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Cultivating the Next Generation of Jewish Leaders
FEW THINGS GIVE JEWISH
FEDER ATION more pride
than seeing young Jewish
leaders realize their poten-
tial. That is why on Sept. 16
the Jewish Federation of Greater
Philadelphia was thrilled to
honor three outstanding volun-
teers with its Young Leadership
Awards: Alison Benton, Jonathan
Alexander and Jonathan Korman.

“Since 1959, the Jewish
Federation has acknowledged
our finest young leaders with this
distinctive recognition,” Jewish
Federation Board co-chair Gail
Norry said at the awards presenta-
tion. “All three recipients embody
the spirit of service and commit-
ment to Jewish community.”
At the awards ceremony, which
took place during the Jewish
Federation’s Board of Trustees
meeting, each awardee was intro-
duced by a former award winner.

Alison Benton, the recipient of
the Mrs. Isidore Kohn 2020 Young
Leadership Award, has been
active in the Philadelphia Jewish
community since she moved to Center City in 2003. Since 2014, she has served
on the Board of Trustees, Women’s Philanthropy Board and NextGen Board.

She has also gone through the Women’s Leadership Development Program and
served on the committees for the Jewish Publishing Group, Israel Engagement
Grants and Community Engagement.

Ensuring that there is a strong Jewish community in the Philadelphia region
today and for future generations to come is very important to Benton, and that
fuels much of her work with the organization. Professionally, she has more than
13 years of marketing and advertising experience, primarily in the health care and
higher education industries.

She is a strategic marketing manager for Drexel University Online, where
she develops and implements marketing strategy for a portfolio of more than
50 online degree and certificate programs. Benton recently completed her MBA,
which was a lifelong goal.

Jonathan Alexander, the recipient of the Myer and Rosaline Feinstein 2020
Young Leadership Award, grew up in Syracuse, New York, and is a graduate of
Temple University. His work with the Jewish Federation began in 2010 when he
participated in the Leadership Development Program. Since that time, he has
served on the NextGen Board for the past nine years, holding positions as high
as campaign chair. Alexander has also served on the Commission for Jewish Life
and Learning for the past six years.

Among his other volunteer work, Alexander is actively involved with the
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity Alumni Group of Philadelphia. Professionally,
he is a Certified Financial Planner™ professional with a mission to provide
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straightforward, easily understandable financial advice in a fiduciary manner.

Alexander’s practice focuses on young families and people heading into retire-
ment. He resides in Bryn Mawr with his wife Jessica and son Max.

Jonathan Korman, the recipient of the Jack Goldenberg 2020 Young Leadership
Award, has served in a variety of leadership roles on behalf of the Philadelphia
Jewish community over the past 10 years. He is a member of the Board of Trustees
of Jewish Federation, serving on the Committee for Jewish Life and Learning, the
Day-School Task Force and the Nominations Committee, and a member of the
Regional Board of the Anti-Defamation League.

Korman was also a member of the most recent cohort of Jewish Federation’s
Legacy Philanthropy Program and the Philadelphia cohort of the Wexner
Heritage Program. Prior to joining the Board of Trustees, Jonathan served for
nearly a decade on the Board of Directors of Hillel of Greater Philadelphia and
one of its successors, the Greater Philly Hillel Network.

Professionally, Korman is a partner in the Philadelphia office of Holland
& Knight, focusing his practice on representing national and regional banks,
nonbank lenders and corporate borrowers in a wide variety of syndicated, club
and bilateral financings.

He lives in the Graduate Hospital section of Center City with his wife
Alexandra and their daughter Miriam.

To ensure a strong Jewish future, Jewish Federation cultivates the next genera-
tion of leaders through programs designed for different ages and stages. For more
information on NextGen involvement, contact NextGen Director Max Moline at
mmoline@jewishphilly.org. JEWISH EXPONENT
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C ommunity / deaths
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
ANTELMAN Victor Antelman passed away on September
16, 2020. Husband of Rhea (nee Horwitz).

