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Richard Rose

RICHMOND - Richard Shea Rose (a.k.a. Dad, Grandpa, Rich, Ricardo, Uncle Richie), passed away on December 13 at the age of 85 of complications from cancer. Richard was born in Richmond on June 4, 1938 to Sally Kolinsky (Harris), and Harry Rosenzweig. He grew up on the...

Gail Anita Sandler

VIRGINIA BEACH – Gail Anita Sandler, age 84, passed away on December 12. Gail was a cherished member of our community. Her warmth, kindness, and unwavering generosity touched the lives of everyone fortunate enough to know her. She was a dedicated friend, loving spouse...

Morris B. Schnitzer

CHESTERFIELD, Va. - Morris B. Schnitzer, 57 died December 25. Morris was born February 2, 1966. Arrangements are pending. Altmeyer Funeral Home.

Inna Shvets

YORKTOWN - It is with great sorrow that the family of Inna Shvets announces her passing on January 5 at the Riverside Regional Medical Center. Inna was born in Dneprodzerzhink, Ukraine on November 4, 1946 and, in the last four years of her life, resided in Yorktown,...

Lewis B. Steingold

NORFOLK – Lewis B. Steingold, 86, passed away on December 31 after a brief illness. He was the son of Israel and Norma Tonelson Steingold. His sibling, Jeffrey M. Steingold (Sonia), predeceased him on November 22, 2023. Lewis was born on January 5, 1937 in Norfolk and...

Theresa Vita

NORFOLK - Theresa Mastracco Vita, known to most as Terri or “Grand Terri” to her family, passed away peacefully in her home in Norfolk on December 7, with her husband, Joe, by her side. She was born on February 16, 1935. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Jewish poet Louise Glück, who won Nobel literature prize

Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Louise Glück, a Jewish-American poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020, died Friday, Oct. 13. She was 80. Acclaimed since the 1970s for poetry that filtered personal and feminist themes through classical mythological,...

Solidarity for Israel demonstrated at Sandler Family Campus

Stephanie Peck Jewish Tidewater gathered in support of Israel on Tuesday, October 10, three days after the tiny nation was brutally attacked. Nearly 500 people, including many political dignitaries, attended the Community Solidarity Gathering for Israel to condemn the...

Lee & Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish Book Festival 2023

For more than 40 years, this annual celebration of Jewish authors, books, and ideas has featured authors from a variety of backgrounds who have written about a diverse array of topics, providing the community with opportunities to engage with bestselling and...

Letter – Israel’s Dilemma

On October 7, 50 years after the last unprovoked mass enemy incursion into the sovereign state of Israel, hundreds of Hamas terrorists entered southern Israel from Gaza with the intent to murder as many Jews – mostly civilians – as possible and to kidnap hundreds of...

A view from Israel

Liz Dovrat Where to start? How do you describe the terror, horror, and devastation of the last few days? It feels similar to how I processed the first shutdown of COVID-19, but with a knot of terror and sadness. My internal dialogue from the first day or two: My...

JCRC 2023 Voter’s Guide

State elections take center stage. Drew Goodove, JCRC Summer Intern All seats in the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate are up for grabs on Tuesday, November 7. With so many vital issues, the Jewish Community Relations Council of the United Jewish...

John Cooper

Area attorneys: Committed to their work, family, and communities Firm Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers The Car Crash Experts Specialty Personal Injury – Helping folks hurt in wrecks against insurance companies. Education University of California Berkeley, Phi Beta Kappa...

Clay Macon

Area attorneys: Committed to their work, family, and communities Firm Glasser & Macon PC Specialty Real Estate, Estates, Corporations, Civil Litigation Education University of Virginia, BS University of Virginia, JD Jewish organizations and involvement Ohef Sholom...

Steve Leon

Area attorneys: Committed to their work, family, and communities Firm Cooper, Spong & Davis, P.C. Specialty Creditor’s Rights, Collection law, Credit Union law Education University of Virginia Cumberland School of Law Jewish organizations and involvement I have...

Terry Tessler

Area attorneys: Committed to their work, family, and communities Firm Virginia Indigent Defense Commission Norfolk Public Defender’s Office Specialty Criminal Law Education University of Miami University of Florida, JD Jewish organizations and involvement: I have...

Deborah Casey named to Virginia’s Common Interest Community Board

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced several administration and board appointments on Friday, Sept. 29. Among them, Debbie Casey, Wood Rogers Vandeventer Black principal and vice chair, was appointed to Virginia’s Common Interest Community Board. The board regulates...

Jeffrey Brooke elected chairman of Norfolk Economic Development Authority

Terri Denison Last month, Jeffrey F. Brooke was elected chairman of the Norfolk Economic Development Authority. A member of Norfolk’s EDA since 2019, Brooke says he initially volunteered on this citizen’s board “because I was born and raised in Norfolk and have a real...

OSTY’s food drive replenishes food pantry shelves

Robyn Weiner The High Holiday food drive at Ohef Sholom Temple is as much a part of the high holidays as Avinu Malkeinu. Each year, the synagogue’s youth group, OSTY (Ohef Sholom Temple Youth), organizes a food drive to benefit OST’s own soup kitchen and Jewish Family...

Moshe Adato

VIRGINIA BEACH - Moshe (Moe) Adato passed away on September 23 at the age of 79. Moe enjoyed making others laugh, cooking, going to the gym, playing pool and singing. He will be remembered for always inviting friends and strangers to come have a meal with him. Moe is...

Margo Renate Fefer

VIRGINIA BEACH - Margot Renate Fefer passed away on September 16. Margot was born in Germany on July 20, 1933. She was married to the love of her life, the late Benny Fefer, a Holocaust survivor, for over 52 years. Margot is survived by her loving daughter, Debby Rios...