Obituaries

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...

NEW YORK (JTA)—Ernest (Ernie) Michel, who after surviving Auschwitz and a forced death march went...

Virginia Beach —Estelle Ruth Hochstadt, 93, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2016. She was born in...

Coconut Grove , Fla .—Rose Ann Leventhal Grossman died peacefully in her home on May 4, 2016. She...

Joyce Garver Keller, the longtime executive director of Ohio’s Jewish community relations council...

Frederick Mayer, a German Jew who fled Nazi Germany in 1938 and parachuted back in seven years...

Martin Gray, a Polish-born Holocaust survivor whose memoir about his experiences during World War...

Virginia Beach —Miriam Schajer Drory, 76, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016. She was born in Poland...

Norfolk —Ira Marshall Cantin, M.D., passed away at home on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Ira was born...

Virginia Beach —Barry S. Behrman, 70, of Virginia Beach, passed away April 23, 2016. Barry was...

Portsmouth —Rabbi Arthur Zanville Steinberg, 78, died Sunday, April 10, 2016. He served as the...

Portsmouth —Robert Edward Rosenfeld, 96, of the 4200 block of Cedar Lane passed away on Monday,...

Virginia Beach —Rose Frances Levinson Glasser, 101, died on April 20, 2016. Blessed with a century...

Boca Raton , Fla .—E. Allan Fine, 88, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Born in Baltimore,...

VENICE, FLORIDA— Jonathan S. Schwab, 65, passed on March 17, 2016 after a brief illness. Jonny was...