Father of Hermine Antelman and Evelyn Tuck-
er. Grandfather of Brandon Tucker. Graveside
Services were held Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 at
Shalom Memorial Park, Huntingdon Valley,
Pa. Contributions in his memory may be
made to the Michael Levin Lone Soldier
Foundation, 11 Vermeer Dr., Langhorne, Pa.,
19053 (please make checks payable to “US
Supporters of The Michael Levin Lone Sol-
dier Foundation)
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
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AROST Paul Arost, on September 16, 2020. Beloved
husband of the late Loretta (nee Pincus);
Loving father of Michelle (Curtis) Goldhagen
and Cindi (Daniel) Slater; Dear brother of Mil-
licent (Lester) Wilner; Devoted grandfather of
Andrew (Alyssa), Jeff, Jacob and Benjamin.

Service and interment were private. Contribu-
tions in his memory may be made to Cong.

Adath Jeshurun, 7763 Old York Rd, Elkins
Park, PA 19027 or Parkinson’s Assoc. at
Johns Hopkins Hosp., 600 N. Wolfe St, Bal-
timore, MD 21287 pr Univ. of PA,
www.upenn.edu. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
BARSHAK Marlee W. Barshak (nee Waldman), passed
away peacefully on September 13, 2020.

Born and raised in West Philadelphia and a
long-time resident of Lafayette Hill, she was
the co-owner of Touch of Class Gift Shop. A
graduate of Lower Merion High School and
Harcum College, she will be sadly missed by
many loving family and friends. Wife of the
late Peter Barshak. Mother of Alison Barshak
(Pacifico “Podge” Sgambato), Eric (Dana)
Barshak and Wendy (Sal) Carbone. Grand-
mother of Natalie, Adrian, Bianca, Cole,
Amanda and Sarah. Sister of the late Albert
Waldman and the late Donald Waldman. Rel-
atives and friends are invited to Graveside
Services Thursday 11:30 AM precisely at
Shalom Memorial Park (sec. Gabriel), Hunt-
ingdon Valley, PA. Immediately following ser-
vices, shiva will be observed at the Carbone
residence. Contributions in her memory may
be made to Mitzvah Circle, 2562 Boulevard of
the Generals, #10, Norristown, PA 19403,
www.mitzvahcircle.org GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
BYLOCK Clara Bylock (nee Brody) passed away
September 14, 2020. Beloved wife of the late
Nathan Bylock. Clara is survived by her
daughter Gail Berger, her grandson Matthew
and his wife Kimberly, and was “GG” to her
great-grandchildren Noah, Jonas, and Dan-
ica. Clara is also survived by her daughter
Sheila Privor and her husband Harvey, her
grandchildren, Lois Privor-Dumm (Greg
Dumm), Cheri Privor, Michele (Tony) Leone,
Patrick Foley, Brian (Kim) Privor, and great-
granddaughter, Calla. Nicole Nelson was
Clara’s dedicated and devoted health aide.

Clara worked as an Administrator at Brown-
ing Road Medical Center for many years. It
was through her dedication and tireless ef-
forts, along with the doctors on staff, that
made it such a wonderful testing/medical
center. Contributions in her memory may be
made to the Aflac Pediatric Cancer Center.

www Services are private.

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DRUCKMAN Naomi Druckman (Matusow), 98 years of
age, died on Sept 9th, in her Lafayette Hill
residence. She was the beloved wife of the
late Leon S. Druckman. Mother of Jan (Ed-
ward) Tannebaum and Hope (Ted Kohler)
Druckman. In addition, Naomi is survived by
her three grandchildren, Daniel Tannebaum
(Rachel), Andrew Kohler, and Laura Kohler
(Branden Buehler) and her three loving Great-
Granddaughters- Eliana and Marin Tan-
nebaum, and Zoe Buehler. Naomi, " Sis”, as
she was known and called by her cherished
family, was predeceased by her adoring par-
ents, Harry and Ida (Richman) Matusow, of
Germantown and her late brother Benjamin
(“Bunny”) Matusow. She is survived by her
cherished and adoring sisters and brother,
Betty Perlmutter (Jack), Rene (Marvin)
Presser, and Josh Matusow, as well as her
nieces and nephews whom she loved so
dearly and great nieces and nephews as well.

