The Jewish Press of Tampa and the Jewish Press of Pinellas County are Independently- owned biweekly Jewish community newspapers published in cooperation with and supported by the Tampa JCC & Federation and the Jewish Federation of Pinellas & Pasco Counties, respectively
Former longtime Tampa Jewish Federation executive director Gary S. Alter, 73, of Grand Blanc, MI, died May 18.
Born in Steubenville, OH, Alter was a graduate of Hebrew Union College and devoted his adult life to Jewish communal work, mostly in the federation system including in Tampa, Flint, MI;Austin, TX, and Atlanta. More...
SAM ADELMAN,
95, of Tampa,
died April 24. Born in New York City, he became a dance band pianist as a teenager before he began his career as a shoe salesman, eventually becoming vice president of marketing for the Bostonian Shoe Co. His work allowed for he and his late wife Evelyn to travel all over the world. More...
