Saturday, May 5, 6–9 pm, Ohef Sholom Temple

No Frill Grill. One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning. Cooper Hurley Personal Injury Lawyers. Bite.

What do these businesses have in common? They are all owned by Ohef Sholom Temple members.

“In my years of board service, I’ve learned that our congregation is filled with talented people, but we often don’t have the chance to hear about each other’s passions and interests,” says Alyssa Muhlendorf OST, fundraiser chair. “With this fundraiser I’ve developed lists of talented congregants in order to create a fund- and friend-raising opportunity for all us.”

For Ohef Sholom’s Got Talent, all of the live entertainment, food (four restaurants are doing a tasting of three dishes each), art for the silent auction, and sponsorships will come from gifted congregants. The entertainment will be a series of short musical, comedy, and storytelling acts.

This event is already building new connections. More than 20 artists donated original artwork to the silent art auction. While asking the artists to participate, Jane Goldman and Muhlendorf developed new friendships with congregants they’d never met before.

“Charlotte Corey, a beautiful 85-year old lady, is simply one of the most dynamic, delightful, and creative people I’ve met in a very long time. We spent literally hours one afternoon talking about so many things— life in Norfolk, raising children, handling grief, finding one’s path in life…It surprised me to learn that Charlotte didn’t discover her passion for designing and making her bold, expressive jewelry until she was almost 70!” Goldman says.

Muhlendorf felt a deep connection to Mary Anne Katz when she spent a morning touring her art studio, listening to the love story of her marriage to David Katz (of blessed memory), and picking up her donation of an incredible Judaic watercolor.

Tickets are $36 each, and sponsorship opportunities are available. Already have plans, but still want a chance to bid on the unique and beautiful art up for auction? Go to www.ohefsholom.org to bid. Bidding closes at 8 pm on May 5.

I have had the pleasure of having Jared Berklee in my advisory the past four years…watching him grow from a young and curious freshman into a compassionate, hard-working leader. I have no doubt Jared will leave a positive mark on the world.

Interested in pursuing business management with the hopes of going into the marketing and advertising field, Jared will attend Tulane in the fall.

Over the years, Jared has been very active in BBYO. This organization provides Jewish teens a place to enrich their identities, as well as participate in leadership development experiences. His passion for BBYO led him to a leadership role, including serving on the planning committee for the International Convention of BBYO in Orlando.

In addition to Jared’s passion about BBYO, he also participates in Cape Henry’s, “Step-Up” team and finds the time to play soccer on Cape Henry’s varsity team, this year capping his playing career with a Division I state championship. Jared is also a member of the National Honor Society and has maintained a stellar academic record with a rigorous course load that includes four AP and two honors level courses.

Jared also enjoys all things outdoors and is an avid boater and fisherman. He takes advantage of all that living by the ocean provides. His peers describe him as fun and easygoing, but serious when it comes to his studies.

I’m so proud of all he has accomplished at CHC.

- Emily Erbig, Cape Henry Collegiate Upper School arts department and advisor

NORFOLK—Leyba Helen Schor Blumenthal died on Monday, April 16, 2018 in her residence.

She was born in Brooklyn, New York and was the daughter of the late Benjamin H. and Sylvia Ginberg Schor. She had worked with her husband, Bud, for many years as an officer of L & B Investments Mortgage Co.

She was a member of Temple Israel, and formerly of Temple Emanuel, working energetically in both as a volunteer in many temple activities. Leyba was a volunteer at WHRO as a reader to the blind every week when she was able. She was a member and helped found the Judeau- Christian Outreach Center and served on the board of directors of ORT.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Herman “Bud” S. Blumenthal; a daughter, Geri Jean Wilson of South Pasedena, Calif.; two sons, Robert Alan Blumenthal of Jefferson, Md. and Jeffrey Richard Blumenthal of Virginia Beach; seven grandchildren, Hannah Corrin Blumenthal, Devra Ariel Blumenthal, Alex Joseph Blumenthal; Jonathan Cody Weimorts, Benjamin Joseph Blumenthal, David Eli Blumenthal, and Margaret Blumenthal; and five great-grandchildren, Rachel and Sydney Feldman, Max and Zac Ovics, and Abigail Weimorts.

