obituaries
ALLEN ALLEN MYRNA (nee NEWMAN)
May 7, 2022, of Warrington, PA. Be-
loved wife of Lawrence Allen; loving
mother of Barry Allen (Karen), An-
drea Lehman (David), and Suzan
Koren (George); adoring grand-
mother of Erin, Rachel, Alexander,
and Joshua; cherished sister-in-law
of Roy Allen (Heather). Myrna was
a dedicated elementary teacher in
the Philadelphia School District for
nearly 30 years and a member of
Temple Sinai and its Sisterhood for
fifty years. In lieu of flowers, contri-
butions in her memory may be made
to a charity of the donor’s choice.

JOSEPH LEVINE AND SONS
www.levinefuneral.com BLOOM
Wilmington - Seth Michael Bloom, a
true mensch, passed away on April
14, 2022 after fighting brain cancer
for 18 courageous years. Born June
6, 1964 in Philadelphia, Seth grew up
in Dresher, PA and attended Upper
Dublin High School. He graduated
from the University of Delaware in
1986 and received his Master’s in
Social Work from Yeshiva University
in 1989. Seth married his TRUE best
friend, Kathy Friedberg, in August
of 1988 in Delaware.Seth spent his
career working in various Jewish
agencies and ran his own success-
ful business for 13 years. His work
focused mainly on non-profit fund-
raising and large capital campaigns.

He used his expertise not only in
business, but in so many volunteer
leadership positions in local Jewish
organizations. Seth embodied pure
love and he shared it so fully. It did
not matter whether he knew you for
an hour or many years, he shined his
light on each the same. He knew the
preciousness of each moment and
loved fully and fiercely. Seth made
whomever he talked to feel like they
were the most important person in
the room. He was an extremely gen-
erous man and had a burning pas-
sion for Israel. Seth dedicated his life
to his family and serving the Jewish
community. Predeceased by his
father, Joseph; Seth is survived by
his beloved wife of 33 years, Kathy;
his mother, Myrna; brother, Ned; his
children, Adam (Rae) and Rachel;
granddaughter, Liora. Seth’s funer-
al was held on April 15, 2022 and
he would have loved nothing more
than to have been there with his
abundance of family and friends. He
would have been humbled and over-
whelmed by the amount of love and
support from his community. In lieu
of flowers, the family suggests contri-
butions in his memory to the Jewish
agency of your choice.

GOLDBERG MICHAEL GOLDBERG-Husband
of Rise’ (nee Blitz). Father of Adam
Goldberg and Bryan (Bethany)
Goldberg . Brother of Anneyse Lip-
22 kowitz. Grandfather of Elloise and
Maclen. Contributions in his mem-
ory may be made to the Multiple
Sclerosis Society , 30 S. 17th Street,
Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
KATZ On Saturday, May 7, 2022 of Bala
Cynwyd, PA. A lifelong Philadelphian,
Aimee was born and raised in the
Wynnefield neighborhood and lived
there for seven decades. Prede-
ceased by her husband of 62 years,
Bernard Aaron Katz and by son,
James Louis Katz. Teacher, social
worker and womens’ clothing design-
er, Aimee is survived by two children,
Samuel Katz (Connie) and Kathrin
Katz, grandchildren Lauren Katz
Smith (Prentiss), Philip Katz (Leah),
Elizabeth Katz (Micah Kaplan), Ben-
jamin Katz, Tara Johnson (Joshua)
and Lyle Hall (Alycen)and eleven
great grandchildren. Remembrances
to support Ukrainian Jews through
the American Jewish Joint Distribu-
tion Committee (www.jdc.org)
JOSEPH LEVINE AND SONS
www.levinefuneral.com MARGOLIS
SEYMOUR IRVING-On May 9,
2022. Husband of the late Mildred.

Father of Felice Gollotti, Terry Mar-
golis (Bonnie Harrison), and the
late Marshall Margolis. Brother of
Verna Barrish. Also survived by 7
grandchildren and 1 great grand-
son. Graveside services are pri-
vate. Contributions in his memory
may be made to the Alzheimer’s
Association. www.alz.org
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
MYERS Ethel C. Myers (nee Cohen), age
103, passed away May 11, 2022.

Beloved wife of the late Milford My-
ers. Loving mother of Joseph Myers,
and Dr. Nancy Hacker (Michael).

