Tuesday, 7/2/2002 - 22 Tammuz 5762
Lois A. Strasberg, 55, died Monday morning at University Hospital.
She was a member of Adath Jeshurun Congregation and the daughter
of the late Sylvia Kozlove Strasberg.
She is survived by: her father, Lawrence J. Strasberg; brother, Paul
Strasberg of Falls Church, Virginia; sister, Harriet Strasberg of Olympia,
Washington; one niece and two nephews.
The funeral will be held at 4:00pm today with interment
in Adath Jeshurun
Cemetery. Visitation will begin after 3:00pm.
Expressions of sympathy may be given to either Dreams with Wings or to
Adath Jeshurun Congregation.
Friday, 6/28/2002 - 18 Tammuz 5762
Samuel Naiman, 90, died Thursday morning at Jefferson Manor.
He was the former owner of a stationary store in New Jersey,
a member of B'nai B'rith and IOOF.
He is survived by: his wife, Ann Naiman; one son, Les Naiman;
daughter-in-law, MJ Naiman; a brother, Al Naiman of Deerfield
Beach, Florida; 3 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
A graveside funeral will be held at Cave Hill Cemetery, 701 Baxter
Avenue at 11:00am. We will meet at the Broadway entrance.
Memorial contributions may be given to either Hospice &
Palliative Care of Louisville or to Temple Shalom.
Sunday, 6/16/2002 - 6 Tammuz 5762
Celia Yanoff Morguelam 90, died Thursday. She was a member
of the National Council of Jewish Women-Louisville Section and Hadassah.
She is survived by her loving children: including daughter, Sharon Romick
and her husband Sander Romick of Los Angeles, Ca; her son, Milton Morguelan
and his wife Carlie Morguelan; a sister Nettie Schwartz; five grandchildren;
and nine Great grandchildren. She was a beautiful lady, whose warm caring
smile will be greatly missed. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at Herman
Meyer & Son, 1338 Ellison Avenue, with interment
in The Temple Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Expression of sympathy are suggested to the
donors favorite charity
Friday, 6/14/2002 - 4 Tammuz 5762
Marvin Goldstein, 78, died Wednesday morning at Four Courts Senior
Center. He was a retired pharmacist and a United States Navy veteran of
World War II. He was a member of: Keneseth Israel Congregation,
Jefferson County Academy of Pharmacy, Kentucky Academy of Pharmacy
and Alpha Zeta Omega Fraternity.
He is survived by: 2 nieces, Susan G. Hendley and family of Columbia, South
Carolina and Cathy Tasman and family; cousin, Stuart Feldbaum and family;
and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00am today at Keneseth Israel Cemetery,
719 Locust Lane.
Memorial gifts may be given to: Relay for Life c/o the American Cancer
Society; to Four Courts Senior Center; or to Keneseth Israel Congregation.
Wednesday, 12/11/2002 - 6 Tevet 5763
Lillian Linker., 93, died Sunday at Norton Healthcare Pavilion. She was the
former Lillian Nisgoretsky, a member of Congregation Adath Jeshurun and co-
past President of B'nai Brith Women.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Abe Linker.
She is survived by her daughter, Karen Lipschutz and her husband, Charles
Lipschutz; grandchildren, Aimee Akerman, Julie Lipschutz, Rachel Hubrich and
Adam Lipschutz; and one great grandson.
Funeral services will be this morning at 11:00am with visitation beginning after
10:00am today. Interment
will follow in the Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, 2926 Preston
Highway.
Memorial gifts may be given to Hospice and Palliative Care of Louisville.
Wednesday, 12/11/2002 - 6 Tevet 5763
Joseph Gavi, a Holocaust survivor and owner of popular downtown Louisville eatery
Gavi's Restaurant, died Thursday at University Hospital after suffering a heart attack.
He was 71.
Gavi, who fought with Russian freedom fighters as a child during World War II, loved
talking with people in his restaurant, said Carlton Jackson, a history professor at
Western Kentucky University who wrote a book about Gavi's life.
''In the old country, he had to watch very carefully what he said to people. He always
said he was catching up on his First Amendment rights'' in his restaurant, Jackson said.
Gavi's Restaurant has operated on Seventh Street, across from Louisville police
headquarters, since 1981. It is a favorite noontime gathering place for lawyers, police,
reporters and others who work in the nearby government buildings.
