Obituaries

Joseph Wilf, a Polish-Jewish Holocaust survivor and founder of one of the country’s largest real...

NORFOLK—Dr. Emanuel “Manny” Michaels, DDS, age 86, passed away at the Beth Sholom Home in Virginia...

HALLANDALE, FLA.—Esther (Esta) Forstate died June 19 in her home a few weeks into her 110th year....

NORFOLK—Elsa Carol Borman, 83, passed away July 25, 2016, in Norfolk, Virginia, where she had...

Livingston , N.J.—David Jay Weinstein passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2016 after a lengthy...

VIRGINIA BEACH—Melvin Ticatch, 88, died on Thursday, June 30, 2016. A native of New Boston, Ohio,...

Virginia Beach —Irwin Arthur Stavin passed away peacefully at the age of 97 on July 11, 2016. He...

Norfolk —Renee Heyman of Norfolk, Va., a beloved wife, mom, and grandmother died at her home on...

St. Pete Beach , Fla .—Fred A. Buns, 92, passed away July 9, 2016. Born in Baltimore, Md., Fred...

Norfolk —Ralph “Jerry” Bernstein, 89, of the 1600 block of Sheppard Avenue, passed away on...

Norfolk —Patricia Kelsay Wisoff, beloved wife for 65 years to Dr. Carl Peter Wisoff, passed away...

Norfolk —Elliot M. Juren, 70, passed away June 7, 2016 after a lengthy battle with brain cancer....

Norfolk — Edward Warren Banyai, 92, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2016. A native of the Bronx,...

Liberal American Rabbi Michael Lerner was invited to speak at boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s...

RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA)—Gerson Bergher, one of Brazil’s most prominent Jewish activists, has died at...

Norfolk —Dr. Peter Walker “Pete,” 67, of the 5400 block of Bulls Bay Drive passed away May 24,...

Ingrid Schwartz died Wednesday, May 18, at 10:10 am. Her big brother, Garry and two wonderful...

Virginia Beach —Juliette (Allegria) Pearce, 87, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2016 in Virginia...

Norfolk —Lorraine Manassee Fleder passed away Friday, June 3, 2016 at the age of 86 in her home at...

Rabbi Morton Leifman, who oversaw the training of Conservative movement cantors for decades, has...