthew Cox of Winter Park, will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at Congregation Ohev Shalom in Maitland. Morgan is in the seventh grade at Trinity Preparatory School where she currently is a member of the cross-country team, having recently retired from competitive gymnastics after six year. Her hobbies and interests include cooking, art and any athletic activities. She is also a member of Kadima. Sharing in the family’s simcha will be Morgan’s sister, Syd...
Doris Mazer, age 90, of Orlando, passed away on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, at Cornerstone Hospice at ORMC. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she was born on June 18, 1927, one of three daughters of the late Israel and Rebecca Brandwyne Baer. She was a high school graduate and worked in retail tourism, and was a resident of the Orlando area since 1975, relocating from Staten Island. Doris is survived by her granddaughter and great-granddaughter, Dominique and Avery Smith of Ocoee; and a sister, Edith Brodsky of Miami. In addition to her parents, she wa...
Dr. Brent Harold Weinman, age 75, of Longwood, a local optometrist who practiced in Fern Park. Fla., for over 40 years, passed away on Nov. 3, 2017. He was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., on Aug. 15, 1942, to the late Frank and Rose Sobel Weinman. Dr. Weinman pursued his undergraduate degree at Washington and Jefferson College and was a 1968 graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He relocated to the Orlando area in 1969 and was a former member of Congregation of Reform Judaism. Along...
By her daughter, Bonnie Sprung To many, Carolyn M. Sprung was a sweet, quiet woman who always had a smile on her face. Carolyn was active in her own right. She was a wonderful wife to her late husband Mickey and loving mother to her son, Bill, and daughter, Bonnie. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 10, 1936 to her parents, Beatrice and Soleman Joseph. Growing up she had a typical childhood: school, summer camp and helping out in the family business, a store called Stadium Stores Inc....
Ruth K. Birman, age 87, of Maitland, passed away on Oct. 28, 2017, at Hospice of the Comforter - Altamonte Springs. She was born on Sept. 4, 1930, in Buffalo, New York, a daughter of the late Maurice and Anne Horwich Kohn. Ruth was married to her high school sweetheart, Gerald Birman, for 56 years when he passed away in Feb. 2016. In 1971, they relocated to the Orlando area from Denver after he retired from the United States Air Force. Ruth spent many years working as a teaching assistant. She is survived by her daughter, Sarah Barton of Maitla...
Barbara Lee Herman, age 86, of Altamonte Springs, passed away on Oct. 25, 2017, at Florida Hospital—Winter Park. Born in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 15, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Carl Marx Liberman and Dorothy Ida Kolker Liberman. She attended college and was a nurse. Locally, Mrs. Herman is survived by her son, Steven M Herman of Maitland and his family. Funeral services and burial were held at Judean Memorial Gardens, Olney, Md. Local arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando. 4...
Karen L. Lipkind, age 70, of Mount Dora, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, at Florida Hospital—Waterman. Karen was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 31, 1947, to the late Hyman and Rosalind Gottlieb Reiter. The family moved to Miami when she was a young child. Following high school she attended the University of South Florida, graduating with a degree in Foreign Languages. Karen then attended the University of Miami and graduated with a master’s degree in Library Science. During her working career she was a statistician with the Cen...
June B. Solomon, age 87, of Ponce Inlet and formerly of Orlando, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, at Halifax Health Hospice in Port Orange. June was born in Brookline, Mass., on April 23, 1930, the daughter of the late Henry and Sylvia Rich Bloom. She was the widow of the late Herbert Bloom who passed away in 2004, and was a very successful salesperson in the time-share industry. The family relocated to the Orlando area from Boston in 1960 and affiliated with Congregation of Reform Judaism. June is survived by her daughter, Denise Dagot...
Cecilia Roth Weissberger, age 79, of Ashdod, Israel, passed away on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, at Hospice of the Comforter—Altamonte Springs. She was born in Uruguay on Sept. 18, 1938, to the late Jacobo Roth and Rosalia Weissberger, and was a retired dentist. She had come to Orlando to spend time with her daughter and family. Dr. Weissberger is survived by her son, Jose Beberman of Israel; and her daughters, Claudia Beberman (Yizhar Nagar) of Apopka and Carola (Dror) Geller of Israel; and five grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother, M...
Ruth Katz Aronson, age 98, of Dunwoody, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, at Berman Commons Assisted Living Facility in Dunwoody. She was the oldest active member of Congregation B’nai Torah in Sandy Springs, Georgia, from 2007- 2017. Ruth was born on April 16, 1919, in New York City, New York, the only daughter of the late Carl David and Nettie Schoenbach Katz. Ruth received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Hunter College and was a retired elementary school teacher. She and her late husband, Moses Aronson, who passed away in 2...
David Fitzer, David ben Mikhael, age 95, of Longwood, passed away at his residence, on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. Born in Bronx, New York, on Aug. 4, 1922, he was the son of the late Max and Toby Berkowitz Fitzer. David earned his master’s degree in psychology from City College of New York and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He spent his working career as a middle-school math teacher, relocating to the Orlando area from Queens in 1983. The family became members of Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation before joining Congregation O...
Rita F. Geller, age 92, of Village on the Green, Longwood, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017. Mrs. Geller was born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 27, 1925, to the late Hyman and Rose Wolfe Rubin. She was raised by her mother and family after her father passed away when she was only eight years old. Unlike most children, and specifically girls, at the time, she enrolled at Hunter College at the age of 16, hoping to study medicine and become a doctor. However, gender and society made that an impossibility. She did, however, graduate with a...
Bernice Hecht, age 96, of Lake Mary, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, at her residence. A native of Chicago Illinois, she was born on June 25, 1921, to the late Isidore and Lena Cohen Sachs. Following high school she attended a technical school and studied bookkeeping. She was married for nearly 67 years to her late husband, Maurice Hecht, when he passed away in June 2010. In 1983, they relocated to the Orlando area from Chicago. Mrs. Hecht is survived by her son, Neil Hecht, of Phoenix; and daughter Robbee (Louis) Reents of Longwood....
Carolyn Sprung, age 80, of Altamonte Springs, passed away on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, at Hospice of the Comforter, Altamonte Springs. Carolyn was born on Dec. 10, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Solomon and Beatrice Black Joseph. She earned her associate’s degree from Fairleigh Dickenson University and worked as a bookkeeper for many years. Carolyn relocated to the Orlando area from Wantaugh, New York, in 1973, with her late husband, Martin, who passed away in 2005. Carolyn and her family have been active participants in the Orlando F...
Rabbi Arthur Grae of Leesburg, Fla., died suddenly after a short illness on the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah 5778, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. He was 80 years old. Arthur Grae received his Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse University in English literature (honors). He earned a juris doctor from New York University School of Law, and master of Law (Labor Law) from New York University School of Law. He graduated from the National Defense Language Institute Presidio of Monterey, California, as an official Chinese-Mandarin interpreter during his army...
Shirley Gold, age 88, of Oakmonte Village, Lake Mary, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, at Florida Hospital—Altamonte. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, on Jan. 17, 1929, to the late David and Sadie Farkas Grinspan. Following high school, she attended college and became a legal secretary. She was a winter resident from Cleveland from 1995 to 2005, when she permanently relocated to the Orlando area. Shirley was a member of Temple Israel. She is survived by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A graveside service was h...
