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Sybil Biales, 91, formerly of Maitland, passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family and loved ones on Oct. 22, 2021, in Southlake, Texas. Sybil is preceded in death by her husband, Maj. Albert Biales, USAF (Ret.) and daughter Sandra Lowson. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Louise and Jerry Springer of Southlake, Texas; daughters, Diane Allison of Palmdale, California, and Patty Waltenburg; and son Jeff Biales. She is also survived by her four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family is thankful for VNA... Full story
Dr. Melvin E. Cohen passed away on Oct. 24, 2021. He was born April 23, 1932, in Watertown, N.Y., to Ethel and Morris Cohen. Dr. Cohen attended Watertown schools and graduated with honors in chemistry from Watertown High School. Dr. Cohen graduated from St. Lawrence University Cum Laude with a B.S. degree, Phi Beta Kappa, and was a member of Beta Beta Beta National Biology honorary, and Beta Chi Rho national psychology honorary. He graduated from the University of New York College of Medicine in Syracuse, New York. He did a rotating internship... Full story
Mary Lou Goss, 88, of Maitland passed away Oct. 20, 2021. Mrs. Goss was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 11, 1933, to the late Helen and Richard Werner. Mrs. Goss showed a talent for music and at a young age became known regionally for her singing voice. By her early teens, she was appearing on local radio shows and singing at many different venues. She was admitted to the Julliard School of Music, but was prevented from attending by economic considerations. She met Gerald Goss while he was finishing his medical training at Lancaster Ge... Full story
WASHINGTON (JTA) - Colin Powell will be remembered in history as the first Black U.S. national security adviser, the first Black military chief of staff and the first Black secretary of state. He was also the first military chief to speak Yiddish as a second language, and he loved surprising Jews with his skill. Powell, the former U.S. secretary of state who brokered the "road map" to a two-state peace deal that still informs much of U.S. policy in the region, died Monday aged 84. He died of...
Rita Cassel Coenson, 89, beloved wife, grandmother and great-grandmother, died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. She was born Oct. 5, 1932. Rita was a gifted artist, interior designer and business owner. She was married to the late Martin Coenson for 54 years. She is survived by her children — Steven, Barbara, Craig and Douglas; her grandchildren — Chad, Julie, Melissa, Caleb, Elijah and Andrew; great-grandchildren — Asher, Raleigh and Annabelle; and sister, Joyce Kitey and her family. She was beautiful woman who loved life, loved to laugh, and most... Full story
Charles Coleman Gamson, age 83, of Tampa died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Charlie was born in Mt. Vernon, N.Y. on Dec. 30, 1937, and moved to Orlando in the early 1950s. He graduated from Edgewater High School. Charlie was a partner of Aaron Scrap Metals in Orlando before moving to Tampa. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Susan, and his brother Alvin Gamson. Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Lorinda Gamson and Josh and Dani Gamson; five cherished grandchildren — Noah, Maggie, Ezra, Mara and Jonah; and his b... Full story
(Cleveland Jewish News via JTA) - Jim Fleischer, a Canton, Ohio native who served as CEO of the historic Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi since June 2018, died from cancer on Saturday. He was 52. In a statement posted on its website, AEPi said, "Jim fought a courageous battle against cancer for the last three years, but the fight was too much and he passed away yesterday evening surrounded by his family and fraternity brothers." Fleischer graduated from Kent State University in 1993 with a...
