VIRGINIA BEACH – The family of Abbey Horwitz is heartbroken to announce his sudden passing on June 3, 2023. Abbey, born March 27, 1955, grew up in the Bronx, New York. he graduated from Fordham University before attending the Medical College of Virginia School of...
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Dr. Bernard Daniel “Danny” Jason
NORFOLK – Dr. Bernard Daniel Jason passed away on June 15, 2023, with loved ones by his side. Known as “Danny,” he was born on December 23, 1931, in Norfolk to the late Jack Jason and Mollie Tisch Jason and is preceded in death by his loving wife of 56 years, Sylvia...
Dr. Aaron Israel Vinik
NORFOLK – Dr. Aaron Israel Vinik, MD, PHD, FACP died June 15, 2023 in Norfolk, Virginia. The EVMS Professor Emeritus and noted scientist, expired peacefully at his home of 30 years, The Pier at 40 Rader Street. Born in Benoni, South Africa, he was the son of the late...
Ben Helfgott, one of two Holocaust survivors to compete in the Olympic
(JTA) — Ben Helfgott, one of two known Holocaust survivors to go on to compete in the Olympics, died Friday, June 16 at 93. Helfgott survived the Holocaust as a teenager, and he went on to become a champion weightlifter and a champion of Holocaust education. He was...
Robert Gottlieb, legendary editor who championed Joseph Heller, Robert Caro and Chaim Potok
(JTA) — Robert Gottlieb, the legendary literary editor who shepherded into print and best-sellerdom such 20th-century classics as Joseph Heller’s Catch-22, Robert Caro’s The Power Broker and Chaim Potok’s The Chosen, died Wednesday, June 14 at age 92. Few editors of...
Mazel Tov to Jewish Tidewater’s Graduates!
Graduation season began again this year with plenty for Jewish Tidewater’s graduates and their families to celebrate, and Jewish News celebrated plenty with 34 graduates from high schools, colleges, and myriad graduate programs in the June 12, 2023 edition. Here, we...
First Simon Family Legacy Celebration in three years slated for next month
Sunday, May 15, 4 pm, Sandler Family Campus Tidewater Jewish Foundation will host the 2022 Simon Family Legacy Celebration, an event honoring donors, agencies, and organizations serving the current and future Tidewater Jewish community. TJF’s first in-person event in...
Jewish Family Service’s Annual Run, Roll, or Stroll returns
Sunday, May 1, 31st Street Park Virginia Beach Oceanfront 5K Run/Walk: begins at 8 am 1 Mile Run/Walk: begins at 9am Jewish Family Service of Tidewater’s annual Run, Roll, or Stroll race as part of its Spring Into Healthy Living returns to the Virginia Beach...
The Wind is Blowing Our Way is panel topic
Tuesday, May 3, 6 pm, Sandler Family Campus You may have heard that America is moving away from fossil fuels and to renewables to generate clean energy to power homes, businesses, and other structures. Well, that’s very good news for Hampton Roads because Dominion...
The mitzvah of disposing of Jewish text
Clean up and burial Sunday, May 22, 9 am–11:30 am Mikro Kodesh Cemetery The Young Men’s Giving Circle, NADIV, led the Jewish community in a cleanup of Mikro Kodesh Cemetery in Chesapeake last October. Parts of the cemetery had succumbed to nature and time, but as...
Yom Hashoah: 2022 Holocaust Commemoration events
Reading of the Names on Zoom Wednesday, April 27, 10 am - 2 pm Contact hhorwitzintune@yahoo.com to reserve a spot. Yom Hashoah Commemoration Wednesday, April 27, 6:45 pm Congregation Beth El. Masks are required. Holocaust survivor, Dr. Al Munzer, is this...
Israeli cuisine to be served in the Leon Family Gallery
Free, opening reception with the artist Thursday, April 28, 3:30 pm A selection of work by Israeli culinary photographer Israel Netanel will soon be on exhibit at Simon Family JCC’s Leon Family Gallery. The photographs are part of a collection featuring the culinary...
