Jewish News

The Young Adult Division of United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, held its biggest event of the year on Saturday, Dec. 7. More than 180 people attended LIG HT IT UP, a club-themed twist on a traditional Chanukah party, held in the Cardo on the Sandler Family Campus. In a totally transformed Cardo, generously decorated by [...]

Samuel Asher Sommer, known as “Superman Sam,” whose fight against leukemia inspired many to raise money to fight the disease, has died. Sam died Saturday, Dec. 14 in his Chicago-area home at the age of 8. His death was announced during Shabbat morning services at the Union for Reform Judaism biennial convention, according to the [...]

Virginia Beach — Harold “Hap” Ira Unger, 63, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 in his residence. A native of Norfolk, he was the son of the late Ruth Cohn and Maurice Unger. He was a former co-owner of The Rug Shop with his father, for many years, and was currently working in the Logistics Department [...]

Virginia Beach —Patricia Rose Smolen passed away Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013 at the age of 86. Pat is survived by her loving and devoted family: her husband, Stan Smolen, her daughters and son-in laws, Lynn and Jerry Hankin and Leslie and Larry Siegel, her grandchildren and their husbands, Shaye and Glen Arluk, Kari and Yossi [...]

Norfolk —Elijah Paul Jernegan, 102, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013 in a Norfolk hospital. He was retired from the United States Navy and was a very proud veteran of W. W. II with 20 years of service. He was also retired from the Civil Service as a government employee. Born in Wachula, [...]

Norfolk — Asher A. Friedman, M.D. FAAD, 91, beloved and esteemed dermatologist, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. The son of the late Dr. Louis and Lillie Glasser Friedman of Norfolk, he spent his childhood and early education in the Norfolk Public Schools, then went to Baltimore to prepare for his [...]

Norfolk—On Wednesday, December 11, 2013, Morris Cohen, 86, died peacefully at the Beth Sholom Home in Virginia Beach, Va. He is preceded in death by his wife Faye, his parents Philip and Tessie Brooks Cohen, and siblings Pauline, Samuel, Abraham and William Cohen. Morris is survived by his brother, Bernard Cohen of Norfolk, and several [...]

Robert C. Goodman Jr. of Virginia Beach, who recently received the seventh annual Barron F. Black Community Builder award from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. The award honors Goodman for his community service, support of philanthropy and dedication to improving life in Hampton Roads. He is a member of Kaufman & Canoles and serves on [...]

Michel C. Ashe, FAIA, who was recently honored by the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects with the 2013 William C. Noland Medal. This prestigious award is the highest honor bestowed upon one of its members, recognizing a lifetime of achievement for an architect, through award-winning design, dedicated service to the profession, and [...]

Sunday, Jan. 12, 5:30 pm The community is invited to “B’nai Israel Congregation’s Hakaras HaTov: An Evening Of Gratitude.” Six individuals who have gone “above and beyond” in the service of B’nai Israel will be honored: Gershon Aronoff, Nancy Berman, Harold Blumenthal, MD, Aaron Cohen, Tehilla Mostofsky and Benn Richels. The dinner event will take [...]