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Linda K. Aronoff, age 78, of Winter Park, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 9, 2017, at Florida Hospital—Winter Park. Linda was born in Camden, New Jersey, to Jeanette and Robert Katz on July 11, 1938. She went to high school at Merchantville High School and graduated in 1955. She attended Temple University in 1956. Linda went on to earn a degree in Political Science from the University of Central Florida in 1979, and a certificate in Managing Government in Florida at Florida State University in 1985. She worked for U.S. Congressman B...
Ellen Dorfman Feldschreiber Bitton passed away the morning of Feb. 13th, 2017, in Ramat Gan, Israel. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 12, 1952, the daughter of Hyman and Natalie Dorfman. After growing up in New Orleans, she attended Tel Aviv University, where she met her first husband, Jack Feldschreiber. After college, they returned to the States, residing in Orlando in the 1970s. She became the first Hebrew teacher at the Orlando Hebrew Day School when it opened in 1977. In...
Robert Klein, age 79, of Groveland, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Born in Bronx, New York, on Sept. 27, 1937, he was the son of the late Samuel and Claire Berger Klein. Following his high school graduation, he received his certification from the New York Institute of Photography and began his career as an Industrial Photographer in Electronics. Robert also served in the United States Army. On Sept. 24, 1960, in Bronx, New York, he married the former Carol Schlig, his wife of nearly 57 years who...
Florence Weiner, age 94, of Orlando, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2017, at Cornerstone Hospice at ORMC. She was born in New York City on Sept. 24, 1922, a daughter of the late Emil and Rose Vogel Markus. Florence was a high school and nursing school graduate. As a nurse, she worked in the OB/GYN department. On June 7, 1953, in Flushing, New York, she married Arnold Weiner, her husband of nearly 64 years, who survives her. In 1992, they relocated from Long Island to the Williamsburg area of Orlando. In addition to her husband, Florence is...
JERUSALEM (JTA)-David Rubinger, the Israeli photographer who took the iconic photo of Israeli paratroopers standing in front of the Western Wall after its capture in the Six-Day War, has died. Rubinger, whose photos chronicled much of the history of the Jewish state, died Thursday, March 2, 2017. He was 92. Rubinger was awarded the Israel Prize for his body of work in 1997, the first photographer to receive the award. He reportedly took 500,000 photos of Israeli people and events during his...
Judith Becker, age 88, of Longwood, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at Serenades at Longwood. She was born on March 5, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York, and was a daughter of the late Samuel and Lillian Rosenblum Bederson. A homemaker, she married Stanley Becker, her husband of nearly 48 years who survives her, on March 2, 1969, in Cincinnati. They returned to the Orlando area in 1972 and were active members of Temple Israel. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughters, Jane (David) Auspitz of Philadelphia and Susan (Gordon)...
Estelle Braun, age 86, of Winter Park, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, at Florida Hospital-Winter Park. Born in New York on Sept. 28, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Sol and Claire Goldberg Steiner. A homemaker, she is survived by her son, Andy Braun (Ralph Fandetta) of Winter Park; and her daughters, Terri Pinchevsky (Frank Saccente) of DeBary and Sharon (Tim) Kochen of Geneva, Fla. She was the grandmother to Sandy (Kathy) Pinchevsky, Rami (Miriam) Pinchevsky, Joshua Kochen, Justin Kochen, Lynn Saccente and Frankie Saccente...
Carol Doris Sainker Lowenstein died peacefully at 5:20 p.m. on Feb. 10, 2017, at Cornerstone Hospice at Winchester Towers, Winter Park. She was buried at Mount Sinai Cemetery in Daytona Beach, Florida on Feb. 12, 2017. Carol was born in Flushing, New York, on Oct. 8, 1935. She had a twin sister, Sheila Sainker Peacock who preceded her in death. Carol moved to Daytona Beach, Florida, as a teenager and attended the University of Florida. In 1957, she met and married her sweetheart, Harry Lowenstein. They met on a blind date on Valentine’s Day a...
