Holocaust survivor, known in Chicago as “Ben the Barber”
Benjamin Scheinkopf, a Poland-born Jew who worked at his Chicago barbershop until he was 97, has died. He survived the Holocaust by cutting hair. Scheinkopf, who moved to the United States in 1954,...
View ArticleEurope’s only Jewish hospice gives Holocaust survivors a dignified farewell
AMSTERDAM (JTA)—Henny Goudeketting, a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor, is ailing and preparing to leave the world. Goudeketting, who was sterilized in Nazi medical experiments at Auschwitz, has neither...
View ArticleDance about Kristallnacht inspired by UJFT Holocaust Commission conference
Over many decades of creating choreography that conveys an emotional story, Elbert Watson, Norfolk Academy dance director, has covered many searing topics. Most notably, he has developed dances that...
View ArticleVirginia Arts Festival’s education outreach makes learning leap to life
For more than 20 years, the Virginia Arts Festival has brought renowned artists from around the globe to Hampton Roads. In addition to the packed schedule of world-class performances, the Festival...
View ArticleFrom Brooklyn to Norfolk State
I grew up in a not so religious American Jewish household in a heavily Orthodox section of Brooklyn in the 1980s. I felt disconnected from my culture and outcast from the community, even though it...
View ArticleTax laws in flux: Give now!
Year-end is often the most opportune time to consider financial and tax planning strategies. As this article is being written, Congress and the White House are negotiating significant changes in the...
View ArticleThe Joseph saga
The great and most colorful Joseph saga extends over four Torah portions and 13 chapters. How opportune it is as we celebrate the miracle of Hanukkah and the reading of Joseph’s awesome adventures,...
View ArticleFay and Charles Silverman
Fay and Charles Silverman on the birth of their first grandchild, Frederick Quinn Silverman. Born November 17, 2017 to Sam and Nicole Silverman of Columbus, Ga., he is the nephew of Paul (PJ)...
View ArticleCALVIN WARREN BREIT
Virginia Beach —Calvin Warren Breit died peacefully on December 4, 2017 at the age of 92 in Virginia Beach. He was born on May 6, 1925 in East Orange, New Jersey to Albert and Henrietta (Kessel) Breit...
View ArticleEILEEN S. GATLING
CHESAPEAKE—Eileen Sandra Gatling, 76, died December 5, 2017. Mrs. Gatling was born in Portsmouth, Virginia to the late Harry and Evelyn Laderberg Hassett. She was a long-time kindergarten teacher’s...
View ArticleNaomi Lauter, who led AIPAC efforts in San Francisco for 50 years
SAN FRANCISCO (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA)—Naomi Lauter, who led Bay Area operations for the American Jewish Public Affairs Committee for more than half a century, has died....
View ArticleWilliam John “Bill” Jucksch
A serendipitous meeting in 2011 spurred a meaningful relationship between the Holocaust Commission and Bill Jucksch. We are so grateful that he allowed us to capture his story of liberating Gunskirchen...
View ArticleLeon Family Gallery
Erin Zimmerman Scenes from Israel February A writer, producer, and director for CBN Documentaries, Erin Zimmerman earned an M.A. in Broadcast Journalism from Regent University, then spent four years at...
View ArticleArt for Understanding
Celebrating Israeli culture and bringing communities together through art and dance March 9–16 More than 70 artists and guests from Israel, including former First Lady Miri Shafir Navon, will travel to...
View ArticleNefesh Mountain— Spirituality through Jewish Bluegrass
Let the skies rejoice and sing a new song Let the earth dance with glee Let the oceans give a mighty roar So their praise will echo through the tree — Psalm 96:11, from A Mighty Roar, track 3 in...
View ArticleNATALIE G. LEVINSON
Norfolk —Natalie Goodman Levinson, 88, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 in Norfolk. She was the eldest of two children born to Bessie Briskman Goodman and Samuel Goodman. Her parents and brother, Leroy...
View ArticleDEBRA ANN LINDEN
Norfolk —Debra Ann Linden of Richmond, passed away after a brief illness on February 12, 2018. She was born in Norfolk, Va. Debra was preceded in death by her father, Gene M. Linden. She is survived by...
View ArticlePAUL M. LIPKIN
Norfolk —Paul M. Lipkin died at home on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018 at the age of 90. The son of Sam and Anna Lipkin, he was born in Norfolk, Va., became an Eagle Scout and graduated from Maury High School...
View ArticleROSALINE NEWBERG
Norfolk —Rosalin Newberg, 95, died peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. She was born in 1922 to Jenny and Jacob Wahrman, and later attended Blair and Maury High Schools. She was married 38 years to...
View ArticleJORDAN N. ROSENBLUM
Virginia Beach —Jordan Norman Rosenblum, 83, died peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 6 in Florida surrounded by family. Although he was born in New York City, his family moved to Virginia when he was a few...
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