News, Info & Resources for the Cleveland Orthodox Jewish Community
We regret to inform you of the passing of David Levin, Dovid haLevi Ben Zalman, father of Zev Levin. Funeral service will be graveside July 6th, Thursday at 3:00 PM at Mount Sinai Cemetery, SOM Center Road & White Road, Mayfield Village. Shiva details to follow.
HaMakom yenachem eschem b’soch shaar avaylay Tzion v’Yerushalayim.
We regret to inform you of the passing of Rabbi Yitzchok Scheinerman, father of Motty Scheinerman.
Levaya will take place in Lakewood Sunday.
We will inform you of the shiva details when they are available.
We regret to inform you of the passing of Rose Berkowitz, member of Green Road Synagogue. The funeral will take place on Sunday, June 25th at 11:00 a.m. and will be graveside at Zion Memorial Cemetery.
Shimon Apisdorf of Yerushalayim, formerly of Cleveland, will be sitting shiva for his mother Bracha bas Shimon-Bearnice Apisdorf, ob”m.
20676 Fairmount Blvd. Apt. 301 (across from CVS. Parking at CVS.)
Other times for nichum avelim: Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00-3:00 pm.
For questions or information, please contact Shimon Weiner at 216-849-5143.
We regret to inform you of the passing of Yehudis Storch, daughter of Rabbi and Mrs. Shalom and Dina Storch.
The Storches are sitting shiva in Lakewood until Thursday morning.
Their phone number is 732-905-1448.
המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים
We regret to inform you of the passing of Rabbi Avrohom Engel, father of Mrs. Gitti Levitin. Shiva in Cleveland will be this Thursday until Shabbos at 3573 Severn Road, Cleveland Heights.
המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים
Shiva at the home of nifteres, 3626 Severn Road, Cleveland Hts, through Monday morning, June 12.
Hours: all day (no set times)
המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים
We regret to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Fruma Levin, mother of Rabbis Menachem and Shea Levin.
The levaya was today, Tuesday.
המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים
We regret to inform you of the passing of Ruth Steingroot, mother of Yakov Steingroot.
The levaya will be in Toledo, Ohio on Tuesday, May 16th, at 1pm.
Shiva will be in Cleveland starting with Maariv on Tuesday at 10pm.
Minyanim:
Shiva is until Monday after Shacharis.
Please no visitors after 10:30pm.
We regret to inform you of the passing of Ciporah Kozuch, mother of Roger Kozuch and Bina Spiegel, grandmother of Naftali Kozuch and Daphna Spiegel, and mother in law of Rochelle Kozuch.
The leviah will be Tuesday, May 9, 11am, at Mount Olive Cemetery; graveside service.
Shiva will be at the home of Roger Kozuch, 24004 Edgehill Drive, Beachwood.
Shachris 7am, Mincha/Marriv 8:25pm.
Shiva hours are 9am-12pm, 2-5pm, and 7-10pm.
המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים
We regret to inform you of the passing of Dr. Bela Glaser, former medical director of Montefiore (through late 80s). The levaya will take place at Berkowitz-Kumin Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 2pm. Burial to follow at Zion Memorial Cemetery. “Shiva (no nichum aveilim)” will be held at Heights Jewish Center following burial through Mincha/ Maariv.
Shiva hours:
Address:
Schnurmann House
1227 Drury Court, Apt 426
Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Dial 010 at the front door in order to get inside the building.
Phone calls accepted by Victoria Beder at 917-232-3062.
We regret to inform you of the passing of Lazer Bederis, father of Victoria Beder. The levaya will be graveside on Wednesday, April 19, 2pm at Mt. Sinai Cemetery, SOM Center Road & White Street, Mayfield Village. Shiva hours 12 pm – 9 pm. Location to follow.
We regret to inform you of the passing of Jeremy Zuchowski, Dovid ben Chaim, son of Charles and Debbie Zuchowski and brother of Jason, Aaron and Mia Zuchowski.
