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(JTA) – With a single driving guitar riff, the man born as Monty Noserovitch changed pop-culture forever - although he had to fight to get the credit for it. British Jewish composer Monty Norman, who died Monday at the age of 94, wrote the original version of the James Bond theme, one of the most enduring compositions in movie history. Born to Jewish Latvian immigrant parents in London's East End in 1928, Norman first made a name for himself as a songwriter for early British rock groups and W...
Evin Rubin passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at home in Winter Park, FL. Born in New York March 7, 1924, he was the son of Anna and Samuel Rubin. Evin served in three branches of the military across both World War II and the Korean War. He built a successful dental practice in New York City, helped establish a Reconstructionist synagogue in Westchester County, N.Y., and was passionate about life and family. Evin is survived by Carole, his wife of 71 years, his children — Marty (Kathleen Morgan), Leonard (Susan) and Cindy (Mary); his b...
By Molly R. Sinert Ruth S. Elson, 93, passed away peacefully on the morning of June 18, 2022. The oldest of seven siblings, Ruth was born April 29, 1929. She raised three children of her own in Rochester, N.Y., with Leonard “Lenny” Elson, her husband of 49 years. Ruth earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from SUNY Albany and used her science education to build a career, eventually proudly retiring with Eastman Kodak Company. Following retirement, Ruth and Lenny moved to Central Florida. Here they enjoyed family barbeques and pool days, findi...
Arlene Rubenstein Ludin passed away on June 19, 2022, at the age of 89. Arlene was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., on July 1, 1932, the daughter of Moe and Sally Rubenstein. She married Dr. Edward Ludin in 1953. They moved to Cherry Hill, New Jersey, where Ed was a plastic surgeon. They were married 40 years until his passing in 1993. In addition to raising 3 children, Arlene was very involved in the art scene, chairing the National Council of Jewish Women art show and later serving as president of...
Victoria Roussman, age 75, of Orlando, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2022, at AdventHealth Hospice — Orlando after an extended illness. Victoria was born Jan. 31, 1947, in Miami, Fla., and was the daughter of the late Major Harold Roussman and step-daughter of the late Natalie Roussman. She is survived by her step-siblings, Andrea Eliscu and Richard Trock. Vicki graduated from Edgewater High School. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida and her master’s from Iowa State. After working as a college student activ...
Alan Moss, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on June 4, 2022. He was born in London, England, on Feb. 18, 1931. Alan immigrated to the U.S. At the age of 16 and became a naturalized citizen in 1953. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and later graduated from Bryant University, where he met his loving wife of 65 years, Sandra. Alan was a certified public accountant, an artist, and enjoyed playing soccer and tennis. His passion was cheering on the Tottenham Hotspurs, an English soccer team he followed since...
Lillian Sweet Berkowitz passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on June 4, 2022, at the age of 94. Her husband Dr. Milo M. Berkowitz predeceased her in 2009. She was born to Harry and Bella Sweet of Brooklyn, New York, in February 1928, and has ever since told her family she was happy for her good life. She grew up in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and graduated from City College of New York. After college she traveled for two years throughout post-war Europe and to Israel with her sister. She...
Beth Michele Balog Berger, formerly of Riverdale, N.Y., passed away on May 22, 2022. She was born to Paul and Estelle Balog on July 15, 1953. After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science at 16, she attended The City College of New York before transferring to and graduating from Cornell University at the age of 20. She met her husband-to-be, Isaac, at the City College of New York, and they were married and lived in Riverdale after her graduation. She then earned her master’s degree from Lehman College, and had three children. W...
Lynn Judith Godorov, "Judy", was born in Philadelphia on June 1, 1934, to David and Frances Shuman. She passed on May 16, 2022. She went to Temple University and taught kindergarten in inner-city schools in Philadelphia and Orlando. As a teacher at Grand Ave. and Rock Lake Elementary Schools, she was a celebrated educator and often went beyond for her students, knitting hats, buying clothes, and collecting books for them to take home. Judy actively volunteered, advocating for the homeless and those in need. She had a lifelong commitment to...
Submitted by the family It is with deep sadness that we let you know that our beloved wife and mother, Gertrude R. (Trudy) Zarek, passed away peacefully at the age of 94 on May 16, 2022, surrounded by her family. Born to Phillip and Minnie in Indianapolis, Indiana, she was a graduate of Shortridge High School, Butler University, and the Indiana University School of Law. Earning her law degree in 1959, a time when there were not many women in the profession, she was admitted to the Bar and she...
Stephen "Steve" Weldon Horne, of Longwood, Florida, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2022. He was born on Feb. 25, 1957, in San Francisco Calif., to Lewis and Beverly Horne. Steve was the ultimate salesman and worked in sales most of his life. He was a service adviser at Don Mealy Acura, which later became AutoNation Acura, for over 20 years. He was beloved by his customers and, for the most part, his fellow employees. In his later life he began working with his wife, Paula, at her CPA firm....
Judith "Judi" Addelston, was 56 and she was born at Doctor's Hospital in New York, New York. She passed away peacefully after a long battle with ovarian cancer on April 16, 2022, at her home in Orlando, Florida. She was surrounded by those she loved. Judi is survived by her wife of nine years, Karen Dicken, and their children James Santiago Hernandez and Marizayda Torres. Judi graduated from the elite Hunter College High School in New York. She spent her 10th grade of high school in the...
(JNS) — Mimi Reinhard, a secretary in Oskar Schindler’s office who typed up the list of Jewish men, women and children to be saved from death by Nazi Germany, died in Israel on April 8 at the age of 107. She was buried Sunday, April 10, in Herzliya, said her son, Sasha Weitman, as reported in the AP. Born Carmen Koppel in Vienna, Austria, in 1915, Reinhardt moved to Krakow, Poland, before the start of World War II and was forced into the Krakov ghetto when the Nazis invaded the country in 1939. In 1942, she was sent to the Plaszow con...
