PORTSMOUTH—Louis Brenner, 98, died on May 14, 2021. He was born and raised in Richmond, Va. After graduating from the University of Richmond in 1943, he joined the U.S. Navy. Upon completion of his military service, he obtained his law degree from the University of...
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Stanley Graber
Virginia Beach—Stanley Graber, MD, Capt.(ret.) USPHS, passed away on May 12, 2021. He was born in Brooklyn N.Y. to Hyman and Bertha Graber. He went to Brooklyn College, Downstate Medical School, with a residency in Staten Island and Baltimore. He was a Captain in the...
Hilda “Honey” Verschleisser
Baltimore, MD—Hilda Rose Verschleisser (nee Peck), of Baltimore, Maryland, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021 at the age of 76. She is survived by her children, Elka (Yosef) Shereshevsky, Reuven (Yocheved) Verschleisser, Yocheved (Michael) Glaser, Rena (Yaakov Moshe)...
Charles Grodin, Jewish comic actor known for The Heartbreak Kid and Beethoven
(JTA)—Charles Grodin, the deadpan Jewish comic actor who starred in such blockbuster films as The Heartbreak Kid and the children’s movie, Beethoven, died Tuesday, May 18 at his home in Wilton, Connecticut. He was 86, and the cause was bone marrow cancer, according to...
Former congressman Lester Wolff, known for surviving assassination threats and supporting Israel
(JTA)—Lester Wolff, who served eight terms as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives and was an important player in American foreign affairs in the 1960s and ’70s, has died. At 102, the New York lawmaker was the oldest former member of Congress. Wolff died...
Faye Schulman, Holocaust survivor whose photographs documented the partisan resistance
(JTA)—Faye Schulman, a Holocaust survivor who lost most of her family to the Nazis but joined a group of partisan fighters and documented their work in photographs, died Saturday, April 24, The Washington Post reported. She was 101 years old. Schulman’s photographs...
The Death of Klinghoffer fails to live up to the controversy
by Ami Eden NEW YORK (JTA)—“See it. You Decide,” the Metropolitan Opera of New York exhorts in a promotional push capitalizing on the controversy over its new production of The Death of Klinghoffer. Well, I saw it. And I’m not sure which was more of a letdown, the...
Midterm elections: Jews facing off and other close races to watch
by Ron Kampeas and Anthony Weiss (JTA)—With midterm elections just around the corner, four races for the House of Representatives in particular are catching our Jewish eyes. In California, succeeding Waxman: Ted Lieu vs. Elan Carr California’s 33rd Congressional...
Herman Alan Spigel
Norfolk —Herman Alan Spigel, 86, died on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at Harbor’s Edge in Norfolk. He was predeceased by his parents, Wallace Spigel, MD and Jennie E. Spigel, by two daughters, Janet Spigel Linic and Katharine Lucy Spigel, and his sister, Suzanne Spigel...
Helene Silverman Rosenshein
Virginia Beach —Helene Silverman Rosenshein passed away Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 at the age of 83. She was born in the Bronx, N. Y. on Oct. 13, 1930, the daughter of the late Max and Emma Silverman. When she was five years old, the family moved to Hartford, Conn. Helene...
Felix Kahn
Virginia Beach —Felix Kahn, 98, a resident of The Terrace at Beth Sholom Village, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014. Felix was born in Somborn, Germany on March 13, 1916. By 1937, he was forced to emigrate to the United States following his oldest brother Gustav,...
Mr. Michael Jacobson
Norfolk —Mr. Michael Jacobson, a native of Norfolk, passed away unexpectedly in his residence on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 at the age of 59. He was born on Nov. 6, 1954 to Felmore and Mildred Jacobson. Michael played tennis at Maury High School and graduated from Virginia...
Sally Sarah Cohen
Norfolk —Sally Sarah Cohen, 91, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. She was born in Boston, Mass. She was predeceased by her husband, Howard B. Cohen and her parents, Louis Cohen and Esther Epstein Cohen. Sally cherished her family. She is survived by her daughters...