The funeral will be graveside Friday, April 7 at 1:30 PM at Zion Memorial Park.
Shiva will be observed at 2510 Blossom Lane. Motzei Shabbos until 11:00 PM and all day Sunday.
Hamakom yenachem eschem b’soch sha’ar avaylay Tzion v’Yerushalayim.
We regret to inform you of the passing of Harold Simon, a long time member of Taylor Road Synagogue. The levaya will be 2pm Thursday at Berkowitz-Kumin. Burial will be at Ridge Road Cemetery #2 (Taylor Rd. Synagogue Section).
Shiva will be at 2200 Kerwin Rd. (Reception Room) University Heights. Hours are:
Hamakom yenachem eschem b’soch sha’ar avaylay Tzion v’Yerushalayim.
We regret to inform you of the passing of Rayzel bas Esther (Fira) Dyukova mother of Esther Balakirsky. Kvura will be in Detroit. Shiva in Cleveland will be from Wednesday to Friday at 14494 E. Carroll Blvd., University Heights
Visiting hours:
Hamakom yenachem eschem b’soch sha’ar avaylay Tzion v’Yerushalayim.
Shiva hours:
Minyanim at the Shiva House:
We regret to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Raisa Friedman, mother of Mrs. Miriam Simkhovich. The levaya was today, Sunday.
Shiva details to follow.
Hamakom yenachem eschem b’soch sha’ar avaylay Tzion v’Yerushalayim.
We regret to inform you of the passing of Harriet Stark, mother of Bob (Marla), Jim and Bradley, grandmother of Ezra (Rachel), Jacob (Nira), David (Liora), and Talia, and her much beloved great grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother Howard (Lee) Stern. She was predeceased by her brothers Milton and Marcus.
The funeral service will be at Berkowitz Kumin on Monday, March 27 at 2 pm. Shiva will be at the Stark home 25036 Margot Court, Beachwood. Shiva details to follow. To participate in a meal, please contact Celine Weiss at celineweiss@gmail.com or Nancy Gluck at nancygluck54@gmail.com.
The burial will be in Israel tomorrow evening at 7:00pm at the Eretz Hachaim cemetery in Beit Shemesh.
The family will start shiva today, after the funeral, at their home 2491 Brentwood Drive and will sit until Monday morning. The visiting hours daily are 9:00 -12:00, 2:00 -5:00, and 7:00 – 9:00. Friday hours are from 9:00 -1:00.
When Naftali and Roni return from Israel there will be the following minyanim:
We regret to inform you of the passing of Yitzhak Zemelman, husband of Shelly Zemelman, father of Naftali, Miriam (Shuval), Roni and Batya. The funeral will be tomorrow morning, March 21st at 9:00am at Berkowitz Kumin. The Kevura will take place in Israel. Kevura and Shiva details to follow.
Hamakom yenachem eschem b’soch sha’ar avaylay Tzion v’Yerushalayim.
Gary Witkes will be sitting shiva for his mother Mrs. Hinda bas Yosef Zev Witkes beginning Monday morning at 2601 Milton Rd., University Heights.
Minyanim:
Visiting hours:
Hamakom yenachem eschem b’soch sha’ar avaylay Tzion v’Yerushalayim
(SHIVA MINYANIM LOCATION UPDATE – Shacharis: 7am at Ahavas Yisroel / Bergers’ Shul (YTD Girls Building) Mon – Thu; Mincha/ Maariv 7:15pm at residence of Jacob and Rachel Koval, 3708 Severn Road, Cleveland Heights. Shiva ends Thu morning).
Esther Offer very recently celebrated her 94th birthday. A survivor of the Nazi death camps. From the ashes of that destruction she crafted a new life and knew the joy of her great-grandchildren. She was a determined and at times defiant woman who made her way through all the challenges and tribulations of life with grace, dignity and devotion. An inspired and blessed life.
