USGENWEB ARCHIVES VIRGINIA

The City of Norfolk

B'NAI ISRAEL CEMETERY
Cromwell Drive
Annex on Peterson Street

Questions, Additions or Corrections

* Military
Obituaries (underlined names), Funeral Home (Cox & HDO) records & Death Certificate (DC), may be requested by family members
POD: Place of Death. Click IM to view each tombstone, some of which may be enlarged in browser by clicking on the image

MAP: Section 1, Section 2, Section 3

INDEX

A - B
C - E
F - G
H - K
L - M
N - R
S
T - Z

A - B


NAME
SOURCES
BIRTH
DEATH
MAP
IMAGE

COMMENT
Abrams, Benjamin
DC
2-28-1903
12-9-1926
S1-356
IM
Birthplace: New Jersey
Abrams, Harry
DC
8-2-1908
8-22-1928
S1-410
IM
Student
Abrams, Nathan
DC
April 1869
3-5-1926
S1-355
IM
Birthplace: Russia.
Abrams, Rose Leventhal
DC, HDO
3-15-1882
11-30-1960
S1-411
IM
Birthplace: Russia. w/o Nathan Abrams
Abramson, Harry
DC, HDO
3-15-1892
8-29-1940
S2-745
IM
Birthplace: Russia.
Abramson, Sarah Schlain
DC, HDO
12-25-1893
2-6-1966
S2-744
IM
Birthplace: Russia. w/o Harry Abramson
Adelston, Anna Glasser
DC, HDO
3-28-1878
6-25-1955
S1-619
IM
Birthplace: Lithuania. w/o Samuel B Adelston
Adelston, Samuel B
DC, HDO
9-15-1876
12-27-1946
S1-618
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Ret. Grocery Merchant
Adler, Annie Stein
DC, HDO
3-24-1889
11-17-1954
S1-669
No stone
Birthplace: Russia. w/o Maurice Adler
Adler, Maurice
DC
1890
2-15-1889
1-12-1928
S1-484
IM
Birthplace: Russia.
Albert, Ethel Herman
DC
1841
5-10-1839
6-11-1919
S1-192
IM
Birthplace: Russia. DC: DOB, age 80
Albert, Laybe
Ancestry
1864
1946
S1-696
IM
Birthplace: Russia
Ancestry Family History
Albert, Minnie Strubinsky
HDO
3-1-1882
1-21-1972
S1-190
IM
Birthplace: Russia. w/o Wolf Albert
Place of Death: New York
Albert, Moses Deitch
DC
1-10-1838
10-20-1918
S1-193
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Occupation: Merchant
Albert, Shayne Yung
Ancestry
1865
1931
S1-695
IM
Albert, Wolf Deitch
DC
5-15-1869
1-23-1923
S1-191
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Occupation: Merchant
s/o Moses & Ethel
Allen, Abe 
DC, HDO
Age 61
8-13-1947
S2-556
IM
Birthplace: Poland. Residence: Greenville, SC
Alperin, Belle
1899
1930
S2-641
IM
Alperin, Esther
Kark, Esther Schlain

