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Janis Oshinsky, age 66, of Leesburg, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, at Leesburg Regional Medical Center. She was born on Aug. 31, 1950, in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Max Faitelson and the late Roslyn Levine Spear. Janis received her associate’s degree from Brooklyn College and worked as an administrative assistant in advertising. She relocated to the Leesburg area from Miami. Janis is survived by her daughter, Jaime (Stuart) Saltzman of Orlando. A graveside funeral service was held at Beth Israel Memorial Park in Gotha, with R...
Larry Travitsky, age 79, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, at Florida Hospital—Orlando. Larry was born in Brooklyn, New York, on Aug. 7, 1937, to the late Abraham and Fannie Pakula Travitsky. He attended Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute earning an associate’s degree in drafting and served in the United States Army following the Korean War. Larry was a manufacturer’s representative in the electrical engineering field and owned Larry Travis Associates, Inc. On June 10, 1962, in New York, he married the former Beatrice Weinberger, his wife...
(JTA)-Vera Rubin, an astronomer whose research helped find evidence of the existence of dark matter, has died. Rubin died Sunday night in Princeton, New Jersey. She was 88. Though a perennial favorite for the Nobel Prize in physics, according to National Geographic magazine, Rubin never received the honor. But she did receive numerous other awards and honors, including a National Medal of Science presented by President Bill Clinton in 1993. National Geographic called her a "gifted scientist as...
(JTA)-Carrie Fisher, the actress best known for playing Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars" films, died Dec. 27 2016, four days after suffering a heart attack on an airplane. She was 60. Fisher's family spokesman Simon Halls confirmed to multiple publications that she passed away Tuesday morning. Fisher had been in intensive care at the UCLA Medical Center after having a heart attack on Friday during a flight from London to her home in Los Angeles. Fisher, a native of Beverly Hills,...
Norman Posner, age 85, of Clermont, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, at Tuskawilla Nursing and Rehab in Winter Springs. Born to the late David and Mollie Marder Posner on Oct. 26, 1931, in Brooklyn, Norm was a sales manager in the hosiery industry. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict and attended college earning an associate’s degree. He was married for over 58 years to the late Gilda Posner who passed away in November 2011. They relocated to the Central Florida area from New Jersey in 1998 are were members of Temple S...
Ann Bosak, age 59, of Orlando, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. Ann was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 9, 1957, to the late Herbert and Anita Snyder Kleeman. Following school and her marriage to her late husband, Barton Jack Bosak, who passed away in 2012, she worked as a bookkeeper. After the family relocated to the Orlando area from Philadelphia, Ann worked as a bookkeeper in the timeshare industry. In addition to her husband, Ann was predeceased by her son, Brandon, in...
Helene R. Rubin, age 97, of Orlando, passed away at her residence on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on Feb. 5, 1919, to the late Victor and Sarah Milstein Halushka. She attended William Paterson College in Wayne, New Jersey, receiving her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education. Helene taught for many years in Dumont, New Jersey. She was the widow of the late Theodore Rubin who passed away in 2007. Her brothers Meyer Halushka and Mandel Halushka also predeceased her. She and her family relocated to the Orl...
Sylvia Semel, age 89, of Maitland, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, at her residence. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 4, 1927, to the late Philip and Ida Schneider Roberts, Sylvia loved life. She loved to dance, entertain and be with friends. She also loved art and founded Gallery 17-92 with her husband of 49 years, Nathan, who preceded her in death. She was a long-time member of Temple Israel, Femme de Coeur, Hadassah and ORT. Sylvia leaves behind her brother, Dr. Daniel Roberts (Carol) of Rockledge; her son, Gene Semel (Carol) of...
Adam Sheer, age 23, of Orlando, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. Born on Aug. 19, 1993, in Baltimore, Maryland, he was one of three children born to Jeffrey A. and Karen Lynn Markowitz Sheer. The family relocated to the Orlando area when he was a child and he attended school locally, earning his associates degree. As a youngster and young adult, Adam was very involved with the youth programs at Chabad of South Orlando. In addition to his parents, Adam is survived by his brother, Justin of Washington, D.C., and his sister, Jamie of Tampa....
Leslie S. Strasberg, age 73, of Longwood, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, at his residence. Born on January 21, 1943, in Youngstown, Ohio, Les was one of three children born to the late Roy and Shirley Leavitt Strasberg. Following high school, he attended Ohio State University before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. He relocated to the Orlando area from Ohio in 1977. Les and his brother Jim, worked together in real estate development. Les is survived by his brother, Jim (Carol) Strasberg of Longwood; his sister, Jean...
