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( JTA)—Otto Warmbier, the University of Virginia student imprisoned by North Korea who died Monday, June 19 within a week of his release, was active at the campus Hillel and cared deeply about the Jewish community, its rabbi recalls. Warmbier, 22, a Cincinnati native, was traveling on a student tour of North Korea last year [...]

Arnold Goldman, who brought credit to Israel’s high tech industry with the establishment of Luz Industries Israel Ltd. in 1983, passed away last month after a long illness. Goldman had more than three decades of experience in the energy industry. He founded Jerusalem-based Luz International, Ltd. and served as its CEO. Goldman and the Luz [...]

Al Erlick, who retired as editor of the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent in 1994 after 24 years with the newspaper, died May 24. He was 88. His death was announced by the Exponent. Erlick had been living in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with his wife, Barbara. As editor of one of the oldest and among the most [...]

Norfolk —Gerald Sanford Borman, 87, passed away on Thursday, June 8. He was born on September 22, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pa., to the late Samuel and Dora Borman. He was predeceased by his wife, Elsa, and survived by his brother, Yehoshua Bar-on, his three sons, Reuben, Benjamin, and Peretz, and grandchildren Rachael, Madison, and Samuel. [...]

Elizabeth Block Rosenberg on her graduation from Yale University’s graduate school of management with an MBA. Liz recently moved to Dallas to pursue her career. She is the daughter of Paul and Stefan Rosenberg and an alum of Kempsville High School and UVa.

Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Loiterman, Toras Chaim’s principal, was recenlty invited to become a member of Virginia’s Equitable Services Workgroup by Christopher Kelly, EdD. Kelly is the equitable services ombudsman in the Office of Program Administration and Accountability of the Virginia Department of Education. The group meets three times a year to discuss equitable services and [...]

Brandon Terkeltaub and David Calliott on successfully passing the Certified Financial Planner™ exam and becoming CFP® practitioners. This certification is held by only 20% of financial advisors and takes over a year of preparation. These two young community leaders have met the rigorous experience and ethical requirements of the CFP board and have successfully completed [...]

Sunday, Sept. 10 and Sunday, Sept. 17 Sandler Family Campus A two-part program on intermarriage between Jews and non-Jews, Making Jewish Choices, presented by Tidewater Chavurah, will take place at the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus. The first session will present a conversation between Reconstructionist Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill of Tidewater Chavurah and Conservative Rabbi [...]

Thursday, August 3, 6:30 pm Hilarity is coming to the Simon Family JCC when comedian, writer, and actor Elon Gold performs at Laughter on the Lawn. Gold, born in the Bronx and currently living and working in Los Angeles, is “a favoured son in the proud tradition of Jewish-American comedy” according to the Montreal’s Just [...]

Friday, July 21, 5:15–6:15 pm Ohef Sholom Temple Experience inner peace, soul nourishment, and personal transformation through the vibration resonance of chanting texts and quartz and gemstone singing bowls. A brief teaching, chant practice, sound healing, and time for reflection will take place. Based in Sydney, Australia, Toni Whitmont is an accredited crystal sound therapist [...]