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ORT student shows thanks by changing the world

ORT student shows thanks by changing the world

Women’s American ORT, Organization for Rehabilitation and Training, has always been an educational and vocational game changer for students in the U.S. and around the world. Lifelong volunteer Sara Trub has been ORT-immersed for 48 years. An e-mail she received from a...

Evelyn Jacobson Salasky

Virginia Beach –Evelyn Jacobson Salasky, 95, died peacefully at the Terrace at Beth Sholom Village on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Evelyn was an elegant woman who always acted and dressed like a lady. Her quick smile and easy laugh put others at ease. She will be missed by...

Jeanette Goldberg Mink

Norfolk — Jeanette Goldberg Mink, 96, passed away at Beth Sholom Village on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. She was the former owner of Sarah Cohen Dress Shop of Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Born in Portsmouth, Va., she was the daughter of the late Anna Cohen Klein and Joseph...

Edith I. Kenner

Norfolk —Edith I. Kenner, 85, of the 500 block of Maycox Ave., died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 in a local hospital. She was a native and lifelong resident of Norfolk, Va. and was the daughter of the late Abraham and Hannah Benenson Itzkowitz. She was preceded in death by...

Alfred Irving Horowitz

Norfolk —84, Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Alfred Irving Horowitz died peacefully Nov. 6 at home surrounded by family and friends. He spent 64 years with the love of his life, Jeannette, who preceded him in death. They have two children who survive them, Ronnie (Tracy) of...

My history with the family of Lee Harvey Oswald’s Jewish killer

NEW YORK (JTA)—We were sharing a pastrami sandwich and pickles at the Los Angeles landmark Canter’s Deli. I was 24. She was nearly 50 years older, with a piercing voice as loud as her flaming red wig. Her name was Eva Rubenstein Grant, and she was a little-known...

Rabbi Gershon Litt to be honored at Toras Chaim’s gala dinner

Sunday, Dec. 8, reception at 5 pm; dinner at 5:30 pm Since its inception 12 years ago, Toras Chaim has held an annual celebratory gala dinner and this year is no exception. With a dinner, theme of “Bringing Wisdom to the Stars,” the evening’s keynote speaker will be...

Follow Me director to speak at Jewish Film Festival

Wednesday, Jan. 22 A variety of venues and film genres and a visit from two of the films’ directors are just some of what’s planned for the 2014 Simon Family JCC’s Virginia Festival of Jewish Film, presented by Alma* and Howard Laderberg. One director, Jonathan...

Inspiring Story

The Rage to Live Anna Andlauer Create Space, 2012 225 pages, $17.00 ISBN 978-1479322-2893 They were a band of broken children: From infants on the verge of death from exposure and starvation to young children, teenagers, and young adults who had lived through hell and...

On Potok

Chaim Potok: Confronting Modernity Through the Lens of Tradition Daniel Walden, Editor The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2013 184 pages Chaim Potok, who died in 2002, shared two things with your reviewer. We both graduated with Bachelor-of-Arts degrees in...

Knowledge is Power: Tidewater Jewish community Jewish genetic screening

Sponsored by Jewish Family Service Sunday, Dec. 15, 10 am–3 pm Simon Family JCC I have recently had the honor of attending two very special Shabbat services, the first at Congregation Beth El and the second at Ohef Sholom Temple. Both Rabbi Jeffrey Arnowitz of Beth El...

Last pages of Book Festival satisfy diverse groups

With good book sales and attendance, wonderful sponsors and concluding events, this year’s Lee and Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival was among the most successful at the Simon Family JCC. Closing events included Marion Grodin, a stand-up comedian, who had a...

TJF honors veterans at Jewish War Veterans Monument

Approximately 60 people attended Tidewater Jewish Foundation’s annual Veterans Day Memorial Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11. Philip Rovner, president and CEO of TJF, welcomed guests at the monument and Captain James Eilberg, SC, USN (Ret), officiated. Cantor Aaron...

2nd Annual Tour De Mensch Bike Ride and JWV Brunch a success

The Mens Club of Congregation Beth El teamed up with the Tidewater, Post 158, of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States to help organize the Second Annual Tour De Mensch Bike Ride followed by a community brunch on Sunday, Nov. 3. The Tour De Mensch is a 15-mile...

Holocaust Commission takes its show on the road

While many people spent the evening of Thursday, Oct. 31 shepherding children around seeking sweets, the Holocaust Commission sent its representatives to Roanoke for a different kind of solicitation. Elena Baum, Commission director and Mickey Held, former chair headed...

Remembering the Yom Kippur War at Temple Israel

Last month, Temple Israel commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. During the ceremony, Eitan Mor, a member of Temple Israel and a native Israeli, offered his memories in a speech titled “Impressions and Departed Souls.” These are excerpts from his...

The ultimate “Eight Step” program

It is always great to be able to write about one of the greatest and most powerful holidays in our calendar. Given the time of year, I am obviously referring to Chanukah. Some find Chanukah powerful because of the military victory that we recall and yet we also all...