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Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91
(JTA) - Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader whose reforms, including allowing massive numbers of Jews to emigrate to Israel, changed his country and the world, died at 91. Russian media said...
Obituary - JOSEPH IRWIN GOLDSTEIN
On Sept. 16, 1945, Joseph Irwin Goldstein was born to Ralph and Ida (Greenberg) Goldstein in Charleston, South Carolina. A few years later the family, along with his sister, Marlene, moved to the...
Obituary - SHARON RUTH GANZ-SHAFIR
Mrs. Sharon Ruth Ganz-Shafir, 71, of Hackettstown, New Jersey, formerly of Windermere, died Sunday Aug. 7, 2022, following a brief illness. Sharon was born Aug. 12, 1950, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Milton and Irene (Belman) Lamin and she was... Full story
Obituary - LORNE KRAVETSKY
On Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, Lorne Kravetsky, a wonderful husband and caring friend, passed away suddenly at the age of 52. Lorne was born on March 9, 1970, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A proud Canadian, entrepreneur, business owner, and avid boater,... Full story
Obituary - MARILYN MIRSKY ROTHMAN
Ms. Marilyn Mirsky Rothman, 97, of Apopka, Florida, died Tuesday Aug. 9, 2022. Ms. Rothman was born Jan. 12, 1925, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the late William and Mary (Haifetz) Mirsky and... Full story
Obituary - SYDNEY WEIMER
Sydney Weimer of Fern Park, sister of Genie Blaher, passed away on Aug. 9, 2022. She was just shy of her 80th birthday. Sydney was born Oct. 17, 1942, in Philadelphia, to Oscar and Mildred Goldfarb, z”l. While her children were still very young,... Full story
Obituary - FERN WOLDMAN
Fern (Weinstein) Woldman, born July 2, 1933, passed away in Lake Mary, Florida, surrounded by her loving family on Aug. 16, 2022. Formerly of Buffalo, N.Y., and Cape May, N.J., Fern was the daughter o... Full story
Obituary - HOWARD A. FORMAN
Howard A. Forman, 65, of Winter Park died Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Health Central following a brief illness. Mr. Forman was born Oct. 12, 1956, in Washington, D.C., to the late Jacob and Rosalyn (Levine) Forman and moving to the Orlando area in... Full story
Obituary - GERALDINE HANNAH WEINER
Geraldine Hannah Weiner, 88, of Winter Park passed away peacefully at her home on July 29, 2022. Originally from Dorchester, Massachusetts, Geraldine lived in Winter Park since 1961. She and her loving husband, Jason, raised 6 children together and... Full story
Olivia Newton-John, granddaughter of Jewish Nobel laureate, dies at 73
(JTA) — Olivia Newton-John, the iconic pop singer of the 1970s and ’80s, died at her home in Southern California Monday of the breast cancer she had battled for three decades. She was 73. Newton-John was most famous for her starring role as Sandy... Full story
Obituary - ALAN MARK JACOBS
Alan Mark Jacobs, age 69, of Longwood, Florida, passed away on Aug. 02, 2022. He was born on May 19, 1953, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Benjamin and Marsha (nee Krout) Jacobs. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by his... Full story
Obituary - LOIS F. SILVERBERG
Mrs. Lois F. Silverberg, 86, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, at her Longwood, Florida, home following a brief illness. Mrs. Silverberg was born Oct. 7, 1935, in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Nathan and... Full story
Villain on screen, kind-hearted in reality, British actor dies at 80
(JNS) - British Jewish actor David Warner died on Sunday at the age of 80 from "a cancer-related illness," his family confirmed to the BBC. During his long-spanning acting career, Warner-whose father...
Obituary - BRITTANY WILKINS
Brittany (Brie/Hawke) Wilkins, 36, of Orlando, passed away July 13, 2022. She fought a very strong fight against colon cancer for the last three years. She kept overcoming the odds but couldn’t beat the last complication. Brie was known as a... Full story
Monty Norman, British Jewish 'James Bond' theme composer, dies at 94
(JTA) – With a single driving guitar riff, the man born as Monty Noserovitch changed pop-culture forever - although he had to fight to get the credit for it. British Jewish composer Monty Norman,...
Obituary - EVIN RUBIN
Evin Rubin passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at home in Winter Park, FL. Born in New York March 7, 1924, he was the son of Anna and Samuel Rubin. Evin served in three branches of the military across both World War II and the Korean War. He...
Obituary - RUTH S. ELSON
By Molly R. Sinert Ruth S. Elson, 93, passed away peacefully on the morning of June 18, 2022. The oldest of seven siblings, Ruth was born April 29, 1929. She raised three children of her own in Rochester, N.Y., with Leonard “Lenny” Elson, her...
Obituary - ARLENE RUBENSTEIN LUDIN
Arlene Rubenstein Ludin passed away on June 19, 2022, at the age of 89. Arlene was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., on July 1, 1932, the daughter of Moe and Sally Rubenstein. She married Dr. Edward Ludin...
Obituary - VICTORIA ROUSSMAN
Victoria Roussman, age 75, of Orlando, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2022, at AdventHealth Hospice — Orlando after an extended illness. Victoria was born Jan. 31, 1947, in Miami, Fla., and was the daughter of the late Major Harold Roussman and...
Obituary - ALAN MOSS
Alan Moss, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on June 4, 2022. He was born in London, England, on Feb. 18, 1931. Alan immigrated to the U.S. At the age of 16 and became a naturalized citizen in 1953. He served in the U.S. Air...
Obituary - LILLIAN SWEET BERKOWITZ
Lillian Sweet Berkowitz passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on June 4, 2022, at the age of 94. Her husband Dr. Milo M. Berkowitz predeceased her in 2009. She was born to Harry and Bella... Full story
Obituary - BETH MICHELE BALOG BERGER
Beth Michele Balog Berger, formerly of Riverdale, N.Y., passed away on May 22, 2022. She was born to Paul and Estelle Balog on July 15, 1953. After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science at 16, she attended The City College of New York... Full story
Obituary - Lynn Judith Godorov
Lynn Judith Godorov, "Judy", was born in Philadelphia on June 1, 1934, to David and Frances Shuman. She passed on May 16, 2022. She went to Temple University and taught kindergarten in inner-city schools in Philadelphia and Orlando. As a teacher at... Full story
Obituary - Gertrude R. (Trudy) Zarek
Submitted by the family It is with deep sadness that we let you know that our beloved wife and mother, Gertrude R. (Trudy) Zarek, passed away peacefully at the age of 94 on May 16, 2022, surrounded...
Obituary - STEPHEN "STEVE" WELDON HORNE
Stephen "Steve" Weldon Horne, of Longwood, Florida, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2022. He was born on Feb. 25, 1957, in San Francisco Calif., to Lewis and Beverly Horne. Steve was the ultimate...
