Registration is open for Camp JCC
At camp JCC, summer camp is more than just a place where children go when school is out. Campers discover, grow, and learn. Each week, a new theme is introduced with activities to match. Register for...
View ArticleA Pluralistic Introduction to Judaism
Thursdays, beginning March 3, 6–7 pm, Simon Family JCC The Hampton Roads Board of Rabbis and Cantors, in partnership with the Simon Family JCC, is offering a new free weekly course, A Pluralistic...
View ArticleOlga Meshoe: attorney, consultant, human rights activist, CEO of DEISI, and...
Wednesday, March 2, 7:30 pm, Sandler Family Campus South African Olga Meshoe plans to tell as many people in Tidewater as possible why Israel is not an apartheid state. She is the second speaker in the...
View ArticleOperation Hamantaschen: Why it means so much to the soldiers
Sunday, March 6, 11 am–2 pm, Sandler Family Campus Being deployed overseas presents a soldier or sailor with difficult situations, no matter their location. In addition to being separated from family,...
View ArticleBeth Sholom Village easily passes inspection
Five state surveyors walked into Beth Sholom Village’s The Berger Goldrich Home unannounced for an annual state survey earlier this month. The three-day inspection of The Home received three minor...
View ArticleOrthodox Jewish trader, immigrant Harvard grad
NEW YORK (JTA)—A 38-year-old Orthodox Jewish man was killed when a construction crane collapsed on his car in Manhattan. David Wichs, an immigrant from Prague, in what is now the Czech Republic, was...
View ArticleSol Axel
Virginia Beach —Sol Axel, 102, of Virginia Beach, formerly of Richmond, passed away Thursday February 4, 2016. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 26 years, Marjorie Koblenzer Axel and a son,...
View ArticleHattie Edna Rosenthal Hechtkopf
Virginia Beach —Hattie Edna Rosenthal Hechtkopf, age 101, died peacefully on February 8, 2016 at a local hospital. Hattie was born May 14, 1914, the daughter of Pincus and Bertha Rosenthal in New York...
View ArticleHerbert I. Zetlin
Norfolk —Herbert I. Zetlin, 61, son of Betty Zetlin and the late Henry Zetlin, died on February 2, 2016. Herbert followed the beat of his own drum throughout his life. In addition to his mother, he is...
View ArticleCape Henry Collegiate’s Global Connections students prepare for trip to Israel
“So, what are your views on Donald Trump?” asks Joyce Schwartz, an English literature teacher at Ramot Yam School in Michmoret, Israel. Her students stare at the Skype screen in silence, awaiting an...
View ArticleBernard “Bernie” Chapel
Norfolk —Bernard “Bernie” Chapel, 87, of the 500 block of Maycox Ave. died on March 15, 2016 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Born in Norfolk, Va., the son of the late Sam and Eva Chapel, Mr....
View ArticleDeborah Harnick Dechter
Virginia Beach —Early morning March 16, 2016, Deborah Harnick Dechter passed away at home in Virginia Beach accompanied by her husband, Charles Dechter, daughters Lisa Dechter Spiegel and Aimée...
View ArticleSylvia Henry
Virginia Beach—Sylvia Henry, 80, passed away of natural causes on March 17, 2016 surrounded by family and friends. Sylvia was a talented artist, pianist and loved playing mahjong, scrabble and canasta....
View ArticlePearl Jeter Scherr
Virginia Beach —Pearl Jeter Scherr passed away peacefully on March 7, 2016 at Beth Sholom Village in Virginia Beach. Born October 3, 1926 in Ahoskie N.C. to Robert S. and Hancy B. Jeter, she was a...
View ArticleMildred Jaffe Siegel
Richmond , Va.—Mildred Jaffe Siegel, age 98, widow of Dr. Meyer Steingold and Dr. Arthur Siegel, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 17, 2016. She is survived by her children Stuart Steingold...
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Dear Readers, I think it is real this time. Glorious white blossoms, hopeful tree buds, and colorful flowers emerging from the soil are all welcome signs that spring might have actually sprung in...
View ArticleReport: Israel world’s 11th happiest country
Israel is the 11th happiest place in the world and happier than the United States, according to a new study. Among the 156 countries ranked in the World Happiness Report conducted by University of...
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This month in history in Jewish News…
March 24, 2006 Kosher Week took place March 26–March 29. Sponsored by Chabad of Tidewater, the week’s events included booths at Farm Fresh with information about keeping kosher, as well as samples of...
View ArticleInside the Jewish life of Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland
(JTA)—Americans have heard a lot about Merrick Garland since President Barack Obama nominated him to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court. But there’s a lot we still don’t know. What are his views...
View ArticleHoop House added to preschool garden for year-round growing
Planting, harvesting, and baking are not typical activities for an early childhood curriculum. But they are at Strelitz Early Childhood Education Center, which is leading the way in providing a...
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