It’s always a good time to say thank you
It is important to thank members of Congress who have spoken in support of Israel’s right to self-defense and condemned Hamas rocket attacks. This is an opportunity to let Congressional leaders know...
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Elie Wiesel’s son: Jews always speak up for everyone else. Now’s the time to...
(New York Jewish Week via JTA)—In the 1960s, the Communist Party cut the Russian Jews off from the Jewish people. They prohibited them from wearing tefillin, or celebrating b’nai mitzvah, or expressing...
View ArticleRise in antisemitism and an updated spelling
The Virginian-Pilot printed two political cartoons that I found stunning on Monday, June 7. Both were commentaries on the recent surge in antisemitism with messages that the prejudice has just been...
View ArticleBiden administration supports replenishing Iron Dome after Gaza conflict
WASHINGTON (JTA)—A Biden administration official said the U.S. government supports restocking Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system after it was depleted by last month’s conflict with Hamas in Gaza....
View ArticleBernard “Bernie” Weiss
Virginia Beach—Bernard “Bernie” Weiss passed away peacefully on May 25, 2021 at Sentara Hospice House. Bernie was the son of Sam and Louise Weiss, and was born in New York, eventually moving to...
View ArticleMarti J. Watchel
Portsmouth—Marti J. Watchel died on May 22, 2021. She is predeceased by a son, David William Silverstein. She is remembered by her children, Rabbi Lauren Silverstein Cohn and husband Matt Ruggles, and...
View ArticleHarry Sandler
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA—Harry Sandler, son of the late Leo Max Sandler and Eva Sherman Sandler, died peacefully in Virginia Beach the morning of May 26, 2021 at the age of 95. He was predeceased by his...
View ArticleKitty Friedenbach Saks
VIRGINIA BEACH—Kitty Friedenbach Saks, 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 9, 2021 with her family by her side. Kitty lived an extraordinary life, challenged with hardship, struggle, and...
View ArticleIrene Ida Banks Mazel
Virginia Beach—Irene Ida Banks Mazel, 90, passed away on May 9, 2021. She was born to William and Lottie Banks, one of seven children. She graduated high school at 16 and worked for United Insurance...
View ArticleSteven Lieberman
Norfolk—Steven Lieberman, 75, passed away May 27, 2021 at Norfolk Heart Hospital. Steve was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 6, 1946 to Richard and Esther Margolies Lieberman. He moved, with his...
View ArticleCecelia Higger
Virginia Beach—Cecelia Higger, 95, a resident at Beth Sholom Terrace, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2021 in Virginia Beach. Cecelia was born in Havana, Cuba to Ida Miller and Sam Rebe. At age 19,...
View ArticleThe Pew study cheat sheet: 10 key conclusions from the new survey of American...
Ben Sales (JTA)—Meet America’s Jews: They’re older, more educated, richer, and less religious, on average, than the rest of the country. They’re overwhelmingly white, though Jews under 30 are more...
View ArticleBen & Jerry’s stopped using social media after violence erupted in Israel. Why?
(JTA)–Pro-Palestinian activists were swarming the social media comments sections of Ben & Jerry’s to demand the company boycott Israel. In response, Ben & Jerry’s appears to have indeed entered...
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Birthright Israel is back
Taglit-Birthright Israel is proving it can survive a bout of logistics hiccups such as those presented when tourist travel in and out of Israel is prohibited. Trips may get canceled or re-scheduled,...
View ArticleHerb Sturz, driver of criminal justice reform in New York City and beyond
Herb Sturz, whose extensive career included promoting bail reform and serving as a top deputy to New York City Mayor Ed Koch in the 1970s, has died. Sturz, who was 90, worked with philanthropist Louis...
View ArticleDavid Dushman, Auschwitz liberator who drove a tank through its fence
David Dushman, a Jewish soldier who liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp, died at 98. Dushman died on Saturday, June 5 according to the International Olympic Committee. Dushman drove a tank for...
View ArticleJanet Malcolm, famed New Yorker writer whose family fled the Nazis
The influential journalist Janet Malcolm, whose family changed their last name after fleeing the Nazis during World War II, died Wednesday, June 16 at 86 of lung cancer. Malcolm, who was known for her...
View ArticleSteve L. Schatzman
Virginia Beach—At age 77, Steve Schatzman passed away June 13, 2021. He is predeceased by his wife Georgia and his children, Shari, Wendy and Marni and grandson Sammy. Funeral services were held in...
View ArticleJuliet A. Katz
Virginia Beach—Juliet A. Katz, 100 years old, passed away June 19, 2021. Julie was the daughter of Frank and Josephine Abramson, and she was raised by aunt and uncle Aaron and Ida Levinsky in New York...
View ArticleJean Fried Jaffe
Virginia Beach—Jean Fried Jaffe, who asked everyone to call her Mimi, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2021. Married to her college sweetheart Jerry (Pop) for 70 years, Mimi was devoted to family. In...
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