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KATZ DEATH NOTICES
KATZ Judge Leon Katz, August 3, 2020 of Phil-
adelphia, PA. Husband of Sandra (nee Karp).

Father of Jeanne Katz and Jack Katz. Step-
father of Ellen Beth (Jeff) Lynes, Jeffrey (Eve)
Scher and Dr. Irving (Erin) Scher. Also sur-
vived by twelve grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren. Services, interment and
Shiva will be private for family only. Contribu-
tions in his memory may be made to Mac-
cabbi USA C/O the Phyllis Magerman Fund or
The Jewish Federation-Klein Life.

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Benjamin Kevitch, 87, passed away at his
home in Boca Raton, FL on July 31, 2020. He
was the loving husband of Janice (nee Spiel-
man). He will be missed by his children
Robert (Carla) Kevitch, Andrew (Lisa)
Kevitch, Michael (Stacy) Kevitch, Todd
(Sandra) Kevitch, the late Stephen Kevitch
and by his grandchildren Samantha (Quincy)
Moore, Danielle, Austin, Lindsey, Tristan,
Sydney, Drew, Dylan, Lola, Izzy and Jeremy
Kevitch. Benjamin was the proud owner of
Capital Hotel Supply Co. Contributions in his
memory may be made to Hospice By The Sea
in Boca Raton or the American Heart Associ-
ation. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
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LEVIT Rae Levit passed away peacefully on July 28,
2020, at 95 1/2 years old, in Scottsdale, AZ.

She was born in Philadelphia, the youngest of
four sisters. Rae and her husband, Manuel,
who preceded her in death, were married 33
years. Their son, Dr. Michael I. Levit, sur-
vives them. Rae and Manuel owned success-
ful pharmacies in Philadelphia for over 25
years. She was also a companion of Jordan
Hersh for several years. Her family and
friends remember Rae as a caring and up-
beat person - one of the last of the great gen-
eration. She will be missed by her grandchil-
dren Mason and Taylor Levit; great-grand-
son Dominic; and her nephew Leonard Starr
and family. In lieu of flowers, donations can
be made to Jewish National Fund.

LEVITT Dr. Ellis J. Levitt on August 11, 2020. Hus-
band of the late Irene. Father of Dr. Troy
Levitt (Bill Dunnett) and Dr. Terry Levitt (Mike
Garfinkle). Grandfather of Mory (Amanda)
Garfinkle, Devin Garfinkle, Bryce Levitt and
Cullen Levitt. Great grandfather of Ian and
Michaela Garfinkle. Funeral services are
private. Contributions in his memory may be
made to the Eileen Stein Jacoby Fund, c/o
Cheryl Herman, 846 Barnswallow Lane, Hunt-
ingdon Valley, PA 19006.

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Robin Lynn Levenberg (Oxenfeldt) on July
26, 2020. Daughter of the late Allen and
Elaine (Wernikove) Oxenfeldt. She lived in
Blue Bell, PA and was the devoted mother of
Adam and Scott Levenberg. Loving sister of
Harvey Oxenfeldt and sister-in-law of Nancy
Oxenfeldt, Patti and David Levenberg, Steven
and Patti Levenberg and Gail Mizsur. Robin
was an eternal optimist adored by her nieces,
nephews, a wide circle of lifelong friends, and
many admiring dogs. She graduated from
Philadelphia School of Textiles and Science
and worked as a junior executive at John
Wanamaker. Robin spent a good deal of her
life donating time towards charitable causes
including Ryan’s Case for Smiles which
provides fun pillowcases for children enter-
ing hospitals. She was so proud her chapter
has sewn and donated over 15,000 pillow-
cases. She used her creative talents to be-
come an award winning quilter and she was
known for creating masterpieces with her
sewing and embroidery machines. Graveside
services were held at Montefiore Cemetery.