DC, HDO
Age 67
11-4-1940
S2-743
IM
Birthplace: Poland. Husband: Morris Karp
S Alperin, 3614 Colley Ave
Amdursky, Ida Pearlmutter
DC, HDO
Age 62
8-7-1945
S2-629
IM
Birthplace: Palestine. Husband: Harry
Wife of Harry Amdursky
Amdursky, Louis
DC
2-14-1901
12-18-1941
S2-628
IM
Birthplace: Palestine. Occupation: Merchant
Wife: Ethel Heckner Amdursky
Anthony, Saule
DC, HDO
1-21-1867
5-7-1956
?
?
Birthplace: New York.
Wife: Leticia Lillie Nevans Anthony
Applebaum, Rena Berman
DC, HDO
2-4-1914
6-7-1983
S2-461
IM
Birthplace: Norfolk.
Parents: Louis & Ida F Berman
Aranovitz, Ballag (f)
Age 63
8-19-1918
S1-268
IM
Aronoff, Marcus Hessell
SSDI
2-13-1925
12-11-2000
S2-31
No stone
Aronoff, Morris
DC
5-1-1886
10-19-1918
S2-648
IM1 IM2
Birthplace: Russia. Merchant
Aronoff, Rosa Raffer
DC
1845
11-1-1927
S2-649
IM
Birthplace: Russia
Mother of Morris Aronoff. Husband: Harry
Aronoff, Sarah Yetta Cohen
SSDI
8-10-1920
7-12-2010
S2-32
No stone
Owner & President Jayen Tile Co.
Wife of Marcus Aronoff
Aronson, (Rabbi) Isaac
DC
. . .
9-23-1934
S1-308
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Occupation: Rabbi
Baker, Aaron Selig
DC
9-1-1870
6-20-1928
S1-485
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Occupation: Merchant
Baker, Charles
. . .
3-29-1921
S1-374
IM
Baker, Elizabeth Leibman
DC
1863
3-1-1932
S1-486
IM
Birthplace: Russia
Balisok, Isaac A.
DC
9-22-1854
DC: 10-12-1861
8-20-1920
S1-162
IM
Balisok, Leon A.
DC
12-15-1891
10-15-1918
S1-161
IM
s/o Isaac & Ella
Banks, Lottie Abidan
DC, HDO
4-1-1901
3-24-1982
S2-115
IM
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD. Parents: Israel & Rebecca M. Abidan. Wife of William Banks. HDO
Banks, Rebecca Leah
DC
11-2-1891
1-25-1918
S2-733
IM
d/o E B & F M Bank, burial in "Hebrew Cem"
Banks, William Alger
DC, HDO
4-15-1897
10-22-1962
S2-117
IM
Birthplace: Portsmouth, VA. Ret Surveyor NNSY
Barban, Adam
DC, HDO
Age 59
2-20-1942
S1-468
IM
Birthplace: Norfolk, VA. Merchant.
Place of Death: Cape Charles, VA
Barban, Bernard
DC, HDO
8-15-1844
12-2-1906
S1-195
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Occupation: Merchant
620 E Main St
Barban, Fruma
Barban, Fannie Cohen

DC
Age 36
Age 29
9-28-1920
1921
S1-337
IM

Spouse: Adam. Father: Isaac Cohen
Cape Ville, Northampton Co, VA
Barban, Guerte (Gertrude)
DC & 1907 City Dir
5-19-1841
3-26-1907
S1-194
IM
Birthplace: Russia. w/o Bernard
Barber, Anna Rothenberg
DC, HDO
1870
4-2-1935
S1-472
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Michael Barber.
Barsky, Mary Kalacnick
1930 Fed Cen
1890
1939
S1-327
IM
Birthplace: Russia. 1930 City Dir: w/o Isadore
Bass, Abraham Milton
SSDI
4-20-1918
12-10-1998
S2-827
IM
Birthplace: New York City. Residence: Virginia Beach
Bass, Helen Feldman
DC
9-24-1920
1-7-1964
S2-829
IM
Birthplace: Norfolk, VA. 1st wife of A. Milton Bass

