Norfolk —Patricia Kelsay Wisoff, beloved wife for 65 years to Dr. Carl Peter Wisoff, passed away...
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May the Source of Peace send peace to all who mourn, and comfort to all who are bereaved.
Elliot M. Juren
Norfolk —Elliot M. Juren, 70, passed away June 7, 2016 after a lengthy battle with brain cancer....
Edward Warren Banyai
Norfolk — Edward Warren Banyai, 92, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2016. A native of the Bronx,...
Rabbi Michael Lerner, Billy Crystal asked to speak at Muhammad Ali funeral
Liberal American Rabbi Michael Lerner was invited to speak at boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s...
Brazilian Jewish politician Gerson Bergher
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA)—Gerson Bergher, one of Brazil’s most prominent Jewish activists, has died at...
Dr. Peter Walker “Pete”
Norfolk —Dr. Peter Walker “Pete,” 67, of the 5400 block of Bulls Bay Drive passed away May 24,...
Ingrid Schwartz
Ingrid Schwartz died Wednesday, May 18, at 10:10 am. Her big brother, Garry and two wonderful...
Juliette (Allegria) Pearce
Virginia Beach —Juliette (Allegria) Pearce, 87, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2016 in Virginia...
Lorraine Manassee
Norfolk —Lorraine Manassee Fleder passed away Friday, June 3, 2016 at the age of 86 in her home at...
Rabbi Morton Leifman, longtime dean of JTS cantors’ school
Rabbi Morton Leifman, who oversaw the training of Conservative movement cantors for decades, has...
Ernest Michel, Auschwitz survivor and longtime Jewish leader
NEW YORK (JTA)—Ernest (Ernie) Michel, who after surviving Auschwitz and a forced death march went...
Estelle Ruth Hochstadt
Virginia Beach —Estelle Ruth Hochstadt, 93, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2016. She was born in...
Rose Ann Leventhal Grossman
Coconut Grove , Fla .—Rose Ann Leventhal Grossman died peacefully in her home on May 4, 2016. She...
Ohio Jewish leader cited by John Kasich for Holocaust memorial role
Joyce Garver Keller, the longtime executive director of Ohio’s Jewish community relations council...
Frederick Mayer, German Jewturned U.S. spy against the Nazis
Frederick Mayer, a German Jew who fled Nazi Germany in 1938 and parachuted back in seven years...
Martin Gray, author of best-selling Holocaust memoir
Martin Gray, a Polish-born Holocaust survivor whose memoir about his experiences during World War...
Miriam Schajer Drory
Virginia Beach —Miriam Schajer Drory, 76, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016. She was born in Poland...
Ira Marshall Cantin
Norfolk —Ira Marshall Cantin, M.D., passed away at home on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Ira was born...
Barry S. Behrman
Virginia Beach —Barry S. Behrman, 70, of Virginia Beach, passed away April 23, 2016. Barry was...
Rabbi Arthur Zanville Steinberg
Portsmouth —Rabbi Arthur Zanville Steinberg, 78, died Sunday, April 10, 2016. He served as the...