A funeral service was conducted in the Norfolk Chapel of H. D. Oliver Funeral Apts. with Rabbi Michael Panitz officiating. Burial followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions to a charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be offered at www.hdoliver.com.

Virginia Beach —Sidney R. Golding, 65, died Monday, April 2, 2018 in a local hospital.

He was a native of Portsmouth, Virginia and a resident of Hampton Roads all of his life. He was the son of the late Murray and Frances Achstein Golding.

He was a retired warehouse supervisor with Fine’s Men’s Shop and a member of Ohef Sholom Temple.

Survivors include his loving wife of 43 years, Robin Kayer Golding of Virginia Beach and his daughter, Rachel G. Ulman and her husband Matan of Virginia Beach and his son, Jonathan C. Golding of Richmond, Va. He is also survived by his brothers, David and Barry Golding of Jacksonville, Florida and his grandchildren, Ze’ev and Talia Ulman.

Graveside funeral services were held in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Rabbi Rosalin Mandelberg officiated.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association or Ohef Sholom Temple.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at hdoliver.com. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Norfolk chapel is handling arrangements.

Virginia Beach —Our dear sister Anita passed quietly and comfortably on Tuesday, April 9.

Anita was born and raised in Norfolk, graduating from Lake Taylor in 1977 and earned her associate’s degree in Applied Science from Tidewater Community College in 1981. Anita was a gentle soul who loved animals and was loved by all who knew her. She made many friends during her lifetime and will be missed by all.

Anita is survived by her younger brother, Larry, her nephews Nick and Sam and many other close relatives.

A graveside service with Rabbi Israel Zoberman officiating took place at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Norfolk —Retired Judge Marc Jacobson passed away on April 5, 2018.

Judge Jacobson was born in Waukegan, Ill, the son of Rabbi Solomon Joseph Jacobson and Rose Epstein Jacobson. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 60 years, Connie, and his children, Steven and his wife Dale Smith, his daughter Susan and her husband Gordon Coburn, his brothers Avram and Norman Jacobson and his four grandchildren, Alexander and Zachary Coburn and Joshua and Benjamin Jacobson. His sister Deborah Victorson predeceased him.

Judge Jacobson was a proud graduate of the University of Michigan, where he served on the student legislature and was past president of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia Law School. He served as an enlisted man and as an officer in the United States Army ( Judge Advocate General Corps) Reserves.

After practicing law for 32 years, he was appointed a judge in the Norfolk General District Court from 1990 to 1995 and the Norfolk Circuit Court from 1995 to 2004, serving as Chief Judge from 2001 to 2003. Following his retirement in 2004, he was active as a Substitute Judge and arbitrator throughout eastern Virginia.

Prior to being appointed a judge, he served as a hearing officer for regulatory agencies of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as a commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court of the cities of Norfolk and Chesapeake, and as a panel trustee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division. He was a trustee for the City of Norfolk Employees Retirement System. He was elected to be a fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation.

Judge Jacobson served as president of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and was a lifetime trustee of the Tidewater Jewish Foundation. He served as president of Temple Israel, and as president of Arnold Gamsey Lodge of B’nai B’rith. He was appointed by the Governor of Virginia as a member of the Virginia Israel Commission, and was honored as a recipient of the Brotherhood Award by the National Conference of Christians and Jews.

Judge Jacobson served on the Board of Visitors of Old Dominion University and as Rector of the Board of Visitors, and as a member of the board of trustees of the Chrysler Museum of Art. He was a trustee of the Virginia Symphony and a longtime supporter of the Virginia Arts Festival. He and his wife established an annual lectureship at the Institute for the Humanities at the University of Michigan, and he served as a member of the Board of Visitors of the Institute. Judge Jacobson and his wife provided for the welcome center at Old Dominion University as well as for the Athletic Academic Center. They also endowed a full scholarship for a woman basketball player. The Jacobsons established the annual Raoul Wallenberg Lecture as part of the President’s Lecture Series at Old Dominion University.

