Jewish News

Olney, Md.—Walter D. Budman passed away peacefully on June 27, 2020 in Olney, Maryland. Born in Georgetown, Washington, DC on March 19, 1930, he had a great ride for 90 years. Walter was the fourth of Tibel and Isadore Budman’s six children. The family was close throughout their lives. Working in his father’s and his [...]

Portsmouth—Rick (as he was known) was born in New York City in 1959 and grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. He moved to Portsmouth, Va. in 1996. Along with his parents, he joined Gomley Chesed Synagogue. Before long, Rick’s talent for leading the evening and part of the Shabbos services showed itself. Rick truly loved synagogue [...]

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.—Ilene Weingarten Goldburg, 93 passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at her home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Irene Stein Weingarten and Milton Weingarten. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 49 years, Allan J. Goldburg [...]

CHESAPEAKE—Melvin Halpern, 91, passed away on July 4, 2020. Born October 23, 1928 in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of the late Samuel and Celia Halpern. Melvin served in the U.S. Army and was a baseball fan. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was [...]

PORTSMOUTH—Sidney Marcus, 98, died June 23, 2020. A native of Portsmouth, he was the widower of Vivian Trestman Marcus. He was the owner of Sidney’s Pawn Shop in Portsmouth for over 40 years and a member of Gomley Chesed Synagogue. He is survived by two loving daughters, Leslie Sigman (Mack), and Ronni Marcus; and four [...]

Virginia Beach—Stan Smolen passed away May 27, 2020 at the age of 95. He was a veteran of WWII who served his country proudly. He was a courageous 19-year-old First Lieutenant on a B17 bomber in the Army Air Corp. But most importantly, he was the patriarch of a family he adored. Stan was predeceased by the [...]

Norfolk—Khana S. Volkova, 96, mother of Nellie Podolskaya (of blessed memory), passed away June 27, 2020. The funeral was held at the Hebrew Cemetery on Princess Anne Road per/Temple Israel. Cremation & Funeral Services of Tidewater. Condolences may be expressed at www.candfservices.com.

Naples, FLA.—Howard Morton Weisberg, passed away Friday, June 19, 2020 just 10 days shy of his 100th birthday. Born June 29th, 1920, in Brooklyn, N.Y. when the borough was transitioning from horse drawn carriages to cable cars, he has led an extraordinarily adventurous life with an exuberance and impish sense of humor that he displayed [...]

Norfolk—Evelyn Liskin Berger was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Ida and Joseph Liskin on February 13, 1923, and passed away June 10 at the age of 97. She accompanied her husband, James Berger, M.D., an Army surgeon throughout the country until settling with her family in Norfolk in 1954. She was an avid cook, a [...]

Virginia Beach—Lt. Col. Seymour D. Glanzer, USAF Res., Ret., 95, died on June 3, 2020, in Virginia Beach. He was predeceased by his parents, Max and Beatrice Glanzer, his wife, Rita M. Glanzer, his sister, Roslyn T. Kahn, and his sister-in-law, Louise “Micki” Hoffman. He was born in Jersey City, N.J., but grew up in [...]