Bass, Naomi Legum Feldman
h #1 I Morton Feldman
h #2 A Milton Bass

SSDI
5-4-1925
11-13-2010
S2-826
IM
2nd wife of A. Milton Bass. Marriage Record 1965
Residence: Virginia Beach
Bass, Philip Stephen
DC, HDO
8-15-1950
1-30-1974
S2-830
IM
Son of A. Milton & Helen Bass. Mgr of Ranch House Restaurant, Newport News, VA
Batleman, Bertha Bromberg
SSDI
7-20-1902
9-17-1996
S2-123
IM
Birthplace: Poland. Wife of Jack Batleman
Batleman, Jack
DC, HDO
5-1-1907
12-11-1969
S2-124
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Smith & Welton employee
Batleman, Sarah
1930 Fed Cen
Age 89
1-30-1946
S2-608
IM
1935 City Dir: w/o Max. Birthplace: Poland
Ber, Mordechai
3-1-1857
5-8-1920
S2-697
IM
Son of Yosef Ber
Berkowitz, Fannie
DC
Age 23 days
3-15-1906
c/o Davis & Fannie Berkowitz, 67 Church St
Berkwit, Noel Ross (m)
HDO
12-8-1967
3-4-1986
S2-229
IM
s/o Stanley & Phyllis. Birthplace: Portsmouth, VA
Berkwit, Phyllis Arlene Reichenthal
SSDI
9-26-1929
8-4-1996
S2-230
IM
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY. Wife of Stanley
Berkwit, Stanley S.
(Obit)
Age 84
7-12-2016
S2-231
IM
World War II veteran
Berlin, Issac
DC
Age 67
10-6-1915
S1-168
IM
Birthplace: Russia
Berlin, Max
DC, HDO
Age 85
11-23-1944
S2-781
IM
Birthplace: Poland. Parents: Solomon & Deborah
Berlin, Sarah Blinderman
DC
October 1872
6-11-1951
S2-782
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Max
Berlin, Sophie Schneider
DC
Age 89
1-29-1938
S1-169
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Isaac
Berman, Aaron
DC, HDO
12-12-1912
3-25-1987
S2-453
IM
Birthplace: Norfolk, VA, s/o Abraham & Yetta
Berman, Abraham
DC, HDO
8-15-1890
3-10-1972
S1-606
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Occupation: Ret. Merchant
Berman, David
DC
Age 55
2-27-1913
S1-125
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Occupation: Grocery Merchant
Berman, Ida Fleischman
DC, HDO
Age abt 81
1-16-1952
S1-573
IM
Birthplace: Lithuania. Wife of Louis
Berman, Jacob I.
DC, HDO
4-1-1885
11-17-1941
S1-518
IM
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD
Occupation: Salesman, Meat Business
Berman, Jennie R.
DC, HDO
10-27-1891
10-8-1960
S1-360
IM
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD
Employee: Smith & Welton
Berman, Jennie Steinberg
DC, HDO
6-16-1889
11-20-1947
S1-712
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Jacob I.
Berman, Joseph
DC
2-15-1888
12-16-1921
S1-373
IM
Birthplace: Kiev, Russia. Wife: Fannie. Grocer
Berman, Joseph
DC, HDO
12-15-1909
7-17-1933
S1-499
IM
Parents: Jacob & Jennie Berman. Student
Berman, Louis
DC, HDO
1-14-1873
7-19-1942
S1-572
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Occupation: Merchant
Berman, Manus "Mike"
DC, HDO
SSDI
WWI Draft Reg
1890
5-20-1897
5-29-1887
10-26-1954
S1-714
IM
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD. Occupation: Salesman. Place of Death: Miami, FL
Berman, Mary
See Whitehead, Mary Berman
. . .
1884
1953
S3-39
. . .
 . . .
Berman, Mary Myers
DC
1866
2-28-1935
S1-520
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Joseph
Berman, Molly Shipowitz
DC, HDO
1887
5-1-1959
S2-800
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Philip Berman
Berman, Phillip
DC, HDO
10-15-1882
4-28-1969
S2-801
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Occupation: Merchant
Wife#2?: Fannie Haskell Berman (Forest Lawn)
Berman, Sam
Wife's DC
Age 60
9-5-1940
S3-137
IM
1934 City Dir: 4. Wife's DC: Ethel F Berman
Berman, Yeta Schwartz
DC, HDO
6-25-1886
9-25-1961
S1-607
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Abraham Berman
Berman, Yetta Bernstein
DC
8-10-1869
10-4-1924
S1-146
IM
Birthplace: Syracuse, NY, Wife of D Berman
Bernstein, Annie Leavitt
DC, HDO
11-15-1900
9-21-1983
S1-656
IM

Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Louis Bernstein.
Residence: Virginia Beach. HDO

Bernstein, Louis
DC, HDO
Age abt 75
1-3-1952
S2-755
IM
Birthplace: Lithuania. Retired Merchant
Bernstein, Louis
DC, HDO
6-28-1893
4-11-1951
S1-655
IM
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD
Occupation: Merchant, Retail Fish Business
Bernstein, Marshal Bryne
Bernstein, Mashel Klimovitz (f)