Judge Jacobson was a devoted husband, father, son, and brother. He maintained close connections with his Michigan fraternity brothers and his high school friends. For more than 50 years he loved meeting weekly with his Thursday night pals.

As a lawyer, judge, and close friend, he was an advisor and confidant to many, and will be sorely missed.

A funeral service was conducted at Temple Israel by Rabbi Michael Panitz. Burial was at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made in Judge Marc Jacobson’s name to Temple Israel, 7255 Granby Street Norfolk, Va. 23505. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments Norfolk Chapel is handling arrangements.

Norfolk —Claude Raymond Miller, 92, passed away on Monday, April 16, 2018 in a local hospital.

Born and raised in Norfolk, he was the son of the late Bessie Cohen Miller and Horace Miller. He was preceded in death by his brother, Dr. Bernard Miller.

Mr. Miller was a graduate of Maury High School. He enlisted in the U. S. Coast Guard during World War II having served on the troop transport U.S.S. Callaway and later served as a pilot in the Civil Air Patrol. After the war, he attended The Norfolk Division of William and Mary, V.P.I. Extension in Norfolk. He then opened his own refrigeration and cooling company. Then, he went to work for the Norfolk Sheriff’s Department where he served as a chief deputy with the rank of colonel and retired after 30 years of service. After his retirement, he served as a Boat Captain with Jack’s Launch Service.

Claude was an avid fisherman and truly loved being a waterman. He was a long time member and past commander and trustee of the American Legion Post No. 35, member of the Norfolk Masonic Lodge No. 1, the Khedive Shrine Center, the Police Association of Virginia, and Brith Sholom.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 64 years, Marlene Levinson Miller; a daughter, Robin M. Bailey and husband, Lance of Chesapeake; two granddaughters who he loved dearly, Shannon Bailey and Lauren Bailey and her fiancé, Dennis Wiltsey; his granddog, Macy; and great-granddog, Ludo; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A funeral service was conducted in the Norfolk Chapel of H. D. Oliver Funeral Apts. with Rabbi Sender Haber officiating. Burial with masonic rites followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be sent to Congregation B’nai Israel, 420 Spotswood Ave., Norfolk, VA 23517 or the charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be offered to the family through www.hdoliver.com.

Filmmaker Milos Forman, famous for the Academy Award-winning films One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Amadeaus, has died.

Forman, who was born in Czechoslovakia and came to the United States at the end of the 1960s, died on Saturday, April 14 at a hospital near his home in Connecticut at the age of 86.

Forman’s parents, who were Protestant and members of the anti-Nazi underground, were killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust; his mother died in Auschwitz and his father died while being interrogated by the Gestapo in the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp. Forman later learned that his biological father was a Jewish man with whom his mother had an affair, who survived the Holocaust and that the filmmaker later found living in Peru. Forman was raised by foster parents in Czechoslovakia and attended film school in Prague.

He moved to the United States after the invasion of communist troops in Czechoslovakia known as the Prague Spring, which squelched artistic freedom. He became a U.S. citizen in 1977.

In his memoir, Forman said the producers of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz, asked him to direct because “I seemed to be in their price range,” the New York Times said in its obituary. The film went on to receive five Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. Amadeus won eight Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Other Forman films include Hair, Ragtime, and Man on the Moon.

The Band’s Visit, about a troupe of Egyptian musicians that winds up in a tiny Israeli village, garnered 11 Tony nominations, including for best musical.

The musical, based on a popular 2007 film of the same name directed by Israel’s Eran Kolirin, also scooped up nominations for best original score, best book of a musical, best performance by a lead actor (Tony Shalhoub) and lead actress (Katrina Lenk) in a musical, best performance by an actor in a featured role (Ari’el Stachel) and several other technical categories when the full slate was announced Tuesday, May 1.

