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All events are open to the community with RSVP or tickets required and will take place virtually until further notice. For more information about the Festival, to register, sponsor, or volunteer, contact Patty Shelanski at 757-452-3184 or Pshelanski@ujft.org or...
(JTA)—Jewish voters are set to vote 75% to 22% for Joe Biden, according to a poll by the American Jewish Committee. The poll released Monday, Oct. 19, shows the Democratic nominee expanding his support among Jewish voters from a 67–30 split in a poll last month and it...
(JTA)—On Thursday, Oct. 15, the FBI had a message for Jewish institutions across the country: Prepare for the possibility of violence on Election Day. That was the main takeaway from a webinar hosted by the Secure Community Network, which coordinates security for...
Pandemic isolation affects everyone differently. It’s human kryptonite. Nobody is immune because there is no antidote for the great equalizer—the need for human connection. Since 1946, Jewish Family Service of Tidewater has been fighting isolation-induced illness,...
Matthew Kramer-Morning joined United Jewish Federation of Tidewater as Young Leadership Campaign manager this month. Originally from Northern Wisconsin, Matt Kramer-Morning has a diverse background in the professional Jewish world. Most recently, he served in a...
(JTA)—If you’re in Arizona or Florida and a 585 area code pops up on your phone, you might want to answer: It could be a Jewish volunteer in Rochester, New York, whose mission it is to help you vote. The Greater Rochester Jewish Federation is one of a number of local...
JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest This summer, the Simon Family JCC gave me the opportunity to learn more about journalism at the Maccabi Games and ArtsFest, This International Jewish Junior Olympic and Artistic conference was held in Orange County, Calif., August 4–9....
Laura and Jerry Miller’s vision of a library, filled with books and learning resources, where anyone in the Tidewater Jewish community can come to learn and study, will begin another chapter in its storied history on October 6. The Laura & Jerry Miller Family...
The morning after the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s 2014 Annual Campaign Kickoff, phones started ringing and emails started arriving in Campaign staffers offices. “How did he do it? That was amazing? I’ve never been to an event like this before— it was...
Terri Tavss Sarfan, president, Simon Family Jewish Community Center Profession Jack-of -all-trades/ Master of none Education Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Virginia Commonwealth University Family Married to Lonny Sarfan Two daughters: Alex and Stephanie Four-legged...
It has been an exciting and active summer for the administration and faculty at the Hebrew Academy of Tidewater and Strelitz Early Childhood Center. While many spent the last few months packed with family fun and sensational travel experiences, everyone ultimately...
Suffolk—Daniel A. Strasser, 67, died Thursday, August 15, 2013 in his residence. He was a native of the Bronx, N. Y. and a resident of Suffolk for 10 years. He is the son of Irene Groveman Bockoff and the late Joseph Strasser. Mr. Strasser was a graduate of the...
Newport News —Walter S. Segaloff died Sunday morning, August 18 leaving a gigantic hole in the fabric of the Virginia Peninsula, the Commonwealth and arguably the nation. While we may never fill that void, Walter’s lifetime of rich and meaningful accomplishments has...
Norfolk —Rosalind Norkin, 91, of Norfolk, Va. and Boynton Beach, Fla. passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013. A native of Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Isadore and Etta Green. She was a charter member of Temple Israel and its Sisterhood, a life member of...
Norfolk —Samuel J. Kramer passed away on August 14, 2013 at the age of 96. He is the last of his generation of Kramers, his parents, Nathan and Mary Kramer having fled the pogroms of Russia to settle in Ithaca. He is predeceased by his wife, Anne G. Kramer, who passed...
Norfolk —Alan Kootner, husband of Donna Kootner passed away. Graveside services were held at Mikro Kodesh Cemetery in Chesapeake.
Norfolk —David Raymond Koltun, age 99, born in New York, N.Y, on Oct. 5, 1913, passed away Friday, August 16, 2013, just six weeks shy of his much look forward to 100th birthday. Dave is survived by his wife of 30 years, Helen; her children and grandchildren, Terri...
Norfolk —Albert Kaplan was born January 13, 1924, at St. Vincent DePaul Hospital on Church Street in Norfolk,Va. His parents were Ida Goldman Kaplan and Sol Kaplan. The family lived in Park Place on 27th Street before moving to the duplex home they built at Gates and...
Virginia Beach —Dorothy Jean (“Dottie-Jean”) Chenman Goodman Cash died on Saturday, August 24, 2013. Born in Norfolk in July of 1930, Dottie- Jean was the daughter of the late Leon and Sonia Steiman Chenman, who came to the United States from their native Lithuania to...
Irvin Belkov Virginia Beach —Irvin Belkov, 98, Norfolk native and son of Alex and Fannie Belkov, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 19, 2013 at home. Mr. Belkov is survived by his wife of 73 years, Mona Halprin Belkov, three sons, Arnold, William (Sara) and Charles...
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 4:30 -6:30 pm The Afro-Semitic Experience, a band beyond categorization, will perform their special, “soul-driven” music in a concert presented by Old Dominion University’s Institute for Jewish Studies and Interfaith Understanding. The bad is a...
Saturday, Sept. 21, 7 pm The UJFT’s Young Adult Division is hosting a progressive dinner like you’ve never seen before! Join this Sukkah Hop, at the homes of several YADian’s living in Middle Plantation in Virginia Beach. For $10, the evening will include appetizers,...
Thursday, Oct. 3, 11 am When we are consumed with our own culture and way of life, it is sometimes hard to imagine anyone else being intrigued in what is to us, a standard interest. At Tallwood High School’s Global Studies and World Languages Academy in Virginia...
Sunday, Sept. 22, 10 am Temple Israel and the Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater invite the community to join them for a free community briefing at the temple. Professor Amos Guiora will share insight on the renewed...
A trip for eligible young adults who have not gone on their free 10-day trip to Israel with Taglit-Birthright Israel, is being offered by Network JCFR. The organization is sending a group of 22–27-year-olds to Israel this winter. Registration opens Sept. 9, so...
Monday, Nov. 11, 11 am When the nation celebrates Veterans Day, a solemn ceremony will also take place at the Jewish Veterans Memorial on the Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish community. Now three years old, the memorial was created through significant...