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Arnie Sager, salvage-sales guru, dies at age 86
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...
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Novelist Judith Krantz dies at 91
(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...
St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society mourns the death of Rabbi Richard Levy
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,...
Mohamed Morsi dead at 67
(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...
Obituary - EDWARD OKUN
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...
Obituary - DANIEL BACHRACH
Daniel Bachrach, 85, of Winter Park, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at AdventHealth Hospice—Orlando. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Louis and Jeanette Nichauser Bachrach. He served as a Navy airman in Korea and...
Nechama Rivlin dies at 73
(Israel Hayom via JNS)-Nechama Rivlin, the wife of President Reuven Rivlin, passed away at Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikvah on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, a day before her 74th birthday. Israel's...
Obituary - ANN FRIEDMAN
Ann Friedman, age 95, of Maitland, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at AdventHealth Hospice—Altamonte Springs. Ann was born in Romania on Oct. 25, 1923, to the late Aaron and Fanny Chilimacher Wexler. The family immigrated to the United...
Obituary - EILEEN MEYER-SCHWARTZ
Eileen D. Meyer-Schwartz, age 75, of Oviedo, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at AdventHealth—East Orlando. A native of Brooklyn, she was born on March 14, 1944, to the late Harry and Sadie Felcher. Eileen graduated high school and in her...
Obituary - JACK A. FREEMAN
Jack A. Freeman, 99, of Longwood, passed away peacefully at his residence on Saturday, May 25, 2019. Jack was born in New York City on Nov. 18, 1919, one of three children born to the late Morris and Rebecca Bilsky Freeman. Jack graduated from City...
Obituary - MILTON KILBERG
Milton Kilberg, 96, of Orlando, passed away after a short illness on May 18, 2019, peacefully at home with his family at his side. "Milt" was born Aug. 18, 1922 in Providence, Rhode Island, the son...
Herman Wouk, legendary author who brought Judaism into the mainstream, dies at 103
BOSTON (JTA)—Herman Wouk, the Orthodox Jewish author whose literary career spanned nearly seven decades and who helped usher Judaism into the American mainstream, died Friday at the age of 103. His agent confirmed the news to The Associated Press....
Obituary - GLORIA FAITH FISCHER
Gloria Faith Fischer, 88, of Orlando, Florida, passed away on May 15, 2019. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 18, 1930. Gloria was married to the late Bernard Fischer on Nov. 19, 1950. She had a career in bookkeeping for her own...
Obituary-SHERWOOD ALAN WEISMAN
Sherwood Alan Weisman, doctor of podiatric medicine, was born in Manhattan, N.Y., on April 21, 1946, to loving parents Gussie Schifren Weisman and Raphael Lester Weisman. He died on Wednesday, May 8,...
Rafi Eitan, founder of Israeli intelligence community, passes away at 92
(JNS)-Former top Mossad spy Rafi Eitan, who led the team that captured Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann and was the personal handler of Jonathan Pollard, died on Saturday at the age of 92. Eitan, who...
Obituary - JACQUELINE SHAPIRO OPOTZNER
Jacqueline S. Opotzner, age 96, affectionately known as Jackie O., of Lake Mary, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Brookdale Senior Living in Lake Mary. She was born in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sept. 25, 1922, to the late Benjamin and Jennie...
Obituary - STANLEY JOSEPH SHADER
Stanley J. Shader, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 24, 2019, at the age of 93, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. Born and raised in Orlando, Fla., Stanley was the son of Ben and Bessie Shader. He spent his early days milking c...
Obituary - DANIEL "DANNY" GARRISON ALTMAN
Danny Altman, age 25, of Lake Mary, passed away, suddenly, on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at his home. He is survived by his mother, father, and siblings—Margaret, Jim, and Evan Altman, of Altamonte Springs; and by his aunt and uncle, Susan (Suni)...
Obituary - MILVIA YVETTE OXER
Submitted by the family Milvia Y. Oxer, age 93, of Orlando, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at Cornerstone Hospice at ORMC following a brief illness. Blessedly, she was surrounded during her final week of life by all her immediate family...
Obituary - IDA FREEDMAN
Submitted by her family Ida Freedman, beloved wife of the late Bernard Freedman, passed away on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at the age of 99 ½ years. She had lived the last six years with her daughter, Paula Streimish, in Fern Park, Florida. Ida and...
Obituary - GERALDINE 'JERI' LEAVITT
Jeri Leavitt, 87, passed peacefully Feb. 17, 2019, with her family close by. Born to Larry and Bertha Grutman on Aug. 5, 1931, her Bronx roots made her a true New Yorker, a lover of fashion and food....
Obituary - HOWARD "HOWIE" ROSENFELD
Howard Rosenfeld (Chaim ben Tzvi Hersh), age 72, of Orlando, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, at Florida Hospital—Orlando. A New York City native, he was born on Nov. 12, 1946, to the late Harry and Sarah Rose Parker Rosenfeld. He was a high...
Obituary - NIRA SHEINTAL STEIN
Submitted by her family Nira S. Stein, age 84, of Maitland, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, at Advent Health—Altamonte. Nira was born on Feb. 12, 1935, in Tel Aviv, Israel, to the late Solomon and Rosi Fleisher Sheintal. In 1944 Nira, her...
Obituary - IRA WILLIAM WALDINGER
Ira W. Waldinger, age 68, of Winter Garden, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at Orlando Regional Medical Center. A Brooklyn native, he was born on Feb. 21, 1951, to the late Martin and Esther Dobrow Waldinger. He was a graduate of Hunter...
Jewish Historical Society mourns the passing of Al Vorspan
The St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society is mourning the Feb. 16, 2019, death of Al Vorspan, a giant in the movement for Social Justice among Reform Jews. He was 95. Vorspan was arrested here in St...