The show has received glowing reviews since its Broadway debut last fall. Like the film it is based on, it is the story of the small human encounters that occur between Arabs and Jews when an Egyptian police brass band is forced to spend the night in a fictional backwater in the Negev desert. Composer and lyricist David Yazbek, whose mother is Jewish and father is Lebanese, says he wrote the musical to fuse his cultural backgrounds.

A revival of Tony Kushner’s seminal play Angels in America also received 11 nominations for categories that included best direction, best revival of a play, and best performances by an actress in a featured role in a play (both Susan Brown and Denise Gough). Jewish actor Andrew Garfield is nominated for best actor in a leading role in a play for his performance. (JTA)

Erin Ashley McGrattan on her conversion to Judaism. Her family and friends are so proud of her.

Norfolk —Mona Halprin Belkov, 100, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2018 surrounded by her family.

Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Sol and Rose Halprin. She spent her formative years growing up in Pittman and Newark, N.J. When Mona was 19 years old, she and her family relocated to the Norfolk, Virginia area where she spent the last 81 years of her life.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 74 years, Irvin Belkov, and is survived by her three sons—Arnold, Billy (Sara) and Charles (Paula), four grandchildren: Jenny, Shira (Brad Miller), Rachel, and Daniel, and great-granddaughter Emma.

The upbeat and energetic Mona had various jobs throughout her life. She was a real estate agent in the Tidewater area for more than 30 years. She also assisted her husband in running family businesses including the iconic Cross Roads Restaurant at Wards Corner. However, Mona took the most pride in always being there for her family and friends.

Funeral services were held in the Norfolk Chapel of H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts. by Rabbi Michael Panitz. Burial followed at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Illinois Chapter, 8430 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. #800, Chicago, IL 60631, or Temple Israel.

Online condolences may be offered at hdoliver.com.

Virginia Beach —Benton Flax passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 after a brief battle with cancer.

He is survived by his three children Jan Morrisett (Michael), Eric Flax (Stacey), and Sharon Ozdarski, seven grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and many dear friends. He was predeceased by his parents Leon and Rose and his sister Harriet.

A memorial service was held at Ohef Sholom Temple.

Altmeyer Funeral Home. Online condolences may be expressed by visiting www.altmeyerfh.com. Contributions in his memory may be made to the synagogue or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Norfolk —Donald Lawrence Harris, 92, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 in Asheville, N.C.

He was a long-time resident of Petersburg, Va. where he had a busy optometric practice until his retirement. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on May 7, 1925, he was the son of the late Clara Coel Harris and Samuel Harris. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sally Ruth Comess Harris. He was a U. S. Navy veteran having service during WWII .

He was known for his charisma and great sense of humor. He enjoyed being physically active (skiing, golf, walking, swimming) and loved to travel.

Mr. Harris is survived by a daughter, Melissa Harris, a daughter, Caren Harris, and a son, Kevin D. Harris and wife, Maria Peralta. He is also survived by his two grandsons.

Contributions in his memory can be made to the Jewish war veterans.

A graveside funeral service was conducted in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Rabbi Michael Panitz officiating. H. D. Oliver Funeral Apts. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.hdoliver.com.

Mesa, Ariz.—Lois R. Jaffe, 84, passed away on Friday, April 20, 2018, at Santé of Mesa skilled nursing facility.

Born in New York City, Lois grew up in the Bronx and Yonkers, N.Y. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Yonkers in 1951, then attended Oswego (N.Y.) State College and graduated from New York University in 1956. Lois was married to her loving husband, Morton Jaffe, for 64 years, rearing three daughters in Brooklyn, White Plains, and New City, N.Y., while helping out in her husband’s manufacturing business as a bookkeeper. She also worked as a bookkeeper at a startup company, Technical Support Services Inc., in Ossining, N.Y., which provided computer services for banks.

