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AVART brought to the States where, using his connections, helped the
athlete play high school ball at Cardinal O’Hara High School
in Springfield, college ball and later get drafted into the NBA.

The kid, Adonal Foyle, was the eighth overall draft pick in the
1997 NBA draft. At the time, the center became the longest-ten-
ured player for the Golden State Warriors and later played for
the Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies.

“If it hadn’t been for Myron, he never would have made it,”
Deena Rosenbaum said.

All the while, Rosenbaum balanced his love of basketball with
his first passion — his family. Like their parents, Rosenbaum’s
three daughters pursued athletic interests.

Mindy Karro and Lynn Rosenbaum remember seeing their
father in the bleachers at all of their gymnastics meets. In
between routines, Myron Rosenbaum would turn on the small,
portable television he brought along to catch whatever NBA
game was on.

“It is a very funny memory of him sitting with that little
portable TV, which allowed him to be involved and watch bas-
ketball wherever he went,” Karro said.

At home, Rosenbaum had a favored chair in the den where
he would sit and watch games or old movies. Lynn Rosenbaum
remembers never being allowed to change the channel when
her father was watching.

“That was where you knew you could find him,” she said.

When he wasn’t watching games at home, Rosenbaum was
playing poker. He went from an amateur basement poker player
to ranking in the top 10 at the World Series of Poker in 1988
and ‘89.

A lifelong Philadelphian, Rosenbaum was born in the city
and graduated from Overbrook High School in 1949. Shaped
by the early death of his mother, he became close to Deena
Rosenbaum’s family.

“When he married my mom, he found the family that he had
never had in her family,” Lynn Rosenbaum said. “He just loved
my mom’s parents and her brother.”
Rosenbaum’s college education at Temple University was
interrupted by a two-year stint in the Army. True to his ath-
letic sensibilities, Rosenbaum played table tennis competitively
there; he was a player, coach and high scorer on the Sapporo
team in Japan during the Korean War. In 1953, he won the
Special Armed Forces table tennis singles and doubles cham-
pionship. His ample victories in other leagues throughout his life
earned him the Jewish Basketball League Alumni Award in
2013. Despite his adventurous spirit, Rosenbaum appreciated a
daily routine. Every Saturday night, the family would order
food from Hymie’s or City Line Diner and Deli. He enjoyed
picking up dessert for his family from local bakeries.

He showed his love for his family in other ways, too. One
year, for their anniversary, Rosenbaum paid for a message on
a billboard that could be seen through the shared window in
their Overbrook High School office. The couple were married
for 65 years.

“It was a great adventure,” Deena Rosenbaum said.

Rosenbaum is survived by his wife; daughters Stephanie
Rosenbaum Thornley (Evan), Karro (Wayne) and Lynn
Rosenbaum; and two grandchildren. JE
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KAREN (nee Bidner) on Septem-
ber 19, 2022. Wife of Dr. Stewart.

Mother of Meredith (Evan) Scott
and Joshua (Diana) Avart. Sister
of Cheryl Levy and Murray Bidner.

Grandmother of MacKenzie and
Noah Scott, Hayden and Talia Avart.

In lieu of flowers contributions in her
memory may be made to the Alzhei-
mer’s Association, www.alz.org.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
BRENNER LINDA ROBERTA, beloved wife of
the late Gerald Stanley Brenner, died
on September 3, 2022 at the age of
83. Born in Chicago, Linda was the
eldest daughter of David and Blos-
som (Schiff) Byer. She is survived
by her brother, Stephen, and sister,
Amy. Linda graduated from Oak Park
and River Forest High School, and
earned her BS in Microbiology from
the University of Wisconsin. She met
Gerry, the love of her life, during her
first week on campus. They were
married three years later, between
her junior and senior years of college.

Two years later, with their newborn
son Jeffrey in tow, Linda and Ger-
ry moved to Plainfield, New Jersey,
where they resided for ten years. In
1971 they moved to Plymouth Meet-
ing, where they lived for the next 49
years. Once the kids were in school,
Linda worked in research laborato-
ries at both the Medical College of
Pennsylvania and Merck. She then
founded a kosher catering business,
The Two of Us, Inc., in the late sev-
enties. Once the life of a caterer
became too physically taxing, Linda
devoted her time to volunteering at
her synagogue as well as with the
Eastern Pennsylvania Region of
United Synagogue. Linda was a life-
long learner, an avid reader, a lover of
classical music and opera, and was
devoted to community service. Above
all, she cherished her husband Gerry
and her brood of children, grandchil-
dren, and great-grandchildren. In ad-
dition to her siblings, she is survived
by her children, Jeffrey (Tamar) Bren-
ner, Beth (Dan) Heyman, and Susan
(Gidon) Yitzhak; her grandchildren,
Avraham (Shifra), Rachael (Moshe)
Ribakow, Asher, Shayna, and Chaya
Brenner, Bennett (Sara), Noah (Craig
Arno), and Aaron Heyman, Brit (Elad)
Siman Tov, Liad, Merav, Sarah and
Ovadiah Yitzhak; and great-grand-
children, Dakota, Randy, and Amber
Kraus, and Yaakov, Avital, and Av-
ishai Siman Tov. The family respect-
fully suggests memorial donations
be directed to Tiferet Bet Israel (Blue
Bell), The Linda and Gerald Brenner
Hillel Welcome Week Fund at The
University of Wisconsin, or The Ger-
ald Brenner Science Scholarship at
City College of New York.

