New Orleans, La.—Theodore Kruger, 94, resident of New Orleans, La. and Norfolk, Va. died peacefully in his sleep in New Orleans on November 28, 2022. He was born in Berkeley on August 20, 1928 to Eleanor and Abe Kruger, stalwarts of the Berkeley community. Growing up...
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Arnold Harrison Leon
Norfolk—After a courageous battle with cancer, Arnold Leon passed away on December 2, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was born on May 28, 1933 in Norfolk to the late Max Leon and Ida Sinberg Leon and was preceded in death by his loving wife of 56 years, Telsa...
Franklin Swartz
Virginia Beach—Franklin Alex Swartz of Virginia Beach, and Boca Raton, Fla., died on his birthday, December 11, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. Born on December 11, 1938 in Norfolk, to Hyman and Beulah Tonelson Swartz, “Lyn,” as he was known, was a 1957...
Francis “Frank” Zielinski
VIRGINIA BEACH—Francis William Zielinski, 73, passed away August 16, 2022. A native of Lowell, Mass., he was a retired from the U.S. Navy and veteran of the Vietnam War, during which time he was awarded the following commendations: National Defense Service Medal (2),...
Henry Rosovsky, refugee from the Nazis who shaped Harvard University
BOSTON (JTA)—When Harvard University’s rabbi first pushed to relocate the Hillel from the outskirts of campus to its center, Henry Rosovsky was initially skeptical. “He was absolutely right. I was wrong,” Rosovsky told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in 2017, at a 25th...
Introducing Aviva Pembroke
Groundbreaking: Friday, December 9, 9 am For more than 42 years, Beth Sholom Village has been caring for seniors, creating a community that focuses on enhancing quality of life and providing support services tailored to address individual physical, social, and...
National initiative tops $1-billion in commitments
Tidewater Jewish organizations secure more than $20.6-million in legacy commitments through LIFE & LEGACY® initiative Three hundred and twenty-five local donors have made 550 legacy commitments to support the Tidewater Jewish community since LIFE & LEGACY...
This isn’t just for you, it’s for us too…
As we began to plan for a very different looking summer and reaching out to families in new ways, we realized that our plans and the work we were doing weren’t just for the families, they were for us, too. Being stuck at home has been emotionally draining for all of...
Young adults: Are you a Changemaker? If so, then the Jewish Changemakers Fellowship is for you!
The Jewish Changemakers Fellowship is a three-week online leadership experience, July 6–July 24, free of charge for current and aspiring Jewish leaders, 20–25 years old, focusing on career development, networking, and making a difference in the community. Young adults...
That 70’s Show: Senior trailblazers shine in the age of engagement
Freedom and fulfillment can be dubious soulmates. Being free doesn’t necessarily mean getting up in the morning with no place to be and no one to answer to. That would be the antithesis of rewarding for certain local seniors who continue to blaze new trails and seek...
Beth Sholom Village renovates to feel safe like home and transition people home
At Beth Sholom Village, cleanliness is paramount. The recent renovation at the skilled nursing and rehab center located in Virginia Beach, completed days before lockdown in March, has already impressed visitors and residents. With the cosmetic and functional changes...
Sandy Tabachnick: LIFE & LEGACY® donor
Sandy Finberg Tabachnick grew up in Ashland, a small town in northeastern Ohio that was also home to Ashland College, a college founded by the Evangelical United Brethren Church. The Finbergs were one of 10 Jewish families in this small town of 15,000 and Sandy and...
Simon Family JCC Expands Hours
Monday–Thursday: 5 am–7 pm Friday: 5 am–6 pm Saturday–Sunday: 8 am–6 pm After the first successful week of operations during Governor Ralph Northam’s Phase Two of reopening, the Simon Family JCC made the decision to expand its hours and to remove the...
Special Senior Edition
Today’s ‘seniors’ are some of the most active people I know. Whether concentrating at work or relaxing in retirement, ‘busy’ and ‘engaged’ are more than buzz words for the over 55-year-old set. And, the articles in this section prove the point. Lisa Richmon spoke with...
Evelyn Liskin Berger
Norfolk—Evelyn Liskin Berger was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Ida and Joseph Liskin on February 13, 1923, and passed away June 10 at the age of 97. She accompanied her husband, James Berger, M.D., an Army surgeon throughout the country until settling with her family in...
Seymour D. Glanzer
Virginia Beach—Lt. Col. Seymour D. Glanzer, USAF Res., Ret., 95, died on June 3, 2020, in Virginia Beach. He was predeceased by his parents, Max and Beatrice Glanzer, his wife, Rita M. Glanzer, his sister, Roslyn T. Kahn, and his sister-in-law, Louise “Micki” Hoffman....
Allen Joseph Gordon
Virginia Beach—Allen Joseph Gordon, 89, died Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at home. He was a native and lifelong resident of Southeastern Virginia and was the son of the late Isaac Gordon and Mollie Friedman Gordon. He was predeceased by his brother, Tavia Gordon, and his...
Alfred William Lehman
Richmond—Alfred William Lehman was born on September 19, 1926 to Ethel and Max Lehman, Russian immigrants who settled in Richmond. He passed away on June 13, 2020. Alfred attended Thomas Jefferson High School and was the very 1st “First Captain” of the Thomas...
Kurt M. Rosenbach
Norfolk—Kurt Michael Rosenbach, 97, passed away June 6, 2020. A native of Kassel, Germany, he was the son of the late Felix and Frieda Sternberg Rosenbach. He was a graduate of the University of Baltimore, earning his BA in accounting and later his CPA degree. Kurt...
Felice Saks
Norfolk—Felice Mae Saks, 86, died peacefully at home with her family at her side. She is a Norfolk native and the daughter of the late Abram and Jennie Levenstein Abram and was preceded in death by her husband Harvey Saks and her son Jules A. Stern. She was a graduate...
Helen W. Shapiro
Norfolk—Helen Bell Walker Shapiro, 79, passed away at her home in Norfolk on Monday, June 8, 2020, after a brief, but brave struggle with cancer. Helen was born in February of 1941 in Norfolk, Va. and grew up on Bute Street. At Maury High School she discovered a...
Mystery Wine Night a huge hit for YAD during quarantine
A Zoom chat room of Young Adult Division (YAD) members was filled with clinking glasses, generous pours, and lots of laughter on Thursday, May 21. That’s because YAD hosted its first-ever, Mystery Wine Night. YADians conducted blind taste tests of four wines and...
A hero lost, but forever loved: Stan Smolen
When my sister Lynn and I were young, Daddy was our hero. As we grew up and learned his stories we realized he was an American hero, too. Our precious father, Stan Smolen, died last month at the age of 95. He was a veteran of WWII who served his country proudly. He...
2020 Community Campaign
Not quite what we’d envisioned As the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s 2020 Community Campaign draws to a close, many of us will look back on it as “one for the record books.” The 2020 Campaign—Our 2020 Vision, as we called it—did not turn out to be anything...
At the J, contactless training is an exercise in reinvention
Tires on cars, in parking lots, is so 2019. Pandemic life touches just about everything and everyone. Some of the efforts to adapt produce marvel-inducing change. When COVID-19 struck and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s ruling made it no longer possible to use the...
Fierce forces of human nature: Local congregations rise to the occasion
Community leadership calls for more than soliciting donors and volunteers who buy into your vision. Patti Wainger and Dorianne Villani recently passed an overnight crash course on the contact-free fight against local food insecurity. Together with members of their...