obituaries
BROWER JANICE LEVINE, 76, passed away
Monday, Nov. 14 in Orlando, FL after
a 20 year fight with cancer. Wife of
the late Stephen Brower. Mother of
David Brower, MD (Erin) and Susan
Surnitsky (Stuart). Grandmother of
Samantha Surnitsky and Samuel
Brower. Sister of Richard Levine
(Nessa). Janice was a graduate of
Philadelphia’s Olney High School,
class of 1964. She lived the last
2 decades in Sarasota, Fl. A me-
morial service will be held at the
home of Tami Wankoff on Sunday,
DEC 4 at 1:00 pm. Contributions
in Janice’s memory may be made
to the American Cancer Society or
Chabad of Bradenton .

COHEN MARION (nee Jacobs) passed on
November 12th, 2022. Wife of the
late Irwin Jacobs. Survived by many
beloved friends. Marion was active
in the Jewish community, she loved
to attend the classes at the Ner
Zedek Synagogue and at the Klein
JCC. She was a Holocaust survivor
coming to America with her fami-
ly in the late 1930s. Contributions
in her memory may be made to a
charity of the donor’s choice.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
KAIL DR. JOYCE GEORGE - on
November 15, 2022. Dr. Kail was
principal in the Philadelphia School
District for 32 years and was vice
principal of the Torah Academy for
10 years. She was a patron of the
New York Theatre. Contributions in
her memory may be made to the
Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.

com or the Talmudical Yeshiva of
Philadelphia, 6063 Drexel Road,
Philadelphia, PA 19131.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
KASSER NORMAN J., passed away
November 11th, 2022. Born in
Philadelphia on September 23rd,
1924 to Samuel and Pauline
Kasser in Philadelphia, PA. From
the age of 7 during the depression
he sold magazines and newspa-
30 pers and played football in the Pop
Warner Football league. A member
of the Central High School 178th
graduating class, he continued his
education at Pennsylvania State
University where he played on the
Varsity Basketball team until the
Second World War began and he
joined the U. S. Army Air Force
and became a decorated Veteran.

Norman was a loving father of Lori
Kasser, Lisa (Robert Freedman)
and Nina Kasser Sidell; a loving
grandfather of Matthew, Raffi,
Alexa and Daniel. Loving brother
of Miri Mintz, Victor Kasser, the
late Bernice Shechtman, Rosalyn
Epstein and Shirlee Shapero.

Loving fiancé of Ellen Charney.

During his lifetime, Norman
founded Norman Food Services
Corporation, United
States Vending Machine Corporation,
ARA Services (now known as
ARAMARK), Steer Inn and Steak
Out Restaurant chains, Kasser
Real Estate and Construction
Corporation, Burn Brae Day Camp
in Dresher, and the Fred Astaire
Dance Studios of Europe. He was
president of National Automatic
Merchandising Association,
Gordon Boat Company and
Chris Craft Distributors, Greater
Miami Israel Bonds, American
Technion Society, Israel American
Maccabiah Athletic Competition
and YH-YWHA of Greater Miami.

Chairman of Norman Kasser
Industries, NJK Development
Corporation, Greater
Miami Committee on Youth, Hillel
Foundation of University of Miami.

He was a board member of the
following organizations, American
Athletic Union, Philadelphia Israel
Bonds and Philadelphia Jewish
Federation, Greater Miami Jewish
Federation, National Trustees
of Israel Bonds, Technion Israel
Institution of Technology, Temple
Judea – Coral Gables and the
Hebrew Academy of Greater
Miami, National Jewish Welfare
Board, and the Israel Education
Fund. Norman was an advisor to
the US Senator Hubert Humphry,
George McGovern, Henry (Scoop)
Jackson and to Israel’s First prime
minister, David Ben Gurion. He
received an award from the Prime
Minister Ben Gurion and President
Chaim Weitzman for his outstand-
ing service to Israel. Contributions
in his memory may be made to the
Jewish National Fund.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
LANDIS MAY LANDER - On November
11, 2022. Beloved wife of Dr.

Sigmund Landis. Devoted mother
of Marc Landis (Judy) and Marla
Wessland (Jay). Loving grand-
mother of Rachel, Barak, and
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Sara. Contributions in her memory
may be made to Boston Children’s
Hospital www.childrenshospital.

