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Moses Ezekiel’s Botanical Garden artist statues

Moses Ezekiel’s Botanical Garden artist statues

Sunday, December 14, at 2 pm Chrysler Museum of Art Samantha Baskind, PhD., distinguished professor of Art History at Cleveland State University, will speak on The Remarkable Journey of Moses Ezekiel's Norfolk Botanical Garden Artist Statues.    Sir Moses...

David Bruce Jorgenson

NORFOLK - David Bruce Jorgenson, age 83, departed this world on October 31, 2025.  David lived a life full of love. Just before he was born, his parents – Minnesota transplants to Los Angeles – rode a train back to rural Minnesota to be surrounded by his first...

Richard Siff

PORTSMOUTH - Richard Siff, devoted husband and father, passed away on November 11, 2025.  Born in Norfolk, Virginia, he was the only child of Leon and Doris Siff. Richard cultivated an early interest in electronics through amateur radio, which led to a...

David Louis Taetle

MCLEAN, VIRGINIA - David Louis Taetle, 75, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on November 15, 2025. Born in Washington, D.C., Mr. Taetle attended Bryant University before embarking on a long and successful career as a financial consultant to...

Be a hero in minutes. Simon Family JCC Annual Blood Drive

Be a hero in minutes. Simon Family JCC Annual Blood Drive

November 24, 2025, 11:00 AM–3:45 PM: Join the Simon Family JCC and Red Cross in the Jaffe Gymnasium, 5000 Corporate Woods Drive, Virginia Beach, for a lifesaving blood drive.  Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood, and one donation can save up to...

Arthur Harvey Rosenfeld

NORFOLK – Arthur Harvey Rosenfeld, born in The Bronx, N.Y., on June 11, 1936, to Murray and Sophia Rosenfeld, left a profound legacy of intellectual curiosity, professional achievement, and compassionate leadership. He passed away on May 27, surrounded by his family,...

Knowledge is key. Some basic facts.

 • 26 Iyar (Hebrew date for this issue of Jewish News) – Israel’s Six Day war began in 1967. (fushionglobal.org) • During the third quarter of 2023, Palestinians working in Israel brought back roughly $1 billion in income. In the fourth quarter, that was around $79...

Mary Duty

WHITE HOUSE, TENNESSEE - Mary Jane Duty, with eyes of blue, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 4, after a long, hard battle with cancer. She was surrounded by loved ones, where she spent her final days in the home of her youngest daughter in Tennessee.  She...

Norma Janet Flax

NORFOLK - Norma Janet Flax, born in New York, New York, passed away on May 22 at the age of 95.  Norma was predeceased by her parents, Esther Sherris Ginsburg and Hyman Ginsburg, and her daughter, Patricia Flax-Jankosky. She is survived by her husband, Jack Flax,...

Diane B. Hoffman

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - Diane Berman Hoffman passed away on May 18. Diane was born on July 31, 1927 in West Hartford, Conn. to the late Aaron Berman and Gertrude Wigransky Berman. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 59 years, Herbert Sidney Hoffman,...

Dr. Sidney B. Sward

VIRGINIA BEACH - Dr. Sidney B. Sward, 88, died peacefully in his sleep on March 18.  He was kind and generous and a loving husband and father who put the needs of others above his own.  A talented musician and PhD’d athlete, he taught at NSU for 32 years. He...

Arlene Elsa Losick

VIRGINIA BEACH - Arlene Elsa Losick, 81 passed away unexpectedly on May 17. She was born to Dorothy and Sidney Chernick in Kerhonkson, N.Y. on May 19, 1942.  Arlene was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Mel. Left to cherish her memory are her son Heath...

Shelby Tudor 

Rockville, Maryland – Shelby Tudor 50, passed away on May 15, 2024 in Rockville, Maryland.  Shelby recently had a hip replacement because of years of chronic pain and unfortunately, a complication took her from us.  She was married for over 24 wonderful and...

Marilyn Barbara Werner

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. –Marilyn Barbara Werner, 94, died on May 26 at the AHAVA Memory Care Facility in Pittsburgh, Pa. The cause of death was Alzheimer’s disease. Known to most as Barbsie, she was born in Hartford, Conn., to Edward and Vivian Goldman. She attended...