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Irving Teitelbaum, PhD., age 93, of Casselberry, passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2016, at his residence. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Yechiel and Sadie Reinhart Teitelbaum. Irving earned his master’s degree in psychology from Brooklyn College and was a psychologist for the New York City School System. He later had his smicha as a rabbi from a yeshiva in Brooklyn. He received his doctorate in biblical archeology from Dropsie College in Philadelphia. Irving loved languages and was a biblical scholar. He also loved music and p...
(JTA)—Elie Wiesel, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist against racism who survived the Holocaust, died on Saturday, July 2, 2016, of natural causes at the age of 87. Eliezer “Elie” Wiesel was born on Sept. 30, 1928, in the Romanian town of Sighet, to Sarah and Shlomo Wiesel. Wiesel was perhaps best known for his major role in promoting Holocaust education, and for perpetuating the memory of the Holocaust in the post-World War II era with his memoir “Night,” based on his experience as a teenager in the Auschwitz concentration camp. “Th...
Louis Finkelstein, age 94, of Longwood, passed away on June 26, 2016, at Brookdale at Island Court in Longwood. A native of Lodz, Poland, he was born on March 11, 1922, and was a survivor of the Shoah. After immigrating to Canada, he did what was necessary to support himself and his family including driving a cab and opening grocery stores. Eventually, he established himself as a textile manufacturer. A widower, he met and ultimately married Rosamunde Block, herself a widow with a young son. For many years they wintered in South Florida before...
(JNS.org) Russian-Jewish actor Anton Yelchin, known for playing the Russian starship navigator Chekov in the rebooted series of "Star Trek" movies, died Sunday after being accidentally crushed by his own vehicle against a driveway wall, police said. The 27-year-old Yelchin was born in St. Petersburg and emigrated to the United States as a child under political refugee status to escape the religious and political oppression his family had experienced in Russia. "My idea of being a Jew-at least a...
Ramola “Bo” Bander, age 88, of Fern Park, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2016, at The Commons at Orlando Lutheran Towers. “Bo”, a native of Providence, Rhode Island, was born on Nov. 11, 1927, to the late Harry and Alma Gederman Diamond. She worked for many years as a bookkeeper in the insurance industry. In 1979, Bo and her late husband, Herbert, who predeceased her in 2002, relocated to the Orlando area and have been affiliated for many years with Congregation Ahavas Yisrael. Mrs. Bander is survived by her sons, Peter Bander and Michael Band...
Alex Greenspoon, age 91, of Maitland, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at his residence. He was born on April 5, 1925, in Danzig, Poland, to the late Leon and Bella Goldstein Greenspoon. A survivor of World War II and the DP Camps, Alex and his family were sponsored by his uncle, Hymie, who was living in Canada. Upon arrival in Montreal in 1948, Alex was accepted to McGill University. He graduated in 1951 with a degree in Civil Engineering. It was the same year that he opened his own business, Coronation Construction, named in honor of...
Steven H. Salzman, age 67, of Ocoee, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2016, at Shands Memorial Hospital in Gainesville. A Brooklyn native, he was born on June 24, 1948, to the late Leonard and Nora Kaplan Salzman. After completing two years of college, Mr. Salzman enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served during the Viet Nam war, earning a Vietnam Service Medal with Bronze Star. Following his military service Mr. Salzman enrolled at SUNY Westbury where he completed his college training. He worked for the Department of Defense as a financial analyst,...
Rachel Meller, age 101, of Miami Beach, passed away at her residence on Thursday, June 09, 2016. Mrs. Meller, one of four children, was born in Chicago, Ill., on March 28, 1915, to the late Elias and Esther Levy Chiprut. She was a homemaker and was the widow of the late Irving Meller who passed away in 1972. In the early 1980s she relocated to Miami Beach from New York. Mrs. Meller is survived by her sons, Albert (Thea) Meller of Connecticut and New York, and Murry (Meryl) Meller of Lake Mary; and by her daughters, Esther (Yankel) Hauptman of...
