Norfolk—Sharon P. Hermelin, 70, passed away at home comforted by her devoted husband, Mark, on July 1, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. Sharon was predeceased by her parents, Stuart and Shirley Peltz, in-laws Al and Bea Hermelin; brother-in-law, Carolyn and T....
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Rose Marie Hinkle
Chesterfield, Va.—Rose Marie Hinkle, age 92, of Chesterfield, Va., passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Rose was born March 17, 1930 in Maine. She is survived by her daughter Monica Saunders (Bobby) and her grandchildren, Nicholas and Mia Douglass. There will be a...
Florence Pearl Miller
Lake Worth, Fla.—Florence Pearl Miller passed away peacefully on July 1, 2022 at the age of 97 in Lake Worth Florida. She was born in 1924 in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Molly and Nathan Miller. Florence was a graduate of Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn and went on to...
Joseph “Joe” Segal
Virginia Beach—Joseph “Joe” Segal, a loving and dedicated husband, father, and “Pop-Pop” passed away on June 28, 2022 at age of 98. He was born in Norfolk, Va. on October 26, 1923. He was predeceased by the love of his life, Mildred “Millie” Segal. Their marriage was...
Harold Vinikoff
Virginia Beach—Harold Vinikoff passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was 92 years of age. He was born October 10, 1929 and raised in Troy, N.Y., the son of the late Benjamin and Florence Vinikoff. Harold attended Troy High School (Class...
Camp JCC Orientation Kicks Off
Before the start of Camp JCC’s 2022 summer season, Camp JCC counselors, CITs (counselors in training), specialists, leadership, and support staff were invited to attend a four-day orientation at the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus. The agenda was packed full of...
Ingrid Sandra Nelson
Virginia Beach–Ingrid Nelson passed away on October 2, 2018. She was born on March 16, 1948 in Managua, Nicaragua. She is survived by her four children, five grandchildren and Whopper. She peacefully joins her mother Albertina Eva Aleman. Services were held at Forest...
Melvin Friedman
Virginia Beach —Melvin Friedman passed away surrounded by family October 1, 2018. He was born February 5, 1929 in Columbus, Miss. to David and Zella Friedman. Growing up, he was an Eagle Scout and after high school, he attended Vanderbilt University where he joined...
JFS Home Health celebrates National Physical Therapy Month in October
With Physical Therapy Month taking place this month, Jewish Family Service plans to recognize the “incredible work of its amazing physical therapists,” says Jan Ganderson, JFS director of nursing. “Hardly a day goes by that we don’t receive a call in our office...
Great Big Challah Bake ready to rise for fourth time in Tidewater
Thursday, October 25, 7 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus The 4th Annual Great Big Challah Bake will be one of thousands of similar events taking place around the world—and one part of The Shabbat Project —bringing Jews from all walks of life and across the...
Ohef Sholom Temple’s Sisterhood Book Club to feature Skype conversation with author
Tuesday, November 13, 7–8 pm Neville Frankel, author of On The Sickle’s Edge will participate in an interactive discussion by Skype with Ohef Sholom Temple’s Sisterhood Book Club. On The Sickle’s Edge was featured at the Lee & Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish Book...
The National Library of Israel: Curating the past, creating the future
Leon Family Gallery Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus November and December While continuing to serve as Israel’s pre-eminent research library, The National Library of Israel recently embarked upon an ambitious journey of renewal to open access to its treasures and...
Thou Shalt Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the World.
Thou Shalt Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the World. Avi Jorisch Gefen Publishing House LTD In the summer of 2014, along with the rest of the world, I was watching closely as Israel launched Operation Protective Edge to protect her citizens from Hamas-led...
Gone To Dust
Gone To Dust, A Novel Matt Goldman Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC If the litmus test for a compelling murder mystery is not being able to put a book down, Matt Goldman’s first novel, Gone To Dust, is quite the success and already a New York Times Best Seller. Aided...
Lech-Lecha
Noah was destined to be neither the father of the Jewish people nor the founder of our faith. Though the most righteous one in his corrupt generation, he failed to reach out and save human lives besides those of his family. Thus, the rabbis who were aware of Noah’s...
26 years of brightening Hanukkah for local children and teens
I’m a single mother of a young child. I work full time and attend college classes in the evening. I have some wonderful neighbors and friends who help with watching my child when I am away. My child’s father doesn’t have a job, and is not able to pay any child support...
Jewish candidates in the 2018 congressional elections: The Senate
WASHINGTON (JTA)—There are 55 candidates for Congress who identify as Jewish. Among them are 41 Democrats: five are running for the Senate—three incumbents and two challengers. Among the 36 in the U.S. House of Representatives, 19 are incumbents and 17 are...
Jewish Book Festival
The annual celebration of Jewish writers, books, and ideas, Simon Family JCC’s Lee & Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish Book Festival, provides an opportunity to engage with talented authors about their latest books. The month-long Festival also offers the latest titles...
A reminder to vote
The murders at Parkland High School last winter changed my life. It really hit home after that tragedy when my local dance group watched a video of another team from Florida that originally included 15-year-old Jamie Gutenberg, who was murdered along with 17 other...
HAT’s 30th Annual Golf Tournament—The hottest game in town
Extreme heat and humidity did not keep golfers and volunteers from supporting the Hebrew Academy of Tidewater Konikoff Center of Learning’s 30th Annual Golf Tournament, also known as The Bob Josephberg Classic. With a heat index in the upper 90’s, the golfers toughed...
Ohef Sholom Temple celebrates and rededicates 100-year-old sanctuary
With so much to celebrate—its sanctuary’s 100th anniversary and the congregation’s upcoming 175th anniversary—Ohef Sholom Temple rededicated the synagogue’s sanctuary on Saturday, Oct. 13. After a processional with clergy, past presidents carrying the temple’s Torahs,...
Mazel Tov
Dear Readers, Fortunately for those who like to celebrate, scores of opportunities exist to say “Mazel Tov!” While our first thought for those two incredibly expressive words might be for a wedding or B’nai Mitzvah—countless other occasions qualify, too. Take for...
And it was only Day Two of our Mission!
For me, deciding to join UJFT’s Journey Home to Israel 2018 mission was motivated by two factors. One was visiting my twin grand-daughters and their parents who live on Kibbutz Yiftah in northern Israel. Two, was that as chair of UJFT’s Israel and Oveseas Committee, I...
Virginia’s 2nd Congressional Race between Representative Scott Taylor(R) and Elaine Luria (D)
Hannah Mancoll and Sam Zelenka, students at First Colonial’s Legal Studies Academy in Virginia Beach, recently interviewed Virginia’s 2nd District Representative Scott Taylor (R) and challenger Elaine Luria (D). Excerpts from their conversations follow: Representative...
First Person: An incredible historic find: The Jewish Museum of Greece
One of the great things about being a journalist is traveling the world on story assignments. But it’s the remarkable people I meet, during my journey abroad, that fuels my passion for my profession.
Princeton Lyman, Jewish diplomat who helped plan Operation Moses, dies at 82
WASHINGTON ( JTA)—Princeton Lyman, the Jewish American diplomat who played a critical role in organizing Operation Moses, the stunning 1984 airlift of Ethiopian Jews, has died at 82. Lyman died Friday, August 24 at his home in the Washington suburb of Silver Spring,...