Obituaries

Ann Hermine Brenner Ritt, 78, Longtime Patron of the Arts

Ann Hermine Brenner Ritt, 78, died Oct. 6. She was a resident of Scottsdale, Ariz., and formerly of Haverford. An arts patron throughout her adult life, she funded scholarships to aspiring artists, and chaired numerous committees and advisory positions. A native of the Philadelphia area, she maintained homes in Haverford and Scottsdale. She was a graduate of Upper Darby High...

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Morris Zacher, Businessman and Teacher of Religion, Dies at 71

Morris Zacher, 71, a businessman and religion teacher, died Sept. 22. He was a resident of Bryn Mawr. The owner of an amusement company, Zacher served as an adjunct teacher of religion at Arcadia, Rowan and Temple universities. Zacher graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn's School of Law. He also earned master's degrees in...

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Take This to Heart: A Rabbi's Wise Words

Editor's Note: Rabbi Harold B. Waintrup, rabbi emeritus of Old York Road Temple-Beth Am in Abington, died Sept. 23. This was adapted from a eulogy by Rabbi Robert S. Leib. At this year's Yom Kippur Yizkor memorial service, I lamented the fact that our beloved rabbi emeritus could not be physically present with us at such a hallowed time of...

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A 19-Year-Long Battle With Cancer Ends

By:

Bryan Schwartzman

The Jewish community came out in full force to help Sandee Kline find a matching bone-marrow donor. In April, more than 300 people were tested during a bone-marrow drive at the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, where Kline's husband, Mitch, heads the physical-education department. At least half-a-dozen synagogues informed their members about the effort, and some people received the kits...

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Buten's Brush With History

Oldest Jewish person -- a local -- passes from scene

By:

Michael Elkin

She saw it all. And when you're 111, that's a wealth of history. Fannie Forman Buten, believed to be the oldest Jewish person in the world, died on Sept. 24. Before her death, which was brought on by a stroke, the Bala Cynwyd resident was listed as the "oldest living" Jewish person "whose age had been verified," according to Robert...