Friday, September 22nd 2023 |
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Hyman Ellis Saltz, a man whose love of the outdoors marked him throughout his life, succumbed to the effects of a stroke he had suffered nine years earlier on Monday, October 8. Saltz, 61, a veteran of the Air Force during the Viet Nam War, was a welder and, following the war, became a welding instructor. He was noted as a skilled marksman and bowman, a hunter who was able...
Shirley Schild Slater, one of the leaders of the small Jewish community of Houma for decades, died in Atlanta on September 29. She was 89. Slater was highly regarded by the Houma community and also noted as a member of the New Orleans Chapter of Hadassah.
A lover of animals – in particular Irish Setters – and a passionate gardener, Schild was remembered for her special ability to relate to...
Harold Sobel Cohen, a retired optometrist and native of New Orleans, but who practiced most of his life in Mobile, died October 1. He was 86. Cohen was known for his solid support of the state of Israel and was a tireless campaigner over the Internet promoting issues he felt of importance to all of Jewry. He attended Rugby Academy and earned a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University. He...
Obituaries are published at the discretion of the CCJN and are free of charge. Obituaries are a product of the editorial department and are a story of a person’s life. Editorial policy may determine the length and content of an obituary. Death notices are submitted by family members and may, for example, fully list all survivors. Death notices are never edited, but are assessed a processing fee according to length....
Julius “Jay” Handleman, a public relations professional and onetime spokesman for the office of the Mayor of New Orleans, died Sunday after a lengthy illness. He was 77. Handleman, first worked for the New Orleans Recreation Department (NORD) for 13 years as its public relations director. Beginning in 1970, he served as deputy press secretary for both terms of office during Mayor Maurice “Moon” Landrieu’s administration. Later he served as...
JACK FISHER, a gentle man who succeeded greatly in two careers as a shoe store owner and a realtor, passed away after an extended illness on June 17. He was 90.
Fisher, the longtime owner of Lane’s Shoe Store was known as a man who always had what customers needed. In his second career as a commercial realtor for Latter and Blum Real Estate Company, he worked very similarly,...
MILTON FINGERMAN, a clothing buyer who lived in New Orleans for 52 years, but who was forever marked by his role as a translator at Dachau concentration camp during World War II, died May 14 after a short illness. He was 90. Fingerman was known as a kind and gentle man and a very good representative for local clothiers that included Lord’s and Krauss department stores before he retired. He...
INGE FRIEDLANDER ELSAS, the oldest surviving New Orleans area Holocaust survivor, a religious school teacher, social worker, nurse and community volunteer died at her home on April 25, Yom Hazikaron. She was 96. Accompanied by her youngest son Byron, Elsas was seen by hundreds only a few nights earlier at the JCC Yom Ha’Shoah Community Event, leading the line of survivors, each bearing a memorial candle.
A Temple Sinai Religious...
DEAN PHILIP ALLISON, a native New Orleanian who founded and managed his own real estate firm before becoming a successful automobile salesman, succumbed after a long battle with cancer on April 24. Allison was 62.
He worked for his family’s firm, Allison Real Estate, as a young man, but became a sales associate of Benson Mercedez-Benz over a decade ago. His professional attitude and gregarious nature made him an accomplished...
MOLLYE BRONIK PENNER, the former president of Penner and Welch Drug Manufacturing and a lifelong resident of New Orleans passed away on September 19 from natural causes at Woldenberg Village. She was 86.
Penner was an active volunteer in numerous city philanthropic endeavors including the Greater New Orleans Chapter of Hadassah, B’nai Brith Girls (official advisor) and the city’s Chevra Kadisha Committee. She was a...
