to music on the radio.

The Jewish Philadelphian graduated
from Northeast High School and then
Temple University. His degree from
Temple was in political science. Flora
Rubin believes it helped her husband
that his major had nothing to do with
his eventual profession.

PR was neither an industry he
trained for nor an area of study for
which he read a lot of books. No pro-
fessor told Rubin, “This is how you do
it,” Flora Rubin said.

“It was pure love, imagination and
being deeply involved in it,” she added.

But Rubin nonetheless got plenty of
early reps that shaped his skill set.

BROOKS Estelle “Stel” (nee Cohn)
May 1, 2022 of Philadelphia, PA.

Wife of the late Martin Brooks; lov-
ing mother of Jeffrey (Lori) Brooks;
adoring grandmother of Zach and
Lexi; sister of Mark Cohn. In lieu of
flowers, contributions in her memo-
ry may be made to a charity of the
donor’s choice.

JOSEPH LEVINE AND SONS
www.levinefuneral.com CANTOR
Robert Cantor, 80, of Media, PA
passed away on May 3, 2022, af-
ter a long illness. He and his wife,
Nancy Laver Cantor raised their
three daughters in East Goshen
and lived in their home on Chris-
tine Lane for over fifty years before
moving to Media in 2021. Rob’s
love and first priority was always his
wife and family. Before his health
deteriorated, he took great joy in
sailing on the Chesapeake, skiing,
and going to the shore with Nancy,
their children and grandchildren.

He was a voracious reader, com-
puter whiz and avid gardener. He
and Nancy were a couple of over
sixty-five years and were married
for almost fifty-nine years. Robert’s
parents, Abe and Nettie Cantor, and
his in-laws, Jack and Roslyn Laver,
predeceased him. In addition to his
wife, Nancy, he is survived by his
children: Donna and Neil Meyer of
Media, PA, Cherie and Scott Cor-
bo of Naugatuck, CT, and Jaclyn
Cantor of West Chester, PA and
six grandchildren; Joshua Corbo,
Emily Meyer (Will Higgins), Ryan
Corbo, Abby Meyer, Jacob Corbo,
and Hallie Meyer. He is also sur-
vived by his sister, Karen and her
husband, Wayne Miller, nieces and
a nephew and great nieces and a
great nephew. Robert was born in
Philadelphia on May 7, 1941. He
graduated from Cheltenham High
School in 1959 and Temple Univer-
sity in 1963. He owned an orthope-
dic shoe store with his uncle until
his health forced him to retire in
1988. His book has now closed. In
lieu of flowers, the family requests
He started his career as a reporter
with The Philadelphia Bulletin, the
city’s evening newspaper, before mov-
ing into PR with the Philadelphia
Police Department. In 1976, though,
he arrived, landing his job with the
Spectrum and thriving in it for a decade.

After that, he went national, working
for the arena’s new manager, Spectacor
Management Group, a company that
supervised venues around the country.

Finally, in 1993, Rubin opened his own
firm called Rubin Public Relations. He
also was influential in the planning and
development for the CoreStates Center
which, as the Wells Fargo Center,
remains the home of the Sixers, Flyers
donations made to a charity that
reminds you of Rob and the things
he enjoyed. Examples include:
Reading is Fundamental, Malvern
Library, and East Goshen Park.

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COTT ROBERT-On May 1, 2022. Devot-
ed father of Dana Cott Adams (Kev-
in) and the late David Cott. Dear
brother of Adele Arensburg. Loving
grandfather of Kevin Adams and
Eric Adams. Loving uncle of Phyllis
Fenton (Bob) and great uncle of Ji-
lian. Contributions in his memory
may be made to Hallie Hill Animal
Sanctuary, 5604 New Road, Holly-
wood, South Carolina 29449 www.

halliehill.com GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
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and an annual calendar of big events.

What made Rubin so successful was
that, according to his wife, he was the
most excited fan in the audience.

“He was going to a concert,” she said.

The PR man’s legacy lives on in the
countless memories that families still
have of attending those events and
perhaps even enjoying them as much as
the man who planned them.

“It was nothing but a release, joy,” Cohen
said. “He was in a pleasurable atmosphere
where people, if they were having a bad
day, they were going to that concert and it
was all going to be all right.”
In addition to the Spectrum, the
Rubins had two children, Leslie and her
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POPOWICH Maury L.-May 5, 2022, of W. Palm
Beach, FL and Margate, NJ; loving
father of Jessie Popowich, Dr. Dan-
iel Popowich and Leah Popowich
(Andrew Hohns); devoted brother
of Sylvia Pomerantz, Dr. Leonard
Popowich, Cecelia Serling (Jim-
my) and the late David Popowich;
beloved son of the late Esther and
Julius Popowich; cherished grand-
father of Julius, Isaac, Leo, Josiah
and Luisa. In lieu of flowers, con-
tributions in Maury’s memory may
be made to The Female Hebrew
Benevolent Society, of Philadelphia
(fhbs.org/donate), or a meaningful
charity of the donor’s choice.

JOSEPH LEVINE AND SONS
www.levinefuneral.com DICKLER
Marvin Dickler on May 2, 2022.

