Heritage Florida Jewish News - Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice

This Scene Around is dedicated to "Yours Truly" Gloria Yousha, who passed away Nov. 18, 2022.

Gloria Yousha started working at the Heritage in April 1980. That was 15 years before I became her editor. Her first column on April 4, 1980, began: "How do you spell kvelling? (quevelling? kuvelling?) Whichever way it's spelled, it most certainly applies to proud parents SHARON and GEORGE BERGER, whose son EMERY, age 12,spelled his way correctly all the way to Seminole County Finals of the National Spelling Bee contest, finishing in a tie for second place!"

Instead of listing local readers' accomplis...