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Retired cardiologist, author and lifelong supporter of Israel and the Jewish community, Dr. Norman M. Wall of Heathrow, died at his home Sept. 3, 2013. He was 99. Wall was born Feb. 9, 1914, in Girardville, Pa., the youngest, and sole survivor of nine children born to Russian immigrants. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and its medical school on a scholarship in the 1930s and later trained at the Leahy Clinic in Boston and Montefiore Medical Center in Pittsburgh. When World War II...
Howard Kaye of Plantation Fla., passed away on Sept. 2, 2013, at Health Central in Ocoee. He was 69 years old. Mr. Kaye was born in Bronx, N.Y., on Dec. 8, 1943, to the late Louis and Rebecca Kurnentz Kremenchug. He entered the U.S. Army following high school and later graduated from university, becoming a mortgage banker. On Sept. 20, 1969, in New York City, he married the former Claudia Pepper, his wife of nearly 44 years, who survives him. Mr. Kaye is also survived by his son Jonathan (and fiancée Brenda); and daughter, Lisa (Eric)...
Rebecca Gaeser of Altamonte Springs, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. She was 98 years old. Mrs. Gaeser was born in Johnston, S.C. on April 7, 1915 to the late Sam and Mary Wolf. She was predeceased by her devoted husband of 50 years, Harold Gaeser, and her brother and two sisters. Rebecca and Harold were longtime residents of Williston, S.C., where they raised their family and owned Harold’s Dept. Store. In 1989, she moved to the Orlando area. Mrs. Gaeser was a member of t...
Susi Ross of Winter Springs, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013 at Florida Hospital – Altamonte. She was 77 years old. Born in Vienna, Austria on April 21, 1936, she escaped the Holocaust with her mother and father when she was two years old, settling in New York. She relocated to the Orlando area in 1958. Mrs. Ross was a homemaker and world-renowned tournament bridge player. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry Ross, with whom she traveled all over the world playing in bridge tournaments, and her daughter Sheri Dawne Katz-Keshishian. M...
Gloria Hayman of Longwood, passed away peacefully on Aug. 9, 2013 after a long illness. She was 82 years old. She faced her condition with courage and dignity and even at the end she captured people with her smile. Mrs. Hayman was born in Toronto, Ontario on May 30, 1931, to the late Helen and Samuel Wise. She had one sister, Elaine Kravetsky, who is deceased. She had been married for 60 years to Julius Hayman, who was continually at her side. The Haymans initially settled in Detroit but later...
Eugene Goodman of Lake Mary, passed away on Monday, Aug. 12. He was 83 years old. Mr. Goodman, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, Ohio, relocated to the Orlando area in 2010. He was born Sept. 20, 1929, and was the son of the late Albert Schultz and Caroline (Weisz) Schultz. Mr. Goodman worked in finance and was an accountant. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army. He was married to the late Edith Appel, who passed away in 1990. Mr. Goodman was the consummate volunteer, beginning in high school and continuing throughout...
LOS ANGELES (JTA)—Yehuda Lev, an iconoclastic journalist and veteran of World War II and Israel’s War of Independence who established a European underground route to smuggle Holocaust survivors to Palestine, died Aug. 33 in Providence, R.I., following a prolonged illness. He was 86 years old. Lev became the first associate editor of the newly founded Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles in 1986, continuing until 1993. He was best known for his column “A Majority of One,” which went after the Jewish community’s sacred cows. Moved by the pligh...
(JTA)—Eydie Gorme, who won Grammy Awards singing solo and with her husband, Steve Lawrence, has died. Gorme died at a Las Vegas hospital on Saturday following a brief illness, according to a statement by her spokesman. She was 84. The statement said she was “surrounded by her husband, son and other loved ones at the time of her death.” Gorme, whose 1963 song “Blame It on the Bossa Nova” was her biggest hit and won her a Grammy nomination, performed in nightclubs, and as both a solo artist an...
Alma Getzov Kerben of Longwood, died Friday, July 26, 2013, at Florida Hospital Orlando. She was 76 years old. Mrs. Kerben was born Jan. 21, 1937 in Camden, N.J., to the late Samuel and Elizabeth (Cohen) Getzov. She moved to the Orlando area in 1955 from Miami, Fla. Mrs. Kerben is survived by her sons, Edward Kerben of Maitland, and Maury Kerben of Atlanta, Ga.; and three grandchildren, Jordan Kerben, Madison Kerben and Josh Weiner. Donations in memory of Mrs. Kerben may be made to Cong. of Reform Judaism, 928 Malone Dr., Orlando, Fla., 31820....
