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He loved. He loved to sing. An accomplished vocalist before his teens, he sang his whole life. He loved his Sigma Rho brothers at Miami High School. He loved his fellow congregants at the Lindenhurst Hebrew Congregation where he served several presidential terms. He loved the Lindenhurst Fire Department where he served several terms as captain of the Rescue Company. But mostly, he loved his friends-all of you! He loved his daughter, Penny; and son, Walter; daughter-in-law, Helene; son-in-law,...
Jonah Ruben Podberesky, son of Daniel and Lesley Podberesky, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at Congregation Ohev Shalom in Maitland, Fla. Jonah is in the seventh grade at Lake Highland Preparatory School where he is a member of the wrestling team, Junior Thespians, and is on the Honor Roll/President's List. His hobbies and interests include acting, singing and wrestling. He also is a member of Kadima and is currently on the Kadima board. Sharing in the...
Written by family Albert Elman, age 84, of Longwood, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2018, at Florida Hospital Altamonte. Al was the beloved and adored husband of Cyndie Elman (nee Cynthia Tulip) for only 46 years, and step-father to Beth Reinstein-Atkins, Lynn Reinstein and Karen Reinstein, as well as grandfather by choice to Zoe Atkins. He was the brother to Hilda Frishman (nee Elman) and the late Florence Klosky (nee Elman), and the son to the late Julia (nee Lefkowitz) and the late Benjamin Elman. Al was a graduate of Brooklyn College,...
Celia Feldman, age 95, of Bexley, Ohio, passed away at Bickford Assisted Living in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, July 30, 2018. She was born in Cleveland on Nov. 28, 1922, to the late Louis and Ethel Goldenberg Fierman. A homemaker, she was the widow of the late Morris Feldman, her husband of nearly 70 years when he passed away in March 2015. They lived in Cleveland, Buffalo and Birmingham before moving to Ormond Beach in 2004. Following Morris’ passing, Celia relocated to Columbus to be closer to her daughters, Fran and Linda. A devoted and l...
Nanette P. Babenzien, age 67, of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018, at TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. A native of Brooklyn, Nanette was born on June 2, 1951, to the late Joel and Cecille Kaden. For many years, she was the owner/operator of the family packaging and delivery service started by her parents. On April 11, 1976, in Roslyn Heights, N.Y., she married Eric Babenzien, her husband of over 42 years who survives her. She relocated to the Nashville area in 2014 to be closer to her family. In...
Nancy R. Behrman, age 79, of Longwood, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at her residence. She was born in Chicago on Oct. 6, 1938, to the late Ray and Evelyn Nelson Bobeng. She earned her master’s degree in education and was a teacher in the Orange County School system for over 32 years. On Sept. 6, 1959, in Chicago, she married Bernard Behrman, her husband for nearly 56 years when he passed away on Dec. 14, 2015. The family relocated to the Orlando area in 1973, and were members of Congregation Ahavas Yisrael. Nancy is survived by h...
Ruth Abels, age 101, of Longwood, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018, at her residence at Brookdale Island Lake. Mrs. Abels, was born in Brooklyn on June 9, 1917, to the late Samuel and Frieda Klein Friedman. A high school graduate, she was a homemaker and was the widow of the late David Abels who passed away in 1988. She was a Life Member of Hadassah. The family owned Abel’s Luncheonettes in New York and New Jersey until 1977. Mrs. Abels is survived by her son, Edward (Kathy) Abels of Corona del Mar, Calif.; and daughters, Flory (Robert) K...
Lorraine R. Buxbaum, age 92, of Volo, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach. Mrs. Buxbaum was born in Chicago on March 28, 1926, to the late Sol and Dorothy Shapiro Platt. During her working career she was a legal secretary. Mrs. Buxbaum is survived by her son, Scott Steele of Ormond Beach. A graveside service was held at Shalom Memorial Park in Arlington Heights, IL. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando 32810. 40...
