Obituaries

TEL AVIV (JTA)—Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the Israeli sage who founded the Sephardic Orthodox Shas...

Virginia Beach —Mary Margaret Pariser died Sept. 24, 2013. She is survived by her husband, Robert,...

Norfolk —Joan Leterman Nusbaum, 88, passed away on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013. Born in Norfolk, she...

Norfolk —Jack “Yankel” Goldman born on July 11, 1920, passed away on Oct. 2, 2013. He was preceded...

Virginia Beach —Linda Levy Flick, 51, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 2. She leaves behind her...

Portsmouth—Judith Keller Barr of Branford, Conn., died on Sept. 24, 2013. Born August 9, 1935 in...

Marcel Reich-Ranicki, a German-Jewish author and literary critic sometimes referred to in Germany...

Yad Vashem posthumously recognized the Italian cycling champion Gino Bartali as Righteous Among...

(JTA)—The Jewish community of Tilburg in the Netherlands unveiled a statue commemorating Helga...

Norfolk —Beverly K. Mauro, 83, died Thursday, September 19, 2013 in a local hospital. She was a...

Portsmouth—William “Bill” Abrams 101¾ passed away Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013 at Beth Sholom Home in...

Norfolk —Sonya Eisenberg Lachman, of Los Angeles, California, died August 29, 2013 in a Los...

Virginia Beach —Minette Siegel Kerr, 66, died peacefully, surrounded by family and loved ones on...

Virginia Beach —Ira Grolman, 85, passed away on August 25, 2013. He was born on July 29, 1928 to...

Virginia Beach —Ira Carl Ginsburg, 91, born in New York on July 3, 1922 died peacefully in...

NEWPORT NEWS—Lawrence M. Diamond, 89, passed away in his sleep on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. He is...

Suffolk—Daniel A. Strasser, 67, died Thursday, August 15, 2013 in his residence. He was a native...

Newport News —Walter S. Segaloff died Sunday morning, August 18 leaving a gigantic hole in the...

Norfolk —Rosalind Norkin, 91, of Norfolk, Va. and Boynton Beach, Fla. passed away Thursday, August...

Norfolk —Samuel J. Kramer passed away on August 14, 2013 at the age of 96. He is the last of his...