COHEN PAUL Sept. 19, 2022, of Wyncote,
PA. Husband of Sally Seidman; fa-
ther of Jill Hampton (Jeffrey) and
Carla Jacobs (Eric); grandfather of
Hannah, Brian, Zach and Allison.

The family respectfully request con-
tributions in his memory be made to
a charity of the donor’s choice.

JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS
www.levinefuneral.com Ethan Lewis. Mr. Gerber was the
owner of the Travel Authority and
AAA Video in Bensalem, PA.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
DIAMOND, ESQ.

SAMUEL “Bud” on September 15,
2022. Beloved husband of Miri-
am (nee Forman) Loving father
of Jonathan Diamond (Sandra
Itkoff), Deborah Diamond (Jona-
than Block), and David Diamond
(Audrey Kraus); Devoted grand-
father of Leo, Kidist Rose, Aaron,
Eli, Hannah, Harry, and Benjamin.

Co-founder of the law firm Dia-
mond, Polsky and Bauer in 1960,
Samuel served clients until his
retirement in 2010 and taught de-
cades of students at the University
of Pennsylvania. Contributions in
his memory may be made to Univ.

of PA Law School, www.law.upenn.

edu or Jewish Federation of Great-
er Phila., www.jewishphilly.org
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RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
FEUER DAVID “Grumpy”-On September
15, 2022. Beloved husband of the
late Frances (nee Freezman). De-
voted father of Scott Feuer (Lynne),
Kim Feuer Gelman (Craig), and
Edward Feuer. Loving grandfather
of Chelsea and Jaime. Contribu-
tions in his memory may be made
to Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El 1001
Remington Road, Wynnewood, PA
19096 or to a charity of the donor’s
choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
FLAX ENID (nee Ochacher) of King of
Prussia. Wife of the late Wallace
Flax. Mother of Rabbi Ambassador
Martin Flax of Israel and Rabbi Ira
(Vicki) Flax of King of Prussia. Sis-
ter of Phoebe (Frederick) Nove of
NY. Grandmother of Debra (Sam-
uel) Kitchen and Benjamin (Adina)
Flax. Great grandmother of Wallis
Harper Kitchen. Services and Int.

were held in New York, Sept. 19,
2022. JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS
www.levinefuneral.com GERBER
BARRY on September 16, 2022.

Husband of Sandra (nee Breslow).

Father of Dr. Lori Gerber. Brother
of Edward Gerber. Grandfather of
KATZ NAOMI CAHAN, Artist, Psycholo-
gist and Community Activist in Isra-
el. Naomi Cahan Katz was born in
Philadelphia and spent the second
half of her life fulfilling her potential
in Jerusalem. She passed away on
August 10, 2022 in Jerusalem at
the age of 97. The eldest daughter
of Morris and Lillian Cahan, Naomi
grew up in the Oak Lane neighbor-
hood of North Philadelphia. After
attending Girls’ High, she went on
to study at Philadelphia College
of Art (now University of the Arts)
and the Barnes Foundation. Wan-
dering the park one evening at a
picnic, Naomi tripped over a man
lying under a bush with his date.

It was Stanley Katz. They married
just a week before her twenty-first
birthday and together they had
five children – Sivia, Avi, Judith,
David and Shuli – and a life of ad-
ventures, great and small. Naomi
worked as a homebound instructor
for children throughout the city. Al-
ways active in Jewish life, she was
actively involved from its inception
with the Solomon Schechter Day
School (now Perelman Jewish Day
School), which would grow from 39
students in the basement of Har
Zion Temple into a force for Jewish
education in the region. On Satur-
days Stan and Naomi would pack
their family into the station wagon
and drive to South Philadelphia for
class at the Fleisher Art Memorial
and a visit to the Italian Market to
procure that evening’s cheese rav-
ioli. Other days, they would pack
up mayonnaise sandwiches and
head to the zoo to draw the ani-
mals. Naomi herself never stopped
making art, and she explored every
medium. Self taught, she became
accomplished in calligraphy, jewel-
ry making, and pottery at the wheel.

With her children she created Taxi
Cab Katz, a papier mache cocker
spaniel. She once covered the din-
ing room wall with a mural featur-
ing a bosomy woman at a Parisian
cafe, leaning on a table with a large
black poodle tied to it. After her
youngest was born, she enrolled in