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Sonia Levey, age 88, of Kissimmee, passed away peacefully on Oct.17, 2019, at the VITAS Inpatient Hospice Unit in Winter Garden. A Brooklyn, New York native, she was born on Jan. 3, 1931, to the late Isadore and Fannie Beck. She was a high school graduate and a homemaker moving from New York to Weston, Fla., in 1997. Sonia was the widow of the Ronald W. Levey and relocated to the Orlando area in March of 2019. She is survived by her daughters, Laura (Ed) Weisenfeld of Kissimmee and Karen (Rick) Lynch of Ramsey, N.J.; and her...
Submitted by his family James Stuart Grodin, known to all as Jim, passed away on Oct. 13, 2019. Jim was born on Dec. 11, 1945, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Florence (Smith) and Edward Grodin. He graduated from Whitefish High School in 1964 and attended the University of Wisconsin. He majored in history, and there began a lifelong study of the history of WWII. He spent his junior year abroad at the University of Freiburg in Germany, where he became fluent in German. Jim married Barbara Lustok, on...
Ruth E. Miller, 85, of Winter Park, Fla., was born Oct. 24, 1933 and passed away Oct. 8, 2019. She moved to The Villages, Fla., from Las Vegas in 2007 and in 2013 to Winter Park. Mrs. Miller enjoyed gaming including mahjong, crafting, crochet, needlepoint, knitting and sewing, and especially loved cooking. She was a former member of Temple Shalom in The Villages and attended Congregation Ohev Shalom in Maitland, Fla. A devoted wife, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband Jerry in 2012...
ALBERT “Al” Mosseri, age 71, of Lake Mary, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, at Orlando Regional Medical Center. He was born on May 18, 1948, in Cairo, Egypt, a son of the late Maurice and Alice Wahba Mosseri. The family immigrated to the United States and Al graduated from high school and attended college. He served in the U.S. Army during the Viet Nam era. On May 25, 1975, in Brooklyn, he married the former Corrie Fallas, his wife of over 44 years, who survives him. Al worked as a supervisor for FEMA. The family relocated to the Orl...
Submitted by the family Florence “Fagy” Pearl Peiper (nee Jeff), age 99, of Palm Springs, Calif., and formerly of Orlando, passed away peacefully at Palm Springs Health Care and Rehab Center on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. An Ohio native, she was born on Aug. 29, 1920, to the late Aaron and Ida Mitelsky Jeff, and was the widow of the late Albert Peiper, to whom she was married for over 66 years when he passed away in November 2006. Florence was also predeceased by her brothers, Julius (Rose, deceased) Jeff and Robert (Paula) Jeff; and sister, Ros...
Barbara Kosstrin, age 67, of Altamonte Springs, passed away on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at AdventHealth Hospice in Altamonte Springs. She was born on Dec. 11, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of the late Jose and Tauba Frejman Gaterbaum. Barbara earned her master’s degree and was an elementary school teacher for many years. She is survived by her sons, David (Lauren) Weisz of Sanford and Lee (Talya) Kosstrin of Altamonte Springs; and two grandchildren, Aryana and Joseph. She is also survived by her brother, Dr. Carl Gaterbaum of M...
Submitted by her family Shirley Michael, age 85, of Maitland, passed away on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Weinstein Hospice in Atlanta, with her loving family by her side. Shirley was born on Jan. 2, 1934, in Cleveland, Ohio. She was a beacon of light, always smiling, dancing, and helping others. Her spirit will live on through her family and legion of friends she cherished, making a lasting impact by her shining example. She was an active volunteer at Congregation Ohev Shalom who was appreciated and loved by everyone young and old. As Miss...
(JTA)-Cokie Roberts, a pioneering journalist who with her husband wrote an interfaith Haggadah and published a book about their interfaith marriage, has died. Roberts was one of the few female voices on the air when she began in the 1970s and won several prestigious awards for her work, including an Emmy. She was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 2008. Roberts died Tuesday in Washington, D.C., at 75 from complications of breast cancer, the family said in a statement. She...
