Dr. Stanley L. Jason
Norfolk—Dr. Stanley L. Jason, 86, passed away in his home in Norfolk surrounded by family on Sunday, March 31, 2019. Stanley was preceded in death by his father Jack, his mother Mollie, and his wife...
View ArticleMelvyn Edward “Mel” Siegel
Virginia Beach— Melvyn Edward Siegel, 81, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2019, surrounded by his devoted family. Mel was born in Richmond, Virginia on October 5, 1937. He worked his way through the...
View ArticleRaye Zfass Swartz-Keller
Potomac, Md.—Raye Zfass, daughter of the late Pauline Tavss Zfass and Samuel Isadore Zfass, passed away peacefully at the home of her devoted daughter, Susan Swartz Hookman (Dr. Perry) in Potomac, Md....
View ArticleEthel Whiman
Norfolk—Ethel Whiman, 99, of Norfolk, passed away at home March 26, 2019. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Jacob Whiman. She was the loving mother of Lawrence and David Whiman and...
View ArticleDavid William Yacavone
NORFOLK—Capt. David William Yacavone, DO left this life on March 10, 2019. He was born in Newark, NJ in 1946 to the late William and Rose Yacavone and was preceded in death only eight months prior, by...
View ArticleEthel Berkowitz Zablow
San Diego, Calif.—Ethel Berkowitz Zablow died peacefully in San Diego on March 21, 2019 at the age of 90. Ethel is survived by her son Sheldon, her daughter-in-law Lorna, and her grandchildren David...
View ArticleHundreds of mourners attend funeral of Israeli-American soldier following...
JERUSALEM (JTA)—At least 1,000 people, many of them strangers, attended the funeral of an Israeli lone soldier from California after a call went out on social media. Alex Sasaki, 27, of Laguna Beach,...
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Mazel Tov to Skip Sacks
Achievement Skip Sacks, who received the 2019 Robert M. Stanton Real Estate Teaching Award from Old Dominion University’s Strome College of Business. The award was presented by Jeff Tanner, dean of the...
View ArticleBirth – Lilly Gray Dorsk
Beth and Barry Dorsk, Anthony and Grace Baschetta, and David Moy on the birth of their granddaughter, Lilly Gray Dorsk, born December 2, 2018 to parents, Chad and Maria, and big sister, Layla Rose...
View ArticleBernice “Bee” Bank Correll Bateman
VIRGINIA BEACH—Bernice “Bee” Banks Correll Bateman, 96, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at a nursing home in Virginia Beach. Bee was born on June 30, 1922 to Sol Harry and Jennie Polan Banks....
View ArticleWilliam Raymond Bernstein
Virginia Beach—William Raymond Bernstein, 84, passed away on April 16, 2019 in Virginia Beach, Va. He was born to the late Lottie and Harry Bernstein in Norfolk in 1934. Billy grew up in Norfolk where...
View ArticleDr. Morton A. Brownstein
Virginia Beach—After a brief illness, Dr. Morton A Brownstein died on April 7, 2019 at age 85. A lifelong resident of Tidewater, he is survived by his wife of 50 years, Donna Rafal Brownstein, and his...
View ArticleRenee Gartner Diamonstein
Norfolk—Renee Gartner Diamonstein, 84, passed away peacefully in her home on April 4, 2019. Renee was born on August 21, 1934 in Ft. Worth, Texas. She was predeceased by her parents, Birdie and Morris...
View ArticleDonald Harvie Doctor
Boca Raton, Fla.—Donald Harvie Doctor passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 3. He was 91 years old. He was laid to rest at a private ceremony at Mt. Nebo Cemetery in Miami, Fla. He is survived by...
View ArticleFranklin Eugene Green
Norfolk—Franklin Eugene Green, age 91 passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, April 13, 2019. Gene was born in Little Rock, S.C. to Fannie and J.I. Green of blessed memory, and raised in...
View ArticleAvi Lyon, former head of Jewish Labor Committee
Avram “Avi” Lyon, who was executive director of the Jewish Labor Committee from 1997 to 2008, died Monday, April 1. He was 76. The cause was pancreatic cancer, his wife, Laurie Ebner-Lyon, wrote on his...
View ArticleMichel Bacos, pilot who refused to abandon Jewish passengers in Entebee...
Michel Bacos, the Air France pilot who refused to leave his Jewish passengers behind after his plane was hijacked to Entebee, Uganda, in 1976, has died. Bacos remained with the Jewish and Israeli...
View ArticleTidewater Chavurah’s Second Friday Shabbat Service
Friday, May 10, 7 pm Home of Hal and Elaine in Virginia Beach’s Great Neck Meadows area Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill will lead the monthly Shabbat service with prayers and joyful songs. An Oneg follows. For...
View ArticleLunch and Move with Nadav Meirson
JCC Seniors Club and Simon Family JCC Wednesday, May 15, 11:30 am, Sandler Family Campus Seniors who seek a new way to enhance their daily routine or who want to learn more about leading a healthy...
View ArticleHebrew School of the Arts to move to the JCC
In a partnership with United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and Chabad of Tidewater, Hebrew School of the Arts is moving to the Simon Family JCC for the 2019–20 school year. Now entering its second...
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