Miriam "Mimi" Cohen Shader, 82, of Longwood, Florida, passed away peacefully on Jan. 28, 2017. A funeral service was held at the Congregation of Reformed Judaism Cemetery with Rabbi David Kay and Cantor Allan Robuck officiating. Mimi was born in Richmond Hills, New York, to Menachem and Bertha Menschel on Dec. 3,1934. She grew up in Queens and attended Jamaica High School. After marrying Raymond "Ray" Cohen (z"l) in 1954, they moved to Lausanne, Switzerland, while he attended medical school....
Beatrice B. Chernok, age 100, of Miami and formerly of Orlando, passed away on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017—on her 100th birthday - at Season’s Hospice at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach. Bea was born in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Rubin and Sadie Morganstern Banner, and was the widow of the late John Chernok who passed away in 1985. The family relocated to the Orlando area from New York in 1972 and were members of Congregation of Liberal Judaism—now Congregation of Reform Judaism. Bea was the owner/operator of Mrs. Bea’s Materni...
Stephen Marsh, age 71, of Winter Park, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, at Cornerstone Hospice at Winter Park Towers. Stephen was born on Jan. 13, 1946, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to the late George and Dorothy Brodman Marsh. Following high school he served in the United States Army. Stephen was a manager in the hardware business and lived in New Jersey prior to moving to Central Florida in 2015. He is survived by his sons, Jason Marsh of Winter Park and Kevin (Lina) Marsh of Los Angeles; and his granddaughter, Sarah Isabella. He is also...
Joyce Goldstein-Berger, age 74, of Heathrow, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at Florida Hospital-Orlando surrounded by her family. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she was born on Dec. 25, 1942, to the late Samuel A. and Sylvia Feld Millend. A homemaker, Joyce was the wife of Melvin G. Berger and the widow of the late Robert Goldstein. She relocated to the Orlando area from Maryland in 1993. A woman of numerous talents and interests, Joyce was involved in many civic and charitable organizations. In addition to her husband, Joyce is...
Jay Lipeles, age 78, of Clermont, passed away at his residence on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. A native of Bronx, New York, he was born on April 6, 1938, one of three children born to the late Max and Sylvia Kinigstein Lipeles. Jay attended school in New York and earned his master’s degree in aeronautics from Yale University. He relocated to Central Florida in the early 1960s and worked as an engineer at Martin Marietta. Later, he worked for many years as a consulting engineer. Jay is survived by his wife, the former Beverly Ebanks; and his c...
Barbara Roth, age 81, of Glendale (Milwaukee), Wisconsin, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at her residence. Barbara was born in New York on May 23, 1935, to the late Abraham and Freda Snyder Stone. She was a graduate of the University of Florida and received her master’s in education from FTU and was a high school teacher. In 1989, Barbara won the title Teacher of the Year. She also won numerous awards at the Central Florida Fair for her knitting. Barbara was the beloved wife of the late Robert Roth, who passed away in 2004. She is s...
Louis Selwyn Lazarus, age 69 of Longwood, passed away Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. He was born March 9, 1947 in Albany, Georgia. He is survived by his wife, Susan; daughters, Rebecca Lazarus of Daytona Beach, and Beth (Scott) Salitsky of Austin, Texas.; sister, Barbara Lazarus and brother, Ivin Lazarus, both of Tampa; grandchildren, Asher Lazarus of Daytona Beach, Noah Salitsky, Nora Salitsky, Shayna Salitsky, Leila Salitsky, all of Austin, Texas, and Lairah Lazarus of Daytona Beach. A Memorial Service was held Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at the...
Donald B. Klein, age 59, of Winter Park, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, at his residence. Don was born in Brooklyn on Oct. 10, 1957, to the late Seymore and Barbara Golub Klein. He and his family relocated to the Orlando area from New York in 1962. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida and served in the U.S. Air Force. On July 2, 1989, in Altamonte Springs, Don married the former Rose Dresler, his wife of more than 27 years who survives him. During his working career, Don was a pharmaceutical sales r...
Frances L. Malament, Tzirel Chana bat Henry, age 67, of Altamonte Springs, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at Florida Hospital—Altamonte. Born in Brooklyn on Jan. 28, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Ruth Schecker Shapiro. Frances attended local area schools and worked in clerical when she met Jeff Malament, her husband of 45 years who survives her. They were married on Aug. 8, 1971, on Long Island. The family relocated to the Orlando area in 1999, and Frances worked in home child care for a number of years. In a...