Adoring grandmother of Jennifer
Banks (Jared), and Jamie Hacker,
and great-grandmother of Logan
Banks and Riley Banks. Dear sister
of the late Herbert Cohen and Ed-
ward Cohen. She is also survived
by her nieces and nephews, Jon
Cohen, Jeffrey and Tamara Cohen,
Jill and Marc Shie, and Julie and
Mark Hofland and her sisters-in-law
Beverly Sherman and Faye Cohen.

Contributions in her memory may be
made to Compassus Living Foun-
dation, 503 N. Euclid Avenue, Suite
9E, Bay City, MI 48706, or to a char-
ity of the donor’s choice.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
NEFF GARY NEFF (82 years old), born
July 8, 1939 in Philadelphia, PA, son
of Benjamin and Mollie Neff, passed
peacefully on May 8, 2022. Gary
is survived by his wife of 56 years,
Patricia (nee York). Beloved father
of Reneé Peleg, Heather Neff, Cyn-
thia (Alan) Cohen and Joshua Neff.

Devoted grandfather of Arielle, Jere-
my, Rachel, Ethan, Jacob, Benjamin
and Fiona. He loved baseball and
the Phillies, Star Trek, Jeopardy,
horse racing, fishing, and garden-
ing. He most enjoyed spending time
with his family and his dogs, espe-
cially his grandchildren and his first
German Shepherd, Rex. Contribu-
tions in his memory may be made to
NAMI https://donate.nami.org.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
MISKIN Leon Miskin, 88, died May 2, 2022,
1 Iyar 5782. He was a home kid at
the Jewish Orphanage at 700 E
Church Lane, Philadelphia, a ward
of the Jewish Family and Children
Service, a/k/a Jewish Foster Home,
a/k/a The Association for Jewish
Children 1940-1952. Leon was the
son of Soviet immigrants, Isadore
and Bet-ya Bot Lee on-ja, a Kore-
an War Vet, and Four Letter Man in
high school. Leon loved parties and
as a teenager, seemed to know all
Jewish teens in Philadelphia. Our
condolences and thanks to Sheila
Schwartz a faithful companion and
friend of many years. Leon was a
good Jewish friend since child-
hood. By Ed Friedman, a Home Kid
since boyhood: His memory is for a
blessing. Our sincere appreciation
to Rebecca Gratz and associates
for their concern about the future
of Jewish children in Philadelphia.

Their memory is for a blessing.

MAY 19, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
NEWBERG Norman Aaron Newberg
(1935-2022) May 8, 2022-Beloved husband,
father, grandfather, uncle, cous-
in, friend, and kind and thoughtful
Mensch Norman Aaron Newberg
died in his sleep early morning of
May 8, 2022. Born on February 23,
1935, Norman Newberg the proud
son of Herman and Yetta Auerbach
Newberg lived into his 87th year
with a loving family and communi-
ty of friends. He is survived by his
wife of 45 years, Adina; daughter,
Noga; and sons, Liam and Jeremey;
son-in-law, Andrew and daughter-in-
law, Fran; as well as grandchildren,
Jessica, Sofia, Lev, and Liat. His
eldest son, Josh pre-deceased him
in 2007. “His real calling was to be
a Rabbi,” was the message often
conveyed by his sisters Anna and
Mildred. Jewish Communal Life was
a core value and source of meaning
and joy throughout his life. He was
one of the foundingmembers of the
Chavurah and Reconstructionist
Minyanim movements in Philadel-
phia and beyond. The members of
Minyan Masorti at Germantown Jew-
ish Center took great joy listening to
the beauty of his strong voice while
“davening” (Chanting) prayers during
weekly Shabbat services. He was
a fixture for chanting the marathon
Khol Nidre and Ne’ilah services that
start and conclude the Yom Kippur
day of atonement. The son of corner
grocery store owners in the Ludlow
section of Philadelphia, Norman
Newberg was the first in his family
to go to college. His love of theater
and poetry helped him overcome a
reading disability to graduate from
Temple University with honors and
earned an Ed.D. at University of
California, Santa Barbara. Norman
Newberg was a source of creative
disruption to push urban public ed-
ucation to better serve the needs of
lower-income students, especially
those who benefit from alternative
approaches to instruction. He pro-
vided the vision for, and implemen-
tation of Affective Education, Schools
for All Ages, and the Bridging the
Gap programs at the School District
of Philadelphia. During his time at
the University of Pennsylvania, he
helped train a generation of super-
intendents, principals, and teachers
to apply progressive strategies to
make urban public education more
effective for students to pave their
path towards a better future. The
last chapter of his career he founded
and managed the Say Yes To Edu-
cation college scholarship program
that leveraged the funding of George
Weiss and the resources of Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania and the School
District of Philadelphia. Say Yes to
Education is now a national program
that provides not only scholarships,
but also a full range of counseling,
tutoring, healthcare for low-income
public-school students and their im-
mediate families so that they can go
to college and pursue their dreams of
prosperity. He chronicled the impact
of the Say Yes to Education program
in his book, “The Gift of Education,
How a Tuition Guarantee Program
Changed the Lives of Inner-City
Youth.” (https://sunypress.edu/
Books/T/The-Gift-of-Education2). Since the early 1960s, Norman New-
berg lived in West Mt. Airy, because
he loved the majestic beauty of trees
and green space, and the culture of a
neighborhood that welcomes people
from diverse backgrounds, races, re-
ligions, and incomes to live in peace.