Rae Louis Lawrence, age 90, of Orlando, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2018, at Encore at Avalon Park. Mrs. Lawrence was born on Feb. 19, 1928, in Chicago, to the late Charles and Goldie Cohn Crum. She attended college and on Aug. 30, 1947, in Chicago, married Robert Allen Lawrence, her husband 64 years who predeceased her in February 2012. The family lived in South Florida where Rae was an actor and a member of the Screen Actors Guild, before relocating to the Orlando area in 1981. She is survived by her daughters, Jennifer L. (Louis)...
Heritage Florida Jewish News founder, Eugene "Gene" Starn of La Posada, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 14, 2018, surrounded by family and friends in the Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center Hospice Unit. Starn was born May 17, 1924, in Youngstown, Ohio. He was the son of Harry and Helen Starn. Starn had journalism in his blood at a young age. When he was 14, Starn published the Hobby News, a neighborhood "scandal sheet." At 17, he was editor of the Voice of South...
An icon of the Jewish community has passed away. Harriett Lake, born Harriett Tuck on April 7, 1922, in Lebanon, Pa., died on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Harriett was a special lady. She was (Hello) Dolly Levi, Cher, Lady Gaga and Elton John all rolled into one. From the top of her hat-covered head to the tips of her designer-shoe-clad toes, she was always impeccably dressed "to a (second) t"-like her name. In fact, the only thing that tops her fashionable wardrobe was her extremely generous...
Ira Silver, CPA CGMA, a managing principal of the Orlando office at Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLC (MBAF), passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the age of 58. Ira was born in Brooklyn, New York. He moved to Florida when he was 8 years old. He graduated from Florida State University in 1981. He married his wife, Sharon, in 1982. They were married for 36 years. One of Ira’s specialties was the automotive industry. He was highly respected by his clients and colleagues for his commitment to helping his clients, as well as his industry e...
An icon of the Jewish community has passed away. Harriett Lake, born Harriett Tuck on April 7, 1922, in Lebanon, Pa., died on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Harriett was a special lady. She was (Hello) Dolly Levi, Cher, Lady Gaga and Elton John all rolled into one. From the top of her hat-covered head to the tips of her designer-shoe-clad toes, she was always impeccably dressed "to a (second) t"-like her name. In fact, the only thing that tops her fashionable wardrobe was her extremely generous...
Joshua Glasser was called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on June 2, 2018, at Chabad of Altamonte Springs. Celebrating this joyous occasion with him were his parents, Mitchell and Tamara Glasser, his sister, Sarah Glasser, residents of Altamonte Springs, and uncles, aunts, and cousins from Florida, New York and New Jersey. "We join together wishing Mazal Tov to the Glasser family," said Rabbi Mendy Bronstein. "May Joshua continue to bring them much nachas!"...
NEW YORK-Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain has taken his own life, according to the television network CNN for which Bourdain took viewers around the world for the "Parts Unknown" series. He was 61. CNN said Bourdain was in Strasbourg filming an upcoming segment in the series. It said that Bourdain was found unresponsive Friday morning by friend and chef Eric Ripert. It called his death a suicide. "It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony...
Bertha Weinstein, age 88, of Winter Park, passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at her residence. She was born in New York City on Aug. 7, 1929, to the late Abraham and Lillian Ruderman Bialek. A homemaker, Mrs. Weinstein was a high school graduate and was married for 63 years to her late husband, Mark, who passed away on May 1, 2013. As an avocation, Mrs. Weinstein taught modern dance for many years. She relocated to the Orlando area in 2015 from New York. Mrs. Weinstein is survived by her sons, Irwin (Patricia) Weinstein of Winter Park, Eri...
Written by the family Sharon “Sherry” Eisen Wright, 80, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at her residence. Born in Chicago, on May 15, 1937, she was the daughter to proud parents Samuel Eisen and Gertrude (Scher) Eisen. She graduated as an honor student from Nicholas Senn High School (Class of 1954), went to Indiana University, left to start a family in Chicago, and then moved to Ft. Lauderdale in 1972. She was predeceased by her late husband, Sheldon; brother Corky, and sister-in-law Joyce. Survived by three dau...