Dr. Melvin Tresser, age 85, of Orlando, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at Hospice of The Comforter in Altamonte Springs. Dr. Tresser was born in Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 31, 1931, to the late Max and Hannah Levy Tresser. He received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and his medical degree from New York University and served in the United States Air Force. On Feb. 11, 1956, in New York, he and his late wife, Bella, were married. She passed away on Nov. 9, 2015, after nearly 60 years of marriage. Following Mel’s a...
Lillian Halpern, age 106, of St. Petersburg and formerly of Orlando, passed away on Monday, Jan.9, 2017, at Menorah Manor in St. Petersburg. Lillian was born in Brooklyn, New York, on Aug. 19, 1910, to the late Jacob and Rebecca Radiskevitz Jaffe. She was a high school graduate and relocated to the Orlando area from New York in 1979 with her late husband, Maxwell. He passed away in January 1992. Lillian is survived by her son, Allan (Gene) Halpern of St. Pete Beach; her grandchildren, Scott of Orlando and Alicia (Peter) Kuhlmann of Orlando;...
David M. Miller, age 72, of Winter Springs, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2017, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. One of three children, he was born on Sept. 29, 1944, in Newark, New Jersey, to the late Morris and Bertha Buchwalter Miller. David graduated from the University of Miami with a bachelor’s of fine arts and was a hearing aid specialist. He owned and operated a hearing aid business in West Palm Beach for a number of years. A man extraordinary wit, he was always ready with quip. David and Judi Kurley, his spouse o...
Eleanor Salmanowitz, age 91, of Orlando, passed away on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 4, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Oscar L. and Henrietta Derringer Brown. On May 29, 1949, in Brooklyn, she married Harry Salmanowitz, her husband of more than 63 years who passed away in September 2012. A homemaker, Eleanor and Harry relocated to the Orlando area from Long Island in 1981. She was the loving aunt to her nieces and nephews who survive her. A memorial service was held at...
Rhoda Wolf (Hebrew name Sura Rifka bas Tzvi Hirsch u’Frieda), 90, for more than six decades a resident of Central Florida, passed away on Jan. 11, 2017, in Longwood. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years, Leonard Wolf, by the parents she adored, Harry and Fanny Bernard, by her parents-in-law to whom she was selflessly devoted, Nat and Mollie Wolf, and by the siblings she cherished, Helen Low (Jack) and Leon Bernard (Shirley). A native New Yorker, Rhoda was a proud graduate of Lafayette High School in Brooklyn and (somehow...
Sheila Jones, age 74, of Longwood, passed away on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, at her residence. She was born on May 25, 1942, in Hartford, Connecticut, to the late Raymond and Lottie Somers Kronick. A high school graduate, Sheila worked as an analyst in law enforcement for many years. She relocated to the Orlando area in 1975. On March 11, 1981, she and her husband of nearly 36 years who survives her, Victor L. Jones, were married by Rabbi Larry Halpern at the then, Congregation of Liberal Judaism. In addition to Victor, Sheila is survived by her...
Henry Klein, age 79, of Kissimmee, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, at The Commons at Orlando Lutheran Towers. A native of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, Henry was born on Jan. 14, 1937, to the late Morris and Florence Abraham Klein. He served in the United States Army following the Korean War as a photographer, often contributing to the military magazine, Stars and Stripes. On Jan. 2, 1960, at Temple Beth Shalom in Virginia, he married his wife, Brenda, whom he met at a synagogue event the previous year while on leave. His work schedule...
Sarah Luft, age 93, of Orlando, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, at her residence. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on Nov. 23, 1923, Sarah was a daughter of the late Max and Tanya Tabel Schwartz. On December 16, 1945, in Brooklyn, she married Aaron Luft, her husband of nearly 71 years, who passed away in October 2016. During her working career, Sarah was a jewelry salesperson. In the 1980s, Sarah and Aaron relocated to the Orlando area from New York. She is survived by her daughters, Arlene (Marc) Koondel of Boynton Beach and Caren (Larry)...
