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Tzofim Friendship Caravan returns to Tidewater with a celebration of unity and culture
Sierra Lautman Israeli Scouts from the Tzofim Friendship Caravan visited Tidewater on July 28 for the first time in four years. Their performances bridge the gap between Israeli and American culture, demonstrating the power of music and unity in fostering connections...
Splashes of fun and farewell: Tidewater says goodbye to Aya and Alma at the August Sunday Fun Day
Nofar Trem A blazing sun over the Metzger Outdoor Aquatic Center at the Simon Family Jewish Community Center helped make certain temperatures were up – in a good way – for Sunday Fun Day in August. The afternoon was a heartwarming convergence of community members,...
How Adam Sandler’s ‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ imitates real life, from its stars to its parties
Shira Li Bartov (JTA) — To prepare for their role in creating Adam Sandler’s latest movie, crew members hit the Toronto bar and bat mitzvah circuit. Production designer Perry Blake and set decorator Julia Altschul, guided by a local consultant on the Jewish...
Ellen Ruth Kruger Chapman
NEW ORLEANS, LA. - Ellen Ruth Kruger Chapman passed away peacefully at her home in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 18, surrounded by her family. Born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, Ellen attended college at Tulane University and medical school at New York...
Milton Linwood Gamsey
NOFOLK - Milton Linwood Gamsey passed away peacefully in his home on August 11, at the age of 100. He was the son of Morton and Reba Levy Gamsey. He was a proud World War II veteran who was predeceased by his loving wife of 71 years, Rosalind Laibstain Gamsey. Linwood...
Community’s generosity has major impact
As we prepare for the New Year, 5783, it was wonderful to come together as a community for the dedication of the Marty Einhorn Pavilion at the Sandler Family Campus on Sunday, September 18 (see page 6). Marty joins a list of leaders who are honored through namings on...
Diverse authors, varied subjects planned for Jewish Book Festival
The annual Lee & Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish Book Festival begins on November 2 with author Dan Grunfeld (see page 10), kicking off a series of events that will run through June. This year’s festival features 20 authors from around the world and from a variety of...
High Holidays 2022
Chef Larry Adler: Cooking up a storm to break the fast
Virginia Beach’s Larry Adler, culinary faculty lead at Stratford University and a former training professional, has a long history of applying his skills and creativity to bringing food to the next level. For Jewish News readers, Adler shares a few tips...
SIA launches 2022–23 school year and a new strategic plan
Strelitz International Academy kicked off the school year on August 22 and unveiled a new five-year strategic plan: SIA Going Forth, Embracing Innovation and Inspiring Global Action. The plan is already underway. A steady growth in enrollment for SIA over the last few...
Holocaust Commission holds 15th Educators’ Conference
The Holocaust Commission capped off the summer in August with its first educators’ conference since 2019. The 15th conference, Reflections of the Past: Words STILL Matter, was a partnership between the Commission, the Virginia Beach Public Schools, and Echoes &...
Perspectives on basketball, the Holocaust, and what one author calls “Grace”
Dan Grunfeld: Wednesday, November 2, 7:30 pm By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream Dan Grunfeld Triumph Books 262 pages, 2021 The 2022-23 Lee & Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish Book Festival kicks off this...
ESPN documentary focuses on Holocaust and Munich Olympics survivor Shaul Ladany
(JTA)—Frank Saraceno has worked for ESPN since 1994 and has produced hour-long documentaries on some of the biggest stars in sports for the cable channel’s Emmy Award-winning “E:60” series. But he thinks working on the episode that premiered September 20, might have...
Queen Elizabeth mattered. Civil religion explains why.
(JTA)—I am one of those people who gobble up films and television shows about the royal family almost as soon as they come out. And yet, watching The Crown, my thoughts would run like this: “This is great television,” I would say after nearly every episode. “But...
Area religious schools begin year with Israeli flair
Tidewater’s ShinShinim, Aya Sever and Alma Ben Chorin, are adding an Israeli touch to area religious schools this year. Sever will spend three weeks each month during the first semester with Ohef Sholom Temple while Ben Chorin is with Congregation Beth El. They will...
First Person: The impact of learner-centered Israel education
When I was a child in Jewish day school, we passed around the green, metal JNF box, sang Israeli songs, and watched videos about Israel’s beauty. Israel was our homeland, pure and simple. Since then, things have gotten much more complicated. Young Jewish adults do not...
Archival photographs to celebrate Israel @ 75 throughout the year
The world-renowned PhotoHouse is one of Israel’s most valuable and monumental private archives of historical photographs. Founded in 1936, it has been owned and operated by the same family for three generations. Rudi Weissenstein captured millions of photos of...
Baby and Me returns to the Simon Family JCC
Begins Tuesday, September 20, 9 am Sandler Family Campus Twice a month, Baby and Me offers a time for a parent to bring their baby, up to 18 months old, to the Simon Family JCC for an hour of baby games and activities, social time with other parents and guardians, and...
Yellow is the color of remembrance at Jewish Museum and Cultural Center
Sunday, October 16, 11 am–3 pm Get ready to plant some bulbs and hope for a bountiful garden this spring in remembrance of the children who perished in the Holocaust. The Jewish Museum and Cultural Center in Portsmouth is hosting its first event in partnership with...
Sukkot event for 6th–9th graders
Sunday, October 9, 1–3 pm, MOCA The Simon Family JCC and United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, in collaboration with the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, invites students in sixth through ninth grade to a special Sukkot event at MOCA. The afternoon will begin...
Shifting Borders: The Map of Israel Past and Present
Wednesday, October 26, 7:30 pm Sandler Family Campus The best way to begin to understand Israel is to first understand the nation’s map. Since declaring independence in 1948, the tiny nation’s borders have often changed. Sometimes, Israel has gained territory;...
Exploring Jewish history in an international context
Class begins Thursday, October 27, 12 pm What is the history behind the narrative of the Jewish religion’s core story? One way to better understand Judaism’s history—as well as its “story”—is to explore the international framework in which its people emerged. The...
Dancing Through Waves Exhibit showcases Israeli artist
Leon Family Gallery Through early November Reception with the artist: Thursday, October 13, 4 pm Shony Rivnay is an interdisciplinary Israeli-American artist based in Tel Aviv. His work has been exhibited in galleries throughout the world —Germany, Japan, South...
Exploration of family roots leads local author to book on klezmer
Klezmer for the Joyful Soul Debbie Burke Queen Esther Publishing LLC 206 pages; 2021 Debbie Burke, a local author who has written several books on jazz and two novels, published a book last year on klezmer music. In Klezmer for the Joyful Soul, she interviews 30...
Ohef Sholom Temple to celebrate Charles Woodward’s 40th year as music director
Friday, October 28, 6:30 pm Forty years ago, Edith Harrison, a long-time Ohef Sholom Temple member and founder of the Virginia Opera, asked a young Charles (Chuck) Woodward who was working for the Opera at the time, if he would “fill in” for OST’s organist who was...