Albert L. Rosenfeld
Virginia Beach—Albert Leonard Rosenfeld, a sweet, funny, and kind gentleman, 90, passed away on August 8, 2019, in Virginia Beach. He was born in Brooklyn, New York to Max and Shirley Rosenfeld. He was...
View ArticleRuth Ann Schoenbaum
Norfolk—Ruth Ann Silverman Schoenbaum, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2019. Born in 1926 to Bernice and Samuel (Nubby) Silverman, Ruth Ann lived in Norfolk until her marriage to Leon Schoenbaum in...
View ArticleShirley (Rosenberg) Weiner
Wilmington, Del.—It is with great sadness, the family of Shirley Weiner (nee Rosenberg) announces her passing on Friday, August 23, 2019, at the age of 84. Shirley is lovingly remembered by her...
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Help ‘Spark’ UJFT’s 2020 Community Campaign
Alfred Moses Thursday, September 26, 7:30 pm Sandler Family Campus The United Jewish Federation of Tidewater invites the community to help launch the Community 2020 Vision Campaign. Alfred Moses,...
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Burying Jewish books: UJFT makes it possible
Rabbi Michael Panitz and members of Temple Israel at Mikro Kodesh Cemetery. On Sunday, August 18, United Jewish Federation of Tidewater took the first step in creating a coordinated community book...
View ArticleAmericans don’t know much about Judaism but love the Jews, survey says
(JTA)—U.S. Jews know more about religion in general than their non-Jewish neighbors, a new survey shows. Americans who are not Jewish, meanwhile, don’t know a lot about Judaism. But they like Jews more...
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Matthew Cooper: Legal work in Israel
Matthew Cooper (back right) with fellow interns on Israel’s border. When Matthew Cooper joined American and Israeli attorneys to sue Iran on behalf of terror victims who were harmed by Iran for...
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For Alfred Moses, luck comes in threes
When three teenage Jews approached an American lawyer on the streets of Bucharest with three bold questions, they unknowingly inspired a future U.S. Presidential advisor, UN Watch chairman, and U.S....
View ArticleCommunity Campaign and Lee and Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish Book Festival launch
Thursday, September 26, 7:30 pm Sandler Family Campus Everyone has an important story—a story that impacts the community. Together, Tidewater’s Jewish community has a story of transformational impact...
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A Century of Activity in Romania: an American Jewish Joint Distribution...
Leon Family Gallery Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Through October The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee was established on November 27, 1914 following the merger of two American Jewish...
View ArticleTidewater Chavurah and Congregation Beth Chaverim meet for holidays
Joint High Holidays services will be held this year with Tidewater Chavurah and Congregation Beth Chaverim. Both congregations, without their own buildings, will worship and enjoy the holidays...
View ArticleI want to pray, but what do I say?
Lunch & Learn with Amy Lefcoe Wednesday, September 25, 12 pm Simon Family JCC, free In a world with increasingly more questions than answers, more and more people are seeking the serenity that...
View ArticleMilton Rubin
Richmond—Milton was born on December 25, 1920 and passed away on Friday, August 30, 2019. At age 16, Milton entered the University of Delaware where he earned a math degree. He enlisted in the Army,...
View ArticleLeonard Visotski
Basking Ridge, N. J.—Leonard Visotski, age 88, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019 at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, N.J. Leonard was born in Throop, Pa., and resided in Warren for 23...
View ArticleBerendina Eman, a Dutch rescuer of Jews and concentration camp survivor
Berendina Eman, a Dutch-American woman who helped save dozens of Jews during the Holocaust and survived a concentration camp, has died. She was 99. Eman and her fiance, resistance hero Hein Sietsma,...
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He met Bob Dylan at a Jewish camp, and they stayed good friends for 50 years
Jewish summer camp is such a crucial part of the American Jewish experience that many Jewish adults, even in their older age, likely remember the names of many of the kids in their cabins from when...
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Ignite, reflect and envision as we usher in 5780
Betty Ann Levin Last September, a room filled with members of our community joined together to kick off our 2019 Community Campaign and Arts + Ideas season. The results? An accelerated campaign with a...
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The Jewish community of Selma, Alabama
Amy Milligan at Temple Mishkan Israel. Prior to coming to Old Dominion University, I taught at Elizabethtown College in central Pennsylvania. It was there that I met one of my dearest friends, also...
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Rescue of S.S. Quanza refugees took place nearly 80 years ago
Ohef Sholom Temple Archives Passengers of the S.S. Quanza, docked in Norfolk harbor, 1940, while their fate hangs in the balance, prohibited by US immigration law from disembarking. This past...
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Rosh Hashanah
Dear Readers, While the holidays feel a bit tardy this year (you know how they’re never on time…), it is still hard to believe that it’s the season again for apples and honey and shofar calls and...
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