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Ethel-Raye Greenspan

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - We bid farewell to Ethel-Raye Greenspan of Norfolk, Virginia, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on October 16, at the age of 87.  Ethel-Raye touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that...

Holly Silver Margason

NORFOLK - Holly Silver Margason passed away peacefully on Oct. 11, surrounded by her family while watching The Wizard of Oz, one of her favorite movies. Fittingly, she passed during the moment where Dorothy crosses over from the black and white world into the magical,...

Dr. Stewart Barry Segal

INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. - Stewart Barry Segal passed away on September 19 at the age of 73, surrounded by his family and knowing that he was loved, that he had made a difference in countless lives, and that his work here was done. He was born on July 19, 1951, in Norfolk,...

Dorothy Mae Zimmerman

POMPTON PLAINS, N.J. - Dorothy Mae Zimmerman passed away peacefully sur- rounded by her loving children, Betsy, Josh, and Susan, on September 16, just two weeks shy of her 89th birthday. Prior to her retirement, Dorothy was the administrator of private psychiatric...

Preparing for 5785

Typically, as we prepare for the New Year, I would share the enormous impact of our 2024 Annual Campaign where, together as a community, we raised more than $5 million to support the needs of the Jewish people and organizations locally, on college campuses around...

Donations to Jewish News

Jewish News appreciates all who support the newspaper with generous contributions – whether in honor of or in memory of friends and loved ones or as a Friend of Jewish News. Friends of Jewish News Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lines  Virginia Hawks Carol Waters Barbara...

Governor Glenn Youngkin signs legislation to combat bigotry

RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin on August 28 signed HB 18 and SB 7 to expand criminal penalties against bigotry and close a serious gap in the code by ensuring ethnicity is explicitly recognized among the protected classes. Attorney General Jason Miyares. “I’m...

ODU Hillel takes field trip to Bobby Scott’s Labor Day event

Several members of Old Dominion University’s Hillel attended Congressman Bobby Scott’s 43rd Annual Labor Day Cookout in Newport News. Amy K. Milligan, PhD, ODU’s Batten Endowed Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies, director, Institute...

Carol Cohen

NORFOLK - Carol Cohen, 77, passed away on August 16. A native of Norfolk, she was the daughter of the late Irving and Eleanor Cohen, and was predeceased by her husband, Phillip Kurzer. She was a retired special ed teacher in the Atlanta Public School System. Carol was...

Myra Marcus Coplon

CHESAPEAKE - Myra Marcus Coplon, born on June 2, 1934, passed away on August 25, at the age of 90. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Joel Stan Coplon. She leaves behind a loving family who will cherish her memory. Her children, Ronnie C. Hecht...

Marvin David Feit

CHESAPEAKE - Marvin David Feit, 82, passed away on August 8. Marvin was born in New York City on March 14, 1942, to the late Abraham and Sarah Feit. Growing up in New York City, he later attended Brooklyn College earning a Bachelor of Science degree, a Master of...

Dr. Mark Greenspan

NORFOLK - Dr. Mark Greenspan, a dis- tinguished physician and attorney, passed away peacefully August 5, following com- plications of old age. Dr. Greenspan is survived by his wife Betty, whom he married in 2000 and lived with in Tidewater until his death; his former...

Pauline Zedd Katz

MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Pauline Zedd Katz, 84, died on September 1. She was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1940, where she lived and worked until marriage to her husband, Norman. They first met at a New Year’s Eve party in 1959, when Norman was stationed there in the...

William Laderberg

NORFOLK - William Laderberg, 75, died peacefully on September 3 at home. He was born and raised in Portsmouth, lived for many years in Virginia Beach, and made his true home in the Ghent area of Norfolk. He was the eldest child of Alma Goldstein Laderberg and Howard...

Anshelle H. Loeb

NORFOLK - Anshelle H. Loeb was born on June 23, 1946, in Brooklyn, New York. She was raised in Seaford, Long Island, N.Y. While attending General Douglas MacArthur High School in Levittown, N.Y., she met the love of her life, Jeffrey Loeb. One week after Jeff...

Edward Mark Rafal

NORFOLK - Edward Mark Rafal, 74, passed away on September 5. He was a lifelong native of Norfolk, Va., and was the son of the late Ben and Goldye Rafal. Ed was a faithful and longtime employee of LM Saunders and Sandler Foods for many years until his retirement. He...

Barbara Joseph Spigel

NORFOLK - Barbara Joseph Spigel passed away in her sleep the morning of Sept 5. She was 96 years old. Barbara led a full life. She was a student, teacher, and professor of history and literature, a lover of books, theater, Shakespeare, and bad puns. To satisfy her...

Joyce Moore Turner

TUCSON, ARIZONA - Joyce Moore Turner, age 104, passed away on August 27.

KNOWLEDGE IS KEY 

SOME BASIC FACTS. • During Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion struck a deal with leaders of the Haredi community to exempt those whose full-time occupation was Torah study from mandatory military service. Arab citizens of Israel...

Your Dollars at Work

Birthright Israel brings 13,500 participants to Israel  As antisemitism reaches historic levels across the world, Birthright Israel participants will strengthen their Jewish identity and build relationships with the land and people of Israel when they need it...

Thomas Lee Barney, Esq. 

NORFOLK – Thomas Lee Barney, 77, passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 19 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.  Born March 20, 1947, in Portsmouth, Va., to parents Jacob Arnold Barney and Miriam Eisenberg Barney Katz, Tom was proudly a lifelong...

Sidney Morton Cohen

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Sidney Morton Cohen, also known as Lucky and Sid-the-Kid, passed away on July 6 at the age of 87, surrounded by family.  Sid was an Air Force veteran who loved traveling to national parks with his family, the Atlantic Ocean and being a best...