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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...
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...
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....
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Submitted by the family Michael B. Etzkin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Feb. 28, 1947, to Joe and Paula Etzkin and died on Aug. 17, 2021, in Altamonte Springs, Fla., at the age of 74. At the age of 16, Michael and his twin brother Allan, who predeceased him one year ago, moved with their parents to Cleveland, Ohio, while oldest brother Steven stayed in Wisconsin. After graduating from Cleveland Heights High School, Michael attended Kent State University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He worked at several Ohio n...
Morris Barocas, 94, of Orlando, passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Barocas was born in New York on May 29, 1927,, to the late Joseph and Rebecca Azar Barocas. After serving two tours in the United States Navy, e and his family relocated to the Orlando area in 1980 from Newburgh, New York. Mr. Barocas is survived by his loving wife of 69 years, Selma (Lebowitz) Barocas; his son, Jerry Barocas of Dunedin, Fla.; his daughter, Renee (Barocas) Schiller of Winter Park, Fla.; his grandsons, Colin Barocas of Largo, Fla.,...
Charles L. Goldberg, 77, of Winter Park, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at his home following a brief illness. He was born on Jan. 14, 1944, in Youngstown, Ohio, to the late Samuel and Eleanor Schagrin Goldberg. A retired physical therapist, he relocated to Winter Park in 2001. He was predeceased by his wife, Jackie Knight. Mr. Goldberg is survived by several nieces. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando FL 32810, 407-599-1180, www.bethshalommemorialchapel.com....
Mr. Alan M. Rakofsky, 81, of Merritt Island died Friday July 30, 2021 at Vitas Hospice following a brief illness. Mr. Rakofsky was born June 17, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York to the late Marvin and Sylvia (Silverman) Rakofsky and moved to the coast in 1969 from New York. He retired from United Space Alliance as a electrical technician and working with the space program at NASA for 44 years. Mr. Rakofsky is survived by his loving wife of 11 years, Phyllis (Brown) Kimbell-Rakofsky of Merritt Island; son, Andre Rakofsky of Cocoa Beach; daughters,...
Submitted by the family It is with deep sorrow, we announce the passing of Clifford "Cliff" Michael Reback, 84, of Altamonte Springs, Florida, on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at Vitas Suites Hospice surrounded by his adoring family. Cliff was born on Aug. 18, 1936, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Morris and Nelle (nee Weiner) Reback. He is survived by his beloved wife, Denise (nee Bitton) Reback; his loving children, Karen Reback and Steven Reback; son-in-law, Dr. Scott Howard;...
Mr. Ernest Schoenfeld, 87, of Merritt Island died Friday, July 30, 2021, at Solaris Healthcare Merritt Island following a brief illness. Mr. Schoenfeld was born Nov. 22, 1933, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Alex and Molly (Bornstein) Schoenfeld. He was a retired electronic technician with NASA. Mr. Schoenfeld is survived by his loving daughter, Ellen Joy (Bryan) Hochberg of Farmington Hills, Mich.; and loving grandfather of Andrea and Marissa Hochberg. Local arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel and funeral services...
Mr. Robert Sheldon, 74, of Altamonte Springs, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Sheldon was born on Oct. 13, 1946, in New York to the late Irving and Nancy Lobel Sheldon. He was a retired educator and relocated to the Orlando area in 2009 from Miami. Mr. Sheldon is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Andrea Kesler Sheldon; his daughters, Ellen (Scott) Regen of San Diego, Calif., and Suzanne (Daryl) of Apopka, Fla.; and his grandchildren, Eric and Daphne. Graveside services were held at Mount Nebo...
Miss. Sharon Silkes, 63 of Orlando, died Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at her home following a brief illness. Miss. Silkes was born Oct. 25, 1957 in New York, New York, and moved to the Orlando area in 2005 from New York. She is predeceased by her father, Leonard Silkes. Miss. Silkes is survived by her loving mother, Marion (Munk) Silkes; and niece, Jessica Silkes both of Orlando. Graveside Services for Miss. Silkes were held at Ohev Shalom Cemetery with Rabbi Arnold Siegel officiating. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee...
Submitted by the family. The Jeser family has lost its king, its hero. Michael Lieb Jeser was born on Jan. 28, 1976. On Shabbat Va’etchanan, July 24, 2021, Michael lost his four-year battle with esophageal cancer. He leaves his much loved and adored wife, “his Malka,” Laura, and his four-year-old daughter and light of his life, Eleanore. He will be greatly missed by his brothers — his partners-in-crime, Marc and Dave; his sisters-in-law, Elizabeth and Lisa; and his 14 nephews and nieces....
(JNS) - Ruth Pearl, the mother of slain Wall Street Journal journalist Daniel Pearl, died on July 20 at the age of 85. In 2002, Ruth Pearl and her husband, Judea Pearl, were thrust into international attention after Al-Qaeda terrorists in Pakistan kidnapped their son, Daniel Pearl, and executed him nine days later. Pearl, an electrical engineer and computer analyst, was born Eveline Rejwan in Baghdad on Nov. 10, 1935. According to the University of Southern California Shoah Foundation news...
Miriam Cohen, 95, of Lake Mary, Fla., passed away July 19, 2021, at the age of 95. She was born Jan. 28, 1926, in New York. She married Albert Cohen, of blessed memory, in December 1948. She is survived by her three children, Gwen Sloan, Cindy Diebel, and David Cohen; their spouses; and her two grandchildren, David and Benjamin Sloan. Miriam’s home was always open to her children’s friends, her friends and neighbors, and her husband’s business associates. She was an excellent cook and had a talent for creating wonderful meals at a momen...
Harold L. “Hank” Greenberg, MD, passed away peacefully at home in Longwood, Fla., on July 13, 2021. Hank was born on July 16, 1938, in Tampa, Fla., to the late Sam and Rita Stanler Greenberg. He is survived by his loving wife of 28 year, Norma Brand Greenberg; his children, Julie Greenberg, Aharon Lawrence Greenberg, Rebecca Greenberg, Janet Keadle (Wayne), Rita Greenberg-Moynihan (Chris); his stepchildren, Michael Brank (Beth), Becky Brand Arruda (Tom); his 12 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren; his sister Marlene Steinberg (Ralph); and...
