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Today I voted. For a woman. Today I joined the movement “Woman on 20s,” which is encouraging the president to have a woman’s face replace Andrew Jackson’s on the $20 bill. I was taken by this idea for the same reason as hundreds of thousands of Americans—It’s time. As women have become more and more [...]

Bernice Tannenbaum, a former national president of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America who earned the group’s highest honor for her legacy of contributions, has died. Tannenbaum, a former JTA vice president and national secretary, died Monday, April 6. She was 101. She joined Hadassah in 1944 and became its national president in 1976, [...]

BOSTON (JTA)—Normal Leventhal, a major figure in Boston’s development and a visionary leader and philanthropist in Jewish communal life, has died. Leventhal died Sunday, April 5 at age 97. Leventhal, who cofounded Beacon Companies with his brother Robert, is responsible for such Boston landmarks as Center Plaza, Rowes Wharf and South Station. Boston Mayor Martin [...]

Virginia Beach —Stanley Willner of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. and Virginia Beach, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2015 at the age of 94. Donations to a favorite charity. To learn more about the remarkable life of Stanley Willner go to www.sw-expow.com.

Virginia Beach—Margaret “Jimmie” Coplon Semel, age 93, of the Beth Sholom Home, died early Tuesday morning, April 13, of kidney failure. Daughter of the late Rose and Joseph Coplon, Jimmie was a life-long resident of Norfolk and the 1940 salutatorian of Maury High School. Survivors include children Judy (Dr. Reuven) Rohn of Virginia Beach, Debbie [...]

Norfolk — Lisa Goldsticker Lane, 49, died Sunday, April 5, 2015. She was a native of Norfolk and was preceded in death by her father Murray Goldsticker. She was a member of Temple Israel and was a former salesperson with Humana. Survivors include her husband Russell S. Giles of Quinby, Va., her mother Flora Goldsticker [...]

NORFOLK—Dr. David Benson Kruger, 88, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2015. He was born to Abraham and Eleanor (Krukin) Kruger at the family home in the Berkley section of Norfolk. David graduated from Maury High School before serving in the US Army during WWII . After an honorable discharge, he attended the University of [...]

Virginia Beach —Pearl Hacken Glassman, born August 17, 1914, passed away peacefully in her home at the Beth Sholom Terrace on March 26, 2015. She was a native of New York City. She had a great exuberance for life. Pearl loved the beauty of the four seasons. She loved plants, reading, ballet, music and theater. [...]

Norfolk —On April 4, 2015, Shirley “Honey” Biberman passed away. She was the devoted mother of Dr. David Zolet, Linda Zolet, Robin Zolet-Fink, S. Matthew Biberman and grandmother of Jacob Klau, Morris Zolet, Lucy Biberman, and Vincent Biberman. The funeral was held at Sol Levinson in Baltimore, Md. Contributions may be sent to Jewish Family [...]

Renen Katz and Amanda Perlman Katz of Loxahatchee, Fla. on the birth of their daughter on August 12, 2014, Ella Mia Katz. Ella is the granddaughter of Donald Katz of Stuart, Fla. and Elisa Ellin of blessed memory and Andrea Perlman and Perry Perlman, also of Loxahatchee. Ella is the great granddaughter of Bea and [...]