Naomi was an independent woman until the
last 2 years of her life, when a stroke dis-
abled her to a great extent and her quality of
life declined. She loved family, playing bridge
weekly, reading, and was proficient in fin-
ances up to recently. Her greatest moments
were times spent with her sisters and broth-
er having their lunches together. She treas-
ured her times spent with her Great- Grand-
daughters at her residence. Naomi will be
forever loved and missed by those of us as a
great Mother, Sister, Daughter, Grandmom,
and Great Grandmom. Contributions can be
made in her memory to Kline-Galland Hos-
pice @ www.klinegalland.org
JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
www.levinefuneral.com FRAME
Sandra B. Frame (nee Cohen) on September
11, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Sidney;
Loving mother of Rori (Timothy) Liebmann
and Lisa Frame; Dear sister of Paulette (Nun-
zio) Incremona; Devoted grandmother of
Sarah and Jake. Services and interment are
private. Contributions in her memory may be
made to Alzheimer’s Association, 399 Mar-
ket St., Ste. 102, Phila., PA 19106,
www.alz.org GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
HERTZBERG Barbara Hertzberg (nee Gubernick) on
September 16, 2020. Beloved wife of Karl;
Loving mother of Barry (Donna Comolli)
Hertzberg and the late Andrew Hertzberg;
Mother-in-law of Tiffany Hertzberg; Devoted
grandmother of Leon Jacob. Services and in-
terment are Private. Contributions in her
memory may be made to Mitzvah Food Pro-
gram, Jewish Federation of Greater Phila.,
www.jewishphilly.org GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
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DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
KEDSON NUSBAUM
Leonard Paul Kedson, 90, died peacefully at
his home at the Quadrangle in Haverford, PA
early in the morning of August 29. Len and
his loving wife Phyllis, who died in 2018,
raised their family in Lafayette Hill, PA for 45
years. With love and attention, they raised
three sons: David Kedson (Susan Shaid) cur-
rently of Bala Cynwyd, PA, Ira Kedson (Mary
Rourke), currently of Wallingford, PA, and
Jeff Kedson, who passed away in 1982. Len
was a loving and involved grandfather to
Jack, Brandon, and Benjamin Kedson, all of
whom have many fond memories of adven-
tures with their grandfather. Len is also sur-
vived by his brother- and sister-in-law
Howard and Miranda Jaffe, the nieces he ad-
ored, Iris and Jessica Jaffe, and his “adopted
son” David Ableman, as well as David’s two
sons Adam and Andrew Ableman. He was
the son of Sol and Anne Kedson, who prede-
ceased him. Len was first and foremost de-
voted to his family, but nevertheless had a
productive and illustrious professional life.

He finished high school at 15 ½, and then
completed math degrees from both NYU and
Columbia. He served in the Navy during the
Korean Conflict, and then returned to com-
plete engineering degrees from MIT and
Stevens Institute of Technology. During the
Cold War, he was the project engineer who
developed classified surveillance technology
for government agencies. He began the Com-
puter Science department at Monmouth Col-
lege, and was proud to have three grandsons
pursuing computer science careers. After
moving on to roles as CEO in two technology
companies, Len ended his career as a man-
agement consultant. Len leaves behind fam-
ily and friends who will miss his lively pres-
ence, his dramatic debates about American
history and current events, and the energy he
brought to everything that he did. We hope
that he has rejoined his beloved wife, who he
missed so much in the last two years, and
that he is at peace – although we bet there
are some lively debates going on, wherever
he is.

LONDER Helen L. Londer (nee Werner), 102 years of
age, September 10, 2020 of Taramac, FL. Be-
loved wife of the late Meyer. Cherished moth-
er of Irene (Abe) Gorman, Joanne (Jack)
Dressler and Merle Gladsden (the late
Robert). Also survived by five loving grand-
children, 7 great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild. Relatives and friends
are invited to services Wednesday Septem-
ber 16, 2:00pm at Roosevelt Memorial Park
(As per the families request and due to Cov-
id19, Masks are required at the cemetery).