It is a ''courthouse annex -- a hub of activity for judges, lawyers, clerks and jurors,'' said
attorney Ken Plotnik, who said he's eaten lunch there nearly every day for years.
Louisville Mayor Dave Armstrong, among those mourning Gavi's death yesterday,
said he often ate at Gavi's.
''He was proud to be an American,'' Armstrong said. ''Nearly every time I saw him, he
would bring up something about human rights. . . . He was one of those people who worked
downtown who helped make it a special place.''
The Kentucky Senate recognized Gavi in February for his heroism with a resolution
outlining his story, beginning in Minsk, where he was born. By the time Gavi was 10,
the Germans had invaded and occupied the city, which became known as the Minsk
Ghetto. More than 100,000 Jews would be confined there, including Gavi's parents,
Rachel and Neum, and brother, Leva.
Jackson said Gavi witnessed many massacres as a boy, and he often described mass
graves of Jews, where ''the ground still moved'' because of those buried alive.
Gavi, who stood 4 feet, 11 inches tall as an adult, was so small as a child that he could
escape confinement through gaps in fences and walls. After learning of the Russians
in the nearby Naleboki Forest in 1942, Gavi soon was sneaking in and out of the ghetto.
He guided 200 to 300 people to protection in the forest, including his mother and brother.
His father, grandparents and about 35 other relatives died in the ghetto.
Gavi later became a reconnaissance worker, helping the resistance to blow up railroad
tracks used by the Germans and doing espionage work, according to Jackson's book.
''I was not scared to do anything,'' Gavi said in 1995 in a newspaper article. ''Most of the
kids who do this kind of thing was catched and killed. And I was very lucky.''
Gavi joined the Russian Navy as a teen-ager, then in 1946 returned home to Minsk, where
he met his wife, Ida. They were to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in about six
months, said one of their sons, Isaac.
During the next 32 years, Gavi was a champion wrestler and earned his doctorate in physiology.
He took up mountain climbing and eventually trained Soviet Army soldiers each summer
for about 30 years in the Caucasus Mountains.
As a scholar, he taught at a Minsk university and published nearly 30 scientific papers,
eventually becoming a dean and a pioneer of gerontology, his son said.
But he was fired in 1978 because he was Jewish, and that year emigrated with his wife and
two sons, Isaac and Alex, to the U.S. They lived in Chicago for three years, then moved
to Louisville. Gavi became a naturalized citizen in 1985.
Friends said Gavi felt obligated to relate his experiences. ''Never wait to tell your story,''
he said at a Holocaust Remembrance Day two years ago. ''As soon as we forget, it's
possible to happen again.''
Gavi is survived by his wife and sons and his brother, now known as Leo, who lives
in Belarus.
A memorial service will be held today at 3:00pm. Visitation will begin after 1:00pm.
Friday, 11/29/2002 - 24 Kislev 5763
Candle lighting time is 5:05pm
Dr. Maurice J. Steinfeld, 93, died Wednesday morning. He was a retired
optometrist in Paducah, Kentucky, where he practiced for 47 years. He was
a World War II Army veteran and a member of Toastmasters, Lions Club and
Temple Israel, all in Paducah.
He is survived by his wife, Jean Cohen Steinfeld; daughters, Marlene Zachariah
and and Joan Sonnheim and her husband, Joel Sonnheim; brother, Louis Stein-
feld of Memphis, Tennessee; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00am (CST) at the Milner & Orr Funeral Home
in Paducah.
Memorial gifts may go to Hospice & Palliative Care of Louisville.
Tuesday, 11/26/2002 - 21 Kislev 5763
Helen Kohn, 88, died Sunday at Baptist Hospital East. She was the former
Helen Bleicher and a member of Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Hadassah
and National Council of Jewish Women - Louisville Section.
Survivors include her son, Murrel L. Kohn and his wife, Irit Kohn, of
Jerusalem, Israel; daughter, Susan K. Goldberg and her husband, Max E
Goldberg of Indianapolis, Indiana; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm today with visitation beginning after
2:00pm. Interment
will follow the service in the Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, 2926
Preston Highway.
Memorial gifts may be made to Israel Emergency Fund at the Jewish Community
Federation.
