Rabbi Yaakov Meir Sanders is sitting shiva for his father starting this afternoon in Lakewood. He can be reached at (248) 259-9672.

Hamakom Yenacheim Eschem B’soch Sh’ar Aveilei Tzion V’yerushalayim.

We regret to inform you of the P’tirah of Morton Horwitz, father of former Clevelander Dr. Leonard Horwitz. Dr. Horwitz will be sitting shiva in Cincinnati until Friday afternoon. He can be reached at 513-315-5584.

Hamakom Yenacheim Eschem B’soch Sh’ar Aveilei Tzion V’yerushalayim.

We regret to inform you of the P’tirah of Mrs. Jolan Moskowitz a”h (lived in Cleveland for many years), mother of Dr. George Rothenstein. L’vayah and K’vurah will take place in Eretz Yisrael. Shiva (in Toronto) will be observed at 94 Laurelcrest Ave. starting Thursday June 9.
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May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

We regret to  inform you of the passing of Jeanine Balin, mother of  Joyce Fried.  Shiva will be at the Fried home, 2642 Edgewood Road in Beachwood, as follows:

Monday:  4:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Tuesday & Wednesday: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

VICTORIA KELLER SCHMELZER (nee Weiss), age 86, died April 14, 2014. Beloved wife of Andrew Keller (deceased) and the late Bernard Schmelzer; devoted mother of Eva Aviv and Les (Cindy) Keller; loving grandmother of Avi (Rut) Aviv, Eytan (Blimi) Aviv, Hadas (David) Schoemann, Andrew and Ryan Keller; loving great grandmother of seven.

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We regret to inform you of the passing of  Mr. David Beckman, the brother of Judy Hersh. Judy will be sitting shiva Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 6639 Queens Park Avenue, Mayfield Heights, from 2:00pm-4:00pm, and then again from 7:00pm-9:00pm.

May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

Mrs. Basya Fishman is sitting shiva for her father o’h. Her cell is 248 914 1647.

May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

MEYER YITZCHOK HOFFER, age 84, died April 1, 2016. Korean Conflict Air Force veteran. Beloved husband of Betty Hoffer (nee Wish); devoted father of Cheryl (Bruce Cohen) Hoffer of Boca Raton, FL, Elynn (Jerry) Carbone of Atlanta, GA and Miriam (Marvin) Palevsky; loving grandfather of Nicole (fiancee Josh Stone) Palevsky, Marissa (Josh) Dunlap, Jessica (Alex) Heindell, Arielle Palevsky, Caitlin (Michael) Smith, Matthew Palevsky, Kevin and Katrina Carbone; loving great-grandfather of Tristan Dunlap, Aidan, Angelo and Anastasia Heindell; dear brother of Esther (Dr. Myron) Luria of Israel.

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We regret to inform you of the petirah of Rav Chaim Yosef Goldberg o’h, known Gabbai Tzedokoh in Yerushalayim, brother of the Telsher Rosh Hayeshiva, Horav Ahron Dovid Goldberg and of Rav Moshe Goldberg, Toronto.

Shiva information: Thursday until Wednesday morning.

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We regret to inform you of the passing of Lillian Friedenreich, mother of  Rena Goldish.  The funeral will be on Wednesday, March 30 in Philadelphia.  Burial will be in Long Island.  Shiva information to follow.

We regret to inform you of the passing of  Bernice Gale, wife of Sandy Gale, mother of the late Cyndi Roller.  The funeral will be on Wednesday, March 30 at 12:00 noon, graveside service at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Young Israel Section.  Shiva will be at the Gale/Roller home, 23202 Ranch Road in Beachwood until Tuesday morning.  Shiva and Minyan information to follow.

