Norfolk—Arlene E. Zeno, 79, passed away because of COVID 19 on February 22, 2021. Born in...
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May the Source of Peace send peace to all who mourn, and comfort to all who are bereaved.
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...
Wendy Marie Blau
Virginia Beach—Wendy Marie Blau, 71, made her transition to be with God, as well as her journeyed...
Mikhail Blikshteyn
Norfolk—Mikhail Blikshteyn of Norfolk passed away in the late hours of Monday, January 25, 2021 at...
Dr. Charles Abraham Fish
Johnson City, Tenn.—Dr. Charles Abraham Fish, 78, of Johnson City, died January 24, 2021 at his...
Harold Lee Friedman
Norfolk—Harold “Boodie” Friedman danced his last dance on January 25, 2021, after 92 years filled...
Joseph Bruce Goldman
Norfolk—Joseph Bruce Goldman, age 92, passed away early Monday morning, January 25, 2021, in a...
Lucy Spigel Herman
Virginia Beach—Lucy Spigel Herman passed quietly on January 29, 2021, to join her beloved soulmate...
Rachel Helen Lesser Denison Koltun
Norfolk—Rachel Helen Lesser Denison Koltun, 87, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 in her...
Ronald Marvin Miller
Virginia Beach—Ronald Marvin Miller died on Dec. 3, 2020 at Beth Sholom Village where he resided...
Marilyn H. Jacobson-Naggy
Virginia Beach—Marilyn H. Jacobson Naggy of Virginia Beach, passed away on Tuesday, January 19,...
Roberta Shames
Virginia Beach—Wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, role-model… Roberta Levine Shames passed away...