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ALLEN Arthur A. Allen, October 25, 2017, husband
of Anita (nee Gordon), father of Randee
(Don) Allen Jackson and Mitchell (Sherri) Al-
len; brother of Lawrence (Myrna) Allen, Roy
(Heather) Allen; brother-in-law of Irene Gor-
don; grandfather of Jennifer and Sydney.Con-
tributions in his memory may be made to The
Jeffrey Allen Fund At The Congregations Of
Shaare Shamayim, 9768 Verree Road, Phila.,
PA 19115 or to a charity of the donor's
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Alvin Applebaum died peacefully surrounded
by his loving family on Nov. 5, 2017. Be-
loved husband of Rhea (nee Longer). De-
voted father of Valerie Applebaum, Andrew
Kirsch, Deborah Spina, and the late Donna
Fay Kirsch. Loving grandfather of Michael
(Wakana) Spina, Eric Pidgeon, Nicholas
(Jackie Breslin) Spina and Alexis Kirsch.

Great-grandfather of Leilah Spina and Noah
Spina. Brother-in-law of Harriette and Alan
Cohen. He was a Post Office Supervisor for
30 years, a member of Equity Lodge No 591
F & AM, Pannonia B.A., and Congregation
Adath Jeshurun. The family suggests contri-
butions in his memory may be made to Con-
gregation Adath Jeshurun, 7763 Old York
Rd., Elkins Park PA 19027.

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Joan Beal, of Wynnewood, PA passed away
peacefully on October 20, 2017. Joan was
born in Philadelphia and graduated from
West Chester University with a degree in edu-
cation. She began her career teaching ele-
mentary school at The Stevens School in
Philadelphia. Joan was an accomplished du-
plicate bridge player, earning Life Master
ranking at a very young age.Joan was prede-
ceased by husband Jerry Beal. She is sur-
vived by her loving children Mary Ellen Bern-
stein (Louis), Paula Moritz (Lowell), grand-
children Sarah Solomon (Scott), Emily Bern-
stein, Carl Moritz, Hillary Moritz, great grand-
son Jerry Solomon and loving companion
Edmond Craig. A private service was held at
Main Line Reform Temple, Wynnewood,
PA.Memorial donations in Joan's name can
be made to Main Line Reform Temple, L'Dor
Vador Fund, 410 Montgomery Avenue, Wyn-
newood, PA 19096 (mirt.org).

BERGER Evelyn Berger (nee Largman) November 18,
2017 of Phila., Pa. Beloved wife of the late
Bernard. Devoted Mother of Robert Berger
(Sue de Guzman), Kenneth Berger (Ruth
Kunstadter) and Susan (Marc) Julian. Cher-
ished sister of Dr. Theodore Largman. Ador-
ing grandmother of Max, Jules, Jacob,
Brandon and Leo. She proudly served as the
first woman vice-president of Congregation
Adath Jeshurun. Contributions in her
memory may be made to the American Can-
cer Society or a charity of the donor's choice.

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CHARLESTEIN Mitchell Berk, age 58, died on October 19,
2017. Beloved husband of Beth Stearman;
loving and devoted son of Shirley Needle-
man; son-in-law of Phyllis and Sydney Stear-
man; brother of Ellen Salom; brother-in-law
of Mimi Stearman, Amy Wood (Rod), Eric
Stearman (Stacy), and Jim Salom; uncle of
Max Salom (Jessica Richards) and Evan Sa-
lom (Trish), Jenna and Jolie Wood, JOey and
Hanna Stearman; and great-uncle of Julian
Salom. He was loved by many dear friends.

Contributions in his memory may be made to
the Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, c/o
Penn Medicine Abramson Cancer Center De-
velopment Office, 3535 Market St., Ste. 750,
Phila., PA 19104 or Germantown Jewish Cen-
ter Religious School Fund, 400 @. Ellet St.,
Phila., PA 19119.

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Hilary Barrer Bitan, Age 28 of Huntingdon
Valley, peacefully at home surrounded by her
family on November 7, 2017, from glio-
blastoma. She is survived by her loving hus-
band Gadi Bitan, parents Pam and Steve Bar-
rer, brother Andrew Barrer and sister Nancy
Thompson, her maternal grandmother and
dozens of aunts, uncles and cousins. She
was predeceased by her sister Elisabeth. A
graduate of Germantown Academy and the
University of Delaware School of Nursing,
she worked at CHOP, Rady Children’s Hospit-
al in San Diego and Abington Hospital. Dona-
tions in Hilary’s memory can be made to the
American Brain Tumor Association.