(JTA)—Philip Roth, whose notorious novels about the sex drives of American men gave way to some of the most probing examinations of the American Jewish condition in the 20th and 21st centuries, has died. He was 85. His death was confirmed to The New York Times by his friend Judith Thurman. Early in his career, Roth drew outrage with sometimes stinging depictions of Jewish life, as well as his graphic portrayal in his breakout 1969 novel “Portnoy’s Complaint” of the protagonist’s sexual desires. Some worried that his work would endanger...
Audrey Kaye Brennan, daughter of Michele Brennan and Mitch Barnett of Longwood, will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Congregation of Reform Judaism in Orlando. Audrey is in the sixth grade at Teague Middle School. Audrey has a big heart and loves volunteering in her community with her Girl Scout troop and her family. She is an active member of Jr. GORFTY and attends Yala at CRJ. She love animals and is always up for a travel adventure. Sharing in the...
Rose Kellman, age 100, passed away at her residence at Monroe Village, Monroe Township, New Jersey, on Monday, May 7, 2018. Rose was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Oct. 7, 1917, the only child of the late Louis and Bessie Weinberg Sobel. She persevered through a difficult childhood—moving frequently and lacking much—managing to graduate high school and go on her own. She entered the workforce as a cost accountant in the garment district of New York while attending college. Rose eventually earned her bachelor’s degree and two maste...
Elly G. Soski, age 86, of Lake Mary, passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018, at her home in Oakmonte Village in Lake Mary. She was born on March 21, 1932, in Lvov, Poland to the late Benzion and Gitla Grunberg. Elly’s family was arrested by the Russians during World War II and she, her mother and her sister, Rifka, who died during the Shoah, were deported to Liberia. Her father died in a Russian prison and her brother, Bernard, served in the Russian Army. Following the War, Elly, her mother and brother, were sent to a DP camp in Germany. T...
Nina R. Karlinsky, age 19, of Heathrow, passed away on May 2, 2018, at UFHealth/Shands Children’s Hospital in Gainesville. Nina was born on June 10, 1998, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Erica Cohen Karlinsky and Paul R. Karlinsky. The family relocated to the Orlando area and were former members of Congregation Beth Am in Longwood. Among her many accomplishments, Nina was the Class Valedictorian of the Lake Mary Prep Middle School and the Lake Mary Prep High School. A dancer, she also earned 15 letters in various sports. In addition to her parents, Nina...
haya v’Yakov, age 95, of Longwood, passed away on May 6, 2018, in her home at Village on the Green. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 62 years, Ernest Rapp, and their son, Richard Rapp. She also was preceded in death by her parents, Jacob and Martha Lehrer, her sister Greta Singer (Frank) and Ernest’s family, Oasis and Ethel Rapp and Berta and Alfred Schorr. Sylvia was born Herta Lehrer on Sept. 17, 1922, in Vienna, Austria. She lived a privileged and cultured life until the Anschluss in 1938, when the Nazis invaded Aus...
Joel M. Siskind, age 49, of Windermere, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in Fountain, Florida, in an automobile accident. Joel was born on July 10, 1968, in Louisville, Kentucky, to Karen Schusheim Siskind and the late Alan Siskind. He was a high school graduate and owned and operated an auto dealership in the Florida Panhandle. Joel was married to Donna Harris Siskind and the family relocated to the Windermere area in 2014. In addition to his wife and mother, Joel is survived by his son, Nathan; his sister, Lori (Steven) Rosenberg of...
Mr. and Mrs. Harry (Hank) Katzen of Orlando are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Max David Katzen to Elana Rachel Rosner, daughter of Cantor and Mrs. Eugene Rosner of Havertown, Pa. Max is an analyst with PNC Realty Investors. He is a graduate of the Smeal College of Business at the Pennsylvania State University. Elana is a sales coordinator for Two Roads Hospitality at the Embassy Row Hotel. She is a graduate of the School of Hospitality Management at the Pennsylvania State...