Adam Benjamin, age 72, of Poinciana, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, evening, Sept. 13, 2019, at Osceola Regional Medical Center. A native of Rome, Italy, Adam was born on March 21, 1947, to the late Izrael and Margaret Rosenberg Benjamin. Following high school he earned his Associates Degree from what was then Miami-Dade Community College. Upon graduation, Adam enlisted in the United States Navy serving for four years. On March 3, 1973, in Miami, Adam married the former America Nunez, his wife of more than 46 years...
Mark Steven Cooperstein, 73, of Orlando, passed away on Sunday morning, Sept. 8, 2019, at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital. Dr. Cooperstein was born on Sept. 1, 1946, in Philadelphia to the late Charles and Beatrice Rosen Cooperstein. He was raised in Philadelphia, graduating from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine with a degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology. On June 22, 1968, in Philadelphia, he married his wife of more than 51 years, the former Harriet Blavat, who survives him. They lived for a time in New Jersey and Lancaster, pa. They...
Iva Rosiland Baumstein (nee Bernstein), known to her family and friends as "Roz" or "Rozie," passed away quietly on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, at the age of 92. She was born on March 16, 1927, in St. Augustine, Florida, to Lester and Sarah Bernstein. She was a second generation Jewish American and Floridian. In 1948, she graduated from Sophie Newcomb College and moved back to St. Augustine where she met her husband, Jack Baumstein, at her cousin's wedding. The two wed on March 18, 1950, at the...
John Salomon “Johnny” Blum, age 69, of Winter Garden, passed away peacefully at AdventHealth Hospice in Altamonte Springs on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. Johnny was born on Nov. 13, 1949, in Sousa, Dominican Republic, the son of Hella Dora Codik and the late Max Blum, both refugees from Europe. He was the 100th baby born in the Sousa, Dominican Republic colony. The family immigrated to the United States and he became a U.S. Citizen in 1961. Johnny was the owner/operator of a warehouse equipment company. On Dec. 28, 1997, in Miami Beach, he mar...
Sylvia Stone, age 92, of Winter Park, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, at Regents Park Health Care Center in Winter Park. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Sylvia and her late husband, Simon, whom she married in April 1946, relocated to the Orlando area in 2011. During her working career, she was an administrative assistant in manufacturing. Sylvia is survived by her sons, Mark Allen Stone (Susie) of Longwood, Barry Ronald Stone (Dagmar) of Hanover, Penn., and Arnie Stone (Helaine) of Ft. Mill, S.C. She was the proud grandmother of six...
JERUSALEM (JTA)-A 19-year-old yeshiva student was found stabbed to death in the West Bank's Etzion settlement bloc. Dvir Sorek of the Ofra settlement was reported missing on Wednesday evening, hours after he had said he was returning from a shopping trip to Jerusalem to buy a book for his rabbi as an end-of-year gift from his class. His body was found at about 3 a.m. Thursday on a road leading to the Migdal Oz settlement where he attended the Machanaim yeshiva, reportedly clutching the books he...
(JTA)—Richard Stone, Florida’s first Jewish senator since the Civil War and an adviser on the Camp David Peace Accords, has died. Stone died on Sunday at the age of 90, his son-in-law Joel Poznansky told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in an email. He was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Miami Beach. He graduated from Harvard College and Columbia Law School and worked as a lawyer in Florida prior to entering local politics there. In 1975, he became the state’s first Jewish senator since the Civil W...
George C. Goodman, age 84, of Orlando, passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2019, at Encore at Avalon Park. A native of Providence, Rhode Island, he was born on Jan. 7, 1935, to the late Charles and Hilda Deluty Goodman. He married the former Marcia Cutler on Aug. 1, 1956, in Providence. Following their relocation to the Orlando area in 1978, George worked for over 20 years in the maintenance department at Walt Disney World. Marcia predeceased him on Feb. 18, 2016. George is survived by his son Jeffrey (Waynell) Goodman of Hawaii and his...
