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Super Sunday is the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s annual phone-a-thon fundraiser dating back to the 1980’s. This year’s ‘community call’ had kid-friendly written all over it. A group of emerging leaders known as the Rishon committee, led by Amie Harrell,...
NEW YORK (JTA)—Here we go again: Just this month, two more cases of the abuse of Holocaust imagery have surfaced and created an international stir. In November, Russian figure skater Anton Shulepov wore an Auschwitz- themed costume during his free skating performance...
Tidewater’s Jewish community came together on September 26 to find strength in shared values, envision our community’s future, and IGNITE our 2020 Community Campaign. We celebrated our Tidewater community and recognized the individual impact of each gift, as well as...
This story originally appeared on Kveller. I’m sitting in a sold-out first weekend movie premiere of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, delighted by the fact that this movie was filmed in my Pittsburgh neighborhood, Squirrel Hill. it’s an upscale, multicultural...
Very minor spoilers ahead for The Irishman—but nothing big, we promise. (JTA)—The irishman, Martin Scorsese’s latest organized crime epic, is now streamable on Netflix. Even if the significant digital de-aging of the actors involved is a bit distracting, the film’s...
NEW YORK (JTA)—Sacha Baron Cohen has made a career out of playing absurd comedic characters, from the dopey Brit Ali G to the Kazakh journalist Borat to the Israeli veteran Erran Morad. He rarely gives interviews and stays relatively far from the movie star limelight....
On a beautiful night in September, more than 40 people gathered at the Cavalier Golf and Yacht Club to see old friends and make new ones. Some talked about children who recently celebrated their Bar or Bat Mitzvah, while others showed off pictures of infants. Everyone...
The Virginia Beach Police Department continued their commitment to “Never Again” by taking a group of 30 recruits to visit the Virginia Holocaust Museum on November 1, a trip they make twice a year. Organized by the Virginia Beach Law Enforcement Training Academy,...
Yoni Warren is a man of many titles. On Sunday, November 10, he merged them all in a pre-Veterans Day talk during a Men’s Club bagel brunch at Congregation Beth El. Rabbi Warren, a lieutenant and Navy chaplain, educated and entertained a crowd of congregants and...
“Magical.” “Once In a Lifetime Experience.” “Captured Lightning in A Bottle.” These are just a few of the reactions from former members of Old Dominion AZA who joined nearly 150 fellow alumni, spouses, and significant others to celebrate and pay tribute to an...
So what do you think about letting your kindergartener play with a rusty old kitchen stove? How about old truck tires or a baby bathtub that’s seen better days? At first, you’re probably taken aback just thinking about that scenario…but to hear Israeli high-tech...
Comprised of area Jewish legal, medical, and business professionals, United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Society of Professionals encourages engagement and networking through a variety of activities. David A. Kushner A partner in the law firm of Willcox Savage,...
September 8, 2006 A developer of real estate, Marvin Simon was best known in the Jewish community for developing ideas, synagogues, Jewish Community Centers and Jewish agencies. He died August 30 at home, surrounded by his family. On Sunday, September 3, Ohef Sholom...
Commodore Levy Chapel at Norfolk Naval Station can be described as attractive, historic and well-appointed. What it usually isn’t, is crowded. That changed on Saturday, July 23, when more than 150 friends and relatives filled the chapel to the walls to celebrate Josh...
Federation plans Summer 2017 “B’Yachad” Israel Mission Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for a mission unlike any this Federation has offered in the past, featuring men’s, women’s and joint programming, AND a meet-up with the Young Leadership Hofheimer mission...
Scouts were jumping and jiving, rhythmically rhyming, and moving as one to the beat of israeli music, as well as to popular Disney tunes, when, for one hour on the evening of Tuesday, August 3, the Tzofim Friendship Caravan performed song and dance numbers and...
The United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Young Adult Division’s women’s programming held a successful kickoff event on Sunday, July 17 at the Culinary institute of Virginia. Trading the muggy humidity outdoors for the heat in the kitchen, 18 YAD women embarked on a...
Israeli author Etgar Keret has been named the recipient of the 2016 Charles Bronfman Prize. The prize recognizes Keret’s work “conveying Jewish values across cultures and imparting a humanitarian vision throughout the world,” the prize said in an announcement. The...
Dear readers, The 2016 Guide to Jewish Living in Tidewater is organized a bit differently from previous years. The main changes are the addition of some new categories and of a Table of Contents/Index to make finding specific services or organizations easier. For...
UJFT kicks off “Honor” Campaign with $200,000 Lead Gift Big changes are planned for the area’s only Jewish nursing home, and the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is taking the lead on ensuring they succeed. At an event last month at the BergerGoldrich Home, Jay...
Several U.S. congressmen introduced resolutions to honor the life and work of Elie Wiesel, including a proposal to create a memorial statue to be placed in the U.S. Capitol building. Three members of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council—Reps. Steve Israel, D-N.Y.;...
NEW YORK (JTA)—The co-author of the Black lives Matter platform passage accusing Israel of “genocide” defended the term, saying Israel's actions fit in its wider definition. Ben Ndugga-Kabuye co-authored the statement along with Rachel Gilmer, the former board member...
Tel Aviv, Israel—Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and his senior team were in israel for only 46 hours last month, but significant results took place. A recent Virginia Israel Briefing from the Virginia-Israel Advisory Board notes that a highlight of the trade...
A noteworthy collaboration by Hebrew Academy students, parents, teachers and administration earned Hebrew Academy of Tidewater its first community environmental award. Lynnhaven River NOW (LRN), a local environmental organization that focuses on the restoration of...
The Jewish Musem, through August 7, 2016 Through more than 250 clothing and costume designs, sketches, photographs, and an immersive video installation, Isaac Mizrahi: An Unruly History explores Mizrahi’s unique position at the intersection of high style and popular...
The Simon Family JCC’s Be a Reader (BEAR) program was honored at the Virginia Beach City Public Schools 2016 Community Celebration in April. BEAR’s success continues to receive recognition and accolades for the impact the program has on the community. But the real...
At the 63rd Biennial Meeting of Jewish Family Service of Tidewater on June 9, Lawrence Steingold, outgoing president, handed over the reins to Jeff Cooper, who will serve as president for the 2016- 2018 term. Throughout the evening, the focus was on celebration,...
Interfaith coalition urges Senate action on Supreme Court vacancy. Fifteen Jewish groups joined an interfaith coalition in calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to consider President Barack Obama’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. During a conference call...
Like so many of members of our community, I had the honor of hearing Elie Wiesel speak at ODU’s Ted Constant Convocation Center in March 2006. Always the conscience of his generation, Wiesel lamented how little humanity had changed since the Holocaust. Wondering...
July 2006 Zena Herod officially became the head of school for Hebrew Academy of Tidewater and the Strelitz Early Childhood Center. Helen Kisser joined administration as new director of general studies and assistant director of SECC. Alene Kaufman continued as director...
We, the undersigned Jewish community organizations, stand together in denouncing racism and xenophobia in all circumstances. We share a belief that public figures, including those who aspire to hold elected office in service to people of all races and religions, have...
RIO DE JANEIRO ( JTA)—Mazel tov! That’s perhaps how the big shots in charge of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the first to take place in South America, will toast victories when the competition gets underway Aug. 5. Three of the top officials of the Rio 2016 Organizing...