May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

We regret to inform you of the passing of the brother of Rabbi Shlomo Hunger and Mrs. Nechama Compton. They  will be sitting Shiva in Flatbush, 1430 East 17th Street through Friday. The Levayah was on Sunday at 2pm. 
May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

We regret to inform you of the death of Alvin Jaffe, husband of Arlene Jaffe, father of Peter Jaffe.  The funeral will be Tuesday, March 1 at 12:00 noon at Berkowitz-Kumin.  Burial will be at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Taylor Road Section, on Aurora Road.  Shiva will be at the Jaffe home, 2570 Deborah Drive in Beachwood until Monday morning.

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We regret to inform you of the passing of  Cyndi Roller, wife of Ken Roller, daughter of  Sandy & Bernice Gale.  The funeral is today, Sunday, February 28, at 3:00 pm at Berkowitz-Kumin.  Burial is at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Young Israel Section, on Aurora Rd.

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We regret to inform you of the passing of Barak Ben-Tor, husband of Elana Ben-Tor and father of Dovid and Devorah. The funeral will take place today at 3:30pm at Berkowitz-Kumin.  Burial in Israel- Beit Shemesh Municipal Cemetery on Rehov Derech HaChaim. The burial will be at 10:00 PM (3:00 PM Cleveland time).The family will be sitting shiva in their home, 4481 Baintree Road, today from 7:30pm-9:30pm. Shiva will continue this week as follows.

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George Weisz, 92, of Beachwood, Ohio, passed away early Thursday morning, February 18th, peacefully at his home. Survived by his wife, Pepi (Josephine) Weisz ; daughter, Linda (Jeffrey) Bookman: son, Michael (Chanita) Weisz: grandchildren Rorie (Michael) Weisberg, Rabbi Naphtali (Abby) Weisz, Joshua (Goldy) Bookman, Leah (Uriel) Sturm, Akiva (Aliza) Bookman, Ariella (Jonathan) Eltes, Reva (Nati) Weider and Mina (Steven) Steiglitz and many great grandchildren.

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We regret to inform you of the passing of Mr. Mendel Kaliff, father  Matt Kaliff. Matt is sitting Shiva at his home, 2421 Claver Road in University Heights from Thursday morning, February 18, 2016 untilMonday morning, February 22, 2016.

Minyan times are as follows:

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We regret to inform you of the passing of the father of Mrs. Faigy Matitia: Reb Moshe (Morris) Ben Shalom Kurz on Monday, February 8.  The Levaya was on Tuesday February 9, the first day of Rosh Chodesh Adar I in NY.
Mrs. Faigy Matitia is sitting shiva in New York and can be reached at 718-376-2110 or at 216-798-5812.
May we only share in besuros tovos and simchos.

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Beloved husband of the late Blanche; dearest companion of Betty Heiss; devoted father of Stacey (Scott) Sebby, Lisa (Bennett) Kest; Neil (Rivka) Adelman, Mark and Herbert Sheber; loving grandfather of Brett, Heather, Chelsea, Sarah and Noam; dear brother of Fay Smulson (deceased). Services will be held at BERKOWITZ-KUMIN-BOOKATZ MEMORIAL CHAPEL 1985 S. TAYLOR RD., CLEVELAND HTS., Wednesday, February 3 at 11:00AM. Interment Mt. Sinai Cemetery. Family will receive friends at the Sherry Park Apartments, 2201 Acacia Park Drive, Lyndhurst (the community room) IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING INTERMENT WEDNESDAY UNTIL 8PM and THURSDAY 4-8PM and beginning Sunday at the home of Neil & Rivka Adelman, 2474 Brian Dr., Beachwood SUNDAY-MONDAY 4-8PM. Contributions are suggested to Heights Jewish Center.

It is with great sorrow that we inform you of the petirah of Harav Chaim Yisroel Belsky Zt”l, Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath and father of Rabbi  Zvi Belsky and brother of Mrs. Surti  Barkin, community members.

The Levaya will take place January 29,  Erev Shabbos, Parshas Yisro in Yeshiva Torah Vodaath at 10:00 am. 425 East 9th St. Brooklyn, NY. Shiva details to follow.