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RAPHAEL-SACKS BLOOVMAN
Barry Bloovman Age 76, husband, father,
friend, passed away peacefully at home on
Friday, November 24, 2017. He is survived by
his wife of 42 years, Anita; sons, Jeffrey and
David (Michele) and granddaughters, Be-
atrice and Lucille. During his lifetime he
served in the United States Army Reserve
and was a member of the American, Chicago
and Philadelphia stock exchanges. Always
available for his family and friends, he will be
dearly missed. Services and Interment were
private. Donations may be made to Lankenau
Medical Center Foundation, 100 E Lancaster
Avenue, Wynnewood, PA 19096.

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NOVEMBER, 2017
BRITCHKOW Charlotte Britchkow On November 10, 2017.

The former Charlotte Dunoff, she was a book-
keeper and resided in Jenkintown, PA Wife
of Saul Britchkow. Daughter of the late Tillie
and Nathan Dunoff. Mother of Dr. David
(Lisa) Britchkow and Robert Britchkow. Sis-
ter of Bonnie (Jerry) Boardman and the late
Alma Nagel. Grandmother of Jason and
Evan. Contributions in her memory may be
made to Cong. Adath Jeshurun, 7763 Old
York Rd., Elkins Park, PA 19027.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS CADES
Bertha "Bert" Cades (nee Lipton), October 20,
2017 in North Wales at 103. Beloved mother
of Beverly C. Rosen and Mel Cades (Marilou);
proud grandmother of Rebecca Rosen (Riaz)
and Daniel Rosen; adoring great grandmoth-
er of Gabriel and Anya Rosen-Ahmed. Relat-
ives and friends were invited to Services on
Sunday, Oct. 29th, 11:00 A.M. sharp at
Joseph Levine and Sons Memorial Chapel,
4737 Street Road, Trevose, PA. Interment at
Roosevelt Memorial Park. Contributions in
her memory may be made to the Abrasion
Center for Jewish Life or a charity of the
donor's choice.

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CAPLAN Claire S. Caplan (nee Stein), age 91, died on
November 17, 2017. She was a retired sec-
retary who resided in Warminster, PA. Be-
loved wife of Jules "Bud" Caplan; loving
mother of Carl (Jill) Caplan, Betsy (John)
MacCarthy, and David Caplan; sister of
Beverly Caplan and Gilbert Stein; and also
survived by 8 grandchildren and 2 great-
grandchildren. Contributions in her memory
may be made to Old York Road Temple Beth
Am or Ann's Choice Benevolent Care Fund or
to a charity of the donor's choice.

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BRILL Lorraine Rena Brill (nee Perloff), age 88, died
on October 21, 2017. She was a retired chil-
dren's librarian who resided in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Beloved wife of the late Mar-
tin Brill; loving mother of Joni (Todd) Brill
Dashoff, Ilene Brill, and David Brill; and ad-
ored grandmother of Jared and Alan Dashoff.

Contributions in her memory may be made to
the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation,
1901 Vine St., Phila., PA 19103 or the Alum-
nae Association of the Philadelphia High
School for Girls, The Alumnae Association,
P.O. Box 845, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054.

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Charles Brayer, age 79, died on October 26,
2017. He was an automobile business owner
who resided in Philadelphia, PA. Loving fath-
er of Heidi Bell, Louis (Elizabeth) Brayer, and
youngest daughter Juliet Brayer; grandfather
of Aaron, Benjamin, and Katie Bell; long-time
companion Harriet Brown; and also survived
by many nieces and nephews.

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Harold Charlestein, on October 27, 2017. an
owner and operator of a clothing manufactur-
ing company, Mr. Charlestein was graduated
from Temple University with a BA in busi-
ness and was a veteran of the US Army. Mr.

Charlestein loved cruising and during his life-
time, traveled all over the world. He was the
husband of the late Jane Charlestein (nee
Hendler) for 45 years and was the loving
companion of Edith Agard for the past 12
years. Contributions in his memory may be
made to the Kidney Foundation.

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Irv Cohen, Nov. 10, 2017, of Philadelphia, PA
and Boca Raton, FL. Beloved husband of the
late Claire Cohen (nee Ulitsky); loving father
of Mitchell (Sara) Cohen and the late Rhonda
Cohen; cherished grandfather of Adam
Samuel Cohen and Jennifer Cohen Zielinski;
dear brother of Jack (Evelyn) Cohen; also
survived by four great grandchildren. Contri-
butions in his memory may be made to Jew-
ish Federation of Greater Phila.

