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DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
M A R X
C O M E R
Deanne Comer (née Scherlis) on July 21,
2021. Beloved wife for forty years of the late
Asher James Comer Loving sister of Marilyn
Scherlis Tublin. Devoted mother of Victoria
(Jeffrey) Dordick and Suzanne (Michael) Fan-
aroff. Outstanding Mom-Mom to Dr. Alexan-
dra Lauren Myers, Daniel Max Fanaroff and
Jamie Samantha Fanaroff. Cherished aunt
and great-aunt. Dear friend to many. Contri-
butions in her memory may be made to Holo-
caust Awareness Museum and Education
Center - Phila. PA https://hamec.org or
United States Hospital Memorial Museum -
Washington D.C https://www.ushmm.org/
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
F R E E D M A N
Norton A. Freedman, Esq of Atlantic City, NJ
and formerly of Dresher, PA. Beloved hus-
band of Gloria (nee Kuperstein) Freedman,
and her children, Susan and Mark Maron of
CA, Carolyn and Michael Reitz of Fl, and
Nancy Schultz of FL. Poppy of nine wonder-
ful grandchildren. Brother of Ellen Hochman.

He is also survived by many devoted nieces,
nephews, cousins, and his friends from Cent-
ral High School Class of 197. Contributions
in his memory may be made to the American
Macular Degeneration Foundation
www.macular.org ROTH GOLDSTEINS' MEMORIAL CHAPEL
www.rothgoldsteins.com Janice (Korman) Marx, July 14, 2021. Be-
loved wife of the late Richard Marx, wonder-
ful mother of Patricia, Sarah Jane, and
Richard Jr., and devoted grandmother of
Rachel and Dylan Marx. She was a guidance
counselor at Philadelphia High School for
Girls and later worked alongside her hus-
band at Marx Stationery and Office Supplies.

She was known for her warmth, wit, generos-
ity, style, and bridge-playing prowess. Dona-
tions may be made to www.jevshumanser-
vices.org/about or to a charity of the donor's
choice. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
N E M R O F F
Burton (Burt) Nemroff, 81, passed away on
July 14 in his Boca Raton home. Beloved
husband of Barbara for 56 years, adored fath-
er of Alita (Glen) Friedman, Lauren Nemroff,
Courtney Nemroff, and grandsons Stephen
and Alec Friedman. He is also survived by
brother Arthur Nemroff. He was predeceased
by parents, Louis and Esther Nemroff and
sister-in-law, Phyllis Nemroff. A graduate of
Central High School and Penn State Uni-
versity (‘61), Burt was a professional electric-
al engineer for more than four decades and a
Life Member of the IEEE. A lifelong sports-
man and nature lover, Burt enjoyed fishing,
gardening, golf, bocce, poker and his favor-
ite Philadelphia sports teams. Burt traveled
the world with his family, but especially loved
returning to his old South Philadelphia neigh-
borhood where his parents once owned a
grocery store. Burt will be lovingly re-
membered for his integrity, compassion and
kindness. Contributions in Burt’s memory
may be made to the Barnegat Light Volun-
teer Fire Company, Barnegat Light, NJ.

P R U S H A N
K A H N
Louis Kahn, July 18, 2021 of Wynnewood,
PA. Beloved husband of the late Vivian (nee
Shapiro); loving father of Deborah H. Kahn
and Jacalyn S. Kahn; devoted brother of the
late Saul Kahn. Services and interment were
private. Contributions in his memory may be
made to JCHAI, 274 S. Bryn Mawr Avenue,
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
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Rachel Gisele Prushan (nee Yedid). Passed
away on July 16, 2021. Wife of Sheldon
Prushan. Mother of Helene (Ron) Rosen,
Alan (Carol) Prushan and Mimi Prushan. Sis-
ter of Diane Tuckman (the late Mort), Alain
(Zippy) Yedid, Joyce Yedid (Peri Perinpanath-
an) and Danny (Suzy) Yedid. Grandmother of
Daniel, Josh and Esther Rosen, and Joel and
Simon Prushan. Contributions in her memory
may be made to the Abe and Andi Morris
Scholarship Fund or the James and Linda
Wimmer Scholarship Fund at Camp Harlam,
www.campharlam.org. .GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
S P E I ER
Anni Speier of Philadelphia, July 16, 2021.

Devoted sister of Betty April. Also survived by
many loving nieces, friends, and family.

Graveside services were held on July 20 at
Carmel Hebrew Cemetery, Millville, NJ. Con-
tributions may be made to the American
Friends of Magen David Adom afmda.org
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we spoke to and each story we
heard were important testimo-
nials to the unwavering strength
of the Israeli people. We visited
the parents of 5-year-old Ido
Avigal, who was killed by a
Hamas rocket in Sderot.

Despite having access to a
modern safe room and being
able to make it there in time,
shrapnel pierced the metal and
concrete of the room, killing
Ido and wounding his mother.

It was devastating to see the
safe room frozen in time with
childrens’ posters on the walls
and to meet his incredibly
resilient parents who honor
their wonderful son and find
the means to look forward.

At the Kfar Aza kibbutz
in the Jewish Federation’s
partnership region, just five
kilometers east of Gaza, we met
Chen Abrahams, a woman who
lived all her life in this kibbutz
founded by her grandparents.

She showed us a disturbing
array of rockets and weapons
that had been targeted toward
her community over the many
years of bombings. Despite
the constant threat of war and
violence, there is a waiting
list to live at this kibbutz, and
the city of Sderot is growing
rapidly. We saw this love of
country and sense of commu-
nity everywhere we went — an
unrelenting pride in Israel, and
an unwillingness to give into
the terror of Hamas.

Another major issue that
emerged during the recent
conflict was the rioting that
occurred in some of the mixed
cities where large popula-
tions of Jews and Arabs live
together. In Lod, where the
worst riots took place, we
visited a community center
and saw how staff are working
with the Joint Distribution
Committee to help people
coexist. We learned of JDC
programs aimed at closing
the social and economic gap
between Jews and Arabs. We
spoke with Arab women who
participated in a program that
helped them to secure good
jobs in the high-tech arena.

Jew ish
communit y
members often don’t under-
stand where their money goes
when it supports overseas work
by organizations like JFNA,
the JDC or the Jewish Agency’s
Israel Trauma Coalition. Every
gift to the Federation’s Jewish
Community Fund goes in
part to these critical efforts,
which support life-saving
and well-being programs that
encourage positive changes to
the complex Israeli society. Our
Jewish philanthropy contrib-
utes to a more vibrant Israel.

I walk away from this trip
with a deepened connection to
Israel, as well as a firm belief
that as American Jews, it is
our responsibility to serve as
ambassadors for Israel. We must
diffuse lies and correct misin-
formation being spread about
Israel by its detractors and the
media, and listen openly and
speak calmly and factually
about the struggles Israel faces.

When we met at the Knesset
with MK Nachman Shai,
minister of Diaspora Affairs,
he emphasized how American
Jewry is a security asset for Israel.

We open doors, protect them
in our Congress and encourage
solidarity. He and the other three
MKs we spoke to all emphasized
that American Jewry is just as
important to Israel as Israel is to
American Jewry.

In the end, this trip was
about solidarity and support
to our brothers and sisters
abroad and the feeling that
we must stand together as one
people united by our common
heritage and Jewish values. Am
Yisroel Chai!
Sherrie Savett is the chair of the
Jewish Federation of Greater
Philadelphia Campaign.

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