Edie Windsor, whose Supreme Court victory paved the way for LGBTQ marriage
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Edie Windsor, whose fight for marriage equality ended with a historic victory and was suffused with her Jewish sensibility, has died at 88. The New York Times quoted her second wife,...
View ArticleMitchell Flint, US fighter pilot who helped create Israeli Air Force
Mitchell Flint, a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot who helped create the Israeli Air Force in 1948, has died. Flint died Saturday, September 16 in Los Angeles at the age of 94. He served in Israel’s...
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3rd Annual Great Big Challah Bake
Thursday, October 26, 7 pm, Sandler Family Campus The 3rd Annual Great Big Challah Bake is slated to take place as a lead-up to the globally scheduled Shabbat Project, observed from sundown Friday,...
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Mr. and Mrs. Alan Peltz
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Peltz on the engagement of their son, Harry Louis Peltz to Lauren Ann Foltz, daughter of Jeff and Marcee Foltz of New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. Harry is a graduate of Norfolk...
View ArticleAndy Fox part of fifth Frank Family Leadership Institute cohort
New York, NY— The Jewish Council for Public Affairs ( JCPA) recently announced the fifth cohort of the prestigious JCPA Frank Family Leadership Institute for Emerging Leaders. The JCPA Fellowship is a...
View ArticleLINDA EPSTEIN BELKOV
Norfolk —Linda Ellen Epstein Belkov, 74, of the 4000 block of Atlantic Ave., passed away peacefully at Beth Sholom Terrace on Friday September 22, 2017. Born in Norfolk, she was the daughter of the...
View ArticleDR. HAROLD S. BLUMENTHAL
Norfolk —Dr. Harold S. Blumenthal died unexpectedly at his residence on Sunday September 24, 2017. A lifelong Norfolk resident he was the son of the late Adolph and Ella Chapel Blumenthal. A graduate...
View ArticleGERALD J. FRIEDMAN
Norfolk —Gerald J. Friedman, 90, of Norfolk, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. He was born on April 4, 1927 at Norfolk General Hospital to Louis and Minnie Friedman. He was a 1944 graduate...
View ArticleJAYMI H. GOLDBERG
Virginia Beach —Jaymi Howard Goldberg, 53, died unexpectedly Friday, September 22, 2017. He was a native of North Potomac, Maryland and a resident of Hampton Roads since 2011. He is survived by his...
View ArticleHANNAH LIEBOWITZ LIPMAN
Bethesda, MD – Hannah Lipman, beloved mother, wife, grandmother, sister, friend, activist, and community leader, died of a sudden heart attack on September 15, 2017 while doing what she loved:...
View ArticleJO BARBARA YULSMAN
Abington, Penn .—Jo Barbara Yulsman (nee Cooper), age 82, of Abington, Pennsylvania, passed away on September 30, 2017. She was the beloved wife of S. Alan Yulsman (deceased), devoted mother of...
View ArticleJoshua Haberman, Washington rabbi and champion of adult Jewish education
Rabbi Joshua Haberman, rabbi emeritus of the Washington Hebrew Congregation and founder of the Foundation for Jewish Studies, has died. Haberman, who represented the Jewish community during the...
View ArticleLeon Family Gallery
Sandler Family Campus What’s up now and next Erez Kaganovitz: Humans of Tel Aviv October As the human behind the Humans of Tel Aviv, photographer Erez Kaganovitz showcases the bright and inclusive...
View ArticleTouchdown, Israel! with Bruce Smith
Monday Oct. 30, 7:30 pm, Sandler Family Campus While being a Pro Football Hall of Famer comes with many perks, Bruce Smith had a different kind of opportunity when he traveled to Israel with New...
View ArticleSimon Family Passport to Israel Fund helps local teens get to Israel
The Simon Family Passport to Israel Fund, providing grants for trips for teens to Israel, is now accepting applications. The program’s purpose is to provide funds to enable and encourage Jewish...
View ArticleLeah Mostofsky
Leah Mostofsky on her engagement to Eli Krischer of Brooklyn N.Y. Leah is the daughter of Rabbi Sholom and Tehilla Mostofsky. The couple plan to get married on December 25, 2017 in Lakewood, N.J. They...
View ArticleMARTIN H. HANDELSMAN
Virginia Beach —Martin Hugh Handelsman, USMC, ret., 79, died on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017 in his home with his loving family by his side. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of the late Jean Agronick...
View ArticleLLOYD BAILEY GILL
Norfolk —Lloyd Gill died on October 8 in her home. She worked as a reporter before marrying and raising a family. Lloyd loved tennis and played until age 90. She was a member of the First Presbyterian...
View ArticleCAPT. ALLAN L. MANDEL, USN RET.
Norfolk —Retired Navy Capt. Allan Lee Mandel, 78, a native of Denver, Colo., passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 at Commonwealth Senior Living, The Ballentine, Sweet Memories. He was preceded in...
View ArticleMarc Klionsky, master portrait painter
Marc Klionsky, a Soviet-Jewish émigré to New York who gained worldwide prominence painting portraits of such eminent figures as Golda Meir and Elie Wiesel, has died. Klionsky, who died last month at...
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