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Earlier this month, our community, along with communities around the world, celebrated the 73rd birthday of the State of Israel. On Sunday, April 18, the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community was more vibrant than it has been in more...
The past 12 months have been unlike any before them in myriad ways. No one can argue with that. However, in other ways, it’s been business as usual for United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Women’s Division—with creative programming and fundraising. This year’s...
When I was in college, I remember saying to my friends that I did not want to be a mother. It came with responsibility that I did not want. As a mother, you are given a precious gift, yet it comes with no instruction manual and no way to know that you’ll get it...
Virginia Beach—Elsie Hirsch, 99, passed away peacefully at home on April 1, 2021, just days shy of her 100th birthday. She was born in Ulm, Germany on April 6, 1921 to Carl and Hilda Moos. In 1939, Elsie immigrated to the United States with her parents as a Holocaust...
Norfolk—Benita “Bunny” Mirman passed away peacefully on April 5, 2021, surrounded by her three children. Bunny was born on May 23, 1938, to Herman and Pauline Bernstein in Suffolk, Virginia, and moved to Norfolk following her marriage to Stanley (Sonny) Mirman in...
Virginia Beach—Seymour B. “Baca” Mendelssohn, 78, of Virginia Beach, and formerly of Scranton, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2021, at Beth Sholom Village. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Maxine Marcus Mendelssohn. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., he is the son of...
The Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater accepted an invitation to present its innovative original program, What We Carry, at the 9th International Conference on Holocaust Education at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, July 7–10, 2014. The start of...
79% of respondents say Israel’s response is “justified” NEW YORK—Researchers from Brandeis University’s Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies (CMJS) released a study that finds that while American young adults may hold Israel responsible for the recent conflict in...
by Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA)— Israel’s war is over, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fight may only have just begun. The past month has seen Netanyahu’s approval rating plummet, according to polling by Israel’s Channel 2. On July 23, about a week after Israel...
by Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA)—A rocket barrage fell on Israel, a boom sounded over Tel Aviv and then it was over—at least for now. After 50 days of missiles, airstrikes, ground operations, tunnel incursions, truce talks, cease-fire proposals, death and destruction,...
My teacher, Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik, of blessed memory, noted that our prayers on Rosh Hashanah do not include any references to sin or forgiveness. Selichot (penitential prayers) and Viduy (confession) are absent from the liturgy. Yet we know that Rosh...
These past months our community, world Jewry and the people of Israel have faced enormous political, moral and life threatening challenges. Facing these challenges requires collective and individual thoughtfulness, wisdom and fortitude. We must break down complex,...
In order to provide Jewish News readers with additional sources of information than may be found in U.S. media, we’ve gathered the following links to a variety of news updates, opinions, analyses, and live blogs from Israel. The views expressed on these sites are not...
Name: Ilene Leibowitz Lipton, admissions and marketing director at Leigh Hall Assisted Living in Norfolk. Age: 50 Education: University of Georgia, 1985 Children: Seth, 19 and Maya, 15 Hometown: Norfolk Favorite food: Hmmm, today it’s sushi, watermelon, Nutella and...
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Israeli filmmaker Menahem Golan, who produced more than 200 movies, including several popular action films of the 1980s, has died. Golan, who also directed Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sylvester Stallone and Chuck Norris, died Friday, Aug. 8...
LOS ANGELES (JTA)—Dr. Jesse Steinfeld, who fought vigorously as surgeon general to warn the public of the dangers of smoking, has died. Steinfeld, who served in the post from 1969 until President Richard Nixon forced his resignation in 1973, died Tuesday, Aug. 5 in...
Jacksonville , Fla .— Irene “Renee” J. Wolfson-Moses passed away on July 19, 2014 at her home in Jacksonville, Fla. Renee was a lifelong resident of Jacksonville and was born on Jan. 12, 1925. She graduated Robert E. Lee High School and attended the Florida State...
Portsmouth —Mildred (Mickey) Klein Salins passed away peacefully in her home Friday, July 4. Born August 28, 1916, daughter of Louis and Rose Klein and beloved wife of the late Edgar Salins, she was a deeply devoted and loving mother of Bonnee (Franklin) Korel of...
Norfolk —Jeanette Holtz Eisen, 93, died on June 21, 2014 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Jeanette, whose parents emigrated from Russia to the United States, was born in Georgetown, Delaware on May 5, 1921. She was valedictorian of her class and captain of her...
Norfolk —Fred Burg, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014. A native of Vienna, Austria, he was pre-deceased by his parents Leo and Fannie Burg and his brother Paul, all who perished during the Holocaust. Mr. Burg escaped Nazi occupied Austria on a Kindertrain in...
Atlanta , Ga.—Betty Mardy Arogeti, age 88, of Atlanta died on July 21, 2014. Devoted to her family, she is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Jeannie and Walter Schroder, Scotch Plains, Shelley and Lonnie Slone, Norfolk, Va., and Gail and David Philipson,...
Sunday, October 19, 2:30 pm, Simon Family JCC The Virginia Opera will perform The Empress and the Nightingale at the Simon Family JCC for families and children. This adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic children’s story of a small bird sharing her gift of...
Thursday, Sept. 4, 7 pm Old Dominion University, Chandler Recital Hall Join Dr. Jonathan Crane and Dr. Gerard Magill for a presentation that sheds light on what patients and families can expect from medicine to support a good death. Medical technology increasingly...
Sunday, Sept. 7, 10 am–12:30 pm Ohef Sholom Temple will host an Open House for guests to get a “taste” of what the temple is all about, including High Holy Day services and activities information, samples of a children’s prayer service led by Rabbi Roz Mandelberg and...
Sunday, Sept. 7, 1 pm, Simon Family JCC by Leslie Shroyer A two-hour party with dancing, sweating, fun and door prizes to benefit FORCE’s lifesaving work will take place at the Simon Family JCC. FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered) is a national non-profit that...
Saturday, August 23 by Jason Lovitz “This is a game-changer when it comes to synagogue worship!” proclaimed one attendee at Temple Emanuel’s first monthly ‘Shabbat Shirah’ service. “We wanted to create something joyous, soulful and engaging,” says Kevin Tabakin, the...