Boyd Briskin
Riverside , Cal if—Boyd Briskin, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2014. Born in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 1932, Boyd moved as a youth to Riverside, Calif. He was active in Scouting, earning the rank of Eagle Scout and as an adult working with scouts and being awarded the...
Mila Kunis gives birth to girl
Jewish actress Mila Kunis gave birth to a girl. The baby was born Sept. 30 at Cedars- Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The father is Kunis’ fiancee, actor Ashton Kutcher. Kunis said in interviews before her delivery that she would take a break from acting to be a...
Rabbi Israel Zoberman
On the occasion of his 40th anniversary in the rabbinate, Rabbi Israel Zoberman of Congregation Beth Chaverim, offered the opening prayer at the House of Representatives as the guest of Congressman Scott Riggell this past summer.
The Jewish dressmaker FDR turned away
“Stitching History” exhibit, open through Feb. 28,The Jewish Museum Milwaukee by Rafael Medoff WASHINGTON (JTA)—Was the Jewish “lady tailor” who ran a Prague dressmaking shop a potential Nazi spy? The Roosevelt administration apparently thought so. The Jewish Museum...
New film to host a major world premier in Tidewater
Thursday, Nov. 20, 7 pm, Regent University Theater by Robin Mancoll With fresh memories of this past summer’s Operation Protective Edge and the young adults who were casualties of war while defending the State of Israel, the IDF soldiers are back in the spotlight. The...
Virginia Jewish Choral Celebration combines congregations
Sunday, Nov. 16, 3:30 pm, Congregation Beth Ahabah, Richmond Jewish choral groups from across the central and southern regions of Virginia will perform as a single choir, in the first-ever Virginia Jewish Choral Celebration at Richmond’s Beth Ahabah. The event is free...
Joseph Telushkin returns to the JCC Book Festival
Monday, Nov. 3, 7 pm by Leslie Shroyer Named by Talk Magazine as one of the 50 best speakers in the United States, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin is the keynote speaker at this year’s Lee and Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival. Joseph Telushkin is the bestselling...
Free Hebrew Reading Crash Course open to community
Begins Monday, Nov. 3, 7:15 pm, B’nai Israel Norfolk’s B’nai Israel Congregation is offering a free Hebrew Reading Crash Course to all members of the Tidewater Jewish community. The course is designed to teach those with no basic knowledge of Hebrew how to read the...
Dreazen to speak in Newport News on “The Invisible Front”
Thursday, Nov. 13, 7 pm, United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula Author of The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War, Yochi Dreazen will speak about his new book. One of the most respected military journalists in the country, Dreazen is the...
Complex and interesting from a Norfolk native
Father, Son, Stone Allan H. Goodman Solomon Publications, 2014 463 pp., $18.99 ISBN 978-0-9670973-6-7 So, what does a Norfolk kid who graduated from Granby High School, practiced law for 18 years and served as a federal administrative judge for a couple of decades do...
A mesmerizing tale
The Pope and Mussolini (The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe) David I. Kertzer Random House, 2014 549 pages, $32 We are in the debt of prolific and award-winning author David I. Kertzer, the Paul Dupee, Jr. University professor of social...
Rabbi’s coming-out highlights dramatic shift in Conservative Judaism
by Anthony Weiss LOS ANGELES (JTA)—Gil Steinlauf, a nationally prominent Conservative rabbi, made headlines this month when he announced to his large Washington, D.C., synagogue that he is gay, and that he and his wife of 20 years would divorce. As surprised as his...
Nine author presentations, thousands of books
November 2–16 by Leslie Shroyer Fresh books and colorful book covers means book festival time at the Simon Family JCC. The Cardo area of the Sandler Family Campus will be filled with books of all shapes and sizes, as the JCC presents The Lee and Bernard Jaffe* Family...