Marilyn Kaplan, age 89, of Orlando, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, April 16, 2022, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. Marilyn, a native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was born on Aug. 25, 1932. She was one of three children born to the late Samuel and Pauline Morris Friedman. Following her high school graduation, Marilyn went to work for the State of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg. She married Donald Kaplan on Sept. 1, 1951, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. They were married for more than 65 years when Don passed away in...
(JNS) - The first joke Gilbert Gottfried remembers making is when he was on his couch at about 4 years old. "When does the roller coaster start?" he recounts himself saying in his memoir "Rubber Balls and Liquor." It may not have seemed so funny then, but give it time. The legendary comedian had a brilliant and bumpy ride of ups and down. Gottfried was irreverent, hysterical, controversial, and if you saw his act, you'd hear big laughs mixed with murmurs by audience members wondering if he'd...
(JTA) - Estelle Harris, the Jewish actress who played George Costanza's mother on the sitcom "Seinfeld," died Saturday at the age of 93. Harris played the role of Estelle Costanza, the always shrill and frequently apoplectic mother to George Costanza, on the sitcom from 1992 until the show's finale in 1998. According to Deadline, the character of George's mother was named Estelle before Harris landed the part - but her name wasn't the only thing Harris shared with her onscreen character. "I'm...
Sara Snyder Epstein, of Sanford, Fla., died in her sleep on April 2, 2022. She was 102. Sara was born on June 1, 1919, in Annapolis, Md., to Benjamin and Yetta (Farber) Snyder. When Sara was five, the family moved to Easton, Md. She attended State Teacher College at Townson, 1936-1937. After completing secretarial school at Strayer Business College, she worked at Cat's Paw Rubber Company in Baltimore, 1938-1940. She worked in the Panama Canal Building in Washington, D.C., 1940-1943. She became...
Dr. Irene Moss Lober, a resident of Lake Mary, passed away on March 28, 2022. A daughter of Brooklyn, Irene was one of five children raised by loving parents Beckie (Belanka) and David Moss. She was predeceased by her siblings, Albert, Caroline, Louis and Harold. She met the love of her life, Sol, while selling war bonds in the City College of New York cafeteria when Sol returned from WWII to study on the GI bill. He knew from the moment he met her that she was his intended and proposed six weeks later. They were married for 66 years before...
(JNS) - Madeleine Albright, the first woman to hold the position of U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer at the age of 84. A statement posted on Twitter said that Albright was "surrounded by family and friends" and that she was "a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend," as well as a "tireless champion of democracy and human rights." Born Marie Jana Korbelova in Prague-then Czechoslovakia in 1937-she came to the United States as a refugee in 1948. She eventually rose to the...
Jim Rosenblum, of Ocoee, Fla., died unexpectedly on Jan. 22, 2022, from complications of cancer and chemotherapy, at the age of 73. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on Feb. 7, 1948, to Earl and Liese (Grad) Rosenblum, Jim was raised in Lexington, Mass. He graduated from Brandeis University in 1970, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and French, and attained his Master of Arts degree in Music Composition from the City University of New York in 1972. Jim's love of adventure and music took him to Pari...
An avid traveler, Marla Lynn Sinert, passed away just five weeks after returning from a trip to the Azores. With her husband of 45 years, Merrill, and daughter Molly by her side, Marla, 66, departed this life peacefully after a brief unexpected battle with cancer on March 25, 2022. Marla was a lighthearted and kind wife, mother, sister and daughter. She loved her "Grand Pups" and was a friend to all animals. She often wore colorful tie-dye, which matched her bright personality. She found great...
Miriam Machela Apfel, age 97, of The Villages, Florida, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022. A Holocaust survivor, loving wife, mother of two, grandmother of three, and great-grandmother of four, Miriam was born in Poland on March 6, 1924, as the youngest of seven children to Bracha and Motle Levental. Twelve-year-old Miriam was preparing for the first day of her new school year in 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. Separated from her family and taken to a labor camp, Miriam survived the Holocaust while much of her family did not. While in...
Raynelda Doris Sunshine, passed peacefully at The Mayflower Winter Park Florida on Monday, March 7, 2022. Raynelda known as Doris, was born in Liberty County, West Virginia, to Homer L. Asbury and Roberta Susanne Asbury on March 11, 1922. She had five siblings that all predeceased her. She grew up on a farm in the countryside and in 1953, she met the love of her life, Herbert Sunshine, with whom she was married for 55 years and raised seven children — Ann Thornburg (deceased), James Sunshine, Larry Sunshine (deceased), Ramona Sunshine, Dana S...
Edwin Joel Leffler, 82, of Winter Park, Fla., passed away on Feb. 22, 2022. Ed was born May 20, 1939, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Alfred Leffler, a Broadway Show ticket broker and Bertha Lashinsky. Ed graduated from Far Rockaway High School in 1956, and from New York University in 1960, where he met Beverly Ann Greenberg, his wife of 60 years. After serving in the United States Air Force, Ed worked on Wall Street as a “market-maker” setting stock prices for Merrill Lynch for 10 years. Ed left to join his father-in-law, Sam Greenberg, in the ret...
Harry Louis Seligman, 76, of Sanford, Fla., passed away on March 2, 2022. Harry was born on Sept. 19,1945, in Chicago. Ill., but was raised in Shaw, Miss., by his loving parents, Dan and Bess Seligman. He was the oldest of three siblings - his sister, Linda Seligman (North Carolina) and his little brother, Mike Seligman (deceased). Harry eventually moved to Florida and had a long career in electronic sales. He met his wife, Arlene, on a blind date and was married for nearly 40 years. He helped...
