Virginia Beach—Darby Beetham died peacefully at home on February 20, 2021. He leaves to cherish...
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May the Source of Peace send peace to all who mourn, and comfort to all who are bereaved.
Judith Nevias Diamond
Newport News—Judith Nevias Diamond (29 & holding + 63) passed away at home surrounded by...
Norman Morgan
Richmond—Norman Morgan, 78, of Richmond, Virginia, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2021. He was...
Paul Len Turok
Virginia Beach—Paul Len Turok passed away peacefully early on Tuesday morning, March 16, 2021 at...
Carl Shapiro, Brandeis benefactor who lost millions to Madoff, dies at 108
BOSTON (JTA)—Carl J. Shapiro, one of Boston’s most significant philanthropists and Brandeis...
David Cohen
Virginia Beach—David Cohen, aka KING DAVID, 64, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2021 after a...
Martin Alan Einhorn
Norfolk—On Thursday, February 18, 2021, Martin Alan “Marty” Einhorn, loving son, husband, father,...
Beth Marlene Weiner Gross
Virginia Beach—Beth, 65, of Virginia Beach, Virginia passed away on February 22, 2021. Beth was...
Aaron Hersh Sachnoff
Suffolk—On Thursday, February 18, 2021, Aaron Sachnoff, age 64, a loving husband, father, and...
Leah Wainger Waitzer
Norfolk—Leah Wainger Waitzer passed peacefully at home on February 27, 2021. She was born in 1936...
Arlene E. Zeno
Norfolk—Arlene E. Zeno, 79, passed away because of COVID 19 on February 22, 2021. Born in...
David Mintz, who invented Tofutti as a dairy substitute for kosher meals
(JTA)—David Mintz, who invented the once-popular Tofutti dairy substitute out of a desire to cater...
Italo Servi, 98, soft-spoken heir to rich Italian Jewish heritage
(JTA)—When Italo Servi donated an amulet that had been in his family for two centuries to Boston’s...
Elsie Martin
Norfolk—Elsie Martin, longtime resident of Norfolk, passed away February 2, 2021. Born September...
Rose Rosenbach
Norfolk—Rose Rosenbach, 90, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021. Born in Baltimore, Maryland,...
Bernard “Bernie” Schloss
Norfolk—Bernard “Bernie” Schloss, passed away February 9, 2021. He was 88 years old and was born...
Ari Gold, yeshiva student-turned-pop star and LGBTQ icon
Ari Gold, a pop star who left his Orthodox Jewish roots to become a music icon of and activist for...
Turned off from the vaccine by misinformation, 36-year-old haredi Orthodox man in Israel dies of COVID
Avraham Bedman, a 36-year-old man from Jerusalem, died of COVID on Wednesday, Feb. 10. His fellow...
Hershel Shanks, popularizer of biblical archaeology
Hershel Shanks, the one-time publisher and editor of Moment magazine and a powerhouse in the...
Paula Abrams Alperin
Norfolk—Paula Abrams Alperin, 81 of Norfolk passed away on January 21, 2021. She was a native of...