NORFOLK — Saada Fizouatty Miller passed away on July 18, 2023 surrounded by her loving family in her home. Saada was born on December 21, 1931 in Port Lyautey Kenitra French Morocco. She was predeceased by her husband James Miller, of blessed memory. Left to remember...
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Pearl “Cookie” Orlins
NORFOLK – Pearl, affectionately known as “Cookie” Orlins, 90, of The Talbot, died on July 12, 2023 in her home. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Cookie was the daughter of the late Benjamin Perlin and Sadie Friedman Perlin, both of blessed memory. She was also predeceased...
Gail Peck
GREENSBORO, Ga.. – Gail S. Peck, age 74, passed away on July 16, 2023, at her residence in Greensboro, Ga. She was born in Richmond, Va. on November 24, 1948, to Paul Nathan Peck and Libby Silverman Peck, both of whom died tragically in 1949 when Gail was 11 months...
Barbara Dianne Rosenblum
NORFOLK – Barbara Dianne Rosenblum passed away on July 24, 2023, in Norfolk, Virginia. Deeply involved in her community, Barbara found fulfillment in devoting her time and efforts to causes close to her heart. Her volunteerism, optimism, and boundless energy touched...
Sarah Ruth Brenner Rubin
RICHMOND – Sarah Ruth Brenner Rubin, born November 12, 1927, passed away on July 30 while in residence at Beth Sholom Gardens in Henrico County, Virginia. She was predeceased by her parents, Hyman and Dorothy Brenner, her brothers and sister Benjamin, David and Miriam...
Larry Arnold Weiner
RALIEGH, N.C. – Larry Arnold Weiner, age 82, of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2023. Larry was born in Savannah, Ga. A graveside service was held at Bonaventure Cemetery in Thunderbolt, Georgia. Memorial contributions can be made to...
Joseph Henry Guth
Norfolk—Maybe it was the lab he built in his parents’ Cleveland garage when he was nine years old or the “things” his mom found growing in dishes when she opened the refrigerator. Whatever it was, Joe Guth knew early on that he was going to be a scientist. And that’s...
Robert “Bob” Kirschner
Virginia Beach—Robert “Bob” Kirschner, 91, departed this life on Saturday, July 16, 2022 surrounded by his children, Michele Kirschner Gelernter and Barry Isidore Kirschner. Bob is now holding hands with the love of his life, Marilyn Dauer Kirschner, who passed away...
Steven F. Shames
Virginia Beach—Steven F. Shames, age 74, passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, July 23, 2022. Steven was born in Norfolk, Virginia on July 10, 1948, to the late Edward and Ida Shames. He was a loving and devoted husband to his wife Linda for 52 years. He was...
Olivia Newton-John, Grease star and granddaughter of Jewish Nobel laureate
(JTA)—Olivia Newton-John, the iconic pop singer of the 1970s and ’80s, died at her home in Southern California Monday, August 7 of the breast cancer she had battled for three decades. She was 73. Newton-John was most famous for her starring role as Sandy Olsson,...
Melissa Bank, bestselling author of modern Jewish heroines
(JTA)–Melissa Bank, whose stories of flawed, funny Jewish heroines searching for love and fulfillment won over readers’ hearts around the world, died Tuesday, August 2 at age 61 of lung cancer. Bank’s publisher, Penguin, confirmed her death in a statement. “She...
Jefferson: Democracy’s success depends upon freedom of belief, expression, and practice
Two hundred forty-five years ago, in October 1776, the first General Assembly of our Commonwealth appointed a five-man Committee of Revisors to review the existing laws and redraft them for an independent Virginia. Much like it goes today, primary responsibility was...
In first speech as Israeli prime minister, Yair Lapid calls to stem extremism in politics
(JTA)—Yair Lapid might only be Israel’s interim prime minister, but he appears to be determined to maximize the position in the four months he is guaranteed to occupy it. In a speech delivered Saturday, July 2, Lapid laid out a set of beliefs that he said bind...