Contributions in her memory may be made to
the Women's Cancer (WCRA) C/O 1322 Or-
cap Way Southampton, Pa. 18966.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
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Shirley B. Nusbaum, (nee Beck), on Sept. 8,
2020, age 100. Wife of the late J. Franklin
Nusbaum, Jr., mother of Steven (Chagit)
Nusbaum, Carolyn Snyder and Nancy (Jerry)
Matt, sister of David Beck and the late Noel
Beck, grandmother of Scott, Lauren, and Mi-
chael Matt, Ben (Iris) Snyder, Kay (Matt) To-
masco, Matt (Kate) Snyder, Gil (Feroza) Nus-
baum, David (Kristin) Nusbaum and Jessica
Nusbaum, great grandmother of Noah, Ellie,
Henry, Julian, Brett, Gevi, Jake, Simon, Ryan
and Fiona. Services and interment private.

Contributions in her memory may be made to
Mission Kids, Alzheimer's Association or
charity of the donor's choice.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
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Norma Raevsky (nee Rubenstein) on
September 13, 2020. Wife of the late Bern-
ard; mother of Mark Raevsky, Allen Raevsky
(Amy Layng), Sharon E. Lautman and Ron-
nie (Lynn) Raevsky; grandmother of Lauren
(Jeffrey) Dortona, Monica (Evan) Gettinger,
Paige (Christopher) Stein, Kristopher Layng,
Samuel Lautman, Adam Lautman, Natalie
Lautman, Remy Raevsky, Allie Raevsky and
Corte Raevsky; great- grandmother of Camer-
on, Emmie, Juliette and Theodore. Contribu-
tions in her memory may be made to Con-
gregation Beth Solomon, 198 Tomlinson Rd,
Phila. PA 19116 or Alzheimer’s Association,
399 Market St., Suite 250, Phila. PA 19106.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
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Hirschel Max Simon, September 14, 2020 of
Wynnewood, Pa. Beloved husband of Danita
(nee Price). Devoted father of Sarah (Adam
Harrison) Simon and Adam (Erica Uscher) Si-
mon. Cherished brother of Gary (Coryn) Si-
mon, Sari Mayer and Lisa (John) Leahy.

Proud grandfather of Leah and Lilianna. Ser-
vices and interment were private in Clarks-
burg, MD. Contributions in his memory may
be made to The Pancreatic Cancer Action
Network or the Lankenau Medical Center, In-
tensive Care Unit.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
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VINEBERG Ruth Vineberg (nee Brotman) on September
11, 2020. Beloved wife of the late David; Lov-
ing mother of Robyn Green and Fred (Lisa
Campeau) Vineberg. Services and interment
were private. Contributions in her memory
may be made to Alzheimer’s Association,
www.alz.org GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
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MEMORIALS BIRENBAUM
MARTIN BIRENBAUM
July 12, 1923 – October 4, 1960
We lovingly remember
MARTIN BIRENBAUM
on the 60th Yahrzeit of his tragic death
13 Tishri 5721
three days after Yom Kippur
SELMA BIRENBAUM KOHN (BLOCK)
RICHARD AND SUSAN BIRENBAUM STONE
ELLEN BIRENBAUM
DEBRA BIRENBAUM
He is also remembered by his grandchildren
and great-grandchildren,
MARTIN STONE
ERIC STONE (RACHEL)
ELIZABETH STONE JACOBS (ZACHARY)
SARA BIRENBAUM
REBECCA AND SAMANTHA JACOBS
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MEROW Dr. Edwin L. Merow on Sept. 16, 2020. Hus-
band of Sonia "Sunny" (nee Bolinsky), father
of Mindy Merow Rubin (Alan), Rabbi Andrea
Merow and the late Joel Merow (Christine
Lischak), grandfather of Sam Rubin and
Rachelle Rubin, brother of the late Harriet
(late Phil) Kramer, brother-in-law of Lee (late
Tom) Evans, uncle to Steven (Melissa)
Kramer, Audrey Kramer, Robbie (Herb) Mig-
don and Jody (late Barry) Sysler and great
uncle to all their children. Contributions in
memory of Dr. Merow may be made to the
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy @ US-
ciences.edu/give-online. Condolences to the
family may
be sent
to dredmerowmemories@gmail.com
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