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This piece was originally published Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 in the Jerusalem Post’s special edition for the visit of President Joe Biden to Israel. Yaron Ashkenazi On October 7, I was awakened to a nightmare. From my house in Toronto, Canada, I saw the atrocities...
Zev-Adi Goldberg, is the son of Adam and Chava Goldberg. He attended Toras Chaim Hebrew Day School and Yeshiva Aish Kodesh. Jewish News: Where were you on Saturday, Oct. 7 when the terrorist attack occurred? Zev-Adi Goldberg: I was in Dimona, spending Simchat Torah...
Attendance at a community gathering. Purchasing and assembling packages. Contacting elected officials. Donating. It’s all part of demonstrating support for Israel.
On April 12, 1945, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, accompanied by United States Generals George S. Patton and Omar Bradley, toured the Ohrdruf concentration camp, the first camp to be liberated by US forces after...
Mike Goldsmith The horrific October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas still reverberates as the conflict continues. As global tensions escalate, it is important for the community to take actions to protect loved ones at home. To that end, the Secure Community Network...
Next class: Sunday, March 26, 10 am Ohef Sholom Temple, free The Konikoff Center for Learning of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is partnering with Ohef Sholom Temple to offer the course, The Foundations of Jewish Family Living. These classes take place on...
Monday, April 3; Reception: 6:15 pm, Lecture: 7 pm Brock Commons, Virginia Wesleyan University In a world that seems to be defined by conflict and seemingly endless divisions, music continues to function as a steady thread through individual and shared...
Sunday, April 16, 6:45 pm, Temple Israel The Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater invites the community to attend the annual Holocaust Day of Remembrance, Yom Hashoah. The commemoration will feature a speaker, candle lighting ceremony, and...
Wednesday, April 26, 7:30 pm Sandler Family Campus The world-renowned PhotoHouse is one of Israel’s most valuable and monumental private archives of historical photographs. Founded in 1936, it has been owned and operated by the same family for three generations. Rudi...
Thursday, March 23, 7:30 pm Sandler Family Campus, Free Admired for his engaging and boundary pushing photography, Roie Galitz is equal parts passion and commitment in his pursuit to get the best shots of animals in their natural habitats. His innovative work has been...
Celebration slated for Sunday, April 2 is sold-out. A young Rabbi Michael Panitz, his wife Sheila, and their three children—Emily, Zeke, and Benjamin—came to Norfolk to assume Temple Israel’s pulpit in 1992. Trained at the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he was...
First-hand experience with the Virginia Beach Police Department is offered through its Cadet Program. The Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD) Cadet Program is primarily for individuals 18 to 20 years old interested in a future career with VBPD. Candidates must be...
Norfolk—Herman “Bud” Blumenthal, 87, passed away on Feb. 27, 2023 at Harbor’s Edge Retirement Home. He was born in Washington, DC. Bud was the son of the late Joseph and Anna Blumenthal. He was president of L&B Investment Mortgage Co. He was a member of Temple...
Atlanta, Ga.—Marjorie Ellen Topper Greene peacefully passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at 4:48 pm, at the age of 86. She was born to George and Lillian Topper in New York City, July 20, 1936. Soon after, she moved to Norfolk, where she...
Virginia Beach—Daniel Marcel Hunter, 36, tragically passed away from an unfortunate traffic accident. Daniel was laid to rest on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Daniel was born to Max and Dafna Hunter on March 11, 1986. Daniel was a friendly soul who would always befriend...
Norfolk—Honey Low passed away peacefully March 4 after a short illness with her husband and family by her side. Honey was born August 11, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. to William and Sara Unterberger Jaffee. She moved to Philadelphia to then meet her husband of 64 years,...
Virginia Beach—Mrs. Sandra (Sandi) Pearl, 88, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2023. Sandi was born in Brooklyn, N. Y. on June 8, 1934, to Morris and Rose Gilman. Over the years, Sandi’s passions included tending to her rose gardens, sewing, and playing mahjong with...
Norfolk—It is with much sadness, a lot of love, and a sincerely great appreciation for a wonderful life shared with us, that the Pincus, Silverstein, Gjertsen, Friedman, Bratland, Helly-Hansen Family shares the news of the passing Tuesday, February 7, 2023, of Inger...
Virginia Beach—Jo Lisa Rosenblum, passed away on March 4, 2023 at the age of 74. She was predeceased by her parents, Bernice and Teddy Rosenblum. Jo was a lovely person who gave generously to others. She had a special fondness for babies and couldn’t pass one by...
Norfolk—Dr. Emanuel Stein passed peacefully at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital on February 10, 2023. He was known as “The Professor.” After a career in the Public Health Service, he joined EVMS and was widely regarded as a brilliant clinician, administrator, author,...
Your Voice Matters. URGE Virginia’s Delegates and Senators to SUPPORT defining antisemitism and adding ethnicity to hate crimes protections. Dear Readers, On Sunday, Feb. 19, communities in Norfolk awoke to find their lawns littered with antisemitic flyers from the...
Almost 50 early morning risers boarded a bus to Richmond for Virginia’s annual Jewish Advocacy Day on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Organized by the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, the delegation joined nearly 200 citizen...
International Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed this year by United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Holocaust Commission with the publication of To Life: The Past Is Present, Holocaust Stories of Hampton Roads Survivors, Liberators, and Rescuers. This collection...
Dear Readers, Longevity unwittingly turned into the theme for this issue’s Mazel Tov section. Doing so makes perfect sense, and frankly, I wonder why we’ve never done it before. After all, when celebrating at weddings we hope the marriages will be “forever” and when a...
Jewish News: When and where did you meet? Minette and Charles Cooper: In New York on a blind date through Marjorie Quarte, a senior in Minette’s house at Smith College who was dating Charles’s brother Joel. JN: Charles, how did you convince Minette to move to Norfolk?...