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Wednesday, May 21 - Wednesday, July 2 • Virginia Beach Public Library TCC Joint-Use Library As the world continues to grapple with the complexities of history and its ongoing impact on society, the Virginia Beach Public Library, at the TCC Joint-Use Library is set to...
The final installment of the What We Carry film series, featuring the remarkable story of Colonel Edward Shames, premiered at the Sandler Family Campus on Monday, January 27. Held on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the event drew an engaged audience to honor...
The alarming rise in antisemitism and hate crimes was the topic for a gathering of community leaders hosted by United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Jewish Community Relations Council and Holocaust Commission on Thursday, December 12. Meredith Weisel, regional...
November 9-10, 1938, Kristallnacht, or the “Night of Broken Glass,” marked a critical escalation in Nazi persecution of Jews. This pogrom led to the destruction of more than 1,000 synagogues and 7,500 Jewish-owned businesses, resulting in the arrest of 30,000 Jewish...
The successful 16th Biennial Educators' Conference, hosted by the Holocaust Commission and the Jewish Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, offered invaluable resources and insights to educators dedicated to teaching about...
Wednesday, July 24 - Thursday, July 25 With incidents of discrimination and antisemitism increasing across the nation, local educators are invited to learn how to turn the tide with knowledge and compassion.The Holocaust Commission and the Jewish Community Relations...
Wednesday, July 24, 8:30 am - 3 pm Salem Middle School2380 Lynnhaven Pkwy., Virginia Beach Thursday, July 25, 7:30 am – 5 pm Virginia Holocaust Museum, Richmond Transportation provided • Registration Open As antisemitism rises globally, educators become...
The 2024 Yom Hashoah Commemoration honoring the victims and survivors of the Holocaust, as well as liberators and righteous gentiles, brought the community together around awareness, sadness, honor, hope, and the understanding that each day it is possible to choose to...
Temple Emanuel: Sunday, May 5Sandler Family Campus: Monday, May 6 – Wednesday, May 15 Organized by the Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, the annual Elie Wiesel Student Art Competition recently concluded with a formidable display of...