Norfolk—Jerry Epstein, 94, passed away on April 8, 2020. He was born on November 29, 1925 in...
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Adam Schlesinger, Fountains of Wayne and ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ songwriter
(JTA)—Adam Schlesinger, known as one of the lead songwriters of the pop rock band Fountains of...
Stan Lee Shapiro
Hollywood, Fla.—Stan Lee Shapiro, 90, passed away on March 16, 2020 surrounded by family members....
Henriette “Henie” Friedlander Rose
Virginia Beach—Henriette “Henie” Friedlander Rose, 79, passed away in Virginia Beach on Tuesday,...
Cilda Klaff Meltzer
Norfolk—Cilda Klaff Meltzer, 89, passed away on April 6, 2020 in her home. She was a lifelong...
Phyllis Landau Lannik
Norfolk—Phyllis L. Lannik, a longtime resident of Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia died on...
Henry J. Abraham
Charlottesville, Va.—Professor Henry J. Abraham passed away February 26, 2020 at the age of 98 in...
James Lipton, longtime host of Inside the Actor’s Studio, dies
James Lipton, who hosted the Inside the Actors Studio on the Bravo channel for 23 seasons, has...
Robert Joseph Hudome
Virginia Beach—Rob lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, February 8 at the age of 62. He will...
Jacob Cohen
Norfolk—Jacob Cohen, 94, known lovingly as Jack, was a native of Norfolk, Virginia and was the son...
Jonny Ileene Blondin
Hopkinsville, Kentucky—It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Jonny Ileene...
Stephan Ross, survivor who founded New England Holocaust Memorial
BOSTON (JTA)—Stephan Ross, a prominent Boston-area Holocaust survivor who founded the New England...
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who kept the peace with Israel for 30 years, dies
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Hosni Mubarak, who as president of Egypt for 30 years kept his nation’s “cold...
Larry Tesler, inventor of copy and paste functions
Larry Tesler, the American computer scientist whose many personal computing innovations included...
Sy Sperling, not just Hair Club for Men president, but also a client
Sy Sperling, the Jewish son of a Bronx plumber who became famous for his hair loss treatment...
Sarita Rebe Sachs
Virginia Beach—Sarita Rebe Sachs, 87, the wife of Judge Leonard B. Sachs, passed away unexpectedly...
Irwin Stanley Sacks Ph.D.
Virginia Beach—Dr. Irwin Stanley Sacks, age 81, passed away peacefully at home on February 22,...
Kirk Douglas, iconic movie star who reconnected to Judaism later in life, dies at 103
LOS ANGELES (JTA)—Kirk Douglas, the legendary actor who portrayed legions of tough guys and...
Sculptor Beverly Pepper, famed for monumental iron and steel works
Beverly Pepper, a sculptor famed for her monumental iron and steel works, has died. Pepper died...
Jean Rutherford
Virginia Beach—Jean Rutherford died on January 26, 2020, after a nine-year journey with...