The Simon Family JCC is getting physically fit, point by point
When it comes to success, people have learned that there is no one giant step that does it; it’s a lot of little steps. The Simon Family JCC utilizes this approach when assisting its members with...
View ArticleMy AIPAC experience
Last month I had the amazing opportunity to attend the American Israeli Publican Affairs Committees (AIPAC) annual policy conference. The conference attracted more than 18,700 pro-Israel Americans,...
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Tidewater: Thanks for the cookies— a note from Kuwait
The community make-and-bake cookie project known as Operation Hamantaschen, was a one-day event held on March 6 at the Simon Family JCC. Its impact, however, didn’t end at the day’s conclusion when the...
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Community is invited to attend 2016 Holocaust Day of Remembrance
Jeannie Opdyke Smith Wednesday, May 4, 6:45 pm, Temple Israel The Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater invites the Jewish community to attend the annual Holocaust Day of...
View ArticleCRC Israel Poster Contest
Vote online through April 20 The Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s 4th annual Israel Poster Contest is now in its final days of voting. For the contest,...
View ArticleJudith E. Anapol
Virginia Beach —Judith E. Anapol, a psychotherapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker, passed away on Monday, April 4, after an extended illness. A resident of Virginia Beach for many years, Judy was...
View ArticleMelvin Kurzer
Oak Island , NC—Melvin Kurzer, 84, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at his home. Mr. Kurzer was born February 11, 1932 in Newport News, Va., the son of the late Morris and Rose Kurzer. He was a...
View ArticleLenore H. Leider
Arlington , Va.—Lenore H. Leider, 84, passed away March 31, 2016. She was born in Brooklyn, N. Y. in 1931 to the late Fannie Goldstein and Henry Hyman. She is also preceded in death by her husband,...
View ArticleJonathan S. Schwab
VENICE, FLORIDA— Jonathan S. Schwab, 65, passed on March 17, 2016 after a brief illness. Jonny was born on August 9, 1950 at Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond, Va. He grew up and spent...
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Mitzvah project aims to help kids surf in Israel
ReSurf Shack in Israel. I wanted to find a mitzvah project that would be new and fun to learn about and to share with others. Since I am a student at Virginia Beach Middle School’s Gifted Art Program...
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Postcard from an ORT school in Argentina
ORT Radio. Sixteen members of the Tidewater Jewish community traveled on a mission to the Jewish community of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sponsored by the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, the...
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Israel Today speaker offers insider’s view of a “malfunctioning”...
Matti Freidman (photo: Sebastian Scheiner). Wednesday, May 11, 7:30 pm, Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus The Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and community...
View ArticleGhent Your Game On: Ohef Sholom Temple’s fun raising event
Saturday, April 30, 11 pm O’Connor Brewing Co., 211 West 24th Street, Norfolk Ohef Sholom Temple’s (OST) fundraising event, Ghent Your Game On (GYGO), is “our attempt to meet our community where they...
View ArticleJudge Marc Jacobson to receive honorary doctorate from Old Dominion...
Saturday, May 7 Old Dominion University will present Judge Marc Jacobson with an honorary doctorate at its graduation ceremony next month. Jacobson served as a judge in the Commonwealth of Virginia for...
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Keano Rich, along with his Symposium teammates, Evan Allan and Ryan Nguyen — a l l freshmen at the Mathematics and Science Academy at Ocean Lakes High School— for winning first place in the Senior...
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Rabbi Aron and Rychel Margolin on the engagement of their son, Levi Margolin to Aidel Gestetner. Levi is director of marketing for Birthright Israel: MAYANOT. Aidel is a licensed tour guide in Israel....
View ArticleE. Allan Fine
Boca Raton , Fla .—E. Allan Fine, 88, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Born in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Jeanette Hecker Fine and Hyman Fine. He worked in the family business...
View ArticleRose Frances Levinson Glasser
Virginia Beach —Rose Frances Levinson Glasser, 101, died on April 20, 2016. Blessed with a century of life, Rose Frances didn’t waste a moment. Her natural curiosity combined with her drive, led her to...
View ArticleRobert Edward Rosenfeld
Portsmouth —Robert Edward Rosenfeld, 96, of the 4200 block of Cedar Lane passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016. Born on October 3, 1919 to the late Isadore and Bessie Rosenfeld, he was a proud U.S. Air...
View ArticleRabbi Arthur Zanville Steinberg
Portsmouth —Rabbi Arthur Zanville Steinberg, 78, died Sunday, April 10, 2016. He served as the rabbi of Temple Sinai in Portsmouth for 32 years. Rabbi Steinberg was a native of Baltimore and graduated...
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