After a few years as snowbirds between Jamesburg, N.J., and Scottsdale, Lois and Mort built a home in Mesa, where they moved in 1995. During her Arizona years, Lois participated in the 1994 reopening of the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix and volunteered as an usher there and at the Herberger Theater and Mesa Arts Center. She was also a Navigator at Sky Harbor Airport from January 2001 and a docent at the Arizona Science Center. For 20 years, Lois attended quarterly luncheons of the “Lois Club.”

Lois was preceded in death by her parents, Rose G. and Morris S. Roth, and her brothers, Samuel and Edward Roth. Along with her husband of Red Mountain Ranch, survivors include her daughters, Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill (Spencer Gill), Allison Jaffe (Ed Friedman), and Michelle Sherry (Randy), along with nieces and nephews and her many, many friends who will miss her.

A funeral service will be held in New Jersey, as will celebrations of Lois’s life in New Jersey and Arizona. Contributions to Planned Parenthood.

Richmond —Bernice Kahn, age 88, of Richmond, Va., passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Ionel Kahn; sister, Sally Tanzer; brother, Melvin Lerer; and daughter-in-law, Melinda Kahn. She is survived by her five children, Michael Kahn (Jacqueline), Alene Kaufman (Ron), William Kahn, Joseph Kahn, Elliot Kahn; eight grandchildren, Jason Kaufman (Jessica), Adam Kaufman, Pinina Morgan (Jacob), Theodore Kahn (Lila Santos), Eitan Kahn, Robert Kahn, Christopher Kahn, Noach Kahn; three perfect great-granddaughters, Maya, Lillian, Aria; and other extended family.

She will always be remembered as a caring, loving, soft-spoken, intelligent person who supported her husband and children in whatever activity in which they were involved.

A funeral ceremony was held at Bliley’s-Central Chapel, Richmond. Interment was private. Memorial contributions to Beth Sholom Lifecare Community or Temple Beth Ahabah.

Norfolk—At the ripe young age of 93, Harry Pincus, Jr. passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, on Thursday morning, April 19, 2018.

Harry was born in Norfolk in 1924, the son of the late Harry Pincus, Sr. and Esther D. Pincus. He grew up on Redgate Avenue in Ghent, Norfolk, close to Ohef Sholom Temple, where he was confirmed in 1940, where he later taught Sunday School for many years and where he served as president of the Ohef Sholom Temple congregation from 1975 to 1977. As a member of the Ohef Sholom Temple sponsored Boy Scout Troop, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and, with his oldest and best friend, Robert Nusbaum, participated in the Boy Scout Jamboree at the 1939 NYC World’s Fair.

Harry attended Blair Junior High School and graduated from Maury High School in 1942. In the fall of 1942, Harry attended the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), but before the end of his first year, he, with most of his first year RAT class, enlisted into the US Army, serving in WWII .

After the war, Harry returned home to attend first Syracuse University, for his undergraduate study, and then University of Michigan for Law School. Upon graduating from Michigan in 1951, Harry traveled on his GI Bill throughout Europe and Middle East. He studied in Paris, attended the initial United Nations political sessions, traveled with refugees to and visited the young State of Israel, watched and reported on the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games and made his first of two successful ascents of the Matterhorn in Switzerland (the second ascent at the age of 52 in 1977, with his son, Alex). It was while studying in Paris that Harry met and fell in love with Inger Bratland of Bergen, Norway.

Returning to the United States in 1953, Harry and Inger married, and Harry began his law career. With his good friends and partners, Robert Doumar and Montgomery Knight, he establish the prestigious law firm of Doumar, Pincus, Knight and Harlan. Practicing for over 37 years throughout Tidewater, Harry focused on Real Estate Law, Personal Injury, Domestic Relations and Decedent’s Estates, and he developed and maintained an unwavering reputation for fairness, integrity and zealous, if not dogged, advocacy.

Harry also gave of himself to the Greater Hampton Roads community. He was active with many civic, community and religious organizations, the Red Cross, Lions Club, Jewish Community Center, United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, Ohef Sholom Temple, and the Community Relation Council. to name a few.

