Friday, 3/4/2005 - 23 Adar I 5765
Candle lighting time is 6:21pm
Jacqueline Jaspan, 81, died Wednesday, March 2, 2005. She was a member of The Temple, National Council of Jewish Women-Louisville Section, Standard Country Club and Hadassah.
She is survived by her husband, Elmer Jaspan, her daughters, Myrna Jane Jaspan, Yvonne J. Richards (Scott) of Birmingham, Alabama, and Jennifer Carl (Sam), and four grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday (today) at The Temple Cemetery, 2716 Preston Highway.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Monday, 2/28/2005 - 19 Adar I 5765
David Allen Jacobs, 52, of West Palm Beach, Florida, died Wednesday, February 23, 2005, in West Palm Beach. He was the devoted son of the late Simon Jacobs and Beatrice Packman Jacobs.
He was the loving brother of Susan Jacobs Singer-Katz and fond uncle of Eric Singer.
His funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. today (Monday), with interment
in Adath Jeshurun Cemetery. Visitation will begin after 9:30 a.m. Monday.
Memorial donations may be given to the donor's favorite charity.
Monday, 2/14/2005 - 5 Adar I 5765
Rose K. Schechter, 93, died Sunday, February 13, 2005. She was a member of Keneseth Israel Congregation.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rabbi Louis H. Schecter.
She is survived by: daughter, Anita Frankel (Harold); her brothers, David L. Kahn and Edward I. Kahn (Estelle) of Detroit; five grandchildren, Allan J. Zachariah (Dawn), Gary S. Zachariah (Melissa), Howard J. Zachariah ( Shannon), Beth L. Haines (Richard) and Mark D. Frankel; and ten great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. today (Monday), with visitation beginning after 1:00 p.m. Burial will be in Keneseth Israel Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be given to Keneseth Israel Congregation, Anshei Sfard Congregation or to the American School of the Blind.
Sunday, 2/13/2005 - 4 Adar I 5765
Armand Essig, 78, of Louisville, died Friday, February 11, 2005.
He was the co-founder and partner of Allied Sporting Goods for over 40 years, a former board member of the Jewish Community Federation, president elect of the National Sporting Goods Association and past president of the National Buying Syndicate. He was a member of The Temple, Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and the Jewish Community Center.
He is survived by his wife, Elise Essig; daughters, Jill Simon (Alan) and Patti Goldstein (Ronald); a sister, Ellen Essig of Evansville, Indiana; grandchildren, Julie Marks (Rodney), Mark Simon, Dan Goldstein (Carey), Diane Goldstein; and two great-grandchildren.
His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today (Sunday) at The Temple, 5101 US Hwy. 42, with burial in The Temple Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at The Temple.
Memorial gifts may be made to the donor's favorite charity.
Tuesday, 2/8/2005 - 29 Shevat 5765
Helen Mae Hyman, 87, of Louisville, died Thursday February 3, 2005.
She was a member of Temple Shalom and Hadassah.
She is survived by: her sons, Alan Hyman (Shary) and Gregg Hyman (Mary)
of San Francisco, California; a daughter, Kay Hyman Rothschild of Dayton, Ohio; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Her funeral will be held today at 11 a.m. with burial in The Temple Cemetery, 2716 Preston Highway. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.
Memorial gifts may be made to Temple Shalom or the Jewish Community Center.
Sunday, 2/6/2005 - 27 Shevat 5765
William Michael "Bill" Radigan, 55, died today at Jewish Hospital.
He is survived by: two brothers Thomas P. Radigan of New York City and Charles McRadigan of Arlington, Virginia; and sister, Mary Joe Barrazotto of Arlington, Virginia.
A wake will be held at a later date
Friday, 2/4/2005 - 25 Shevat 5765
Candle lighting time is 5:51pm
Morris G. Judah, Jr., 79, of Louisville, died Tuesday.
He was a roofing contractor and owner of Abram Roofing Company for many years. He was a past president of the Kentucky Roofing Contractors Association. He was a member of The Temple, the Jewish Community Center, Standard Country Club, Kosair Shrine Temple and St. George Masonic Lodge # 239 F&AM and Scottish Rite.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Ruth Judah; daughter, Sharon Sharpe (Gary); sons, Mark L. Judah (Joan), Steve Leibson (Pat), Marc Leibson (Miriam), James Leibson (Xiaohua); grandchildren, Brian and Melissa Sharpe, Dustin and Benjamin Judah, Shaina, Adam and Jaaron Leibson.
A graveside funeral will be held on today (Friday) at 3:00 pm at The Temple Cemetery, 2716 Preston Highway.
Condolence calls may be made at 5800 Coach Gate Wynde in the Community Room, Saturday and Sunday nights form 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society or the donor's favorite charity.
Tuesday, 2/1/2005 - 22 Shevat 5765
Irvin "Bob" Fine, 84, of Louisville, died Monday.