DC
1899
12-24-1898
1918
12-14-1918
S1-329
. . .
Stone face down
Birthplace: Virginia. Married.
Beskin, Molke Shalit
DC
Age 67
9-24-1931
S1-545
IM
DC DOB: March 1869
Beskin, Louis
HDO
Age 69
10-15-1908
S1-202
IM
Birthplace: Russia. HDO
Birshtein, Cathriel (m)
DC
8-1-1883
2-17-1941
S2-753
IM
Birthplace: Poland. Occupation: Upholsterer
Birshtein, Frieda Stafsky
HDO
August 1884
7-15-1963
S2-754
IM
Birthplace: Poland. Wife of Cathriel Birstein
Birshstein, Haddassah
DC
6-17-1918
4-19-1925
S2-659
IM
Child of Cathriel & Frieda
Blecker, Hyman
HDO
Age 88
July 1823
7-9-1905
S1-199
IM
Place of Death: Elizabeth City, NC.
1900 Fed Census: Hayman Blecker (DOB: 1823)
Block, Benjamin
DC, HDO
8-15-1879
1-29-1958
S1-627
IM
Birthplace: Poland. Retired Hardware Merchant
Block, Blanche Humphrey
SSDI
8-13-1917
9-15-1995
S2-148
IM
Birthplace: Jackson, LA. Wife of Morris H. Block
POD: Baton Rouge, LA
Block, Ellis Murray
DC
Age 73
6-10-1937
S1-526
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Occupation: Dairy
Block, Ida Dora
DC
Age 13
5-23-1913
S1-287
IM
Child of Ellis & Tillie. Birthplace: Russia
Block, J. Simon
DC
5-4-1862
6-13-1918
DC: 6-11-1913
S1-143
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Occupation: Tailor
Block, Joseph N.
DC
Age 27
3-21-1921
S1-751
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife: Belle. Merchant
Block, Lena Greenberg
DC, HDO
2-18-1884
7-24-1963
S1-625
IM
Birthplace: Poland. Wife of Benjamin Block
Place of Death: Richmond, VA
Block, Morris Harold
DC, HDO
2-8-1912
10-10-1979
S2-147
IM
Birthplace: Norfolk, VA.
Retired Distributor Birtcherd's Dairy
*Block, Sidney E.
DC, HDO
8-10-1910
12-11-1972
S2-129
IM
Birthplace: Norfolk, VA. Wife: Kathleen Dare Block. Veteran: WWII. Residence: Virginia Beach, VA
Block, Tillie Libby
DC
Age 67
12-30-1943
S1-525
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Ellis M
Bloom, Infant
DC
9-28-1929
9-29-1929
October 1929
S1-4
IM
Child of Morris A & Ray Baker Bloom,
Lawrenceville, VA
Blumberg, Jacob
DC, HDO
3-17-1874
10-20-1957
4E3
IM
Birithplace: Philadelphia, PA. Merchant
Residence: Virginia Beach, VA
Blumberg, Rose Bogash
DC, HDO
5-4-1875
10-4-1951
S2-584
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Jacob
*Blumenthal, Adolph
DC, HDO
1-29-1919
5-5-1978
S2-218
IM
Birthplace: Norfolk, VA. Owned & Operated Eddie's Market. Veteran WWII. Wife: Ella Chapel Blumenthal
Blumenthal, Ella Chapel
VA Death &
Mar Record
5-12-1916
4-15-1992
S2-219
IM
Birthplace: Norfolk, VA.
Co-owner: Eddie's Market
Blumenthal, Harold
HDO
1952
2017
S2-220
  