Mrs. Lauren Ellen Shaeffer-Vandivier, 63, of Orlando died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, at Cornerstone Hospice, following a brief illness. Mrs. Schaeffer-Vandivier was born on Jan. 19, 1948, in Philadelphia, Penn., to Jeanne Singer Schaeffer and the late Jerome Schaeffer, and moved to the Orlando area in 2007 from Coral Springs, Fla. She retired from the Orange County School Board as a curriculum specialist. Mrs. Schaeffer-Vandivier is survived by Robert Vandivier of Orlando, her husband of seven years; her daughters, Alexa (Jon) Miller of Ocoee and... Full story
Mr. Jerry Adelman, 92 of Longwood, Florida, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, following a brief illness. He was born April 8, 1929, in Canton, Ohio, to the late Abraham & Lena (Eisenman) Adelman and moved to the Central Florida area in 1981 from Erie, Pennsylvania. Mr. Adelman is survived by his loving and caring wife of 60 years, Ann (Gordon) Adelman of Longwood; son, Joel Adelman of Casselberry; daughter, Jill (Frank) Vander Valk of Saratoga, N.Y.; and grandchildren — Sydney, Ben, Leor, Zoe and Jacob. Funeral Services for Mr. Adelman were held F... Full story
Mrs. Hannah B. Glaser, 92, formerly of Pikesville, Md., passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, Sept. 26, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Hannah was born in Baltimore, Md., to Morris and Rose (Berlowitz) Biller on Aug. 22, 1929. She earned a Bachelor of Arts and a master’s degree in Education from Towson State College. Hannah worked as a Social Studies teacher at Northwestern High School for many years. An avid reader, she loved crossword puzzles and played Scrabble daily before dinner with her h... Full story
Mollie Matza Solomon passed away peacefully in Orlando, Florida, at 92 years of age. Mollie was born in Brooklyn, New York, on Jan. 19, 1929. She was the devoted and loving wife of Morris “Morey” Solomon for over 69 year, whom she married in December 1951. In 1951 the couple settled in Burlington, Vermont, where they raised their four children until 1973 when the entire family of six relocated to Orlando, Florida. During her working years, Mollie was an executive secretary in the banking industry where she utilized her expert typing and sho... Full story
Lenore Pritzker, age 87, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. Mrs. Pritzker was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on Feb. 11, 1934, one of four children born to the late Benjamin and Blanche Abramovitz Stein. She was a high school graduate and on June 20, 1953, in Baltimore, she married Allan Pritzker, her husband for over 68 years. The family relocated to the Orlando area in 1961. Mrs. Pritzker is survived by her husband, Allan, of Orlando. Son Richard (Tobi) Pritzker of Casselberry; Son Dr. Jordan (Dr. Carole) Pritzker of... Full story
Marilyn Rae Tummins, 73, of Casselberry, Fla., passed away on Sept. 21, 2021, with her children by her side. She was born on Nov. 15, 1947, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to the late Sol and Lillian Bialick. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Tummins, two sisters and one brother. She is survived by her son, Mark Tummins; daughter, Michelle (Scott) Hagan; sister, Arlene (Howard) Brody; grandchildren — Jared and Jadyn and several nephews and nieces. Funeral services and burial were at Temple Israel Cemetery, Gotha, with Rabbi Arnold S... Full story
Malka Brenner Webman passed away on Sept. 23, 2021. She was the devoted and loving wife of Neil Webman, mother of Ed Webman (Marcia Tabak), Debra Webman (Jim Clark), and Lisa Webman Medin (Mark Medin), grandmother of Drew Winter, Joseph Webman, Alexa Rifkin (Zach Rifkin), Rachel Medin (Gil Chen-Zion), Danielle Medin and Adam Webman. She was predeceased by her parents Max and Rebecca Brenner and her brother Macy Brenner (Goldy Brenner). Malka had a sharp wit and could be formidable. She was a... Full story
By Gloria Max, the driving force behind the annual drive to provide school supplies to thousands of students in Volusia and Flagler counties as well as the Jerry Doliner Food Bank, died last Friday afternoon after a six-year battle with cancer. She was just a few days shy of her 81st birthday. Max was the longtime executive director of the Jewish Federation of Volusia & Flagler Counties, where she and her husband Ray also ran the federation's food bank and started an annual Operation Backpack...
(JTA) — Ida Nudel, the Russian Jewish refusenik whose 16-year effort to leave the Soviet Union moved figures as diverse as Republican Secretary of State George Schultz and activist actress Jane Fonda, has died. The Jerusalem Post reported that she died Tuesday and was buried the same day in Tel Aviv. Nudel, an accountant, began her activism in the 1970s after her request to emigrate to Israel was turned down. She supported Jews imprisoned for their activism and their families, delivering needed supplies and making representations on their b...
