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Along with Jewish communities around the world, we recently shared our Hanukkah candle lightings with friends, families, and our community. From the annual Chabad of Tidewater celebration at Mount Trashmore (the 40th year of lighting that particular menorah!), to...
In an interview which aired December 8 on CBN, Congresswoman Elaine Luria spoke about her concern with the growing number of her Democratic colleagues publicly espousing anti-Israel views. “I’ve always viewed the U.S. support for Israel as incredibly strong,” Luria...
A successful local dentist, Dr. David Konikoff understands the importance of all sorts of education, and uniquely, that of dental education. Konikoff also believes in helping others where and when he is able. And so, he and his family made a $1 million gift to...
When walking into Strelitz International Academy, one of the first things to see is the school’s four core values posted in the lobby: Kavod (Honor), Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World), Torah v’Lishma, and Kehillah (Community). As Tidewater’s Jewish Community Day...
On Saturday, December 4, on the seventh night of Hanukkah, members and friends of Kehillat Bet Hamidrash/Kempsville Conservative Synagogue gathered to celebrate the Festival of Lights. Beginning with Havdalah and continuing with lighting a chanukiyah inside and...
Portsmouth —Zelma Goodman Rivin died on October 29, 2016, 10 days before her 95th birthday. She left us while residing in her home in Portsmouth, just as she intended, during the same week of the year as her mother, Belle Blachman Goodman, died. She was preceded in...
Virginia Beach —Charles G. Nusbaum, 90, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2016 in his home at Westminster-Canterbury. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia to Cilla Guggenheimer Nusbaum and Bertram Spagat Nusbaum, Sr. He was married for 52 years to his beloved wife...
Chesapeake —Rochelle “Ro” Nichols, 70, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016. She was born in Brooklyn, New York to the late Frederick and Irene Sherriff Goldstein. Rochelle was a food demonstrator for Costco. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Charles L....
Virginia Beach —Dr. Reuben Koller, 72, died on Monday, October 17, 2016 in Virginia Beach. He is survived by his children Greta, Darvey, Aimee, Jeremy and their spouses; his nine grandchildren; his brother Daniel and sister Lillian, his ex-wife Susie, and partner Jean...
The Devil’s Diary: Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich Robert K. Wittman and David Kinney Harper,513 pages, $35 The Devil’s Diary of interconnected significant dramas is an invaluable addition to the continued growth of Holocaust literature and...
Birth Renen and Amanda Katz of Loxahatchee, Fla. on the birth of their daughter, Amelia Jolie Katz on May 9, 2016. Her paternal grandparents are Donald Katz of Stuart, Fla., formerly of Norfolk and Elisa Ellin Katz of blessed memory. Her maternal grandparents are...
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...
Friday, Dec. 9 and Saturday, Dec. 10 Leah Schwartz, BINA High School past president BINA High School is thrilled to have the opportunity to honor the commitment, hard work, and dedication of Amy Brooke. From the first tenuous steps to create a Jewish girls high school...
Jim Eilberg, CAPT, SC, USNR (RET) I had just finished supper when the telephone call came from the Petty Officer of the Watch. “This is not a drill,” he announced. “This is a 100% recall. Return to the ship immediately.” That was Monday, October 23, 1962, about 6:30...
Debbie Mayer, LCSW, CT Written on behalf of a local Jewish Family Service client: Two years ago, my family moved to Virginia to care for an elderly relative. Once we got here, the job I was promised didn’t come through. I decided to stay here with my two children...
Sherri Wisoff Hundreds of books will soon fill the Cardo at the Simon Family JCC. Immigrant stories are part of Jewish history, so it is fitting that on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 7 pm, the annual Lee and Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival begins with such stories...
Laine M. Rutherford The life of a 17-year-old Israeli high school senior isn’t much different than a 17-year-old American student. They’re both listening to music, hanging out with friends, acting goofy, possibly dating, probably working, and thinking about graduation...
Sales benefit area youths living in shelters Laine M. Rutherford Jason Capossere brings an impressive list of resources and skills to his position as Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus director of security and safety. He’s a veteran of the United States Navy, where he...
Wendy Weissman, CRC assistant director United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Be A Reader (BEAR) literacy program launched the 2016-2017 school year with an orientation breakfast meeting on Monday, Sept. 26. Gail Flax, program founder and longtime chair, spoke to a...
Tuesday, Nov. 15, 7:30 pm, Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Wendy Weissman, assistant director, Community Relations Council Avi Melamed, an Israeli Jew, fluent in Arabic, English and Hebrew, is a former Israeli intelligence official and senior official on Arab...
NEW YORK (JTA)—Jack Greenberg, a prominent lawyer in the U.S. civil rights movement who once defended the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Greenberg had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease, said his wife, Deborah Cole Greenberg, according to The New York...
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Dimona nuclear reactor in southern Israel will be renamed in honor of Shimon Peres. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the announcement that he intends to have the Nuclear Research Center- Negev renamed for Peres, who died last month, at the...
Virginia Beach —Steven Arthur True passed away on October 10, 2016 at the age of 47. He was a native of Virginia and graduated from South Lakes High School in Reston. Steven was a devoted father and husband that loved spending time with friends and family. He...
Virg inia Beach —Gertrude Gussoff Stavin passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on October 5, 2016, three months after her beloved husband of 73 years, Irwin. She was the daughter of David and Minnie Gussoff and was born on August 15, 1923 in Brooklyn, N.Y. She is...