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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...
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...
Obituary - JUDITH "JUDI" ADDELSTON
Judith "Judi" Addelston, was 56 and she was born at Doctor's Hospital in New York, New York. She passed away peacefully after a long battle with ovarian cancer on April 16, 2022, at her home in... Full story
Schindler's list typist dies at 107
(JNS) — Mimi Reinhard, a secretary in Oskar Schindler’s office who typed up the list of Jewish men, women and children to be saved from death by Nazi Germany, died in Israel on April 8 at the age of 107. She was buried Sunday, April 10, in Herzl...
Obituary - MARILYN KAPLAN
Marilyn Kaplan, age 89, of Orlando, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, April 16, 2022, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. Marilyn, a native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was born on Aug. 25, 1932. She was one of three children... Full story
Legendary Jewish comedian Gilbert Gottfried remembered for his edgy humor
(JNS) - The first joke Gilbert Gottfried remembers making is when he was on his couch at about 4 years old. "When does the roller coaster start?" he recounts himself saying in his memoir "Rubber Ball...
Estelle Harris, actress who played George's mother on 'Seinfeld,' has died at 93
(JTA) - Estelle Harris, the Jewish actress who played George Costanza's mother on the sitcom "Seinfeld," died Saturday at the age of 93. Harris played the role of Estelle Costanza, the always shrill...
Obituary - SARA SNYDER EPSTEIN
Sara Snyder Epstein, of Sanford, Fla., died in her sleep on April 2, 2022. She was 102. Sara was born on June 1, 1919, in Annapolis, Md., to Benjamin and Yetta (Farber) Snyder. When Sara was five,... Full story
Obituary - DR. IRENE MOSS LOBER
Dr. Irene Moss Lober, a resident of Lake Mary, passed away on March 28, 2022. A daughter of Brooklyn, Irene was one of five children raised by loving parents Beckie (Belanka) and David Moss. She was predeceased by her siblings, Albert, Caroline,... Full story
Madeleine Albright was 'a force to be reckoned with'
(JNS) - Madeleine Albright, the first woman to hold the position of U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer at the age of 84. A statement posted on Twitter said that Albright was "surrounded by...
Obituary - JAMES MARK ROSENBLUM
Jim Rosenblum, of Ocoee, Fla., died unexpectedly on Jan. 22, 2022, from complications of cancer and chemotherapy, at the age of 73. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on Feb. 7, 1948, to Earl and Liese (Grad) R... Full story
