Obituaries

Virginia Beach —Pearl Hacken Glassman, born August 17, 1914, passed away peacefully in her home at...

Norfolk —On April 4, 2015, Shirley “Honey” Biberman passed away. She was the devoted mother of Dr....

JERUSALEM (JTA)—An Israeli citizen was aboard the Germanwings flight 4U 9525 that crashed in the...

(JTA)—Anne Frank died earlier than previously believed, according to new research. Researchers...

NEW YORK (JTA)—Gene Saks, a Tony Award-winning director best known for his work with playwright...

Rockville, Md.—On Monday, February 16, 2015, Rabbi Seymour M. Panitz passed away. He was the...

Virginia Beach —Dr. Steven Leibowitz, 62, passed away on March 26, 2015. He was born in New York...

Virginia Beach —Arline Lois Jarashow, surrounded by family, passed away on March 21, 2015....

Norfolk — Herman Muni Eisenberg, 91, a retired pharmacist of Norfolk, passed away March 26, 2015...

Virginia Beach —Jeff Skolnick, 52, after a brave battle with Lymphoma, passed peacefully in his...

Virginia Beach —Helen Baras Ott, 92, passed away March 10, 2015. She was preceded in death by her...

Virginia Beach —Meyera Fran Ellenson Oberndorf passed away on Friday, March 13, in Charlotte, N.C....

Norfolk—Josef Fleischmann died on March 10, 2015 at his home on Armfield Circle. He was born in...

Herman Rosenblat, a Holocaust survivor who created a scandal by writing a memoir filled with...

Leonard Nimoy, the actor best known for his role as Spock on Star Trek, died at his home in Los...

Virginia Beach —Jackie Suissa Muise, 77, of the 1100 block of Hubbell Drive, died Wednesday, Feb....

Norfolk — Harry Norkin, 93, formerly of Norfolk and most recently of Boynton Beach, Fla., passed...

Norfolk — Allan Mark Cogan, 66, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015 in a local hospital. He was...

Norfolk —Sylva Behr Altschul, 96, formerly of Norfolk, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 in Silver...

French President Francois Hollande at a visit to a vandalized Jewish cemetery said French Jews...