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COHEN Eugene N. Cohen, passed away Saturday,
November 18, 2017 at the age of 86. He was
the husband of Helen (Weindling); father of
Robert Cohen (Nikol) and Michael Cohen;
and grandfather of Noah, Toby, Orli, Isadora,
and Scarlett. Contributions in his memory
may be made to a Jewish Foundation for the
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DAVIDOW Elaine (Davis) Davidow, of Cherry Hill (origin-
ally of Clifton, NJ), passed away on October
30, 2017, after spending a week in hospice
care. Elaine was the loving wife of Dennis
Davidow and the devoted mother of her
daughter, Dr. Toby Davidow. Elaine was pre-
ceded in death by her two sisters, including
Sylvia (Davis) Goldstein in 2008 and Ray
(Davis) Platt who passed away 6 days before
Elaine, on October 24. Although Elaine battled
Multiple Sclerosis and Dementia for 25 years,
Elaine’s continuous smile, infectious laugh,
and words of wisdom served as an inspira-
tion to many people, most notably her daugh-
ter. Often the optimist, one of her favorite
sayings was, “Tomorrow is a new day with
no mistakes in it.” She was a fighter through
her entire life, always advocating for her fam-
ily and herself. Her daughter, Toby, wishes to
memorialize Elaine in mid-January 2018. In
lieu of flowers, please send donations to the
Kasem Cares in supporting elder abuse
awareness and education through this link:
www.youcaring.com/elaine davidowfund-
viakasemcares-1007457. EINSTEIN
Peter Samuel Einstein, 34 years old of Ply-
mouth Meeting on Nov. 11, 2017. Survived
by Cassandra Zeglen and their two beautiful
daughters, Riley and Hailey, parents Nancy
and Alan Einstein, grandmother Mitzi Ein-
stein, sister Stefanie Vera, and brother-in-law
Ben Tarlecky. Proud family man who cher-
ished and lived life to its fullest. Contribu-
tions may be made to the Brain Injury Associ-
ation of Pennsylvania 950 Walnut Bottom
Road Suite 15-229 Carlisle, PA 17015.

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COHEN Paul Norman Cohen, October 24, 2017 of
Philadelphia. Loving father of Todd (Joy) Co-
hen and Holly Cohen; cherished grandfather
of Phoebe and Jocelyn Cohen and dear
brother of Dorothy Bluestein Kohl. Graveside
services were held Friday, October 27, 2017
at Shalom Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers,
contributions in his memory may be made to
the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia,
2100 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

www.jewishphilly.org or the VNA Hospice of
Greater Philadelphia, 3300 Henry Ave. Phil-
adelphia, PA 19129 www.vnaphilly.org.

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CROLL Lionel Croll of Doylestown, PA, formerly of
Philadelphia, died on October 5, 2017 at age
95. Survived by children Carolyn, Susan
(Paul Monasevitch), Dr. Theodore (Deborah),
Dr. Jonathan (Carole), grandchildren Joshua
Croll and Anna Croll Josefsson (Viktor), and
former wife Elizabeth and her son, John Orr.

A graveside service was held on Sunday, Oc-
tober 8 at Montefiore Cemetery. Contribu-
tions in his memory made be made to a char-
ity of the donor’s choice.

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EISENBERG Helen Eisenberg, age 94, of Boca Raton Flor-
ida, formerly from Northeast Philadelphia,
passed away peacefully at home, surrounded
by family on Thurs, Sept 21, 2017. Helen
was born Nov. 4, 1922 in Philadelphia, and
her parents owned the Rudnick Tailor-Furrier
shop on Akron St. She graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1946 and was
an elementary school teacher and substitute
in the Philadelphia School System. For 67
years Helen loved being married to Morton
Eisenberg, who preceded her in death on
Dec. 10, 2013. Both were active members of
Temple Beth Emeth on Welsh Rd. Helen is
survived by her son Gary (Nancy) Eisenberg,
daughter Debbie (Bob) Merion, five grand-
children: Marisa, Alison, Seth, Sarah, and
Mitchell, and four great-grandchildren. Helen
never missed sending a yearly birthday card
and anniversary card to at least three-dozen
family members and friends, many with a
hand-written poem. She will be missed and
remembered with loving thoughts about her
intelligence, tenacity, resilience and most im-
portantly, her devotion to her family. Ser-
vices were held at Beth Israel Memorial
Chapel in Delray Beach, Florida on Sept. 26,
2017. She was laid to rest at Eternal Light
Memorial Gardens in Boynton Beach, Florida.

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