Date of a memorial is pending. Robin wished
for donations to be made to www.case-
forsmiles.org. She was a warm, affectionate,
kind-hearted and loving soul and is re-
membered as a blessing by those who knew
and loved her.

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LOPEZ-CEPERO Robert Lopez-Cepero, 76, loving husband to
Cynthia Garber, of Elkins Park, died on July
27, 2020, at the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital. A private funeral was held on July
29, 2020. Born in Bridgeport, Ct. and raised
in Fairfield, Ct., he was the son of the late Lu-
is and Kate (nee Tuozzoli), and younger
brother of the late Luis, Jr. Bobby graduated
from Emerson College in 1965, earning a
Bachelor’s Degree in speech and communic-
ation, majoring in technical theater: scenic
design and stage lighting, and minoring in
speech and English. His Emmy Award-win-
ning television career at CBS, NBC, and ABC
affiliate stations began at Boston’s WBZ-TV,
where he produced and directed primetime
news, as well as live and taped children’s
programs. He next served at KYW-TV, where
he was the technical director of “The Mike
Douglas Show,” and worked with an incred-
ible array of celebrities, including an infam-
ous performance by John Lennon, Yoko Ono,
and Chuck Berry. Following a brief stint in
Chicago with WLS-TV, Bobby returned to
Philadelphia where he produced, wrote and
directed the news as well as talk, entertain-
ment, sports, and special programs for
WCAU-TV, including the beloved “Gene Lon-
don Show.” Following his retirement in 2003,
Bobby continued to freelance for WCAU,
where he worked on their Philadelphia Mu-
seum of Art, Franklin Institute, and National
Constitution Center special exhibit TV spe-
cials. He also directed “Bring in the Holidays
at Longwood Gardens” as well as the WJJZ-
FM/NBC-10 “Smooth Summer Nights” jazz
concerts from Penn’s Landing. His career in
television also led him to Cindy, the love of
his life, whom he first met in 1984 when she
was an audio technician at WCAU-TV. The
pair married in 2006 and traveled the world,
notably visiting Morocco last year with Old
York Road Temple-Beth Am on a Jewish her-
itage tour. Bobby learned late in life of his
Jewish roots, became fascinated with learn-
ing more, and not only converted to Judaism
in 2017, but dedicated much of his time to
studying Hebrew and immersing himself in
his synagogue community. A true Renais-
sance man, Bobby enjoyed hobbies includ-
ing golf, skiing, ice skating, swimming, sail-
ing, yoga, singing, stone sculpting, painting,
and gardening. He recently taught himself to
play the ukulele and often serenaded family
and friends, including his youngest grand-
son, who was enamored by it. He also dedic-
ated much of his time as a volunteer with a
local hospice. Upon his retirement, he was a
model and actor, with his face notably seen
as a one-story-tall portrait on the side of Jef-
ferson University Hospital for an ad cam-
paign that lasted more than five years. Bobby
is survived by his wife Cindy Garber; daugh-
ters Megan Lopez-Cepero and Amy Okazaki
(Hiroyoshi); stepdaughters Allison (nee Crad-
ic) Rosen (Jeremy) and Dr. Melissa Cradic
(Dr. Robert Homsher); grandchildren
Brandon McGee (Erica), Kiyomi Okazaki, and
Zachary Rosen; sisters-in-law Carol (nee
Garber) Steiner (Dr. Rob) and Nancy (nee
Garber) Braitman (Arthur); and many dear
extended family members and friends. Con-
tributions in his memory can be made to Old
York Road Temple-Beth Am or a charity of
your choice.

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DEATH NOTICES
MALMUD Betty Lou Malmud was born in Philadelphia
and grew up in the Wynnefield and Merion
areas. She met her husband, Leonard, on the
beach in Atlantic City in 1948 and married the
following year. They were married 66 years.

