WASHINGTON ( JTA)—Princeton Lyman, the Jewish American diplomat who played a critical role in...
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Gary L. Schechter, M.D.
Naples, Fla.—Surrounded by family, Dr. Gary Schechter passed away September 15, 2018 from a...
Joseph C. Rostov
Norfolk—Joseph Charles Rostov, 25, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018. He was born July 8,...
Fannie Cutler Miles
Virginia Beach—Fannie Cutler Miles passed away September 9, 2018 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She...
Robert Max Katz
Norfolk—Robert Max Katz, 72, while surrounded by the people he loved most, went to be with the...
Jewish rapper Mac Miller found dead at 26
Rapper Mac Miller was found dead of an apparent drug overdose on Friday, Sept. 7 TMZ reported.
Sheldon Cohen, commissioner who computerized IRS
(JTA)—Sheldon Cohen, the Internal Revenue Service commissioner who computerized the tax agency in the 1960s, has died.
Harriet Shukow White
Virginia Beach—Harriet Shukow White, daughter of Gertrude and Irving Shukow, was born in The Bronx, New York in 1929, and died September 7, 2018 in her home in Virginia Beach.
Julian Jacobs
Virginia Beach—Julian Bernard, 94, of Richmond and Virginia Beach, passed away August 31, 2018.
Hanna “Annette” Edwards
Norfolk—Hanna “Annette” Edwards, 78, passed away on September 9, 2018.
Donald Rea Eckert, SCPO, USN (Ret.)
Alamogordo, N.M.—Donald Rea Eckert, SCPO, US Navy, (Ret.) died Saturday, September 1, 2018 at his home in Alamogordo, N.M.
US fighter pilot who made history for Israel’s fledgling Air Force to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery
Gideon Lichtman, an American fighter pilot who as a volunteer during Israel’s War of Independence scored its nascent air force’s first aerial kill of an enemy fighter, was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Neil Simon, Broadway’s giant of bickering, wise-cracking couples
Playwright Neil Simon, known for such Broadway hits as The Odd Couple, Barefoot in the Park, and Lost in Yonkers, has died.
Peace activist Uri Avnery, longtime advocate of a Palestinian state
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Uri Avnery, 94, a longtime peace activist and one of the first Israelis to...
Melvin Jay Radin
NORFOLK —Melvin Jay Radin of Norfolk, Virginia, passed away on August 20, 2018. He was born on...
Barbara Berlin Patish
NORFOLK —Barbara Berlin Patish passed away on August 20, 2018. She was born in Norfolk. She is...
Shirley Sylvia Newman
NORFOLK —Shirley Sylvia Newman, 90, of Livingston Manor, New York, passed away on August 18, 2018...
Gerald Frank Levy
VIRGINIA BEACH —It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our husband, father, brother,...
Eugene Alfred Denison
HERTFORD, NC—Eugene Alfred “Gene” Denison, 88, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018 ...
Charlotte Rae, who starred as Mrs. Garrett on The Facts of Life
Charlotte Rae, who starred as Mrs. Garrett on The Facts of Life Actress Charlotte Rae, who won...