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On the perfectly sunny morning of September 14, Strelitz International Academy’s 33rd Annual Golf Tournament, affectionately known as the Bob Josephberg Classic, took place on the Bayville Golf Club course. The Bob Josephberg Classic is SIA’s biggest fundraiser. This...
(JTA)—When U.S. airspace closed as a result of the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, 38 planes were grounded in Gander, Newfoundland, stranding nearly 7,000 international travelers “on the northeast tip of North America.” So begins the story of Come...
The Israel trip was an experience of a lifetime! A couple of reasons why I chose to be a part of the Journey 5 trip to Israel include making new connections and experiencing historical and culturally important areas in my homeland. Growing up Jewish was not easy. In...
www.holocaustcommission.jewishva.org It took 25 years and a coronavirus to push the Elie Wiesel student competitions (art and writing) to their new online format. Since most public and many private school students spent their year in remote learning, the Holocaust...
The new tradition of Sunday Fun Day continued this fall as PJ Library in Tidewater welcomed families to the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community on September 12 for an afternoon of field games, music, and ice cream. Families with...
Collectors, family, friends, and mentors gathered from across the country—and globe—to honor artist Lorraine Fink during a reception celebrating Then, Now, & Looking Forward: Lorraine Fink Retrospective. The reception was held via Zoom on Sunday, Sept. 12. As a...
NEW YORK (JTA)—They were called “so-called” refugees, told they were alien to American culture and warned against as potential enemies of the United States. This heated anti-refugee rhetoric in America was directed against Jews trying to flee Europe, not Mexicans or...
We rabbis often say that Hanukkah and Christmas have nothing in common except for the coincidence of a December date. I am no longer persuaded of that truism. In America, we love our birthdays. We eat cake, blow out candles, make wishes, receive presents, read corny...
NEW YORK (JTA)—Ever since Zero Mostel imagined himself as a rich man in the original 1964 Broadway production, Fiddler on the Roof has been a cultural landmark on Broadway and in the Jewish sphere. It’s one of those musicals that always seems to be in rotation. Over...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (JTA) — Nahum Sirotsky, one of Brazil’s most veteran journalists and a former diplomat in the United States and Israel, has died. Sirotsky died Saturday, Nov. 28 in Tel Aviv. He was 89. Sirotsky, who was Jewish, started his career in the early...
BOSTON (JTA)—Joseph Silverstein, a renowned violinist, skilled concertmaster and sought-after conductor, has died. Silverstein died Nov. 22 in Boston of complications from a heart attack. He was 83. Well known for his decades-long career with the Boston Symphony...
Ezra Schwartz, the American yeshiva student killed in a West Bank shooting, was remembered as “a fun person to hang out with, very charismatic.” Schwartz, 18, of Sharon, Mass., was one of three people killed Thursday, Nov. 19 near the settlement of Alon Shvut. He...
NORFOLK—Barry Reid Mandell, 75, passed away on November 22, 2015. He was born in Long Beach, Calif. in 1940 to the late LCDR Charles and Ida Hurwitz Mandell. He was the beloved husband of Gayle Norvell Mandell and step-father of Christopher Lionel Brown. Barry spent...
Saturday, Dec. 19, 7:15 pm, Norfolk Scope Join the community for a Norfolk Admirals hockey game on Jewish Heritage Night. After the game, the rink will open up for a free skate night. Tickets are typically $19, but a portion of these discounted $12 tickets supports...
Friday, Dec. 25, 9:30 am–12 pm, Simon Family JCC What are you doing December 25? This delicious breakfast has all the trimmings—juice, eggs and fresh pancakes with special toppings for each person to add. Come out to eat, create crafts, play games, watch a movie, and...
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 5:30–8:30 pm, Simon Family JCC More than 100 people attended Latke- Palooza last year, so the Simon Family JCC decided to take it up a notch and add a family-friendly concert. Celebrate Hanukkah with friends and enjoy games, crafts, and dinner at a...
Friday, Dec. 11, 7 pm The Tidewater Chavurah will celebrate a Hanukkah Shabbat service led by Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill, at the home of Hal and Elaine Levenson in the Great Neck area of Virginia Beach. People are encouraged to bring their favorite Menorah and candles for...
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 7 pm The 23rd annual Simon Family JCC Virginia Festival of Jewish Film, presented by Alma* and Howard Laderberg, which takes place in January, is kicking off early with a pre-event film this month. A film festival extra, Rosenwald will screen at...
For moms and dads who are into baseball and have a five-year-old child, here is another reason to enroll him or her at Hebrew Academy of Tidewater: There will be an opportunity to talk about the national pastime, baseball, with kindergarten teacher Terri Kraly, whose...
This year’s Lee and Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival drew a record number of community members into the Simon Family JCC for the author events. Starting with Seth M. Siegel as the opening night and keynote speaker, each author event inspired audiences with...
The Union of Reform Judaism held its Biennial November 4–8 in Orlando, Fla., and I had the honor of attending as a member of Ohef Sholom Temple’s board of directors. The URJ Biennial experience can be summed up as follows: • Three weeks’ worth of programming,...
Dear Readers, “It’s not personal, it’s strictly business,” Michael Corleone says to his brother Sonny in The Godfather. A renowned line from the famous film, it is exactly the opposite of what the articles in this section on business emphasize. For those featured,...
When Virginia Beach native, Zalmy Margolin touched down at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv just before New Year’s, 2015, Birthright Israel officially became a family affair. Zalmy, together with his wife Bracha, were the last in his family to arrive as...
The kick off for the Community Relations Council’s 5th Annual Israel Today Series was a whirlwind spectacular, with Josh Kram not wasting one minute of his day in Tidewater. Kram landed in Norfolk and hit the ground running. First he was brought to the Reba and Sam...
Ending the 2015 calendar year on a very high note, the Tidewater Jewish Foundation recently rolled out several exciting initiatives. These include two matching incentives to help energize philanthropy, including a Legacy Match Life Insurance Program, a Donor Advised...
WASHINGTON (JTA)—American Jewish organizations don’t see the Syrian refugees as a threat; they see them as a reminder. With rare unanimity on an issue that has stirred partisan passion, a cross-section of the community has defended the Obama administration’s refugee...