Community Review

Sarah "Sally" Hand

Sarah "Sally" Hand passed away on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 at the Columbia Cottage of Palmyra after a courageous battle with cancer.

She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Ronald Hand of Hershey, PA; her son H. Michael and his wife, Joan, of Penn Yan, NY and their children April Hand-Smi…

Chevra Kadisha Ensures Jewish Burials Follow Rituals, Traditions

By Mary Klaus          

Although most Jews have no trouble discussing Jewish traditions, there’s an almost palpable reluctance to talk about death and burial customs.      

No wonder. Jews, like society as a whole, often seem reluctant to face the finality of death. Yet when li…

Jay Maisel

In Memoriam

Jay Norman Maisel, 93, of Sarasota, FL and formerly of Harrisburg, PA, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2019 in Sarasota.

He was born in New York, NY to the late Milton and Rose (Schiffman) Maisel. Jay attended Bucknell University from 1942-1944 when he left school to join the Naval Reserv…

Oscar Schwartz

In Memoriam

Oscar Schwartz, 71, passed away on August 23, 2019 at the Casey House of Montgomery Hospice in Derwood, Maryland.

Born in Munich, he emigrated to the USA in 1950. He was nearly a lifelong resident of the greater Washington D.C. area. He fought a valiant, 22 month battle with gastric cancer …

Robert Nuccel

In Memoriam

Bobby Nuccel of Harrisburg, PA & Pompano Beach, FL passed away on August 25, 2019,  leaving a life he loved and a community of people who will never forget him.

Surviving are his beloved wife Barbara, dog Molly, “son” Drew, sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, niece, nephew, & more friends …