I cannot always get to every item and passing, as much as I would like. And I do not like to give short shrift to people just to get their names in the column. However, Twitter does provide an additional outlet these days.
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So, follow @theEulogizer on Twitter for tweet-only items and re-tweets from news media and individuals worldwide reporting on Jewish deaths of note. In the last day, tweets and re-tweets have included:
- Lee Rich, ad exec who became a top TV producer (Lorimar)
- TV director-producer Robert Finkel
- Kathi Kamen Goldmark, founder of authors’ rock band and recently a Jewish community worker
- Rabbi Nathan Bryn, led shul in West Miami
- Bobby Dukoff, recorded bands, revolutionized sax mouthpiece
- Ben Silver, 85, Miami-area TV journalist of the 1950s and ’60s
- Buddy Havlin, TV producer and radio-station founder
- Sidney Rachlin, Hallandale Beach dentist and library
The Eulogizer highlights the life accomplishments of famous and not-so-famous Jews who have passed away recently. Write to the Eulogizer at eulogizer@jta.org. Follow the Eulogizer on Twitter @TheEulogizer
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