David Dushman, a Jewish soldier who liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp, died at 98. Dushman died on Saturday, June 5 according to the International Olympic Committee. Dushman drove a tank for the Soviet Army when his division arrived at Auschwitz, the Nazi...
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Herb Sturz, driver of criminal justice reform in New York City and beyond
Herb Sturz, whose extensive career included promoting bail reform and serving as a top deputy to New York City Mayor Ed Koch in the 1970s, has died. Sturz, who was 90, worked with philanthropist Louis Schweitzer in 1961 to found the Vera Institute of Justice, an early...
Birthright Israel is back
Taglit-Birthright Israel is proving it can survive a bout of logistics hiccups such as those presented when tourist travel in and out of Israel is prohibited. Trips may get canceled or re-scheduled, but what’s immune to change is the program’s Why. Existing to connect...
Ben & Jerry’s stopped using social media after violence erupted in Israel. Why?
(JTA)–Pro-Palestinian activists were swarming the social media comments sections of Ben & Jerry’s to demand the company boycott Israel. In response, Ben & Jerry’s appears to have indeed entered a boycott—of social media itself. The international ice cream...
The Pew study cheat sheet: 10 key conclusions from the new survey of American Jews
Ben Sales (JTA)—Meet America’s Jews: They’re older, more educated, richer, and less religious, on average, than the rest of the country. They’re overwhelmingly white, though Jews under 30 are more diverse. Most of them care about Israel, though one in 10 support the...
Adult programming at the Simon Family JCC to return in-person
For more than a decade, the JCC Book Club has met, and in that time, has read more than 150 books. There’s no surprise, then, that this group did not let the pandemic slow them down. Not only did the group continue to read and meet over Zoom, but the JCC Book Club...
Dr. Martin Sheintoch
Petersburg, Va.—Dr. Martin Sheintoch, 93, passed away January 25, 2015 surrounded by his family. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, he was predeceased by his parents Philip and Polly Sheintoch and siblings Dr. Hyman Sheintoch and Rose Senie. He is survived by his loving...
Henry Edward Rubin
Virginia Beach —Henry Edward Rubin, 83, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 in Richmond, Va. He is survived by his wife Barbara G. Rubin, his son, Hilton Rubin and his wife, Suzanne; daughter, Michelle Rosenbaum and her husband, Evan; grandchildren, Darryn Rubin and...
Iris Robinson Pincus
Norfolk — Iris Robinson Pincus, loving wife, mother and grandmother passed peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Norfolk. Iris was born in Hartford, Conn. to Gertrude (Cohen) and Abraham Frank on June 16, 1928. She lived in Connecticut until 1983 when she moved to...
Arthur Victor Lerman
Portsmouth — Arthur Victor Lerman, 77, died February 2, 2015. A native of Portsmouth, he was the son of the late Myers and Rose Stark Lerman. Arthur was a lifelong member of Gomley Chesed Synagogue and was the recipient of the 2009 Blue Yarmulke Man of the Year award....
Esther Levine Goldman
Virginia Beach —Esther Levine Goldman, of Virginia Beach, passed away on January 24, 2015 at age 87. She was predeceased by her husband, Rabbi Joseph Goldman, the first rabbi to serve Temple Israel from its founding until his death in 1983. She was also predeceased by...
Dr. Albert S. Glickman
Silver Spring , Md—On Monday, Jan. 19, 2015 Dr. Albert S. Glickman of Silver Spring, Md., passed away. Beloved husband of the late Blanche B. Glickman; devoted father of Ralph Elias, Marc Glickman, Judi Glickman-Shnider (Reed Shnider) and Deb Charles; beloved brother...
Braham Martin Baum
Hertfordshire , England —Braham Martin Baum passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at the age of 78, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was born in London on May 16, 1936, a mere two and a half hours before his future wife, Shirley Adrienne Baum (née...
Join the mission to bake and create at Operation Hamantaschen
Sunday, Feb. 15, 9 am–3 pm Can you believe it’s already time for Operation Hamantaschen? The triangle- shaped cookies that Jews worldwide associated with the holiday of Purim give this annual Jewish community event its name. At Operation Hamantaschen, toddlers, teens,...
Global disaster relief: first on scene Israel Today with Lt. Col. Dr. Ofer Merin
Sunday, March 15, 7:30, Sandler Family Campus Responsible for setting up the field hospitals in instances of natural disaster, Lt. Col. Dr. Ofer Merin, is also part of the Cardio Thoracic Surgery Department at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, as well as the...
Gidi Grinstein to open Celebrate Israel Series
Thursday, Feb. 26, 7 pm, Simon Family JCC “In working with Gidi Grinstein and his team at the Reut Institute these past few years, we have delved into many topics. I believe Gidi is on the cutting edge of modern Jewish and Zionist thinking,” says David Brand....
Purimpalooza: a costume carnivale for the young adult crowd
Saturday, March 7, 8 pm Known for throwing great, community- wide parties, the Young Adult Division of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is planning to hold an extravaganza next month at the Sandler Family Campus. In a nod to the international music fest of a...
Chuck Woodward at Ohef Sholom’s Men’s Club Shabbat Service
Friday, Feb. 20, 7:30 pm The Men’s Club at Ohef Sholom Temple’s Annual Men’s Club Shabbat will feature Chuck Woodward, the temple’s music director of 33 years. He will speak about “A Life of Music and Faith.” Woodward will share his personal and professional...
CRC holds 3rd annual Israel poster contest
Deadline for submission: Monday, March 2 The third annual Israel Poster Contest for first through 12th graders is now accepting entrees. The Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater sponsors the contest. Students and teachers can find a...
Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill joins Tidewater Chavurah
An unaffiliated group involved in Jewish fellowship, Tidewater Chavurah has engaged its first ordained rabbi as spiritual leader, Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill. Rabbi Jaffe-Gill will lead Shabbat and High Holidays services using prayer books of the Reform movement. She will...
From a Nobel winner
Suspended Sentences Patrick Modiano Translated by Mark Polizzotti Yale University Press, 2014 ISBN 978-0-300-19805-8, 215 pp.(paper) Patrick Modiano, French writer of Flemish/ Italian/Jewish ancestry and winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature is almost unheard...
Exchange program launched by Eastern Virginia Medical School and Bar-Ilan University Medical School
Navigating effective ways to provide high quality community healthcare services to patients at risk both in America and northern Israel is among the major learning insights of medical students participating in the exchange program between Eastern Virginia Medical...
Virginia Festival of Jewish Film winds up a success
“I can’t thank this community enough for supporting the Virginia Festival of Jewish Film, presented by Alma* and Howard Laderberg,” said William Laderberg at the closing night of the film festival on Sunday, Jan. 25. “Thanks to them, their outpouring of support and...
Why Jewish families should vaccinate their kids
(Kveller via JTA)—Since the news of the recent Disneyland measles outbreak and the subsequent chatter on Facebook began, I discovered I have at least four Facebook friends (and likely a few more) with healthy, non-immunocompromised, vaccine-aged children who have...
Birthright trip to Israel in December
I arrived back in the United States on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at about 5 in the morning. I was excited that the next day I would be having sushi with my friends and telling them all about my trip; my spiritual journey. I had about a 10-hour layover at JFK to reflect on...
An introduction or re-introduction to AJC
Tidewater received a visit from the American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) Washington regional director, Alan Ronkin on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 22 and 23. As I prepared for Alan’s visit and mentioned AJC to community members, many responded with “what is AJC?” I went...