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Nancy Evans and Heather Evans

Nancy Evans and Heather Evans

Born and raised in Hampton Roads, Nancy Evans understands the region’s neighborhoods, which helped her from the start of her career in real estate to find homes suitable for her clients. Seventeen years after entering the field, Evans’s daughter, Heather, joined her...

Mazel Tov! Beryl + Leonette Adler

Mazel Tov! Beryl + Leonette Adler

Beryl Adler95 years old A retired estates attorney with Pender & Coward, Beryl Adler is a Norfolk native. He attended Taylor Elementary, Blair Junior High School, and Maury High School – all in Ghent. Married for 69 years to Leonette, whom he met at a dance at...

Mazel Tov! Lenny Brooke

Mazel Tov! Lenny Brooke

Lenny Brooke 90 years old The former owner of Southern Packing Corporation, Lenny Brooke has been married to Ellie for 63 years and is nearly as active as ever. His son, Jeffrey Brooke says, “Even now after my father has turned 90, he still calls on a few customers...

Mazel Tov! Lorraine Fink

Mazel Tov! Lorraine Fink

Lorraine Fink 100 years old The oldest in this esteemed group, Lorriane Fink manages to find humor in almost every situation – at her 99th birthday, for example, she suggested the cake be turned upside down to make her 66!  She’s an award-winning artist, a...

A family odyssey

A family odyssey

For almost 10 days in November, my family and I will be immersed in German-Jewish culture in the city of my mother’s birth, Bielefeld, Germany, seeing old friends and cousins who will be making their way from Denmark.   This trip is the culmination of all...

Israeli family creates a home away from home in Tidewater

Israeli family creates a home away from home in Tidewater

My name is Yoel, husband to Tali and father to Leo, Riley, and Kyla. A year ago, my family and I moved to Virginia Beach from Israel, but I write this today, still carrying the weight of the events of October 7th.   I was born in Israel. My parents made...

Generations at work together

Generations at work together

Editor’s note: There was a time when it was practically expected that children would work in their parents’ business or profession when they reached adulthood. The nature of the business didn’t matter – from a mom-and-pop shop to a real estate office to a medical or...

Tidewater’s Annie Sandler is installed as JDC president

Terri Denison Annie Sandler, who was installed as the new president of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) on December 5 in Manhattan, visited with Israeli President Herzog and his wife Michal on a JDC solidarity mission to the country in November....

Grandparents Day at the Strelitz International Academy

Carin Simon Each year, the day before Thanksgiving is devoted to Grandparents Day at Strelitz International Academy. Important in the lives of SIA’s students, many grandparents support the school throughout the year by giving to the Annual Donor Fund, Annual Golf...

First hostages released by Hamas

Gabe Friedman, Ron Kampeas, Ben Sales (JTA) —In phases, Hamas released Israeli hostages into Egypt, a sign that the four-day ceasefire brokered between Israel and the terror group that runs Gaza would hold. In the first release, 10 Thai nationals and one Filipino...

A view from Israel: A new (emergency) normal

Liz Dovrat I recently joined a Zoom meeting run by the dean of the humanities and social sciences faculty at my college, Tel Hai in Kiryat Shmona. The dean commenced the meeting by praising the multitudes of faculty and student initiatives started during the immediate...

Abbey Pachter’s “A Monarch in Winter” launches to rave reviews

Terri Denison A Monarch in Winter, Abbey Pachter’s “Biography of a Butterfly” was celebrated at a book launch earlier this month. The book details the life of a male monarch butterfly, which Pachter rescued from freezing when it was a caterpillar. Over the span of a...

Norfolk’s Grand Illumination Parade includes Hanukkah

Amy Milligan I cried in Norfolk’s Grand Illumination parade on Saturday evening, Nov. 18 when 14 of us chose Jewish joy and marched with a giant Hanukkah balloon– despite some of us feeling afraid. It wasn’t lost on us that we were the only group that had multiple...

Hanukkah 2023 in Jewish Tidewater

With the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle taking place on Thursday, December 7, ample opportunities exist to celebrate the festival of lights with community in Tidewater. Be sure to confirm or RSVP to the events if requested. Happy Hanukkah! Chabad of Tidewater...

A decade of the Shabbat Project

Craig Schranz Tidewater celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Shabbat Project, Nov. 3 – 4, with an abundance of opportunities for unity and inspiration. The Shabbat Project was conceived by Warren Goldstein, chief rabbi of South Africa, who envisioned Jews across the...

Shehecheyanu, Sarajevo

Simon Fink The last time I wrote for the Jewish News, I shared my experience as one the U.S.’s young adult delegation to March of the Living. I’ve similarly just returned from a JDC trip to Bosnia and Croatia as part of its young adult program, Entwine. It was meant...

Tidewater to Israel: Supplies for soldiers and families

Stephanie Peck Eighteen pallets filled with toiletries, clothes, tactical gear, and first aid supplies were sent to Israel from Virginia Beach last month for soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces and families displaced by the war in Israel. These items were donated...

A view from Israel

Levi Margolin Last month, I joined forces with some amazing people to visit soldiers, displaced families, and families sitting Shiva. We raised money for Israel Defense Forces units, and we transported gear to the necessary places. We cooked for families forced out of...

Embracing change: Beth Sholom Village’s new strategic vision

Amy Weinstein After 43 years of dedicated service to the community, Beth Sholom Village has embarked on a transformative journey to craft a new strategic vision. This strategic shift is driven by a commitment to better meet the evolving needs of the senior and Jewish...

Survivor of Supernova music festival meets with Senator Tim Kaine

Terri Denison A string of coincidences brought Natalie Sanandaji to U.S. Senator Tim Kaine’s (D- Va.) office on Thursday, Oct. 19, just before the vote on Senate Resolution (S.RES. 417), affirming support for Israel, was scheduled to take place. Sanandaji was in...

Virginia Beach City Council passes resolution in support of Israel

Terri Denison As a “show of solidarity for our friends in Israel,” Mayor Robert “Bobby” Dyer announced a resolution by the Virginia Beach City Council in support of Israel, at its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The resolution was introduced by Councilman Joashua P....

Supplies assembled in Tidewater head to soldiers and families

Stephanie Peck The Sandler Family Campus resembled an Israeli Shuk on Monday, Oct. 16. Tables were filled with everyday items, from toiletries to thermal underwear – but, different from a market, nothing was for sale. More than 300 people, partnering organizations,...