Gilbert Gottfried, whose foul-mouthed comic persona concealed a content Jewish dad
(JTA)—Gilbert Gottfried, the comic with a grating persona whose boundary testing got him canceled more than once, has died. His family announced Gottfried’s passing “after a long illness” on Tuesday, April 12 on Twitter. He was 67. Various outlets reported he suffered...
Lawrence Marc Cardon
Virginia Beach—Lawrence Marc Cardon, peacefully passed on April 18, surrounded by his loving family. Larry is survived by his wife, Lucy, who never left his side, his son David and wife, Elyse, his daughter Rebecca and fiancée Patrick, his brother Richard, his brother...
Norma Fox
Virginia Beach—Norma Fox, 88, passed away peacefully March 31, 2022. Mrs. Fox was born August 11, 1933 to James and Ellen Edelin in Dorsey, Maryland. Norma’s life was extraordinary to say the least. Norma’s life reads like a Danielle Steele novel. She was an orphan...
Jeffrey Alan Goldberg
Virginia Beach—Jeffrey Alan Goldberg passed away on April 15, 2022. Jeff was born in Orange, New Jersey on February 12, 1958. He went to grade school at Mount Pleasant Elementary in Livingston, N. J. and later graduated from Plantation High School in South Florida....
Marynell Gordon
Virginia Beach—Marynell Gordon was born to Teresa and James Roberts in Memphis, Tenn., on September 19, 1942. She graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1964. She danced at a party with Stephan Gordon, who became her husband, dance partner, and best friend...
Debra P. Horn
Chicago—Loving mother of her son Adam, daughter Sharna, and daughter-in-law Erica. Proud nana of her granddaughter Megan. Best of friends with Anni, Debbie, Fran, Sherry, and Susan. Debbi was born on April 16, 1952, to the late Sidney and Sally Truster, and grew up...
Edward Louis Silverman
Virginia Beach—Edward Louis Silverman, age 82, passed away on April 4, 2022. He is survived by his spouse, Helene Silverman and son, Bruce Silverman. Arrangements are entrusted to Altmeyer Funeral Home—Southside Chapel.
Yom Ha’Atzmaut Sunday, May 1, 12–4 pm, Sandler Family Campus
Five reasons to celebrate Yom Ha’Atzmaut in Tidewater There will be something for everyone at United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s and Simon Family JCC’s annual Yom Ha’Atzmaut celebration. By taking a tour of Israel outdoors on the Reba and Sam Sandler Family...
Tidewater Ukraine Emergency Fund raises and distributes dollars
The severity of the war in Ukraine, its inhumane treatment of civilians, and devasting destruction, is apparent to anyone watching or reading the news. What is not found in the main-stream media, however, is that at the start of the war, Ukraine was home to more than...
Tidewater Chavurah acquires Torah scroll
Through the efforts of its rabbi, Ellen Jaffe-Gill, Tidewater Chavurah has received a Torah scroll to use during Shabbat and holidays. Rabbi Jaffe-Gill acquired the scroll through the Jewish Community Legacy Project, an organization that helps small congregations with...
Congressman McEachin visits Sandler Family Campus
The first Virginia Congressman to sign the bipartisan Pascrell-Latko letter, demanding increased funding to protect synagogues and houses of worship, Congressman Donald McEachin visited the Sandler Family Campus for a quick conversation and lunch with a diverse group...
JFS continues mission for mental health and wellness
Support is urgently needed. Throughout the past year, Jewish Family Service, in partnership with United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, has been highlighting the importance of mental health and wellness through a series of events. These events are part of JFS’ 18th...
Community invited to participate in 2022 Holocaust Commemoration events
Reading of the Names on Zoom Wednesday, April 27, 10 am–2 pm Contact hhorwitzintune@yahoo.com to reserve a spot. Yom Hashoah Commemoration Wednesday April 27, 6:45 pm Congregation Beth El Masks are required. The Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of...
Senate unanimously confirms Deborah Lipstadt as antisemitism monitor
WASHINGTON (JTA)—The Senate, in a voice vote, unanimously confirmed Deborah Lipstadt, the Holocaust scholar who endured delays and a contentious hearing in her nomination to be antisemitism monitor. The vote late Wednesday, March 30 took mere seconds. “The ayes appear...