Sunday, 11/24/2002 - 19 Kislev 5763
Pauline "Patsy" Golden, 75, died Thursday at Pine Tree Villa.
She is survived by her niece, Anne Straus Grant and her husband,
Walter Grant, both of Atlanta, Georgia; Nephews, Tim Straus and his
wife, Jane, both of Springfield, Missouri, Emory Straus of Austin,
Texas, Sam Straus and his wife, Angie, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina;
cousin, Raema Green; and several great nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held today at The Temple Cemetery, 2716
Preston Highway at 3:00 pm.
Memorial donations may be given to Jewish Family and Vocational Services.
Sunday, 11/24/2002 - 19 Kislev 5763
Milton E. Cantor, of Delray Beach, Florida died Friday. He was a graduate of
University of Louisville, Class of 1939, the past owner of Linker Distribution
and a veteran of World War II. Mr. Cantor was also honored by being listed in
the publication "Who's Who in Colleges and Universities." He was also a
member of B'nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton, Florida and Keneseth Israel
Congregation in Louisville.
He is survived by a son, Howard Cantor, and a daughter-in-law, Debra Cantor of
Boca Raton and a daughter, Elece Kovel, and a son-in-law, Les Kovel of Cincinnati,
Ohio. He was the cherished grandfather of Stacey Ehrlich, Neal Heuman and Sean
Heuman. He was also the dear former husband of Betty Raphael.
A graveside service will be held at 1:00pm today at the Keneseth Israel Cemetery,
719 Locust Lane
Memorial gifts may be made to the Ellen and Milton Cantor Scholarship Fund, c/o
Jewish Federation, 3650 Dutchmans Lane, Louisville, KY 40205.
Wednesday, 11/20/2002 - 15 Kislev 5763
Anna "Nancy" Stum Loving, 83, died Monday.
She was a teacher and social worker in Hopkins County, Kentucky, a
member of Kentucky Business & Professional Women and was past
president of Hopkins County Heart Association.
Survivors include her son, Reginald W. Loving Jr. of Santa Fe, New Mexico;
daughter and son-in-law, Jessica Loving and Sheryl G. Snyder; and grand-
children, Peter Schikler of New York, New York, Seth Schikler, Jason Snyder
and his wife, Kathleen Serey Snyder, Elizabeth Snyder and Matthew Snyder.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Memorials may be made to Women 4 Women Mary Ray Oaken Nursing
Scholarship Fund, 217 East Chestnut Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202 or
University of Louisville - Norton Cancer Hospital Fund, U of L Foundation,
Keeney House, 132 E. Gray Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202.
Tuesday, 11/19/2002 - 14 Kislev 5763
Ian Michael Weiss, 58, died Saturday, November 16, 2002. A native of
Pittsburgh, PA, he was the president and CEO of Guarantee Industries
and an active member of the New Albany, Indiana business community. Ian
successfully took over Guarantee Auto Supply in New Albany in 1967
and was known for his "Instannnnnnt Crediiiiit" radio and television ads in
the 1970s. He retired from the auto parts business in 1986 and then began
acquiring real estate investment properties in Louisville and Southern Indiana.
He was a member of Congregation Adath Jeshurun.
He is survived by his daughter, Blythe Hilary Karban; son-in-law, James Karban III;
sister, Sevra Goldstein of Indianapolis; fiance', Jo Galvez; and family and friends
who loved him dearly.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. today. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon.
Burial will be in Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, 2926 Preston Highway.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the donor's favorite charity
Sunday, 11/17/2002 - 12 Kislev 5763
Marian Snyder, 74, died Thursday morning at her residence. She was the
former Marian Rubin, a lifelong teacher, a member of Congregation Adath
Jeshurun and the National Council of Jewish Women-Louisville Section and
a lifetime member of Hadassah.
Survivors include her daughter, Michelle Laura Snyder of Atlanta, Georgia;
son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Susan Lynn Snyder; stepsons, Ben
Snyder of Dallas, Texas and Jim Snyder of Corbin, Kentucky; and grandchildren,
Jared, Cory, Carey and Jonathan.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm today with burial in Adath Jeshurun Cemetery,
2926 Preston Highway. Visitation will be after 1:00pm.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Louisville or Jewish Community Federation
of Louisville.