org, URJ Camp Harlam www.cam-
pharlam.org, or a charity of your
choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
LEVITAN PHYLLIS ‘FLIP’ STEIN, 85, of
Philadelphia, passed away on
November 7, 2022 in Jacksonville,
Florida after a long battle with
Parkinson’s disease. Phyllis was
born on September 28, 1937
to Herman and Lenore Stein in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She
attended Springfield High School
before beginning college at Penn
State, eventually transferring to
the University of Pennsylvania
where she earned her Bachelor of
Science. A lifelong learner, Phyllis
obtained her Master of Education
from Beaver
College (now
Arcadia University). She taught
elementary school for 27 years
and served as a reading spe-
cialist in the Philadelphia School
System. Flip was 14 years old
when she met her forever love,
Ralph Solomon Levitan, Esq, at
Camp Lindenmere in the Poconos
in 1952. With her charm, beauty,
and wit, she quickly captured the
heart of 16-year-old Ralph, who
knew she was something special
when he asked her to the movies,
and she responded, “with whom?”
They married June 14, 1959, and
raised their family in Wyncote,
Pennsylvania. Flip and Ralph’s
love and devotion for each other
grew each and every day, and they
were inseparable during their 63
years of marriage. In the winters,
they spent time in Naples, Florida
enjoying golf, bridge and time with
friends as well as visits from fami-
ly for some tennis and beach time
(and alligator sightings). They
explored the world together, vis-
iting many countries throughout
Europe, Asia, and Africa. Out of
many notable Flip-isms, it was her
smile and laugh that lit up every
room she entered. A fierce and
loving friend, wife, mother, and
grandmother. She lead her family
with kindness and grace, instilling
in her children and grandchildren
lasting values of family, good-
ness, and strength. She was her
children’s and grandchildren’s
biggest cheerleader and forever
proud of her family. A breast can-
cer survivor, she faced challenges
with poise and beauty. She was
an avid reader, NYT crossword
puzzle junkie and bridge player.

Phyllis is survived by her hus-
band, Ralph Solomon Levitan,
children Paul (Lauren), Richard
Alan (Anna) and Terri Faye
Levitan and her loving grandchil-
dren, Ashley Jenna Katzenstein,
Hayley Beth Katzenstein, Frances
Hunter Levitan, Joseph Robert
Levitan, Jacqueline Lee Levitan,
Jonathan Ross Levitan, and
Joshua Cooks Levitan. She is
preceded in death by her parents,
Herman and Lenore Stein, her
sister, Regina ‘Ginny’ Brooks, and
her beloved granddaughter, Lee
Merritt Levitan. In lieu of flowers,
the Levitan family requests that
remembrances be made in the
form of contributions to TextLess
Live More (https://textlesslive-
more.org/donate). LEVY
JACOB “Jack” passed away on
October 28, 2022, at the age of
93, in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.

Jack was the loving husband of
Sylvia and father of son Andrew
and daughter Stacy. Jack was born
in New York in 1929 and grew up
in Philadelphia. He graduated from
Central High School, Class 187.

He met the love of his life Sylvia
Levy (Segal) and they were mar-
ried for more than 70 years, living
for many years in the Mt Airy sec-
tion of Philadelphia. In later years
they moved to Abington and most
recently Rydal Park in Jenkintown.

With a fine eye for detail and an
amazing memory, Jack was an
expert in and avid collector of an-
tiques, especially Asian porcelain,
Persian rugs, and American pewter
and furniture. Jack was a friend of
many and an unforgettable regular
at antique shops and country auc-
tions throughout Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. Jack was preceded in
death by his beloved wife Sylvia
who passed away earlier this year,
his brother Saul, and sister Arlene
Laserow. He is survived by son
Andrew Levy and his wife Jo-Anne
Latino, daughter Stacy Levy and
grandchildren Sarah Knapp and
Daniel Knapp. If desired memo-
rial contributions can be made to
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
(https://www.ushmm.org) or to a
charity of the donor’s choice.

NATHAN Michael A. “Mike” Nathan died
peacefully at home in Princeton,
New Jersey on November 14,
2022, with his loving wife at his
side. He was 83 years old. Born
in Philadelphia to Frances and
Abraham, Mike moved to Longport,
New Jersey and discovered his
love of the ocean, returning to the
same beaches throughout his life
with family and friends. He attend-
ed Atlantic City High School, where
he leveraged his 6’3” stature and
ably represented his school on a
highly competitive basketball team.

He obtained his bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in civil engineer-
ing at Drexel University, where he
could outjump a 6’6” center playing
for his fraternity Sigma Alpha Mu. It
was at Drexel that Mike met Judy
(née Schwartz), the love of his life,
with whom he would be married
for 61 years. Having completed
ROTC in college, Mike joined the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
and the newlyweds moved to Fort
Bragg, North Carolina. Following
completion of his service, Judy and
Mike settled in the Philadelphia
area where they raised their two
children, Phyllis and David. Mike’s
long and constructive career in
civil engineering took him around
the mid-Atlantic states as a se-
nior associate at A.G. Lichtenstein
and Associates. He loved to walk
the high steel, having worked
on the construction of the famed
Philadelphian Apartments while in
Drexel’s co-op program. Mike’s oth-
er pleasures included his youth as a
ham radio operator, and his lifelong
passion for photography. Nothing
gave Mike greater satisfaction than
time with his four grandchildren,
who spent many warm summer
days at their Bubbie and Pop-
Pop’s beach house in Longport.

Before and during retirement, Judy
and Mike traveled around North
America and the rest of the world
on many happy adventures togeth-
er, sometimes bringing their kids
and grandkids along to share the
experiences. Settling down in the
midst of his inspiring decades-long
fight against Parkinson’s disease,
Mike graced his family, friends,
neighbors, and health care provid-
ers with many works of art he cre-
ated through his mastery of digital
photography and Photoshop. Mike
is survived by his wife Judy, sis-