Her husband Leonard died in 2015. Betty Lou
was one of Philadelphia’s first female entre-
preneurs, opening a needlepoint business,
Needlepoint Corner in 1964. She operated the
business for 16 years. The business was
first operated out of her home until the neigh-
bors complained about the traffic. The busi-
ness was then moved to a store at the York-
town Inn. Her hand painted canvases were
one of a kind and can still be seen all over the
city. The needlepoint Chuppah at Rodelph
Shalom was one of her projects. Betty Lou
was a prominent figure with the Jewish Fed-
eration of Philadelphia. Besides being a con-
tributor, she was the founder and President
of the Federation Thrift Shop, a member of
the Women’s Leadership Board, a Pacesetter
co-chair and served on numerous commit-
tees. Betty Lou was also a founder and pres-
ident of B’Nai Brith Four Freedoms Chapter,
past president and life member of the Board
of the Philadelphia Heart Institute and Pres-
ident of Elder Craftsmen, Inc. She was in-
volved with Friends of Moss, Paley Day Care,
Golden Slipper Women and was a lifetime
member of the Albert Einstein Auxiliary.

She is survived by her two daughters; Jo Ann
Malmud and Elizabeth Rultenberg, (Lance)
three grandchildren, three great grandchil-
dren, two sisters and lots of nieces and neph-
ews. Donations may be sent to; Jewish Fam-
ily and Children Services or the Alzheimer’s
Association or a charity of choosing.

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MARCU Hinda Graubard Marcu, 87, Lawyer, Student,
Community Leader Hinda Graubard Marcu, a
mother and legal secretary who in her 50’s
fulfilled a life-long dream to become a lawyer,
died in in her home in Monroe, NJ on July 24
after a short illness. She was 87 and died
peacefully in her sleep. Hinda, known to
friends and family as “Honey,” went to col-
lege, paralegal school and ultimately law
school, all at night while raising 3 sons in
Springfield (Delaware County) with her hus-
band Howard Saul Marcu, a young real es-
tate lawyer in Newtown Square. In 1984, she
graduated from law school, declaring herself
the “happiest 52-year-old woman in
America.” She practiced real estate law for
the next 20 years at the firm of Sand Gibbs
Marcu & Smilk. Hinda and Howard retired to
Ventnor, NJ in 2003 to watch the sunsets to-
gether from the balcony of their apartment
overlooking Shelter Island Bay. Howard re-
ceived a life-saving heart transplant in 1996
and lived another 15 years, dying at 82 in
2011. They were married for 58 years and
law partners for 20. Hinda was a prolific con-
tributor to community and religious organiza-
tions. She was a founding member and
served as president of Congregation Ner
Tamid, in Springfield, and was for many
years Treasurer of the Elizabeth Roe Dun-
ning Club, a charitable organization that
provided grants and other services to wo-
men with blindness. She loved to learn and
read her entire life, and after retiring, she
took college courses, studied Talmud and
philosophy and participated in book clubs in-
to her late 80s. She was also an avid bridge
player. A determined optimist, Hinda always
seemed to be smiling. She loved nothing
more than time with her family, particularly
her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She enjoyed talking politics, the law and knit-
ting sweaters for the toddlers. Hinda is sur-
vived by her sons (Aaron, Leonard, and Dav-
id), their wives (Mary Lu Bilek, Ilene David-
son, and Rona Solomon Marcu), nine grand-
children (Daniel Marcu (Lauren McCarthy),
Aviya Ben-Yashar (Itamar Ben-Yashar), Adam
Marcu, Benjamin Marcu, Elisha Marcu,
Joshua Marcu, Justin Davidson, Brianna Dav-
idson, and Kylie Davidson) and 2 greatgrand-
children (Shoham Tzvi Ben-Yashar and Liya
Ben-Yashar). She is also survived by her be-
loved sister and best friend forever, Ellen Mae
Goldstein (Dr. Martin B. Goldstein). Contribu-
tions in Hinda’s memory can be made to The
American Friends of Israel Elwyn (www.Is-
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