(JNS)-The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano, died at the age of 72, announced the agency on Monday, July 22. Amano led the nuclear watchdog since 2009 and oversaw the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that simultaneously consisted of secret side deals between the IAEA and the Islamic Republic. Earlier this month, Amano said that Iran had surpassed the uranium-enrichment limit set as part of the nuclear accord. "While I am convinced that the IAEA as an institution will be...
Written by Sheila Reback Gladys Friedman Paulin, 80, died Wednesday, July 17, 2019, in Winter Park, Florida. She was born in Cortland, New York, daughter of Norma C. and John C. Friedman. Gladys spent her childhood in Auburn, New York. She received her B.S. from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Gladys’s business career in New York City included positions as Benefits administrator and Pension specialist for Incentive Systems, Inc., Wheelabrator-Frye, Inc.; Combustion Engineering, Inc.; Pan American World Airways; Fiat; and S.P.A. She r...
Phyllis Schulman Kamenoff, age 94, of Altamonte Springs, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019, at AdventHealth Hospice at Island lake. She was born on Oct. 28, 1924, in Springfield, Mass., one of two daughters born to the late Harry and Lillian Pallot Schulman. Her family moved to Miami when she was four. Phyllis grew up in Miami where she excelled in music. She was very active in many groups, including the YMHA where she was part of USY and B'nai B'rith Girls. She was a summer camp counselor...
(JTA)-German-Jewish film producer Artur Brauner, whose award-winning films include "The Garden of the Finzi-Continis" and "Europa Europa," has died at the age of 100. Brauner, who died Sunday in Berlin, was considered one of the most important producers in postwar Germany. Born in August 1918 in Lodz, Poland, Brauner fled to the Soviet Union in 1939 with his parents and four siblings, thus escaping the fate of other family members who were murdered in the massacres by German forces at Babi Yar...
Former Winter Park and Longwood resident, Arnold "Arnie" Irving Sager, passed away at the age of 86 on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in Danvers, Mass. Sager was born Oct. 11, 1932 to the late Bessie and Morton Sager. He was predeceased by his two sisters, Rebecca Whitney and Lillian Green. He was the loving husband of Barbara L. Sager for 66 years, and devoted father of Bobby Sager and his wife Elaine Sager, David Sager and his late husband Brian Churchill, and Ronald Sager. He was also the proud and...
(JTA)-Judith Krantz, one of the best-selling female novelists of all time, has died. Krantz died on Saturday at her home in Bel Air, California at the age 91, Deadline reported. According to the Jewish Women's Archives, Krantz is the third-largest-selling female novelist in history. "Although her goal is for her books to provide escape and entertainment, she does try to make some serious points and has woven such issues as anti-Semitism and the German occupation into her novels. All of her...
Just 72 hours after the St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society marked the 55th anniversary of the largest mass arrest of rabbis in U.S. history, Rabbi Richard Levy, one of the 16 rabbis arrested, passed away. Levy, along with a denominational administrator, came to St. Augustine in support of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the efforts of the Southern Christian Leadership Council to desegregate St. Augustine. Attached to this effort was the desire to keep the Civil Rights movement on...
(JNS)-Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi died on Monday, June 17, 2019, at the age of 67 after passing out during a court session. The Muslim Brotherhood member led Egypt from 2012, following the ouster of longtime head Hosni Mubarak, until Morsi was ousted himself in 2013 following massive demonstrations, primarily in Cairo. Morsi was known to have a negative view of Israel, including condemning the Jewish state's "Operation Pillar of Defense" in the fall of 2012, response to rockets...
Dr. Edward Okun, 87, a world-renowned retina specialist, gallery owner and artist, died from complications of cancer on June 14, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Braham) Okun, to whom he was married for 53 years, until her death in 2007. He was also a wonderful father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, doctor, professor, colleague, and friend. Born in Springfield, Mass., in 1931, Ed attended Dartmouth College, and earned his medical degree at the University of Vermont....
