After the Pittsburgh Synagogue massacre, one woman’s journey from victim to activist Tuesday, March 24, 7:30 pm, Kempsville Conservative Synagogue, KBH On Shabbat morning, October 27, 2018, 11 people were murdered in the Tree of Life massacre in Pittsburgh, Pa. Joyce...
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Mazel Tov to a Woman for the World: Annie Sandler is first JDC vice president from Tidewater
As a young married woman living in Virginia Beach, Annie Sandler began to build a rare and rewarding Jewish communal life. Powerful influences include husband Art Sandler; in-laws, Reba and Sam Sandler; Dr. Zvi Feine, and various female leaders on national United...
An update on Virginia Beach City Public Schools 2021–2022 School Calendar
Over the last month, our community has been engaged regarding the Virginia Beach City Public Schools 2021–2022 calendar with the first day of school falling on the first day of Rosh Hashanah. At the February 25, 2020 Virginia Beach City Public Schools School Board...
Dorothy Salomonsky celebrates a quarter of a century with JFS
For 25 years, Dorothy Salomonsky has been an integral part of Jewish Family Service of Tidewater—especially with one particular program. In fact, Salomonsky has been the driving force that propelled the Personal Affairs Management department to be nationally...
Purim around town
Purim begins at sunset on Monday, March 9 Tidewater is fortunate to have many great Purim events taking place this year. Check some of them out here. Sunday, March 8, 10:30 am A Totally Rad Purim Carnival Ohef Sholom Temple 530 Raleigh Ave, Norfolk...
Stephan Ross, survivor who founded New England Holocaust Memorial
BOSTON (JTA)—Stephan Ross, a prominent Boston-area Holocaust survivor who founded the New England Holocaust Memorial, has died. Ross died Monday, Feb. 24 at the age of 88, though the destruction by the Nazis of documents in his native Poland makes it impossible to...
Israeli teens thank Tidewater on behalf of thousands for learning opportunities
The Tidewater community has long been able to watch videos and read reports of how local gifts are making a difference to students in Israel who are the beneficiaries of World ORT programs. On June 5, members of the community heard first-hand from a pair of Israeli...
Simon Family JCC’s Meeting recognizes accomplishments and sets goals for Simon Family JCC
The 2012 Biennial Meeting of the Simon Family JCC took place on Wednesday, June 13. At the meeting, outstanding accomplishments for the Center were recognized, a president bid her farewell, and another was installed for a two-year-term. Sandra Porter Leon, outgoing...
Yeshiva Aish Kodesh’s tribute dinner honors Jordan Slone
More than 250 friends, family and supporters of Yeshiva Aish Kodesh, the Talmudical Academy of Norfolk, enjoyed a warm celebration of the area’s first and only Jewish Boy’s high school on May 20 at the school’s Tribute Dinner honoring Jordan Slone, founding president...
Florence Melton Adult Mini- School has 10th graduation
The 10th graduation of adults from the Simon Family JCC’s Florence Melton Adult Mini-School took place on June 4. Thirteen adults completed the “core” program which involves two years of classes for 30 weeks each year. After these two years, students celebrate their...
Congregation Beth Chaverim’s 30th anniversary
A grateful founding rabbi, I shall always remember and cherish the transforming birth of what we affectionately called, “the baby.” Much love and tenderness has been bestowed upon the fast-growing “baby,” remaining the newest synagogue in Hampton Roads and the only...
Hukkat: Highly illogical, or, what I did for love
Sometimes I just don’t understand the reason I’m being asked to do something. My initial reaction is to refuse, at least internally. Why should I do it, if I don’t see the value in its doing? God gave me a discerning mind and free will, so it should be my inalienable...
Federation-Synagogue grants program seeks to build a strong community
Continuing its yearlong effort to strengthen temples and synagogues in the Tidewater community, the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater recently launched its Federation-Synagogue Grants program. Funds are being made available for innovative projects that will...
Armond Jay Caplan starts a new century
Armond Caplan arrives each morning at the BB&T building in downtown Norfolk from his home at the Beth Sholom Terrace ready to put in a good day’s work. He mentions with a smile that someday he might decide to retire, but not just yet! Approaching his 100th...
Al Gordon, Emmy-winning comedy writer, 89
Al Gordon, who parlayed a chance wartime meeting with an entertainment troupe into an Emmy-winning career as a writer for Jack Benny, the Smothers Brothers and many others, died May 23 at 89. As told to the L.A. Times by his son, Neil, Gordon was in the Air Force on a...
Harry Kreitzer
Virginia Beach —Harry Kreitzer, 95, passed away on May 28, 2012. He was a 32nd degree mason and a former president of Temple Israel in Staunton, Va. Left to cherish his memory are his son Larry (Elaine), grandchildren; Angela Holcombe, Jennifer Kreitzer, Rebecca Smith...
Donald Higgins
Norfolk —Donald Higgins, 60, longtime social worker, residing in Ghent in Norfolk, died on Monday, May 28, 2012. Donald Ray Higgins was born to the late Ruth Ann Higgins and Harold Bailey Higgins in Easton, Md. He attended Virginia Commonwealth University. Following...
Jewish Women’s Salon closes its “Live Season” and gears up for on-line summer discussions
The Jewish Women’s Salon closed its “live season” with the second in a two-part showing of the award-winning documentary film Miss Representation. The event, held on Sunday morning, May 20 at the Sandler Family Campus, again produced a good deal of rain, but also a...
Frank Zelenka on his promotion to Captain, USNR. He is married to Amy and the father of Adam and recent HAT graduate Sam.
Rabbi Sam Rose and Rabbi Israel Zoberman following Rabbi Rose’s ordination at the Historic Plum Street Temple in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 2, 2012. Rabbi Rose is the first “home-grown” rabbi of Congregation Beth Chaverim. Rabbi Zoberman was ordained at Plum Street...
Eden Bliss Perry upon her graduation from the Tisch School of arts at NYU. Commencement exercises were held at Yankee Stadium before an audience of more than 50,000. Two days later, The Tisch School of Arts held additional exercises at Radio City Music Hall. Eden had...
Rubin (Ruby) Kravitz on the full page coverage of his career in the ASTM Standardization News. ASTM (the American Society for Testing and Materials) is globally recognized as the leader in the development and delivery of international standards. Kravitz has joined...
Max Chucker on his graduation from Florida State University with a degree in music theatre and his casting as Arab in the National Tour of West Side Story which begins in the fall, 2012. He will play the Fiddler in Fiddler on the Roof in Wichita, Kansas this summer.
Payday Payroll Services wins Monarch Bank’s $50,000 ‘Top Flight’ Prize
“Hampton Roads has spoken and selected this year’s $50,000 winner,” Brad E. Schwartz, CEO of Monarch Bank, said in announcing Payday Payroll Services as the winner of its second annual communitywide contest. “Monarch Bank developed this award program to recognize top...
The Jewish Museum & Conference Center presents the 4th annual Wonderful Wednesdays Summer Music Series
Joann Falletta and Friends Wednesday, June 13, 7:30pm JoAnn Falletta, Debra Wendells Cross, and Robert Alemany, have performed and recorded together and promise to bring an exciting evening of wonderful music. Falletta (guitar), Cross (flute), and Alemany (clarinet)...
The Faiths of Good Neighbors
One of the blessings of American life is that our society is structured to promote good relations among people of faith. It was not always thus. There was a time when the various denominations were often in notso- splendid isolation, and even now, some denominations...