Betty E. Gabay, age 89, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Palm Gardens of Tampa Health and Rehabilitation Center. Betty was a former resident of Orlando, living at Kinneret until she relocated to the Tampa area in 2015. She was born on November 13, 1926, in Bronx, New York; the only child of Jack and Ida Rabinovitz Gross. She attended college and worked as a bookkeeper in the plumbing industry. In 2003, she and her late husband, Albert, who passed away in 2004, relocated from Ocala where they had originally retired to the Orlando area....
Marcia S. Roen, age 90, of Orlando, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, at her home. A native of Paterson, New Jersey, she was born on October 21, 1925, to the late Harry and Florence Landau Siegel. She moved to Orlando with her parents and brother, Stan Roberts, in 1939 and graduated from Orlando High School. On February 2, 1945, she married the love of her life, Samuel Roen. In Orlando, they built a life together—working and raising their four children. Sam Roen, noted publicist and crime writer, passed away in 2011, after nearly 66 years of m...
Arthur C. Siegel, age 86, of Haines City, passed away on May 30, 2016, at his residence. An only child, he was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 17, 1929, to the late David and Rose Siegel. Following his service in United States Navy and the Naval Reserve, Art attended Pratt Institute in New York and earned a Certification in Industrial Design. After graduation he began a long career as a salesman in the cosmetics industry, retiring to the Orlando area from Long Island in 1996. On Sept. 2, 1951, in Brooklyn, he married the former Barbara...
Bennet L. Wasserman, age 59, of Fern Park, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at Florida Hospital—Altamonte. Ben was born in Rochester, New York, on March 4, 1957, to Gerald and Judith Weintraub Wasserman. On Aug. 20, 1978, in Rochester, he married the former Melissa Ellsworth, his wife of nearly 38 years who survives him. In 1979, the family relocated from Rochester to the Orlando area. They were, for a time, members of Congregation Beth Am. Ben also completed his degree at the University of Central Florida. He was a Systems Engineer a...
Tziona Ben-Aharon, age 58, of Merritt Island, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at the VITAS In-Patient Unit in Merritt Island. Mrs. Ben-Aharon, a native of Haifa, Israel, was born on Dec. 21, 1957, to Laziz and Ester Revivo. A homemaker, she moved from Israel to Philadelphia, relocating to Miami in 2008. In 2014, she moved to the Melbourne area. Mrs. Ben-Aharon is survived by her husband, Herzl, of Israel; and sons, Zach Aharon of Melbourne, Yakir Ben-Aharon of New York City and Adam Ben-Aharon of Melbourne; and her daughter, Sivan, of...
Herbert Rubin, 91, of Boynton Beach, Florida, passed away May 20, 2016, at his home. Herb, known as Poppy to his family and friends, was a devoted husband to his wife, Irma, for 63 years and loved his entire family wholeheartedly. Herb was a lifelong golfer who enjoyed being on the course with family and friends into his late 80s. He was also a passionate sports follower, including his devotion to the New York Mets and Knicks. Herb lived a full life, including serving our country in World War II, a career in the textile industry in Manhattan an...
Sidney Deutsch, age 89, passed away on April 19, 2016, in Spring, Texas. He was born on June 11, 1926, in Bronx, New York, to the late Sol and Sadie Deutsch. Mr. Deutsch was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army as a medic. He and his wife, Rosalie, who survives him, moved to Miami in 1950 and later to Orlando in 1965. He worked for Mead Paper Company at the time of his retirement. Mr. Deutsch was an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Central Orlando, of which he served as president; a member of Central Florida Hotel and Restaurant...
Igor Geller, age 79, of Altamonte Springs, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. He was born on Oct. 26, 1936, in Kharkov, Ukraine, to the late Lev and Esther Uchtman Geller. While in Odessa, he met and married the former Vita Kreydina, his wife of 52 years, who survives him. As a young Jewish couple, Igor and Vita were prevented from attending university, yet he earned a degree in civil engineering through the mail, and at the same time, Vita earned hers as a chemist. They and their extended...
Janet Rosenblatt, age 96, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2016, at Brookdale Wekiva Springs in Apopka. A native of Buffalo, New York, Mrs. Rosenblatt was born on April 6, 1920, to the late Otto A. and Rose Weintraub Siegel. She was the widow of the late Richard H. Rosenblatt, to whom she was married for more than 72 years when he passed away in 2012. Prior to relocating to the Orlando area in 1995, the family lived in Buffalo, where Mrs. Rosenblatt worked as a site manager for a senior assisted living facility. She was also president of their sy...