Submitted by the family Dorothy Jean Lazaro Berg was Jewish. Born April 1, 1941, in Detroit Michigan. Graduate of Oak Park High School in 1958. Dorothy completed three years of teaching education at Eastern Michigan University. She married Dr. Albert Berg in 1960. She had four children. In 1974, she moved her family to Winter Springs FL. For many years she was a stay at home mother. Later on, she became a bank teller for Sun Bank. Her final job was as a mobile visiting home health aide for the elderly. She was kind to all and loved by all.... Full story
Clifford (Cliff) S. Pine, age 77, passed away peacefully on Sept.12, 2021 at his home in Eustis, Florida. Cliff was born on July 5, 1944 and was a long time Central Florida resident. He attended and graduated Edgewater High School in 1962. Cliff worked for many years at WFTV Channel 9 and other television stations during his lifetime before finally retiring from Grainger in Atlanta, GA. He was heavily involved with Easter Seals many years ago, as well was a regular blood donor, reaching signific... Full story
Submitted by the family Sidney W. Bressler, 96, passed away peacefully on Mon, Aug 23, 2021 in Winter Park, Fl. Born Feb 25 1925 to Beatrice & Benjamin Bressler in New York City and raised in Brooklyn. Graduated Lowell Textile Institute in 1949. He served in the U.S. Army in WWII as an aviation engineer on a PBY, amphibious aircraft, in the Pacific. The highlight of his military career was on the morning of August 6, 1945 when his crew landed in the Sea of Japan five miles off the east coast of...
TEL AVIV (JTA) — On a blistering summer day a few years ago, journalist Joshua Mitnick and his Palestinian translator, Nuha Musleh, were out reporting a story about an East Jerusalem village. The Palestinian residents were protesting the Israeli security barrier that was being built there, cutting them off from the rest of the city. The two marched for several kilometers alongside the villagers. Musleh, refraining from both food and water because it was the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, urged Mitnick to drink water, but he demurred, saying, ...
(JTA) - Ed Asner, the Emmy award-winning Jewish actor who trademarked a gruff, flawed, and loving persona as Lou Grant in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and co-starred in the Pixar fan favorite animated movie "Up," has died at 91. "We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch passed away this morning peacefully," the family said Sunday on Asner's Twitter account. "Words cannot express the sadness we feel. With a kiss on your head - Goodnight dad. We love you." Asner, who once told The Forward he...
Steven Farkas, 68, of Orlando, passed away at his residence on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. Mr. Farkas was born in New York on July 7, 1953, to the late Victor and Raymonde Farkas. He was a psychologist. Mr. Farkas is survived by his son, Jesse, and his brother and sister-in-law, Warren and Delores Farkas of New York. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando FL 32810, 407-599-1180, http://www.bethshalommemorialchapel.com.... Full story
Belle Sefekar Gladstein, age 93, of Maitland, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. Mrs. Gladstein, a native of Brooklyn, New York, was born on Dec. 23, 1927, to the late Jack and Jennie Pitilon Sefekar. She was a high school graduate and a homemaker. She was married to her late husband, Jerome, for 70 years, when he passed away in April 2021. Mrs. Gladstein is survived by her daughter, Lois (Robert) Palis of Maitland and her son Robert (Jovina) Gladstein of Phoenix, Ariz. A funeral for the family was held at Beth... Full story
Submitted by the family Andrea Bette Rubin, age 79, of Delray Beach, Florida, passed away on Aug. 24, 2021, at The Suites at Trustbridge (Care Center in Boca Raton). Andrea, or Randie as she was known by her friends and family, was born in Brooklyn on Oct. 24, 1941 to the late Joel ad Cecille Kaden. Randie was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and grandmother. Randie grew up going to Coney Island, where her grandparents operated an amusement on the boardwalk. She had fond memories of Coney Island and always shared stories about her... Full story
James Allen Dawkins, 77, of So. Pasadena, passed away on July 27. He was co-owner of the Jewish Press Group of Tampa Bay, Inc., and publisher of the Jewish Press of Tampa Bay/Pinellas edition and Jewish Press of Tampa Bay/ Tampa edition, which celebrated its 35th year in business this month. Dawkins was born in Kissimmee, and was proud to call himself a seventh-generation Floridian. He was working on becoming certified as a Pioneer Family of Florida, for those who can prove an ancestor lived in Florida prior to 1845. He attended Osceola High Sc...