For most of their 45 years together,
Adina and Norman Newberg culti-
vated a loving community of friends,
especially young rabbinical students,
by hosting Shabbat dinners and
lunches. Family, Judaism, service
to help improve public education,
and a deep love of the Yiddish lan-
guage, humor and song served as
the core values for his life. Donations
can be made to in honor of Norman
Newberg at Hazon (https://donate.

hazon.org/give/275350/#!/donation/ checkout) or YEAH Philly (https://
yeahphilly.org/get-involved/#donate). GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
POPOWICH Maury Lee Popowich, born on De-
cember 28, 1943 to Julius and Es-
ther Popowich in Philadelphia, PA,
passed away peacefully on Thurs-
day, May 5. The youngest of five sib-
lings, Maury grew up in the Felton-
ville section of Philadelphia at D and
the Boulevard. His parents emigrat-
ed from Romania and Hungary in the
early 1920s to make a better life for
themselves, and they were set-up to-
gether in Philadelphia. Maury came
much later than his siblings, a happy
surprise that earned him the middle
name “Lee” to make a play on “Mer-
rily” when his name was spoken. He
went to Central High School and then
Syracuse University, before transfer-
ring to Temple University to help his
father and brother in the family’s
watchband business. After school
growing up, Maury and his siblings
worked in their father’s shoe and
leather shop on Sansom Street. As
a business major at Temple Univer-
sity, Maury decided early to join his
father and older brother David in run-
ning the family watchband business
full-time after graduation. Maury and
his brother David (who predeceased
him) grew Regal Industries business
into one of the largest watchband
companies in the country, based at
6th/Spring Garden Streets, traveling
frequently to Hong Kong from where
they imported many of their products.

Maury’s job was a passion. He was
a shrewd businessman, expert nego-
tiator and a skilled salesman earning
business at Walmart, Kmart, CVS,
Rite Aid and more. Knowing what



he wanted, he stood fi rm on an offer
and never budged even if it meant
losing a sale, a house, or a boat or
waiting for years for someone to
come around to meet his terms. He
worked 6 days a week, leaving the
house at 6am, and returning by 6pm
for family dinner. He was very hands
on, going up and down ladders in the
warehouse pulling stock, organiz-
ing shipments, and putting his three
young children to work when they
joined him “at the factory” on week-
ends. Foreseeing changes to come
in the industry, under his leadership,
the business sold in 1995 to Chart-
house International. Upon retire-
ment, Maury split his time for warmer
weather between West Palm Beach,
FL and Margate City, NJ. A devoted
father of three, Maury taught his chil-
dren and grandchildren to fi sh and
there are wonderful (and disgusting)
shared memories of cleaning the fi sh
together and cooking them up at his
beloved Margate home for wonderful
big family dinners. Summer week-
ends at the beach with his family was
what drove him to work as hard as
he did. He taught his children the
importance of family and of being to-
gether whenever possible. A lifelong
sport fi sherman, Maury had a deep
passion for the sea, waking early in
the summer to take his boat out in
Margate with lifelong best friends to
the “Canyon” where the marlin would
bite. Tuna, bluefi sh, fl ounder, Jersey
wahoos, even the occasional shark,
were challenges to overcome. He
didn’t eat the fi sh himself, but loved
the art of the catch and he would
either sell his catch to local jersey
shore restaurants or gift them to fam-
ily members for a fresh local dinner.