Elaine Bloom, age 84, of Altamonte Springs, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. Mrs. Bloom was born in Bronx, New York, on Feb. 14, 1932, to the late Chaim and Ethel Greenberg Steinwurzel. She attended college and became a dental nurse. She was married to her late husband, Kenneth Lionel Bloom, for 46 years when he passed away in 2000. Mrs. Bloom was a Life Member of Hadassah and volunteered for many years helping children with muscular dystrophy. She was a former member of Congregation of...
Dara Cohen, daughter of Mike and Joanna Cohen of Winter Springs, will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at Congregation Beth Am in Longwood. Dara is in the seventh grade at Indian Trails Middle School where she is a member of the Beta Club and plays the flute in advanced band. Dara is a long-time Girl Scout and dancer and enjoys volunteering and spending time with friends. Dara has a special place in her heart for kids. For her mitzvah project, she collected...
Cynthia Sandhaus, age 63, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2016, at Florida Hospital—Orlando. She was born on Feb. 8, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Irving and Helen Budarweiser Bodner. Mrs. Sandhaus was a college graduate and worked as a phlebotomist for over 30 years. On a blind date in July 1975, she met Barry Sandhaus, whom she married on Sept. 13, 1981, in Mamaroneck, N.Y. They relocated to the Orlando area from Beekman, N.Y., in 1997. In addition to her husband of nearly 36 years, Mrs. Sandhaus is survived by her sons, Eric a...
Sylvia N. Spitzer, age 81, of Lake Mary, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2016, at Spring Hill Assisted Living Facility in Lake Mary. A native of New York City, she was born on Feb. 10, 1935, to the late Benjamin and Anna Bornstein Schwartz. Mrs. Spitzer worked for many years in administration in the medical field. She relocated to Florida from New York in 2005, and then moved to Orlando in 2009. Mrs. Spitzer is survived by her sons, Paul of Orlando and Mark of Jacksonville; and her daughter, Terry Burns of Lawrence, New York. She is also...
Eleanor “Ellie” Tross, age 90, of Altamonte Springs, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at her residence. Mrs. Tross was born on May 4, 1925, to the late David and Rae Witt Goldstein, in Brooklyn, New York. On Sept. 7, 1946 in New York, she married Robert Tross, her husband of 62 years, who passed away on May 18, 2009. In 1969, the family relocated to the Orlando area from Savannah. Mrs. Tross worked as the bookkeeper for the family business, E&B Liquidators. Long-time members of Temple Israel, Ellie and Bob were part of a group of fri...
By Renee Sami Born in New York on a cold winter's night by candlelight, Lena Sami was a beaut extraordinaire. She was the ideal. Whenever she went out, she was always complimented on her style, her hair, her attractiveness. No one would believe her age of 94! I found her the most beautiful when she woke up. Even memories as a child, I would wonder at her lovely skin and fragrance. Her spirit was young and strong. She held her family together through many traumas and tragedies. Her inside beauty...
Lawrence Hefler, age 64, passed away on April 20, 2016, at Robinson House of Hospice of the Comforter, Altamonte Springs. A native of Bronx, New York, he was born on May 18, 1951, to Thomas and Natalie Greenberg Hoefler. Lawrence was a graduate of SUNY Binghamton and attended graduate school there. He relocated to the Orlando area from Chicago in 1999 and worked in sales and marketing for resort properties. Mr. Hefler is survived by his daughters, Jade Hefler of Orlando, Aurora Hefler of Orlando; and his son, Lawson Hefler of Orlando. He is...
Lloyd Lavin died peacefully on April 19, 2016, at 84 years old after a 50-year battle with multiple sclerosis. Mr. Lavin was predeceased just four months ago by Mary, his wife of 63 years. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Lloyd was a disabled veteran having served in the U.S. Air Force. He owned and operated a carpet company in Cleveland and worked tirelessly with the MS Society to raise awareness and participate in experimental treatments to ease or slow the effects of the disease. After retiring and moving to Florida 20 years ago, he and Mary...
