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Jewish Community in Ukraine faces crisis
JDC’s Ukraine Response Ukraine’s vibrant Jewish community is one of the largest in the world, home to an estimated 200,000 Jews. The current situation with Russia (as of Feb. 23) has convinced some in...
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The Jewish post-rescue era ended with the war in Ukraine
(JTA)—For the past 20 years or so I could write confidently that the Jewish community was in a “post-rescue” era. Following the exodus of Soviet Jews, and the airlifts of Ethiopian Jews, Jewish...
View ArticleTidewater Jewish Foundation gives to Ukraine and inspires individual donors
Tidewater Jewish Foundation’s annual grant to United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s campaign has supported the Jewish community in Ukraine for decades. Today, however, the need is different and...
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29th Annual Virginia Festival of Jewish Film: It’s A Wrap
The Virginia Festival of Jewish Film presented by Alma and Howard Laderberg, wrapped up its 29th year on Monday, February 28 with a screening of Hester Street, restored in 4K for its 40th anniversary,...
View ArticlePurim in Tidewater
Chabad of Tidewater Thursday, March 17, 5:30 pm, Sandler Family Campus Chabad’s Annual Purim Party is back. Dinner, music, Purim mitzvoth, crafts, magic, face painting, balloon twists, and prizes. For...
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Equivalent to French’s Bon Appetit, B’Tayavon in Jewish News is where locals...
Corned Beef and Cabbage Sandy Goldberg I am Jewish and my wife, Anne Bernadette, was born in Dublin. So, we have this mixed culture going where traditional Irish and Jewish foods are both served. I do...
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18 things to know about Volodymyr Zelensky, showman, Paddington voice and...
(JTA)—The world has had a crash course on Volodymyr Zelensky in recent weeks, as the Ukrainian president has galvanized his country against an unprovoked attack by neighboring Russia. The broad...
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First wounded from Ukraine arrive in Israel for medical treatment.
Transport facilitated by Magen David Adom and New York–based Hatzolah Air Lod, Israel (March 7, 2022)—When an apartment building in Kyiv was hit by a missile on Saturday, Feb. 26, Irina Karaush, 44,...
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Klal Yisrael— We are one people, responsible for one another.
Community Members, Through our partner agencies JDC, The Jewish Agency for Israel, and World ORT, United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is on the ground in Ukraine, home to more than 200,000 Jews,...
View ArticleZelensky offers new details about his family’s Holocaust history, igniting...
(JTA)—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s great-grandparents died when the Nazis burned their village, he said in an interview on CNN Monday, March 21. Speaking through a translator with Fareed...
View ArticleRussian Jewish oligarchs step down from board of Genesis Group, the Jewish...
(JTA)—Russian billionaires Petr Aven, Mikhail Fridman, and German Kahn have stepped down from the board of Genesis Philanthropy Group, a major funder of Jewish causes founded by the trio, after they...
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Your Dollars at Work: JCC Budapest assists refugees
Akos Nagy Mazsihisz/Kinneret Photo Devastated by what is happening in Ukraine, the reality in Hungary is that there is a lot to do. As of March 14, more than 250,000 Ukrainians have made their way to...
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NADIV raises funds and awareness
It has been a banner year for United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s NADIV Young Men’s Giving circle. Moving out of the pandemic, the group’s membership has climbed to 37 members—all active and...
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BBYO hosts a successful Hamantaschen Bake
Tidewater BBYO held their first ever in-person Hamantaschen Bake on Sunday, March 6. Hosted by the Arluk family, BBYO teens crafted their hamantaschen from scratch to hot-out-of-the-oven. Both...
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Operation Hamantaschen joins forces with Sunday Fun Day
PJ Library in Tidewater, in partnership with Strelitz International Academy and Camp JCC, gathered with the community at the Sandler Family Campus for a Purim celebration on Sunday, March 13. Dressed...
View ArticleMa Nishtana or Why is this year different?
Instead of asking, “Why is tonight different from all other nights?” the first of the traditional four questions asked by the youngest child at the Seder, Jewish News asked local rabbis, “Why is...
View ArticlePassover 5782
Dear Readers, This might be the year that we all get to dust off most of our Haggadahs, and maybe even polish the silver as we return, hopefully, to some more traditional Seders. While last year’s...
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