Richard Siegel, educator who co-edited The Jewish Catalog
Richard Siegel, educator who co-edited The Jewish Catalog Andrew Silow-Carroll NEW YORK (JTA)—Richard Siegel, an educator who advocated for Jewish culture and arts and co-edited the seminal Jewish...
View ArticleCharlotte Rae, who starred as Mrs. Garrett on The Facts of Life
Charlotte Rae, who starred as Mrs. Garrett on The Facts of Life Actress Charlotte Rae, who won acclaim playing the housemother Edna Garrett on the sitcom The Facts of Life, has died. She was 92. Rae,...
View ArticleUnited Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Campaign Kick-Off
Thursday, September 6, 6 pm Sandler Family Campus United Jewish Federation of Tidewater will launch the 2019 Annual Campaign with Izzy Ezagui, the first one-armed military sharp shooter and author of...
View ArticleLearn Hebrew in five lessons: Free Hebrew Reading Crash Course
Mondays, beginning August 13, 7 pm, Simon Family JCC The Simon Family JCC is offering a free Hebrew Reading Crash Course that is designed to teach those with no basic knowledge of Hebrew how to read...
View ArticleLeon Family Gallery August Photography Exhibit: Israel on Fire, ‘Operation...
Israelis living in communities on the border with Gaza, known as the Gaza Envelope, are facing a wave of extreme terrorism. Since April, rockets—made from kites, balloons, and other devices—have...
View ArticleYAD plans End of Summer Shabbat Dinner and Pool Party
Friday, August 24, 5 pm Simon Family JCC’s outdoor waterpark While the end of summer is almost here, United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Young Adult Division still has plenty of fun planned,...
View ArticleRegistration open for Hebrew Academy of Tidewater’s Bob Josephberg Classic...
Tuesday, August 28, 10:30 am, Tee-off, 12 pm Cypress Point Country Club, Virginia Beach The 30th Annual Hebrew Academy of Tidewater’s Bob Josephberg Classic, which raises money for Hebrew Academy of...
View ArticleCommunity honors Harry Graber at retirement celebration
After 30 years of dedicated service to Tidewater’s Jewish community, Harry Graber retired on June 30. Attended by hundreds of well-wishers, a celebration in his honor took place on June 14 at the...
View ArticleThe Jewish year in review: #MeToo, the embassy move, and a growing gap...
(JTA)—For North American Jews, the Jewish year 5778 began with tensions between Israel and the Diaspora over egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall and ended with more tension over a controversial...
View ArticleLeon Family Gallery – Faces: Portraits from Madonna to the Pope by Hanoch Piven
Giving the art of caricature an innovative look while shedding new light on today’s most familiar faces, Israel Today Artist-in-Residence’s Hanoch Piven’s caricatures have appeared in major American...
View ArticleMichael Cohen’s most Jewish moments
WASHINGTON (JTA)—A Jew makes news, but does that make it Jewish news? Take the case of Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty Tuesday, August 21 to fraud and campaign finance...
View ArticleEugene Alfred Denison
HERTFORD, NC—Eugene Alfred “Gene” Denison, 88, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018 in his home. Mr. Denison was born in Philadelphia, Pa. on February 20, 1930, and was the...
View ArticleGerald Frank Levy
VIRGINIA BEACH —It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather, friend and mentor, Gerald (Jerry) Frank Levy. Jerry passed unexpectedly Sunday,...
View ArticleShirley Sylvia Newman
NORFOLK —Shirley Sylvia Newman, 90, of Livingston Manor, New York, passed away on August 18, 2018 in Norfolk, after a long and hard battle with cancer. She was fearless and brave until the end with her...
View ArticleBarbara Berlin Patish
NORFOLK —Barbara Berlin Patish passed away on August 20, 2018. She was born in Norfolk. She is predeceased by her parents, Florence and Leon Berlin and her husband of 40 years, Joseph Patish. Barbara...
View ArticleMelvin Jay Radin
NORFOLK —Melvin Jay Radin of Norfolk, Virginia, passed away on August 20, 2018. He was born on December 28, 1937, in Norfolk, Virginia, to George and Mollie Radin of blessed memory. Melvin was...
View ArticlePeace activist Uri Avnery, longtime advocate of a Palestinian state
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Uri Avnery, 94, a longtime peace activist and one of the first Israelis to advocate for the establishment of a Palestinian state, has died. Avnery was among the first Israelis to meet...
View ArticleNeil Simon, Broadway’s giant of bickering, wise-cracking couples
(JTA)—Playwright Neil Simon, known for such Broadway hits as The Odd Couple, Barefoot in the Park, and Lost in Yonkers, has died. Simon, who earned a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award, died Saturday,...
View ArticleUS fighter pilot who made history for Israel’s fledgling Air Force to be...
Gideon Lichtman, an American fighter pilot who as a volunteer during Israel’s War of Independence scored its nascent air force’s first aerial kill of an enemy fighter, was buried at Arlington National...
View ArticleOne person’s trash is another’s art work
What better way to start off the New Year, than with a little bit of cleaning? When Israel Today’s first ever Artist-in-Residence, Hanoch Piven, arrives in Tidewater, supplies will be needed. In order...
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