He was a retired business owner and a 50 year member and past Master of St. George Masonic Lodge #239 F&AM. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Keneseth Israel Congregation.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Gilbert Fine and daughter-in-law, Miriam Fine.
He is survived by his wife, Florence Fine; sons, Dennis Fine and Glenn Fine (Kathi); a brother, Norman Fine (Jean) of Wichita, Kansas; sister, Ruthie Smelson; four grandchildren, Chase, Meredith, Max and Molly Fine; and caregivers, Cheryl Hughes and Dorthea Gilmore.
A graveside service will be held at the Keneseth Israel Cemetery , 719 Locust Lane, at 2:00 p.m. today (Tuesday).
Expressions of sympathy may be given to Keneseth Israel Congregation.
Wednesday, 1/26/2005 - 16 Shevat 5765
Allen V. Levy (Solomon King), 73, formerly of Lexington, Kentucky, died in Oklahoma January 20, 2005.
He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
He is survived by his sons, Dean Levy (Diane), John King (Sara), Alex King; a daughter, Heidi King; brother, Ray Levy (Delores); sister, Anita Fields; and three grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be given to the donor's favorite charity.
The following is from The Independent from January 24, 2005
Allen Levy (Solomon King) singer: born Lexington, Kentucky 1931; three times married (three sons, one daughter); died Oklahoma 20 January 2005.
Many sentimental songs have been written about getting married and the most popular ones, like perennial Christmas offerings, are likely to be around forever. Among them are "Our Day Will Come", "We've Only Just Begun" and "Chapel of Love", but, as a simple declaration of love, none can beat "She Wears My Ring". In 1968 Solomon King's version went into the UK Top Ten and was a hit in 40 countries.
Solomon King was born Allen Levy in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1931 and he was raised with a love of popular standards and country music. He made his first stage performances when he was 10 and started singing professionally in 1952. His first pseudonym, Randy Leeds, was uninspired and his records such as "I'm Gonna Live Til I Die" did not sell. He had little success in America but did open for the jazz legend Billie Holiday.
In 1960 Levy married a Canadian journalist, Henny Lowy, after she had interviewed him, and they had four children. In 1965, he decided that the best place to make his mark would be in England and he spent his time in London around Denmark Street, hoping for a record deal. He assumed one of the best of all stage names, Solomon King, although he was reluctant to admit it was a stage name and it suited his ego.
The rock manager Gordon Mills had created a market for macho, big-voiced singers with Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck, and he thought King, who was six foot eight with a 50-inch chest, was another possibility.
"She Wears My Ring", based on La Golondrina ("The Swallow)" by the Mexican composer Narciso Serradel Sevilla, was written by the Nashville husband-and-wife team Boudleaux and Felice Bryant. Although it was recorded by Roy Orbison for his 1962 LP Crying, its potential had not been spotted and it had not been released as a single. Solomon King's recording, which was produced by Peter Sullivan, went to No 3 and was on the UK charts for five months. The record could only manage No 117 in the US, where it was eclipsed by a country-music version by Ray Price.
The follow-up, "When We Were Young", was written by Les Reed and Barry Mason, and Mason recalls,
Gordon Mills wanted us to think of him as being somewhere between the romantic Engelbert and the sexy Tom Jones, but he was more of a character and quite camp. He had been raised in the variety tradition and his heroes were people like Frankie Laine. He was super-confident and he told me that he was going to make "When We Were Young a No l hit. I was very impressed because, even with my best songs, I was never as confident as that.
"When We Were Young" made the Top Thirty, but King's other singles failed to make the chart.
King claimed to be born in 1940 but his choice of songs belied that. His albums She Wears My Ring (1968), King of Song (1969) and You'll Never Walk Alone (1971) were unlikely affairs, making little effort to be contemporary in their choice of material. King would sing Jewish favourites ("My Yiddishe Momma"), wartime morale-boosters ("The White Cliffs of Dover") and hits of the early Fifties ("Stranger in Paradise", "Be My Love").
He performed in Blackpool for a summer season in 1968 and was subject to jokes about his size, his shape and how out of touch he was. He was furious when his co-star, the one-man band Don Partridge, introduced him as "the Alabama Elephant". He responded to the criticism in Disc magazine,
People say I should stop singing ballads and do rock'n'roll but I am not a teenybopper. I am the father of four kids and in my time I have sung rock, blues, jazz and bop and how many hippies can say that?
King was best suited to cabaret and summer seasons, where he could converse with his audiences. He was a meticulous performer, always wanting to know the age, clothes and sex of his audience so that he could plan his programme. For example, he would not sing about drinking during a matin'e as there would be children listening. The compere at the She club in Liverpool, the radio DJ Billy Butler recalls,
I'd heard about Solomon King appearing in other clubs and closing his act with "God Save the Queen" and I couldn't believe that he would go down well at the She, which was a rough, tough club. When he came to the end of his act, he went into the national anthem and he paused before he hit that final note, which he then belted out. The audience loved him. He was so grateful to the British audiences for accepting him and this was his way of saying thank you.
