Some of the Jews Joe Biden has tapped for top roles in his administration
(JTA) President-elect Joe Biden filled the months before Inauguration Day lining up a slate of Cabinet secretaries, assistants and advisors, many of them Jewish. Biden’s choices reflect a diverse...
View ArticleMarilyn H. Jacobson-Naggy
Virginia Beach—Marilyn H. Jacobson Naggy of Virginia Beach, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Colonial Health and Rehab (formerly Windermere) in Virginia Beach. She was born in St. Louis,...
View ArticleRonald Marvin Miller
Virginia Beach—Ronald Marvin Miller died on Dec. 3, 2020 at Beth Sholom Village where he resided since 2018. His transition was sudden and he passed peacefully. Ronnie was born on July 4, 1945 in...
View ArticleRachel Helen Lesser Denison Koltun
Norfolk—Rachel Helen Lesser Denison Koltun, 87, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 in her home, where she had lived for 62 years. Helen was born in Suffolk, Va. to the late Madeline Snyder Lesser...
View ArticleLucy Spigel Herman
Virginia Beach—Lucy Spigel Herman passed quietly on January 29, 2021, to join her beloved soulmate Frederick Herman. Born in Norfolk in 1926, her family and friends will remember her always as a great...
View ArticleJoseph Bruce Goldman
Norfolk—Joseph Bruce Goldman, age 92, passed away early Monday morning, January 25, 2021, in a local hospital. Joseph retired from his position as co-founder and CEO of Campaign, Inc. and Polo Ralph...
View ArticleHarold Lee Friedman
Norfolk—Harold “Boodie” Friedman danced his last dance on January 25, 2021, after 92 years filled with joy and love for his family, friends, music, and G-d. He was born on August 28, 1928 in Norfolk,...
View ArticleDr. Charles Abraham Fish
Johnson City, Tenn.—Dr. Charles Abraham Fish, 78, of Johnson City, died January 24, 2021 at his residence. Charles was a native of Cincinnati, Ohio and was a son of the late Joseph and Esther Fish. He...
View ArticleMikhail Blikshteyn
Norfolk—Mikhail Blikshteyn of Norfolk passed away in the late hours of Monday, January 25, 2021 at the age of eighty-six. Mikhail was born on May 19, 1934. He was the husband of Rose, father of Yuliana...
View ArticleWendy Marie Blau
Virginia Beach—Wendy Marie Blau, 71, made her transition to be with God, as well as her journeyed loved ones on Monday, January 25, 2021. Born on September 15, 1949 to Lee and Harry Blau of Detroit,...
View ArticlePaula Abrams Alperin
Norfolk—Paula Abrams Alperin, 81 of Norfolk passed away on January 21, 2021. She was a native of Portsmouth, the daughter of William Abrams and Esther Lipman Abrams. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson...
View ArticleWe’ve lost almost an entire year: COVID-fatigued communities prepare for a...
(JTA)—In any other year, the mask-decorating party planned for later this month at Congregation Beth El Ner Tamid in Broomall, Pennsylvania, would make perfect sense: Costumes are part of the ritual...
View ArticleThese 7 US bakeries will ship hamantaschen directly to you
It’s always great to bake hamantaschen and share them with friends and family. But this isn’t a normal year, of course, and it may be harder to find the time to bake hamantaschen because your kids are...
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Swordfish team swims through its first winter season, sets records, wins meets
The Simon Family JCC Swordfish swim team is in its first-ever winter season, having started practices on November 9 in preparation for virtual swim meets from December through February. Jacob Gynan,...
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Ohef Sholom Temple is turning plastic bags into benches
It seems they’re everywhere. Plastic bags are choking sea life, clogging up waterways, and blowing in the wind through streets and yards. Ohef Sholom Temple is helping to do something about it. OST...
View ArticleHershel Shanks, popularizer of biblical archaeology
Hershel Shanks, the one-time publisher and editor of Moment magazine and a powerhouse in the popularization of biblical archaeology, has died at 90. He died Feb. 5 at his home in Washington, D.C., from...
View ArticleTurned off from the vaccine by misinformation, 36-year-old haredi Orthodox...
Avraham Bedman, a 36-year-old man from Jerusalem, died of COVID on Wednesday, Feb. 10. His fellow synagogue members are blaming his death on misinformation about the coronavirus vaccine. According to...
View ArticleAri Gold, yeshiva student-turned-pop star and LGBTQ icon
Ari Gold, a pop star who left his Orthodox Jewish roots to become a music icon of and activist for the LGBTQ community, died this month. He was 47, and the cause was leukemia. Gold was born and raised...
View ArticleBernard “Bernie” Schloss
Norfolk—Bernard “Bernie” Schloss, passed away February 9, 2021. He was 88 years old and was born in Edelfingen, Germany. Bernie was the son of the late Henry and Regina Schloss, and was preceded in...
View ArticleRose Rosenbach
Norfolk—Rose Rosenbach, 90, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Mary Miller Rottenberg and Joseph Rottenberg. She was preceded in...
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