Braunsteen, Abraham
10-6-1906
7-21-1907
S1-47
IM
Breen, Fannie Holsberg
DC
1875
3-17-1939
S1-74
IM
Birthplace: Germany. Wife of Harry
Brener, Betty Jane
DC, HDO
12-6-1923
11-10-1935
S1-164
IM
Birthplace: West Virginia. POD: Indianapolis, IN
Daughter of Albert & Myrle Brener
Brener Jacob
DC
Age 65
DC: 3-15-1878
3-19-1935
S1-166
IM
Birthplace: Latvia. Merchant.
Brener, Rosa Sacks
DC, HDO
12-15-1874
2-15-1962
S1-165
IM
Birthplace: Latvia. Wife of Jacob Brenner
Brenner, Albert Lewis
DC, HDO
2-20-1888
9-16-1940
S3-150
IM
Birthplace: Lithuania. Occupation: Salesman
Brenner, Cyvia Sanders
DC, HDO
Age 85
4-9-1965
S2-133
IM
Birthplace: Lithuania. Wife of Max Brenner
Brenner, Fannie
DC, HDO
6-3-1868
12-3-1934
S1-727
IM
Birthplace: Austria. Wife of Max
Brenner, Fannie Ethel Heller
DC
8-31-1892
6-28-1951
S3-157
IM
Birthplace: Poland. Wife of Albert L. Brenner
Brenner, Max
DC, HDO
August 1862
9-2-1951
S1-726
IM
Birthplace: Austria. Ret. Merchant
Brenner, Rachel Nachenuar
DC
10-10-1863
4-2-1926
S1-426
IM
Birthplace: Austria. Wife of Isaac
Brenner, Sam
DC
3-15-1887
3-21-1929
S1-406
IM
Birthplace: Poland. Son of Isaac
Bress, Aby (Abbott)
DC
4-7-1848
6-28-1924
S1-94
IM
Birthplace: Lithuania.
Bress, Abraham
DC, HDO
4-15-1881
6-14-1951
S1-178
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Ret. from upholstery business
Wife: Mollie Brownstein Bress
Bress, Anna Kerman
HDO
1872
7-31-1955
S1-690
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Joseph Bress
POD: Baltimore, MD
Bress, Bertha Stoler
SSDI&
Marriage Rec
3-14-1908
2-28-1993
S1-693
IM
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD. Wife of Lewis Bress
Stoller naturalization record
Bress, Elizabeth G.
HDO
4-7-1887
5-7-1938
S1-177
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Abraham Bress.
Place of Death: Baltimore, MD
Bress, Hannah Leah
Suiden/Snyder
DC
Age 78
1-2-1928
S1-95
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Aby
Bress, Hyman
DC, HDO
11-15-1887
5-20-1952
S1-93
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Owner of Theater
Bress, Infant (m)
. . .
10-8-1930
S1-5
IM
c/o Lewis and Bertha
Bress, Joseph
DC, HDO
12-15-1871
11-19-1947
S1-689
IM
Birthplace: Lithuania. Merchant
Bress, Lewis
DC, HDO
6-15-1899
9-30-1985
S1-692
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Ret from Virginia National Bank
Bress, Lewis Alfred
DC, HDO
3-13-1910
6-2-1940
S1-176
IM
Birthplace: Norfolk, VA. Employee Central VA Electric Co. Residence: Lovington, VA
Bress, Philip (Major)
Military Record
Abt 1908
10-24-1944
S1-691
Memorial
US Army Medical Corps, Lost in China Sea
Purple Heart Recipient. Medical Doctor
Bress, Rebecca Plotkin
DC, HDO
11-15-1892
11-29-1966
S1-92
IM
Birthplace: Lithuania. Wife of Hyman Bress
Bridge, Allen S., D.D.S.
SSDI, Birth & Marriage
7-23-1946
8-18-2005
S2-12
IM
Birthplace: Richmond, VA. POD: Virginia Beach, VA. Wife: Esther Helen Sturman
Brill, Dora Nelson (Nesnzn)
HDO
1881
6-1-1966
S1-596
IM
Wife of Samuel Brill. Residence: Harrisonburg, VA. POD: Baltimore, MD
Brill, Ima (Hyman)
DC
7-2-1915
2-9-1916
S1-53
IM
c/o Sam & Dora
Brill, Samuel
DC, HDO
1-15-1877
3-26-1951
S1-595
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Occupation: Merchant
Brodsky, Frank P.
DC
1874
DC: 12-21-1872
8-11-1946
S2-784
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife: Rose
Brodsky, Isaiah
1837
10-12-1911
S1-123
IM
Brodsky, Rosa Tavss
DC, HDO
11-2-1875
10-9-1967
S2-783
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Self employed: Fashion Shoppe. Wife of Frank P. Brodsky. POD: Richmond, VA
Broudy, Ella Schultz
DC, HDO
10-31-1903
9-16-1927
S1-453
IM
Birthplace: Pennsylvania. Wife of I. S. Broudy
Broudy, Morris
DC, HDO
Age 79
10-5-1943
S1-289
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife: Anna L Kantor Broudy
Broudy, Sarah Leah Kantor
DC, HDO
Age 76
6-11-1944
S1-290
IM
Birthplace: Lithuania. Wife of Morris Broudy
Brownstein, Abraham "Abe"
DC, HDO
7-14-1879
7-11-1951
S1-429
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Occupation: Merchant
Residence: Newport News, VA
Brownstein, Bertha Barban
DC, HDO
October 1863
10-31-1931
S1-428
IM

Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Moses Brownstein

Brownstein, H. Sarah
10-30-1892
8-20-1909
S1-285
IM
Brownstein, Ina Cooperman
DC
5-12-1887
2-3-1932
S1-430
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Abraham Brownstein
Brownstein, Morris
HDO
Bd of Health
DC
Age 48
12-9-1904
S1-115
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Merchant
Brownstein, Yeta Freda
12-27-1869
10-25-1910
S1-282
IM
Buckman, Louis Meyer
DC, HDO
2-22-1881
7-30-1944
S1-630
IM
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD
Buckman, Sarah Rebecca Carpp
DC, HDO
Age 69
5-7-1952
S1-629
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Louis M Buckman
Budnasky, Rebecca
See also: Fivel, Rebecca B
1930 Fed Cen
7-5-1864
11-22-1936
S1-150
 Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Abraham. 1930 living in Manhattan, NY
Burk, Harry A.
DC, HDO
3-17-1897
4-6-1934
S1-493
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife: Ida Burk.
Occupation: Clothing Merchant
Burland, Rosa
DC
February 1895
10-18-1918
S2-735
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Occupation: Stenographer
Busch, Bernard
1910 Fed Cen
10-29-1861
12-23-1910
S1-131
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife: Sadie. Real Estate Dealer
Butler, Ida Kloff
DC, HDO
1862
2-11-1938
S1-580
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Wife of Jacob Butler
Butler, Jacob
DC
1860
3-25-1932
S1-553
IM
Birthplace: Russia. Bookseller

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