Leading Orthodox groups cheered the end of Roe v. Wade. Many Orthodox women are panicking.
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Pam Scheininger and J. David Bleich have this much in common: They are Orthodox Jews who are preoccupied with Jewish ethics and teach at New York City law schools. But when Scheininger looks at an American map, she sees 16 states where Orthodox Jewish...
Opinion: Why an orthodox Jewish organization welcomed the end of Roe vs. Wade
(JTA)—Agudath Israel of America, the national Orthodox Jewish organization for which I work, welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. Predictably, we were immediately cast into an “enemy” or “ally” box, depending on who was doing the casting. The...
Supreme Court decision on coach’s prayer throws doubt on a 30-year-old victory for a Jewish family
WASHINGTON (JTA)—The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Seattle-area football coach who lost his job after leading prayers on the field following his team’s victories, in a decision that could have ramifications for Jews in public schools and the military. A number of...
‘Shattered in an instant’: Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider describes the scene of the July 4 Highland Park shooting
(JTA)—Brad Schneider knows from Chicagoland July 4 parades. The Jewish Democratic congressman has been working them since 2011, when he started running for his first term in Illinois’ 10th district. He packs five parades in on the day, and he can rattle off the...
Charlie Nusbaum elected Tidewater Jewish Foundation chair
When the Tidewater Jewish Foundation holds its executive committee meeting for the new fiscal year later this month, someone new will be at the helm. Charlie Nusbaum, who served as TJF’s vice chair, was elected in June to be the Foundation’s new chairperson. “This is...
Senior Living: Dear Readers
Dear Readers, Remember when references to ‘seniors’ conjured up only images of ‘old’ people? Not anymore. Perhaps that’s why the age for qualifying as a senior keeps increasing. Those profiled in this section focus not on their age, but on living life to the fullest,...
Family, faith, and fitness: Dr. Bruce Longman, DDS shares his secrets for living a healthy life
Dr. Bruce Longman, DDS (Virginia Commonwealth University, 1960) folds his long, lean figure into a chair to talk about fitness, his career, and having a huge and loving family. Right on the cusp of his 88th birthday, Longman is a practicing dentist whose early career...
Globetrotting with Edie Weiss
Edie Weiss has embraced a life of travel and learned volumes about archeology, food, fashion, and how people relate to one another as a global community. A retired self-employed CPA, she shares what she’s learned about seeing the world and soaking it all in. Jewish...
Purposeful flights with Jack Fox
A ‘jack-of-all-businesses,’ Jack Fox is currently enjoying life flying, fishing, boating, and playing gin rummy and tennis. He also supports many projects at Ohef Sholom Temple as well as hospitals and museums/performing arts venues in Florida, where he splits his...
Rabbi Michael Panitz: Historian and film buff
A casual movie-goer until his mid-30s, Rabbi Michael Panitz, PhD, found that the invention of the VHS allowed him to enjoy films at home—and he began to study them. At the same time, he realized that films on Jewish subjects would be very useful in his work as a rabbi...
Rare gems between the covers at the Bonk-Rivin Holocaust Collection
The Bonk-Rivin Holocaust Collection at Ohef Sholom Temple is managed by David Titus, a former college professor and academic librarian, and it is here that all corners of the Holocaust are explored. Titus has been a librarian for more than 45 years. He tells Jewish...
JCC Senior Book Club meets monthly
Third Mondays, 1:30 pm, Sandler Family Campus Simon Family Jewish Community Center’s Book Club has been active since it began in February 2008. When I was senior adult program coordinator for Jewish Family Service and Jewish Community Center, I recognized the need and...
Dementia Care training for BSV employees
Beth Sholom Village recently held an Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Seminar for all of its staff. The seminars were designed by the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners LLC (NCCDP LLC), and the classes were facilitated by Tree of Life Dementia...