Obituaries

Florence E. Green, Philanthropist, Housing Advocate, Dies at 88

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Florence Elaine Green of Villanova, a philanthropist whose efforts to assure comfortable and secure homes for the less fortunate of the Jewish community met with landmark results, died Nov. 7 at age 88.

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Marvin I. Block, 79, Respected Attorney for Over Half a Century

Marvin I. Block, 79, a well-respected Philadelphia attorney, died Oct. 25.

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Howard Alber, 101, Artist and Activist

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Michael Elkin

Howard Alber of Haverford, an acclaimed artist and educator, who hobnobbed with some of the biggest names in 20th-century art and whose love of life was reflected somewhat in the fact that he had married four times, died Oct. 17 at the age of 101. He also served as mentor to many artists, drawn to his optimistic spirit and love...

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George S. McGovern, Former U.S. Senator, Presidential Nominee

George S. McGovern, a former U.S. senator and presidential candidate who said the U.S. government sometimes “bowed to pressure” from a powerful Israel lobby, died Oct. 21. The 90-year-old statesman died in hospice care in Sioux Falls, S.D. A three-term U.S. senator from South Dakota, McGovern won the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972, and campaigned relentlessly on a platform of...

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True to His Roots

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Bryan Schwartzman

Arlen Specter, a lifelong squash player — he famously played even while undergoing chemotherapy treatments — used to stake out choice territory on the court. He was, according to his partners, as aggressive in the game as he was in life. Edward. H Rosen, a friend of Specter’s since the late 1950s, recalled a game on Election Day in 1969,...