In 1974 King recorded the title song for the feeble film The Doll Squad, starring Francine York, which is now seen as a prototype for Charlie's Angels. He had recorded a gospel song, "This Beautiful Day", under a different pseudonym, Levi Jackson, and, although the single sank without trace in 1971, it was reactivated in 1978 and became popular on the Northern Soul circuit.
King was divorced in 1980 and returned to America, where he married again.
Tuesday, 1/25/2005 - 15 Shevat 5765
Ruth H. Kasdan, 90, died Sunday, January 23, 2005.
She was a member of Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Adath Jeshurun Sisterhood and life member of Hadassah.
She is survived by her beloved husband of 70 years, Jerome Kasdan; sons, Frank Kasdan (Meryl) and John Kasdan (Rita Schooley) of Fairfax, Virginia; grandchildren, Susan Epstein Garcia, Julie Epstein, David Epstein, Zach Kasdan, Sophie Kasdan and Arthur Kasdan; and three great grandchildren.
Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. today (Tuesday) with burial in Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, 2926 Preston Highway. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday.
Memorial donations may be given to Congregation Adath Jeshurun or the American Diabetes Association.
Monday, 1/24/2005 - 14 Shevat 5765
Yetta Abroms, of West Palm Beach, Florida, formerly of Louisville, died Friday, January 21, 2005. She was a member of of National Council of Jewish Women-Louisville Section and Congregation Adath Jeshurun.
She is survived by her sons, Howard Abroms (Delores) of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and Marvin Abroms (Sara) of Raleigh, North Carolina; daughter, Harriet Marcus of Lake Worth, Florida; grandchildren, Beth and Rachel Abroms, Terri and David Alexander, Barrie and Daniel Cohen, Michael and Loryn Kass, Britta Abroms and David Walker and Ben Abroms; and six great-grandchildren.
Her funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. today (Monday), with burial in Adath Jeshurun Cemetery 2926 Preston Highway. Visitation will begin at noon Monday.
Memorial gifts may be made to Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, 4601 Community Dr., West Palm Beach, FL 33417.
Monday, 1/24/2005 - 14 Shevat 5765
Irvin Zegart, 89, died Saturday, January 22, 2005. He was a member of Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Standard Country Club and the Jewish Community Center. Mr. Zegart was the owner of Zegart Drugs at Cecil and Greenwood Streets.
He is survived by his daughter, Bonnie Toborowsky; son-in-law, Murray Toborowsky; grandchildren, Dr. Robert and Andrea Stoler, Kevin Stoler and Kimberly and Jason Donaldson; and two great grandchildren, Danielle and Garret Stoler.
A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. today (Monday) at Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, 2926 Preston Highway.
Memorial donations may be made to Betty and Irvin Zegart Senior Adult Fund at the Jewish Community Center.
Sunday, 1/23/2005 - 13 Shevat 5765
Lawerence Martin Bass, 75, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2005 at Hospice and Palliative Care of Louisville.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Bass; daughter, Taryn Spake (Jim); son, Steven Bass; sister, Shirley Schramm; stepsons, David Seligman (Nancy) and Randy Seligman (Sabrina); and grandsons, Eli Spake, Jacob and Joshua Seligman.
Funeral services will be held today (Sunday) at 1:00 p.m. with visitation after 12:00 noon Sunday. Burial will be in Anshei Sfard Cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy may go to the donor's favorite charity.
Gus Frank, 96 died Wednesday night.
He is survived by his wife, Leona Simons Frank and his brother, Alfred Frank. He was also loved by numerous nieces and nephews.
During a photography career that spanned over 60 years, Frank photographed presidents, governors, movie stars, military heroes and sports celebrities. During World War II, Frank joined the army and photographed highly secretive equipment and many German POWs. But in and around Louisville, he was better known for weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, confirmation classes and portraits. Frank served as president of the Kentucky Photographers Association and received numerous awards for his pictures including the Master of Photography degree granted by the Professional Photographers of America and the 1972 National Award for Service. After retiring from Gus Frank Studio at 411 W. Chestnut, he taught photography in continuing education classes at Bellarmine College. Most of Frank's negatives and prints were lost in a fire at his studio and a flood in his home basement. These included photographs of Joe Lewis, Will Rogers, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Kentucky Governor A. B. "Happy" Chandler.
He also was a hand ball champion in Arkansas and a founding member of Temple Shalom. He was a member of B'nai Brith, Jewish Community Center, St. George Masonic Lodge, 239 F&AM, Kosair Temple, Scottish Rite, American Legion, Jewish War Veterans and a Male High School Alumni.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. today (Friday) with visitation after 1:00 p.m. Interment
will follow in The Temple Cemetery, 2716 Preston Highway.
Memorial contributions may be given to Temple Shalom.