Joseph Baisuck of Casselberry, died on Friday, July 19. He was 94 years old. Mr. Baisuck was born Feb. 13, 1919 in Beverly, Mass., to Abraham and Ann Cutler Baisuck. Following high school, he attended the Boston Conservatory of Music to study piano. After leaving school, he became a superintendent in the sheet metal industry. An accomplished musician, his avocation was as an artist. He is survived by his daughter Phyllis Turner of Lake Mary, Fla.; his grandchildren Amy (Dan) Richmond, Debra Sikora, Tom Sikora and Michael (Flavya) Baisuck; two...
Steven D. Bercov died on Sunday, July 21. He was 66 years old. Mr. Bercov was born in Chicago, Ill. on May 17, 1947, to Jacob and Frances Sharon Bercov. He moved to Miami with his family in 1960. Following high school he attended the University of South Florida where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology. It was there, too, that he met his wife, Kris, who is also a therapist. He was a mental health counselor for more than 30 years and was active in the P3 Program – Personal Power and Prosperity Workshops. After livin...
Martin I. Finkelstein of Casselberry died on on Saturday, July 20. He was 89 years old. He was born in Philadelphia on June 26, 1924, to the late Reuben and Ida Kaplan Finkelstein. Following high school he entered the Army and served in Europe during World War II, receiving an honorable discharge in 1946. He then enrolled in the University of Massachusetts where he had received a full four-year scholarship. On Dec. 12, 1947, in Paterson, N.J., he married the former Ann Ginsberg, his wife of more than 65 years, who survives him. During his...
Ruth L. Rabinovitz of Orlando, died on Wednesday, July 23. She was 74. Mrs. Rabinovitz was born in Boston, Mass., on March 8, 1939. She was married to the late Paul Rabinovitz who passed away in October 1998. The couple moved to the Orlando area from Miami in 1976. Mrs. Rabinovitz is survived by her daughter, Amy, of Orlando. Funeral services were held at Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel with Rabbi Maurice Kaprow of VITAS Hospice officiating. Interment was at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Beth Shalom...
Arthur V. Schott of Maitland died on Saturday, July 20. He was 90 years old. Born on Feb. 24, 1923, in Frankfurt, Germany, to the late Frederick and Hedwig Wohlfart Schott, he attended grade school there. In 1938, at the age of 15, he left Germany and went to London, living there for six months. From England he moved to the Philippines where he lived for the next 18 months before being able to enter the United States through Portland, Ore., and settling in Cincinnati. On Nov. 3, 1957, he married in New York the former Harriet Rubin, his wife...
Rita B. Shore of Champions Gate died on Saturday, July 13, at her residence. She was 88 years old. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., she was born on March 15, 1925, to the late George and Rose Metzger Bernstein. A graduate of Erasmus High School she was voted “Miss Subway” for New York. She moved from New York to Miami Beach with her young son, Ron, in the middle 1950s. She grew up in a theater family where her relatives starred in the Jewish vaudeville circuit. In Miami, Mrs. Shore became entrenched in the entertainment industry. She worked in man...
ied on Monday, July 8. He was 55 years old. Mr. Misek was born in Cincinnati on Sept 30, 1957, to Bernard and Myra Flaum Misek. He was an Eagle Scout and received his bachelor’s degree from SUNY-Albany. On Aug. 19, 1994, in Charleston, S.C., he married the former Terri Shayne. Mr. Misek was a salesman and specialized in housewares. He and his family lived in Longwood and are members of Congregation of Reform Judaism. Mr. Misek is survived by his wife; his parents, of Raleigh, N.C.; his daughters, Samantha of Lakeland and Sari of Longwood; h...