A member of Temple Adath Israel
synagogue with his family in Merion,
Maury was active in synagogue ac-
tivities as a board member and the
family has fond memories of the
Men’s Club breakfasts they attend-
ed every Sunday morning. He sup-
ported causes important to his fam-
ily and friends, and myriad Jewish
causes including Jewish Federation
of Greater Philadelphia. Maury was
no stranger to the Blackjack tables
in Atlantic City, beginning with the
Golden Nugget and more recently
the Borgata. Upon his retirement, he
referred to trips to the casino as “go-
ing to work” whether he won or lost.

Poker and blackjack subsidized gas
for his sportfi shing boats over the
years. His family was most important
to Maury. He will be sorely missed
by his children Jessie Popowich,
Daniel Popowich, Leah Popowich
(Andrew Hohns), fi ve grandchildren
Julius, Leo, Josiah, Luisa, and Isaac,
along with two granddogs and one
grandcat. He is also survived by his
loving siblings, Leonard Popowich,
Sylvia Pomerantz (Sol Pomerantz),
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and Cissy Serling (Jimmy Serling).

He was pre-deceased by his older
brother and business partner David
Popowich (Lorraine Popowich). In
his memory, donations may be made
to the Female Hebrew Benevolent
Society, or a meaningful charity of
the donor’s choice.

Rosenfi eld (Gary), granddaughter
Daniella Rosenfi eld, sister-in-law
Ilana Kaye (Michael), cousins, and
friends. Donations in his memory
may be made to the Sidney Kimmel
Cancer Center at Jefferson Health.

his profession and was devoted to
his clients, continuing to work until
shortly before his death. Larry is
the husband of Debbie, stepfather
of Richard (Meredith) Merritt, lov-
ing grandfather of Lily Claire and
Lorelei. He is the brother of Bar-
bara (David) Simon and uncle of
Matthew (Jana Ivanidze), Rebecca
(Marc Gimbel), and Michelle (Dave
Freedman) Simon. Contributions
in Larry’s memory can be made to
Temple Adath Yeshurun,450 Kim-
ber Road, Syracuse, NY 13324.

www.Adath.org. Larry loved attend-
ing holiday services there and cel-
ebrating holidays with his family.

SISSKIND FUNERAL SERVICE
www.sisskindfuneralservice.com SPECTOR
TENGOOD ROSSMAN
Dr. Ronald E. Rossman, MD of Phil-
adelphia died peacefully in hospice
on May 2, 2022. Ron was born to
Joseph and Mildred (Katzman)
Rossman on November 17,1939 in
Washington D.C., lived in Philadel-
phia since age 2, graduated The
William Penn Charter School, Princ-
eton and Penn Medical School. He
was a hematologist and oncologist
who had a medical practice, was
associated with Jefferson, Penn,
Graduate, West Park and Misera-
cordia Hospitals and then moved
onto administrative roles at St.

Francis County House, The U.S.

Post Offi ce, and Social Security. As
a trained pianist, with visits from a
teacher from Julliard and Mrs. Book-
binder of Philadelphia, he was a
passionate admirer of the arts; the
orchestra, Met Opera NYC; patron
of Philadelphia culture. Ron was
formerly married to Beth Rossman
(Koplin, d. 5/7/2020). He is sur-
vived by his loving daughter, Lauren
Laurence O Spector, 82, of Atlan-
tic City, NJ and Pembroke Pines
FL, died on May 3, 2022 in Florida.

Larry was the son of Dr. Morris and
Mary Spector and grew up in South-
west Philadelphia where he was an
active participant in Congregation
Beth Am Israel. He was a graduate
of West Philadelphia High School
and Temple University, 1962. Lar-
ry practiced accounting for over
fi fty years and was the founder of
Spector Financial services. He was
a past President of the National So-
ciety of Enrolled Agents. He loved
TENGOOD WENDY (nee SNY-
DER) On May 7, 2022, of Bensa-
lem, PA; beloved wife of Robert;
loving mother of Tara Ann Bartlett
(Michael) and Jillian Hillman (Antho-
ny); devoted sister of Sharon Seid-
man (Michael) and the late Cindy
Gold; cherished Oma of Spencer
and Scarlet; also survived by one
niece, 4 nephews and 2 great-niec-
es. In lieu of fl owers, contributions in
Wendy’s memory may be made to a
charity of the donor’s choice.

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