Morris Ballen, Disc Makers Owner and Independent Music Pioneer, Dies at...
For years, Morris Ballen kept his desk in the middle of the action at Disc Makers.
His longtime friend Harvey Becker would ask how the...
Linda Berris, Devoted to Family and Jewish Community, Dies at 89
On Shabbat afternoons in Philadelphia, the Berris home often filled with the friends of Linda Berris’ three sons. They came after services for kiddush...
Diane Holland, Devoted to Family, Jewish Life and Helping Others, Dies...
At the annual Lobel family picnic, getting 60 or 70 relatives onto the steps for the traditional photograph was no easy task. Diane Holland...
Dr. Harold P. Koller, Pediatric Ophthalmologist Who Helped Children See, Dies...
By the time Dr. Harold P. Koller stopped performing surgery at 75, generations of young ophthalmologists had trained under him and countless children —...
Lisa Kasser, Owner and Director of Creative Arts Camp, Dies at...
Lisa Donna Kasser, the longtime owner and director of Burn Brae Day Camp of Creative Arts, who created a welcoming place where generations of...
James Asher Caplan, Artist and Entrepreneur, Dies at 82
At James Asher Caplan’s funeral, the chapel at Goldsteins’ Rosenberg’s Funeral Directors was filled with his artwork.
The colorful paintings had covered the walls of...
Fanny Kraus Partow, Who Survived Holocaust as Hidden Child, Dies at...
In August 1944, 10-year-old Fanny Kraus watched from a window of the children’s home where she was living near Huriel in central France. Retreating...
Sandra Hollin, Devoted Volunteer and Arts Supporter, Dies at 93
Harris Hollin was home on leave from the Army and preparing to leave for Korea when a high school friend asked him to come...
Dr. I. Stephen Brown, Philadelphia Dental Pioneer, Dies at 86
Dr. I. Stephen Brown, a pioneering Philadelphia periodontist known for his skill as a surgeon, his early work with dental implants and his devotion...
Brenda Frebowitz, Mainstay of ORT and Family Life, Dies at 82
Brenda Frebowitz, a longtime Women’s American ORT member who filled her home with family celebrations, organizational meetings and friends gathered over many decades, died...