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Jacksonville Jewish News • December 2016
lifecycles Births
Mazel Tov to Lauren and Michael Setzer on the birth of a son, Nathan Elliot Setzer, Wednesday, Oct. 25th. Proud grandparents are Debra and Leonard Setzer, Carol Madow, and Yoko and David Madow.
B’nai Mitzvah
Ben Feldman will be called to the Bima to become Bar Mitzvah, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at Temple Bet Yam in St. Augustine. Sharing in his simcha are his parents, Liz and Gary Feldman, his grandfather, Sam Feldman, and his grandmother, Sandy Weitz along with other family and friends. Ben’s sister, Ben Feldman Mackenzie Feldman, who is serving as a U S Marine will be unable to attend, but will be with him in spirit. Ben is a 13-year-old student at Pacetti Bay Middle School. He loves playing the trumpet and is first chair in the school band. Not only does he excel as a musician, but since he was six years-old, he’s been a whiz at repairing computers, cell phones and other electronics. Ben’s Bar Mitzvah project is to work as a tutor in the Temple Bet Yam Religious School. Brandon Ruckh, son of Bonnie and Gene Ruckh, will be called to the Torah on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah, Saturday Jan. 14, at Congregation Ahavath Chesed. Sharing in the simchat will be his brother Aaron, his sisters, Madison and Danielle, Brandon Ruckh grandparents Mort Goldberg and Gloria Goodman of Jacksonville and Carol and Gene Ruckh of California, as well as many other family members and friends. Brandon is in the seventh grade at Fruit Cove Middle School where he is a member of the National Junior Honor Society and the Robotics Club. Brandon loves to build Legos, create art, and make stop motion movies. He has used this creativity for the past year and a half volunteering weekly at
Durbin Creek Elementary School, where he has worked with the extended day kids, teaching them how to do a variety of imaginative projects. In addition to the innovative side of Brandon, he loves to hang out with his friends and family, have nerf wars, sleep and play ball.
Weddings
Crista Fortunee Cohen and Robert May Glucksman were married Saturday, Nov. 5th at the Pinnacle Club at inside the Grand Hyatt in Denver, Colo., with Rabbi Richard Rhine of Temple Sinai officiating. The bride is the daughter of Allan Cohen & Gluckman and Kathy Cohen of Ponte Vedra Beach and earned a B.S. in Hospitality Management from the University of Central Florida, and an M.S. in Real Estate and the Built Environment from the University of Denver. She works as a Construction Project Manager for G.H. Phipps Construction Services in Colorado. The groom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Glucksman of Denver and earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Colorado and a J.D./M.B.A. from the University of Denver. He works at the Colorado Regional Center in Denver.
Accomplishments
Congratulations to Fred Marks on receiving the 2016 Earth Angel Award from Ronald McDonald House. Fred has volunteered working with the children in a program called Fred Marks ‘Fun with Fred’ and is the son of Penny & Jeff Marks, and grandson of Lee Marks. Congratulations to Zachary Schwartz, winner of OneSpark’s Technology category in 2015 and the Federation’s Young Leadership Award in 2016, who has developed an app called intoGo, which incorporates a list of 5,000 fun places and things to do and nearly 3,000 events happening every month in your community. intoGo covers all of Northeast Florida, from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine and everywhere
in between in addition to exciting events such as concerts, festivals, parks, playgrounds, pet or family friendly intoGo App places, athletic venues, restaurants and more. intoGo launched in early November, for more information like and follow it on social media @intogoapp or download it today.
Sympathies
… To the family of Jacksonville Jewish Center member Charles Haimowitz, who passed away Thursday, Oct. 27th at the age of 79. He is survived by his wife, Ellen, children, Mark (Trudy) Haimowitz, Lori (Kirk) Halpern, grandchildren, Erica and Ben Halpern, siblings, Albert (Edie) Haimes, Joy Haimowitz Jarchower, in addition to many nieces, nephews and friends. A graveside funeral service took place Oct. 30th at the Old Center Cemetery in Jacksonville. Contributions in Charles Haimowitz’s memory may be directed to a charity of your choice. … To the family of Marlene Grass, who passed away Wedensday, Nov. 2nd at the age of 81. She is survived by her children Amy Grass-Gilmore (Jack Gilmore), Polly (Yehezkel) and Mikal (Natalie), and grandchildren Jodi, Cleo, Jakie, Daniel, Zohar, Yonaton, Austin, Ivan and Lola. She was buried Nov. 6th in Haifa, Israel, next to her husband, Irving. Shivah was held Nov. 8th at the Temple in Jacksonville. The family requests that donations in memory of Marlene Grass be made to JAFTY JFCS Holiday Shopping for foster children and/ or The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund. … To the family of Jacksonville Jewish Center member May Grann who passed away, Sunday Nov. 6th, at the age of 92. She is survived by her children, Ira (Jane) Grann and Fern Winton, grandchildren Joseph (Lisa), Gina, Beth (Richard), and Renee (Clay), along with six greatgrandchildren. Funeral services were held Nov. 8th at the New Center Cemetery in Jacksonville. Contributions in May Grann’s memory can be made to the Jacksonville Jewish Center or to River Garden Hebrew Home. … To the family of Jacksonville Jewish Center member Ira Peck, who passed away Tuesday, Nov. 8th at the age of 89. He is survived by his wife Evelyn, as well as his children, Larry and Michael (Renée Bauer). Funeral services were held Nov. 10th in
High Point, N.C. Contributions in Ira Peck’s memory may be sent to River Garden Hebrew Home. … To the family of Betty Feldman, who passed away Wednesday, Nov. 9th. She is survived by her six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A memorial service was held Nov. 11th in Ft. Lauderdale and burial took place Nov. 14th in New York. The family requests that donations in memory of Betty Feldman be made to Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple). … To the family of Anthony ‘Tony’ Kantor, who passed away Tuesday, Nov. 1st. He is survived by his parents Carl and Carolyn Kantor, daughter, Arielle Kantor, brothers Andy and Kyle (Michelle), nieces Kaleigh and Brooke and nephews Ross and Eli. He was buried Nov. 11th at Oaklawn Cemetery with Rabbi Matt Cohen, officiating. The family requests that donations in memory of Tony Kantor be made to The Temple or Community Hospice of Northeast Florida. … To the family of Nathan Sandler, who passed away Friday, Nov. 18th. He is survived by his wife Marilyn, children Holly (Mark) Emas, Renee (Rick) Janovitz, Arlene (Gus) Gibbs, and Suzy (Rick) Goldman, 11 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a sister Joyce Strassburger. Funeral services took place Nov. 21st at the at the New Center Cemetery in Jacksonville. Contributions in Nathan Sandler’s memory can be made to the Jacksonville Hevera Kadisha by
mail c/o Ava Axelrod at 6000 San Jose Blvd., Unit #4F, Jacksonville, FL 32217.
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