(JTA)—Aaron Feuerstein, who became known as the Mensch of Malden Mills for continuing to pay his workers even after the textile factory he owned burned to the ground, died at 95 on Thursday, November 4. The devout Orthodox businessman died at his home in Brookline,...
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Justus Rosenberg, professor and last surviving member of group that smuggled intellectuals out of Nazi-held Europe
(JTA)—Justus Rosenberg, a professor whose long career teaching literature was preceded by a remarkable tenure in the French resistance during World War II, died last month at the age of 100. Rosenberg was a professor at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York...
Joni Ann Goodman Brooks
Bellevue, Nebraska—Joni Ann Goodman Brooks 62, of Bellevue, Nebraska, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Joni was born on February 25, 1959 in Norfolk, Virginia to the late Martin and Blanche (Scheinberg) Goodman. Joni was a child advocate for her...
Happy Hanukkah!
Dear Readers, It’s been eight years since we celebrated Thanksgivukah…when the holidays of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah converged. Here we are again…almost. This year the first night of Hanukkah begins on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, which creates the opportunity...
Women donors celebrate new milestone givers at annual event
Giving new meaning to the phrase “open tent Judaism,” United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Women’s Division held its annual Lion Tikva Chai Lunch outdoors this year, under a big, wide tent in the “backyard” of the Sandler Family Campus. Utilizing new,...
Nadiv leads cemetery cleanup
It was a special day on Sunday, October 24 as the members of Nadiv, the Young Men’s Giving Circle through YAD, led the Jewish community in a cleanup of Mikro Kodesh cemetery in Chesapeake. Together with the Norfolk Kollel and community members of all ages, more than...
Elliot M. Juren
Norfolk —Elliot M. Juren, 70, passed away June 7, 2016 after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. Elliot was born in Portsmouth, Va., and was the son of the late Ben L. Juren and Lillian Reuben Juren. He graduated from Maury High School and received his BA in English...
Edward Warren Banyai
Norfolk — Edward Warren Banyai, 92, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2016. A native of the Bronx, N. Y., Mr. Banyai and his wife moved to Norfolk in 1993. He was the son of the late Arpad and Rose Grunwald Banyai and was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years,...
Hebrew Academy of Tidewater Class of 2016
The Hebrew Academy of Tidewater celebrates the many accomplishments of its students throughout the years. The school also supports them through important academic and social challenges and nurtures them as they grow and develop throughout their elementary years. One...
Camp JCC off to a splashing start
Monday, June 20 was the first day of Summer and the first day of Camp JCC. Campers routinely say swimming is one of their favorite camp activities, and children who stay for the entire day get swim instruction twice. These young campers sat on the edge of the pool to...
Falafel wars in Paris: Who’s got the better balls?
PARIS (JTA)—On a crowded sidewalk in the French capital, Yomi Peretz exchanges jokes and backslaps with customers who are waiting in a 20-yard queue in the rain to enter his falafel shop. This chummy interaction comes naturally to Peretz, a tall enthusiast of boxing...
Through all the clouds and rain, Israel Fest brought the sun
The Simon Family JCC didn’t allow the rumors of showers to rain on their parade for the 2016 Israel Fest. In fact, on Sunday, June 5, when the festival began at 11 am, the day brightened for all who attended. In place of sunrays and clear skies, the roof of the Reba...
Fluffy friends at Strelitz
Diana Smith’s two-year-old class at the Strelitz Early Childhood Education Center took care of some chicken and turkey eggs this past spring. The children helped keep the eggs warm and were excited to meet their new animal friends when they hatched.
Low scores, high morale, make JCC Golf Tournament one of the best
The Simon Family JCC’s 6th Annual Presidents’ Cup Golf Tournament, held on June 6 at Heron Ridge Golf Club in Virginia Beach, was a success, across the “leader” board. The weather was ideal—low humidity, a light breeze, and temperatures in the 70s, and the course was...
Turning prayers for Orlando into action
On the Sunday morning following the Capital Pride Parade in Washington, D.C., I slept in and woke up with glitter still on my face. Stickers and handouts I had collected while I marched with National Council of Jewish Women and the Religious Action Center of Reform...
AJC ad highlights U.S., European Mayors United Against Anti-Semitism
A two-page American Jewish Committee (AJC) ad in the June 6 issue of the Wall Street Journal listed the 508 U.S. and European mayors and municipal leaders who have signed on to its Mayors United Against Anti-Semitism initiative, pledging to combat the rise of...
Brett Pomerantz is recipient of 2016–2017 Stein Family College Scholarship of the Tidewater Jewish Foundation
The annual Stein Family College Scholarship of the Tidewater Jewish Foundation was awarded this month to Brett Pomerantz, a Hebrew Academy of Tidewater graduate, as well as a recent graduate of Western Branch High School in Chesapeake. The four-year scholarship for a...
From The Hal Sacks Jewish News Archives
June 23, 2006 The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School held a graduation ceremony for 23, the second largest class to graduate from the school since its inception in Tidewater. June 21, 1996 Jody Wagner, a partner in the law firm of Kaufman and Canoles, was installed as...
Annual Israel Today Forum celebrates five years
Another successful year of expert speakers and engaging dialogue concluded Wednesday, May 11 when Matti Friedman, former Jerusalem Bureau reporter and editor for the Associated Press visited Tidewater to share his take on mainstream media malfunction in the...
What We Carry premiere a huge success
Like a blustery March day in 2012, May 22, 2016 was a day full of anticipation for the Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater. Four years ago, we had a new product no one had heard of called What We Carry. The innovative and interactive...
Rabbi Michael Lerner, Billy Crystal asked to speak at Muhammad Ali funeral
Liberal American Rabbi Michael Lerner was invited to speak at boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s funeral. “I am deeply humbled and honored to be invited to speak at Muhammad Ali’s funeral,” Lerner, the editor of Tikkun Magazine, wrote on Facebook. “It has been several...
Brazilian Jewish politician Gerson Bergher
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA)—Gerson Bergher, one of Brazil’s most prominent Jewish activists, has died at 91. A former president of the Brazilian Zionist Organization, Bergher, who has served as a politician in Brazil for many years, died Monday, May 30 in Rio. He reportedly...
Dr. Peter Walker “Pete”
Norfolk —Dr. Peter Walker “Pete,” 67, of the 5400 block of Bulls Bay Drive passed away May 24, 2016 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. He was born to the late Nettie Robinson Walker and Elijah Walker on January 26, 1949 in Harlem, N.Y. Peter was a graduate of...
Ingrid Schwartz
Ingrid Schwartz died Wednesday, May 18, at 10:10 am. Her big brother, Garry and two wonderful nurses were with her at Mid-Michigan Medical Center. Ingrid was born Dec. 15, 1950. She lived an extremely productive life even though she was mentally challenged from birth....
Juliette (Allegria) Pearce
Virginia Beach —Juliette (Allegria) Pearce, 87, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2016 in Virginia Beach. Juliette was born in Rabat, Morocco to Maklouf Halioua and Louna Halioua on October 20, 1929. She married Walter Lee Pearce, a U.S. naval officer, in 1951 on the...
Lorraine Manassee
Norfolk —Lorraine Manassee Fleder passed away Friday, June 3, 2016 at the age of 86 in her home at Harbor’s Edge in Norfolk. Born in the Bronx, New York, she became a resident of Norfolk in 1958 after marrying Harry Fleder, a union which happily lasted for 42 years....