VIRGINIA BEACH - Moshe (Moe) Adato passed away on September 23 at the age of 79. Moe enjoyed making others laugh, cooking, going to the gym, playing pool and singing. He will be remembered for always inviting friends and strangers to come have a meal with him. Moe is...
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Margo Renate Fefer
VIRGINIA BEACH - Margot Renate Fefer passed away on September 16. Margot was born in Germany on July 20, 1933. She was married to the love of her life, the late Benny Fefer, a Holocaust survivor, for over 52 years. Margot is survived by her loving daughter, Debby Rios...
Richard Jerrold (Dicky) Flax
RICHMOND - Richard Jerrold (Dicky) Flax died on October 9, 2023. Dicky was predeceased by the love of his life, Evelyn Flax, and his daughter-in law, Paula Carl. Born April 3, 1927, Dicky attended Lehigh University and graduated from the University of Richmond. He...
Clayton “Clay” Harris Morrison
VIRGINA BEACH - Clayton Harris Morrison, 27, passed away on September 27. Clayton was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and was the son of Dr. Sanford Neil Morrison and Stephanie Cohen Morrison. Clayton was an avid fisherman, loved boating, and was an exceptional baseball...
Marilyn Joy Schwartz
NORFOLK - Marilyn Joy Schwartz, 97, passed away on Sunday, September 24. She is the mother of Mindy Schwartz Katz (Jeff) and grandmother of Carly and Jana. Burial was in New Jersey.
Dianne Feinstein, long-serving Jewish senator from California
Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Dianne Feinstein, the long-serving Jewish senator from California who rose to national prominence when she appeared before cameras with her hands stained with the blood of a murdered colleague, has died. Feinstein, who had recently faced criticism...
Steven F. Kauder
Portsmouth—On January 4, 2023, the world lost Steven F. Kauder—an immeasurably kind, selfless soul and always the tallest man in the room. A true mensch with an irrepressible optimism, a deep, booming voice, and a heart far too big for this earth. Steve lived a life...
Eleanor “Ellie” Leon Lipkin
Norfolk—Eleanor “Ellie” Leon Lipkin, passed away at home on December 22, 2022. Proud to have been raised in Berkeley, she then became a lifelong resident of Norfolk. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Helen Goodman Leon. She was preceded in death by her...
Beth Donn Mancoll
Virginia Beach—Beth Donn Mancoll, 81, passed away peacefully at home on December 22, 2022, surrounded by her loving family, when her fourth bout with cancer overcame her. Beth was born to Milton and Freda Fleder Donn in Norfolk, Virginia. Beth was preceded in death by...
Alan Swersky
Atlanta, Ga.—On January 2, 2023, we lost our beloved Alan, at the age of 88 years, after a life well lived. He passed away at home due to complications from Multiple Myeloma. He was keenly aware of the love of his family and friends. Alan was born to Harry and Anna...
Miriam Young
Virginia Beach—Miriam Young, age 98, of Virginia Beach, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Miriam was born December 9, 1923. A funeral service for Miriam was held at Star of David Chapel, North Lauderdale, Fla. Following the funeral service, a...
Barbara Walters, groundbreaking Jewish TV host
(JTA)—Barbara Walters, the iconic newswoman and celebrity interviewer who made history for women and Jewish anchors on mainstream American news television, died at 93 on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. ABC News, where Walters regularly appeared on shows such as 20/20 and The...
Legendary Jewish tennis champion Dick Savitt dies at 95
(JTA)—Dick Savitt, the Jewish tennis champion who won both the Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships in 1951, died Jan. 6 at 95 at his home in New York. He was the first Jewish athlete to win either tournament. A native of Bayonne, New Jersey, Savitt never took...
A Letter on Antisemitism from VA Attorney General Jason Miyares
Jewish Tidewater 2022…another busy year
Jewish-related news made more mainstream headlines in 2022 than most of us could ever recall. The topics receiving the most national and global coverage included news about Ukraine’s Jewish president, Jewish U.S. politicians, Israel’s election (again!), the synagogue...
Future is bright for Jewish Tidewater
As we light our menorahs during Hanukkah and approach the end of 2022, I think back on all we have accomplished together. When Russia attacked Ukraine, Jewish Tidewater responded quickly, as we always do, raising almost $800,000 to provide support directly to...
Combating Antisemitism report addresses laws, education, definition, and law enforcement
Established by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, the Virginia Commission to Combat Antisemitism released its report earlier this month, receiving national, as well as international attention. On January 15, 2022, his first day in office, the governor signed Executive Order 8,...
Education Matters – Jewish News Supplement
Education Matters (December 19, 2022)
Hillel: Growing a Jewish connection
As the executive director at William & Mary Hillel in Williamsburg, Rabbi Gershon Litt’s responsibilities include development, bookkeeping, education, interaction with the university, counseling, and student and faculty meetings. Add all of that to his having...
Beth Chaverim celebrates 40th anniversary
Happiness was overflowing on Sunday, November 6 as current and former members of Congregation Beth Chaverim gathered at the Sandler Family Campus to celebrate the congregation’s 40th anniversary with food, drink, an abundance of hugs, smiles, laughter, and memoires....
Tidewater Jewish Foundation earns recognition for its prudent management of invested funds
As investment stewards, Tidewater Jewish Foundation’s Investment Committee recognizes its fiduciary responsibility to oversee the investment of the community’s assets and continues to review TJF’s Investment Policy Statement (IPS) and evaluate its implementation....
New kindergarten program at SIA will focus on younger students
Strelitz International Academy plans to launch a new transitional kindergarten program for eligible new and re-enrolling students for the upcoming school year. The SIA TK program is designed for students old enough for kindergarten, but who need an extra year to...
Be A Reader is roaring back into schools
The BeAR program started 2022 with plenty of questions, as volunteers were still not permitted in the schools. Calls to BeAR schools with offers to help resulted in many schools requesting supplies, reading and writing games, and books. They also asked for the BeAR...
Nadiv meets to discuss Jewish values ahead of giving circle donation
The men’s giving circle through YAD, Nadiv, gathered at the home of Dr. Alan and Jody Wagner on Wednesday, December 7 to discuss the Jewish values that matter to each member of the group—values such as education, community, Jewish peoplehood, saving lives, and others....
“Locked In” on fun
The first “Middle School Lock-In” in many years was hosted at the Simon Family JCC on a Saturday evening in November with 24 teens and tweens from across Tidewater’s Jewish community. Camp JCC counselors, lifeguards, and Alma Ben Chorin, one of Tidewater’s...
A new Melton course starts in January— Jews in America: Insiders and Outsiders
Begins Wednesday, January 18, 6:45 pm, online Nearly two and a half million Jews emigrated from Eastern Europe to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. New to a foreign country and unlikely to speak English, these Jews tended to confine...