She is survived by children: Shlomo (Suzanne) Offer, Zvi (Harvey) Ofer, Miriam (Gerry) Engelhart. Grandchildren: David (Ora), Rafi (Stacey), Adam (Odeya), Yael, Talya and Jordana. Great-grandchildren: Aviya, Natan, Noam, Naava and Gilad.
Burial was at Eitz Hachaim cemetery in Bet Shemesh
Shiva in Israel and in Cleveland
Esther Offer very recently celebrated her 94th birthday. A survivor of the Nazi death camps. From the ashes of that destruction she crafted a new life and knew the joy of her great-grandchildren. She was a determined and at times defiant woman who made her way through all the challenges and tribulations of life with grace, dignity and devotion. An inspired and blessed life.
She is survived by children: Shlomo (Suzanne) Offer, Zvi (Harvey) Ofer, Miriam (Gerry) Engelhart. Grandchildren: David (Ora), Rafi (Stacey), Adam (Odeya), Yael, Talya and Jordana. Great-grandchildren: Aviya, Natan, Noam, Naava and Gilad.
Burial was at Eitz Hachaim cemetery in Bet Shemesh
Shiva in Israel and in Cleveland
We regret to inform you of the passing of Philip Joseph Engelberg, beloved son of the late Rabbi and Mrs. Louis Engelberg, and brother of Rabbi Dr. Abraham Abba Engelberg (Yerushalayim), Mrs. Etta Einstadter, Mrs. Abigail Rozen, and Mrs. Jacqueline Stern (Cleveland).
The graveside funeral was held on Friday afternoon at Mt. Olive cemetery. The family will be sitting shiva at the Stern residence, 3485 Blanche Avenue in Cleveland Heights, beginning Monday evening March 13th at 8:30 p.m., all day Tuesday (March 14) and all day Wednesday (March 15).
The family is extremely grateful to friends and community members who drove out to the cemetery on a cold Erev Shabbos on such short notice; and to all who have shown care and concern for Philip throughout the years.
Hamakom yinachem eschem b’soch sha’ar aveylay Tzion v’Yerushalayim.
We regret to inform you of the passing of Philip Engelberg, brother of Mrs. Einstadter, Mrs. Rozen, and Mrs. Stern, son of Rabbi and Mrs. Louis Engelberg, ob”m.
The funeral will be at 2pm, graveside at Mt. Olive cemetery, in the Taylor Road Synagogue section.
Shiva information will be posted once available.
Hamakom yenachem eschem b’soch sha’ar aveylay Tzion v’Yerushalayim.
We regret to inform the you of the passing of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Nadoff, A”H, father of Kollel member Rabbi Mordechai Nadoff.
R’ Nadoff will return to Cleveland to sit Shiva on Thursday afternoon. Mincha will be at 6:00 p.m. (2518 Claver Road).
More details to follow.
המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבילי ציון וירושלים
We regret to inform you of the passing of Mr. Ellis M. Marks, father of Lynn Harris, this past Sunday. The funeral was today in Florida. Shiva details are still being finalized.
Hamakom yenachem eschem b’soch sha’ar avelay Zion v’Yerushalayim.
We regret to inform you of the passing of Reb Gershon Brudnoy, beloved member of the Zemach Zedek family.
The funeral took place Tuesday.
We extend our condolences to his son Yan Brudnoy and daughter Dr. Irene Shulga and their families.
Hamakom yenachem eschem b’soch sha’ar avelay Zion v’Yerushalayim.
We’re saddened to inform you of the passing of Yosef Yitzchak (Joseph) ben Shymon Warshavsky.
Shiva will be observed at 2415 Bromley Rd in University Heights.
Shacharis: 9:00 AM Mincha: 6:00 PM
Shiva Times: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM 3:00 PM -5:00 PM 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Hamakom yenachem eschem b’soch shaar avaylay Tzion v’Yerushalayim.