Harry also enjoyed many extra-curricular activities and pastimes. Harry was a sportsman, enjoying both the physical and mental challenge of athletic and outdoor activity. He was always ready for an adventure, even if he was not always quite prepared. Avid snow skiers, Harry and Inger spent many Winter Holidays with their five children traveling north to ski in Vermont, living quite snuggly 7 people in a 15 foot pull trailer. Beginning in 1954, Harry and his extended family found their beloved “Pincus Cottage” at 87th Street, Virginia Beach and there became a true and loyal friends and neighbors to the North End community. At the Beach, he loved to spend time with his family and friends sunbathing, dancing, swimming, body surfing, surfing, “butt busting” (87th St. name for “skim boarding”), playing ping pong, horse shoes and, most of all, “volleyball.” It was at the north end of Virginia Beach that Harry first got his taste for and developed his love of, as well as talent for, volleyball. In 1962, after severely injuring his back playing this new found sport, Harry realized he had found his passion and wanted to find a way to help the sport grow. He spent his convalescence founding and organizing the Tidewater Volleyball Association and served as its president for its first 18 years. Harry became the driving force and advocate to make volleyball a high school sport in both Virginia Beach and Norfolk, and he was the first college volleyball coach at Norfolk State University. He and his great life-long friend, Monroe Farmer, introduced Two-Man Beach Volley to Virginia Beach and for over 42 years Harry played, coached, officiated, and promoted Volleyball locally, nationally and internationally with unique and exceptional success. National and International competitions from the 80’s to 2001 led to 12 National and 5 World Volleyball Championships. From 1979 to 2001 he led Goodwill Tours to China, Israel, the United Kingdom, South America, Western and Eastern Europe.

Other than Volleyball, Harry’s greatest love and legacy was family and friends. Harry is survived by his former wife and friend of 65 years, Inger Bratland Pincus, and his sister, Jane Pincus Silverstein of Charleston, W.Va., along with her two daughters, Margaret “Peggy” Silverstein O’Connell, of Sparta, N.J., and Elizabeth Leigh Sult and husband, Rob Sult of San Antonio, Texas. Also surviving Harry are his five children and eight grandchildren: Paul B. Pincus and Kjersti Gjertsen of Tromso, Norway, and children, Hanna Gjertsen Pincus, Sigrid Pincus Gjertsen and Nora Pincus Gjertsen; Finn D. Pincus of Salem, Va.; Alex H. Pincus and Susan K. Pincus of Norfolk, and children, Erin E. Pincus, David A. Pincus and Anna- Britta Pincus; Ingeresa Pincus Friedman and Brian N. Friedman of Norfolk, and children Neal M. Friedman and Cole B. Friedman: and Kari E. Pincus of Norfolk. In 1996, Harry was remarried to Iris Robinson of Connecticut (who predeceased him) and he gained more loving family. Children, Jimmy Robinson and Nancy Rogers with their spouses Amy and Chris, three grandchildren, Anna Rogers, Ben Rogers and Marissa Robinson, and one great-grandchild, Henry Robinson. Whether he was Coach, Uncle Harry, Uncle Bubber, Dad, Poppy, Farfar, Bubba or simply Harry, he was good and true, caring, loving and dedicated. “There’s nothing like family” he would say.

A memorial service to celebrate Harry’s life and memory was held at Ohef Sholom Temple.

Memorial donations to the Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater.

Online condolences may be offered to the family through www.hdoliver.com.

Virginia Beach – Dr. Joseph Rosenshein 89, passed away on April 21, 2018 in Virginia Beach.

Joe was born in Kimball, West Virginia on April 19, 1929 to the late Sam and Ida Sarah Sattar Rosenshein. He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years Helene Silverman Rosenshein, his brothers Oscar and Jack. He is survived by his children Len Rosenshein of Fort Worth, Texas; Richard (Veronica) Rosenshein of Virginia Beach, and Susan Rosenshein of Lawrence, Kann.; his sisters Schania Zelvin of Mystic, Conn., and Fay Rosenshein of Suffolk, Va.; his brother David Rosenshein of Oak Brooke, Ill.; two grandchildren, along with many extended family members.