(JTA)-When you share a name with someone you respect and admire, you always try to live up to the connection, because sometimes outsiders aren't aware of the difference. That's how it was for decades with me and Ruth Gruber, the noted photojournalist, reporter and author who died last week at age 105 after a remarkable life and career. From my first international byline, when I was a young intern at the Associated Press in Rome in the 1970s (when Ruth was already in her 60s), right up to a...
Walter M. Danziger passed away on Nov. 6, 2016, at the Emory L. Bennett State Veteran’s Nursing Home in Daytona Beach, Fla., at the age of 92. He was born on March 23, 1924, in Berlin-Koepenick, Germany, to Georg and Charlotte Danziger. Walter’s bar mitzvah in Berlin-Koepenick was the last one in that community’s synagogue (which his grandfather had helped to build) before it was destroyed on Kristallnacht. The Danziger family had applied to emigrate to the United States in 1936, but because of the Quota System could not anticipate when a visa...
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...
(JTA)-Ruth Gruber, an American journalist who escorted 1,000 Jewish Holocaust refugees from Europe to the United States, has died. She was 105. Gruber died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in her Manhattan home, The Washington Post reported. She was known for her 1944 journey from Italy to New York aboard a ship carrying refugees from concentration camps. Despite the risk of sailing on waters patrolled by German submarines, then-Interior Secretary Harold Ickes appointed Gruber to travel with the...
Tessie Abramson, age 94, of Sanford, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Nov. 9, 2016, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, she was one of four children born to the late Jacob and Sadie Cohen. She was married to the late Saul Abramson for 54 years when he passed away in July, 2003. They relocated to Sanford from New York in 1953, and owned and operated Sanford Carpet from 1953 until 1996. It was only then that they retired and sold the company to their son, Ira and his wife Barbara, who...
Donald Kaplan, age 86, of Orlando, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, Nov. 12, 2016, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. Don, a native of Bronx, New York, was born on Aug. 6, 1930. He was one of three children born to the late Irving (Isidore) and Ida Sakin Kaplan. Following his high school graduation, Don enlisted in the United States Air Force, retiring as a technical sergeant after 20 years. On Sept. 1, 1951, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he married the former Marilyn Friedman, his wife of more than 65 years, who...
(JTA)-Leonard Cohen, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose Jewish-infused work became a soundtrack for melancholy, has died. He was 82. "It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist Leonard Cohen has passed away," his Facebook page said late Thursday. "We have lost one of music's most revered and prolific visionaries." It did not give a cause of death but said there would be a funeral in Los Angeles in coming days. Cohen, a Montreal native born in 1934, was...
Beth Malkin Utz, age 45, of Clermont, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, at South Lake Hospital in Clermont. A daughter of Jerome and Elaine Satz Malkin of Clermont, Beth was born on Nov. 9, 1970, in Coral Gables, Fla. She was a licensed practical nurse. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her sister, Stacy (Scott) Overby of Highland Park, Iii.; and her niece, Rachel, and nephew Mark. She was predeceased by her brother Robert, and husband Gregory Utz. A graveside service was held at Beth Israel Memorial Park, Gotha, with Rabbi...
Melanie K. Jackson, age 69, of Winter Springs, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, at South Seminole Hospital in Longwood. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she was born on Oct. 27, 1947, to the late Jack and Anne Axman Ebers. A homemaker in Oviedo, she married her husband, Jerry Jackson, on Dec. 4, 1991. Melanie and her family relocated to the Orlando area from Long Island in 1981, and were long-time members of Congregation Beth Am. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughters, Lisa Newman of Winter Springs and Randi...
Aaron Luft, age 96, of Orlando, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, at his home. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 10, 1920, to the late Kalman and Yetta Horn Luft. A high school graduate, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and had a career as a roofer, relocating to the Orlando area in the 1980s. He is survived by his wife of nearly 71 years, Sarah; and his daughters, Arlene (Marc) Koondel of Boynton Beach, and Caren (Larry) Poster of San Diego. He is also survived by five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren....
Norman J Steinhart, age 92, of Longwood, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. Mr. Steinhart was born in Buffalo, New York, on Oct. 9, 1924, to the late Charles and Ethel Hyman Steinhart. Following high school, Norman served in the 464th Fighter Squadron during World War II in Asia. He saw action in Japan, China and the Ryukyu Islands earning, among others, the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with three Bronze Stars. Following the War, he married the former Merlyn Glaser, who survives him. Norman was...
Simone R. Fluke, age 83, of Winter Park, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, at Florida Hospital—Orlando. She was born in New York City on June 19, 1933, to the late Irving and Ann Alpert Alpern and moved to Savannah. A graduate of the University of Georgia, she moved to Central Florida in 1970, and owned and operated her own interior decorating business. As a career woman, she was very well known in the community. Simone is survived by her sons, Dr. Michael (Melayha) of Eureka, Calif., Sheldon (Sheri) of Winter Park and Steven (Joan) o...
