Virginia Beach—Lorraine Phyllis Pesin passed away the evening of Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at Beth Sholom Village in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Lorraine was born in Washington, DC in 1929 to Maurice (Mo) and Mina Grudd. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1930 where Mo...
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Jim Fleischer, CEO of Jewish fraternity AEPi
(Cleveland Jewish News via JTA)—Jim Fleischer, a Canton, Ohio native who served as CEO of the historic Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi since June 2018, died of cancer on Saturday, October 9. He was 52. In a statement posted on its website, AEPi said, “Jim fought a...
Untold Story
X Troop— The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II Leah Garrett Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021 351 pages Ask most American Jews about Jewish warriors and they will promptly mention the Maccabees and contemporary Israeli soldiers. In X Troop—The Secret Jewish...
Two Important Conversations
Ignorance is not bliss: Israeli American actress, activist, and author Noa Tishby to speak on advocating for Israel Wednesday, October 13, 7:30 pm Free and open to the community with in-person and online options available, RSVP (required) at JewishVA.org/IsraelToday...
Jewish Family Service and Beth Sholom Village welcome LHC Group to Tidewater
A decade ago, Betty Ann Levin, then CEO of Jewish Family Service of Tidewater and David Abraham, CEO of Beth Sholom Village, met together with their organization’s boards of directors to create the Freda H. Gordon Hospice and Palliative Care of Tidewater (HPCT)...
Hineni Fellow Jason Hoffman embraces Jewish life
Jason Hoffman leads a Jewish life. When we caught up for this interview—to chat about his experience with United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Hineni Fellowship—he was hanging around an airport awaiting the arrival of his teenaged daughter, who was returning from a...
Israeli mentalist mixes magic and telepathy
Saturday, March 5, 8 pm, Simon Family JCC Want a little magic in your life? Eran Biderman, known for his feats of mentalism in Israel, has competed against other top Israeli magicians and won a TV contest in his country. Combined with a sharp sense of humor, stage...
Pink Tea raises funds for Beach Clinic
Sunday, April 10, 2 pm, Temple Emanuel The 5th Annual Pink Tea will honor Women Cancer Survivors and promote the concept that “your good health is in your hands.” Concerned that not everyone had health insurance and were not able to afford mammograms and pap smears, a...
3rd Annual Tidewater Together scholar challenges community to think about the future
Rabbi Eric Yoffie knew he would be speaking to a wide cross-section of the Jewish community as the Milton “Mickey” Kramer Scholar-in-Residence for the 3rd Annual Tidewater Together, which took place February 4–7. What he didn’t know was if his Jewish audience—of all...
Date with the State-Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day: Citizenship and political efficacy at its finest
Before the sun had a chance to fully rise, members of the Jewish community rose to take action at the state capitol in Richmond on Tuesday, Feb. 2. More than 50 participants, Tidewater’s largest group for Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day, gathered to make their voices...
February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month
From 2009 until 2015, February was known throughout Jewish communities as Jewish Disability Awareness Month. This year, there’s a new name and a more encompassing vision: February is now Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM). Established by the...
2016 Super Sunday exceeds expectations
“Game Over!” said Jeremy Krupnick, 2016 Super Sunday Steering co-chair, as he approached his fellow committee members after the Tidewater Jewish community’s annual Super Sunday phone-a-thon on January 31. “You aren’t going to believe this,” Krupnick said, as he...
Remembering and moving forward — AMIA in Argentina
Sixteen members of the Tidewater Jewish community recently returned from a mission to the Jewish community of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sponsored by the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, the mission allowed local donors to “follow their campaign dollars” to one of...
Pay Up
“Hashem spoke to Moshe saying, “When you take a census of the Children of Israel according to their numbers, every man shall give Hashem an atonement for his soul when counting them, so that there will not be a plague among them when counting them.” (Exodus 30:11)...
How Justice Scalia’s death impacts five cases that matter to Jews
WASHINGTON (JTA)—With the sudden passing of Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court is now split 4-4 between liberals and conservatives, throwing into doubt how the court will rule on a raft of cases—including several watched by Jewish organizations. Scalia, who was...
Gomley Chesed’s lions come home to Beth El
Gomley Chesed Synagogue’s Lions of Judah—bronze-like sculptures with fierce snarling mouths and red-glowing eyes—were objects of affection for generations of that once vibrant Portsmouth congregation. But neither the lions, most of the active members, or the memories...
David Stoliar, sole survivor of bombed ship fleeing Holocaust, is remembered
David Stoliar, the only survivor of the Struma, an ill-fated ship that was carrying 800 Jews fleeing the Holocaust in Romania, died in 2014, but his death was not widely or nationally reported. The New York Times reported last month that Stoliar’s death in 2014...
Abe Vigoda, known for ‘Barney Miller’ role
NEW YORK (JTA)—Abe Vigoda, a Jewish actor best known for playing a cranky police detective in the 1970s sitcom Barney Miller, has died. Vigoda died Tuesday, Jan. 26 at his daughter’s home in Woodland Park, N.J., The Associated Press reported. He was 94. The cause of...
Pittsburgh chiropractor’s obituary wish: Dump Trump
An obituary for a Jewish chiropractor asked those who mourn his death not to vote for Donald Trump in lieu of flowers. Jeffrey Cohen’s death notice, posted Wednesday, Jan. 20 on the Legacy.com website by the McCabe Bros. Funeral Homes, said the 70-year-old Pittsburgh...
Rabbi Ronald Greenwald, former Nixon liaison to Jewish community
Rabbi Ronald Greenwald, who worked to help free Soviet refusenik Natan Sharansky and others, and served as President Richard Nixon’s liaison to the Jewish community, has died. Greenwald, of Monsey, N.Y., died Wednesday, Jan. 20 in his sleep while on vacation in...
Sidney L. Nusbaum
Norfolk—Sidney L. Nusbaum, II , 90, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 in his home at Harbors Edge after a courageous battle with cancer. A Norfolk native he was the son of the late V.H. Nusbaum and Justine Lowenberg Nusbaum. Sid graduated from Maury High School, then served...
Rebuilding homes and faith through Bridges
I’ve always been fascinated with Judaism because of the many layers of my faith that I see in various aspects of modern day life. With that strong presence, one of the most challenging opportunities we have today is to educate and learn from all types of spiritual and...
Simon Family JCC hosts ultimate Commit to be Fit competition
The Simon Family JCC has some extra motivation for members who want to meet their fitness goals this Spring —money. From March 1 through April 26, members can compete to win a $100 grand prize. The competition boasts four categories, split by gender and age, with four...
Young Adult Division plans Vegas-style party for Purim 2016
Saturday, March 19, 8 pm, Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Lights, glitz, glamour, and an evening of joyous merrymaking are planned for the Young Adult Division of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s 2016 Purim party. What Happens at Purim Stays at Purim is...
Alvin Wall to be honored by Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities
Thursday, April 7, reception at 5:45 pm, program and dinner at 6:30 pm Many times a man’s deeds have to be stretched to fit the award. However, in the case of Alvin Wall’s selection by the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities as a recipient of its 2016...
Cookies for the troops—calling all hamantaschen bakers
Sunday, March 6, 11 am—2 pm, Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Recruitment has begun and enlistment is open for the annual community baking effort known as Operation Hamantaschen. Volunteers are needed to help roll, fill, pinch, bake, and box the triangular- shaped...