Dr. Joseph Rosenshein enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he served in the Army Occupation of Japan.

He attended the University of Connecticut, John Hopkins University and the University of Illinois Urbana where he obtained a PhD in geology with a full minor in civil engineering.

Dr. Joseph Rosenshein worked for more than 41 years for the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey. He held numerous positions around the country during his career. He was the assistant chief and acting chief of WRD Office Ground Water, deputy assistant chief hydrologist for Program Coordination and Technical Support, and coordinator USGS effort for Department of Defense Environmental Restoration Program, to name just a few.

Dr. Joseph Rosenshein authored and co-authored more than 60 publications ranging in scope from local hydrologic problems to broad regional or national ground water issues.

Dr. Joseph Rosenshein was active in many professional organizations. He was a founding member of American Institute of Hydrology, a 50-year member of the American Geophysical Union and of its Ground Water Committee and served as their chairman. He was also chairman of the Geological Society of America’s Hydrology Division and served as president of the U.S. Chapter of the International Association of Hydrologist.

Dr. Joseph Rosenshein has received national recognition for his dedicated work throughout the years along with receiving numerous awards which included the American Institute of Geology’s Founders Award, the Department of Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey Meritorious Service Award and its highest award, the Department of Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey Distinguished Service Award and Medal, which was presented to him by the Secretary of Interior, Bruce Babbitt.

Dr. Rosenshein’s funeral was held at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Woodlawn Funeral Home. Visit www.woodlawngroup.com to share a memory with the family.

( JTA)—Handbag designer Judith Leiber died hours after the death of her husband, abstract painter Gerson Leiber.

They died at home Saturday, April 28 in New York of heart attacks. She was 97 and he was 96.

The couple’s deaths were announced to the New York Times by their spokesman, Jeffrey Sussman, who was also their biographer. The couple did not have children.

Sussman told the Times that Gerson Leiber, who had congestive heart failure, told his wife the night before they died, “Sweetie, it’s time for both of us to go.”

Judith Leiber was known for her small crystal-covered handbags called minaudieres, many of which took the forms of small animals, flowers or other objects. The bags often were decorated with gems or semi-precious stones and were gold plated. Singers and Hollywood celebrities, as well as several first ladies, have carried her bags, which are part of several museum collections.

Gerson Leiber, known as Gus, was an artist who created abstract landscapes, prints and sculptures. His work has been featured in several prominent U.S. museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Judith Leiber, a Budapest native, learned the stages of handbag manufacture in an artisan guild. She used that knowledge to escape being sent to the Nazi concentration camps, and instead the Nazis put her to work sewing military uniforms.

Gerson Leiber was born in Brooklyn and grew up in northwest Pennsylvania. He was an Army Signal Corps sergeant stationed in postwar Budapest when he met Judith on a city street. They married in 1946 and settled in New York, where he studied in art school.

The couple opened their own handbag business in 1963 after Judith Leiber spent more than a dozen years working for other manufacturers. They sold the company in 1993 to the British company Time Products for a reported $16 million.

Friday, June 8, 7 pm

A “congregation without walls,” Tidewater Chavurah’s events are held in members’ homes or at other locations. Their second Friday of the month Shabbat service will be at the home of Hal and Elaine in the Great Neck Meadows area of Virginia Beach. Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill will lead the service with prayers and joyful songs. An Oneg will follow.

For event information and address, email carita@verizon.net or dlqt@cox.net or call 499-3660 or 468-2675. Go to www.tidewaterchavurah.org for upcoming events.

Tuesday, June 15, 1 pm
Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus

Join the Hebrew Academy of Tidewater’s board of directors, faculty, and staff in celebrating the graduating class of 2018. Business attire is requested. The ceremony will be followed by a dessert reception.

RSVP to 757-424-4327 or LBridges@hebrewacademy.net.