Jewish News

Barbra Casbar Siperstein, who fought for transgender rights in the United States after her own gender transition in middle age, has died. Siperstein died Feb. 3 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, at the age of 76. Her death came two days after a law named for her went into effect that allows New Jersey residents [...]

Clifton, Va.—Alan C. Schultz passed away peacefully at the age of 61 on January 20, 2019, at his home in Clifton, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Ramona Bourgeois; his son, Stephen of Chicago, Illinois; two daughters, Molly and Emma Gould; his parents, Harold and Elaine Schultz; his sister, Nancy Kocen and her family, [...]

Columbia, S.C.—Sheila Starr Saks, 95, died February 1, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. She was born in Norfolk and was the daughter of the late Dr. Joseph and Naomi Wolf Starr. Sheila was the wife of the late Louis B. Saks, a Norfolk native. Working alongside her husband, Sheila helped with the details and business [...]

Virginia Beach—Donald Allen Myers, Ph.D., died peacefully in his home early on Feb. 2. 2019, after a long struggle with dementia. He was born in Nebraska City, Nebraska in 1932, and grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and the University of Chicago, with a Ph.D. in Educational Administration. He [...]

Philadelphia—Janet Rose Loewenberg, 86, passed away on February 5, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pa. She was predeceased by her parents Philip and Bertha Rose and her beloved husband, Dr. Lee Loewenberg. She is survived by her daughters Nancy Loewenberg (Richard Marten), Ellen Promisloff (Steven) and Stephanie Metter (Dean) and her loving grandchildren, Joshua Marten (Christine), Samantha [...]

Virginia Beach—Marlene S. Goldsticker passed away on February 9, 2019. In 2008, she was preceded in death by her first husband, kind and gentle Lewis J. Goldsticker. Born in New York City on March 9, 1935, and although moved to the south in her mid-20s, she is forever a “Brooklynite.” In addition to her loving [...]

Charlottesville, Va.—Robert S. Friedman, born February 15, 1942, lived a long and peaceful life devoted to inspiring the best in others. He passed away without pain on January 7, 2019 in his mountain home near Charlottesville, Virginia, surrounded by the trees and hills of the town he treasured. During his surprise illness—a very rare and [...]

Jerome Blackman, MD, professor of Psychiatry at EVMS, was recently appointed Distinguished Professor of Mental Health At Shanxi Medical University in Taiyuan, China, and appointed chair of the North American Teachers Group for Lingyu International Psychology Center based in Hangzhou, China. Shanxi Province awarded him the honor of “High-End Foreign Talent” this past November.

Friday, February 22–Saturday, February 23 Congregation B’nai Israel of Norfolk and Keneseth Beth Israel of Richmond are joining forces for a weekend of unity and inspiration in Norfolk. The weekend will kick off with a “Carlebach” style Kabbalat Shabbat. After davening, a communal Friday night dinner will take place at B’nai Israel. The weekend will [...]

March 2019 Leon Family Gallery at the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus A young child just learns that her father has died from an accident at work. Who can she talk to about her feelings? How can she cope with this tragic loss? How will her family cope and begin to heal from this [...]