Dorothy Yesser of Deltona died Thursday, July 11. She was 89 years old. Born in New Haven, Conn., on Sept. 26, 1923, to the late Jack and Shirley Greenberg Small, she was the widow of the late Hyman Yesser to whom she was married for more than 57 years when he passed away in 2003. A loving wife, mother and grandmother, she was a Florida winter resident from Harrisburg, Pa., for more than 40 years, moving to the Deltona area in 2004. She was a longtime member of Beth El Temple in Harrisburg. Mrs. Yesser is survived by her sons, Alan Yesser of...
Jonie Goldberg of Maitland passed away on Thursday, June 27, at her residence. She was 76 years old. A native of New Rochelle, N.Y., she was born on Aug. 1, 1936 to the late Frank and Phyllis Fox Eggers. She attended local area schools and on Oct. 14, 1959, married the love of her life, Henry “Hank” Goldberg. Theirs was to be a love affair for nearly 52 years, before Hank passed away in March 2011. The Goldbergs relocated from Mount Vernon, N.Y., to the Orlando area in 1964, where they ran a very successful building inspection business. She...
Garret Matthew Furman, of Deltona, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013. He was 38 years old. Mr. Furman was born in Miami, Fla. to Stuart Furman and Miriam Furman on August 3, 1974. He was a devoted husband and father and a loyal friend to many. He served proudly in the U.S. Navy and among other things was an experienced and enthusiastic chef, a skilled network technician and an accomplished sales professional. Mr. Furman is survived by his wife of 16 years, Sarah Furman; son, Ethan Furman;...
Gladys “Hap” Leckart, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013. She was 91 years old. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on February 22, 1922, she moved to Norfolk, Va. and then to Miami Beach. Mrs. Leckart married her beloved husband, Larry, in Miami in 1947. They settled with their two daughters, Stacey and Janice, in Orlando in 1956, after Larry opened the legendary Ronnie’s Restaurant. Mrs. Leckart was known for her wit, class, generosity and her Cabbage Soup recipe that was on the menu at Ronnie’s. She was a member of Temple Israel. She was predece...
Seymour Meister, of Orlando, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2013. He was 81 years old. He was born in Newark, N.J. July 2, 1931, to the late Morris and Sarah Buchinsky Meister. An avid Gator fan, he graduated from the University of Florida and was a registered pharmacist in the Orlando area for many years. Mr. Meister served in the U.S. Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. In July 1957, in Orlando, he married the former Theodora Redner, his wife of nearly 56 years, who survives him. They relocated to Orlando from Jacksonville in 1960. In addition to...
Fairlie Michaelson, of Altamonte Springs, passed away on June 19, 2013. She was 91 years old. Born in Manchester, England on December 15, 1921, she married her adoring husband Dan, a United States soldier, and came to the states in 1945. They made their home in New York where he was a pharmacist and she was a mother and homemaker. They retired to the Orlando area in 1980 and enjoyed boating and the outdoors until August 1982 when he passed away after an extended illness. Mrs. Michaelson remained in the area and kept busy travelling with...
Edgar Zets, of Maitland, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2013 He was 89 years old. Mr. Zets was born in Pretoria, South Africa to the late Alec and Eva Miller Zets. He attended school in South Africa and married the former Naomi Jackson in Cape Town, in January 1951. They were married for more than 61 years when Mrs. Zets passed away in March. Mr. Zets’ career was primarily in hotel management. In 1988, they relocated to the Orlando area to be closer to their sons and family. Mr. Zets is survived by his sons, Gary (Eleanor) Zets of Maitland a...
Herbert Miller of Winter Springs died Sunday, June 16, 2013. He was 89 years old. Mr. Miller was born on April 4, 1924, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to the late Harry and Diana Seidler Miller. He was married to the late Janice Miller for 38 years, when she passed away on 2006. Mr. Miller was a salesman in the pool service equipment business. He is survived by his son, Douglas (Elizabeth) of Oviedo; and four grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brother, Daniel, and sister, Mildred. Graveside funeral services were held at Beth Israel Cemetery, Gotha,...
Eleanor Raff, of Longwood, died June 1, 2013. She was 86 years old. Born in New York City on Aug. 29, 1926 to Albert and Mollie Benmayor, Mrs. Raff was the younger of two children. Her older sister, Lena Sami, remembers her as a quiet, well-behaved child who was a good student. She developed a fondness for literature and writing, which followed her into adulthood. Mrs. Raff grew into quite a beauty and many thought she resembled Joan Crawford with all her style and class. She married her first...