Husband of Mollie (nee Tickner);
father of Sue (Alan) Rothstein,
Marc (Mindy) Dickler, Arlene (late
Paul) Starr and Pam Dickler. Sister
of Gerri (Ron) Fash; also survived
by 8 grandchildren and 6 great
grandchildren. Contributions in his
memory may be made to Philabun-
dance, www.philabundance.org or
a charity of the donor’s choice.

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KURMAN Gregory A. Kurman, DMD passed
away April 29, 2022. Husband of
Merridth (nee Fantazzi). Father of
Tyler Kurman. Son of Trudi (Frank)
Goldman and the late Jerry Kur-
man. Brother of Stephen (late Tra-
cy) Kurman, David Goldman, An-
thony Fantazzi and the late Daniel
Goldman, also survived by nieces
and nephews. Contributions in his
memory may be made to NAMI,
1432 Easton Road, Suite 2-D, War-
rington, Pa. 18976, www.nami.org.

brother Stephen Rubin. And, according
to Flora Rubin, “a huge number” of his
children’s friends showed up for their
father’s funeral.

Before Rubin died, one of Cohen’s
friends came by the Rubin house with
one of the bootlegged Live Aid concert
T-shirts that he used to confiscate.

Another swung by and took the local
legend for a walk.

“An all-around really caring, atten-
tive person,” Cohen said of her father.

Larry Rubin is survived by his wife,
children, grandchildren, brother and
other relatives. JE
jsaffren@midatlanticmedia.com Ginsburg and Susan Rubin. Grand-
children Haley Binn, Nathan(Jes-
sica) Lieberman, Aaron (Maradith)
Ginsburg, Lauren (Joey) Allaham,
Andy Ecker, Ariel Ginsburg, Adam
(Becca) Ecker and Kendall Ecker
and many great grandchildren. Al-
vin had a great sense of humor and
enjoyed every celebration to the
fullest. He was our inspiration. He
will be deeply missed and eternally
cherished. SALOMON
KURT D. on April 28, 2022. Be-
loved husband of Barbara (nee
Fils); Loving father of Michael Sa-
lomon (Lori) and Rena Henschel;
Dear brother of Elfrieda Bornstein
and Eva Moszer (Cantor Sidney),
and Yistach “Peter” Ronen (Sarah);
Devoted grandfather of Samantha,
Jordyn, and Jacob. Contributions in
his memory may be made to Amer-
ican Cancer Society, 1818 Market
St., Ste. 2820, Phila., PA 19103.

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RUBIN Alvin Rubin, 91 years, husband of
the late Arline Cooperman Rubin,
his childhood sweetheart. A loving
father, grandfather, great grand-
father, husband, companion and
friend, passed peacefully at home
surrounded by loved ones on May
1, 2022. Born to Anna and Herman
Rubin in Philadelphia with whom
he ran the family business “Rubin’s
Fine Furniture” for over 30 years.

In his later years, Alvin was lucky
to have met Elaine Stratt. They
spent 13 wonderful years together
in Boynton Beach, Florida. Alvin
is survived by 3 daughters. Diane
(Alan) Lieberman, Lisa (Bruce)
Lennox. He was predeceased by
his sister Naomi (Paul) Alamar. He
met his bride nearly 70 years ago
as a Drexel student. They married
in Atlantic City in 1954 and moved
frequently due to his Navy service
and engineering career. He even-
tually settled in Athens, Georgia,
where they lived for almost fifty
years. He was a past president of
his congregation and an avid com-
munity volunteer. He will be most
remembered as a true people per-
son who lived an adventurous life
full of travel, love, and family. Dona-
tions can be made in Arthur’s honor
to the United Jewish Appeal or the
Jewish Federation of Greater Phil-
adelphia. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
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WOLK Robert Wolk, age 73, passed away
May 3, 2022. He is predeceased
by his parents Jack and Tillie Wolk.

Beloved husband of Lynn Wolk
(nee Rosen) Loving father of Ste-
phen Wolk (Jennifer), and Mitchell
Wolk. Dear brother of Sandra Burr.

Adoring grandfather of Stella. Rob-
ert was a proud 1966 graduate of
Northeast High School and devot-
ed business owner of Wolk Dental
Lab. Contributions in his memory
may be made to Fox Chase Cancer
Center www.foxchase.org
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YOUNG WEINER
Arthur Weiner (92 years old), son of
William and Rose Weiner, passed
peacefully on May 2nd, 2022. Ar-
thur is survived by his wife of 67
years, Arlene. Together they raised
three children, Ken, Robin (Ron
Neifield), and Meryl (Arthur Gabri-
el), six grandkids, Harris, Brent (Al-
exa), Zara (Adam Szumski), Mat-
thew, Lauren, and Stephanie, and
two great-grandkids, Asher and
Harriet Young-Beloved wife of the
late Norton. Loving mother of Su-
san Young of Philadelphia, Penn-
sylvania, and the late Howard
Young. Contributions American
Lung Association American Lung
Association 55 W. Wacker Drive,
Suite 1150 Chicago, Illinois 60601
www.lung.org or to Charity of the
donor’s choice
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