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10/30/2024

"What’s the point of the ADL if you’re not going to condemn this when it happens?" a senior Biden administration official asked.

07/11/2024

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01/25/2024

Hot off the press... article on JDC naming Tidewater's own Annie Sandler as President.
http://www.jewishnewsva.org/jdc-names-tidewaters-annie-sandler-president/

United Jewish Federation of Tidewater: UJFT

Terri Denison The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the leading Jewish humanitarian aid organization, announced that Tidewater’s Annie Sandler — a noted Jewish, civic, and global philanthropic leader— is its new president, following a unanimous vote by the board of directors ...

01/25/2024

With 4 days left to register for Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day (held on Feb. 7) ... read all about it! And consider joining the Tidewater delegation traveling to Richmond for the day, to speak with our elected officials on issues important to the Jewish community!!

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Kirk Levy Over the past three months, most of us in the Jewish community have been affected by events in Israel, rallies in the streets both here and abroad, and antisemitism on college campuses.

12/15/2023

Great article in this week's Jewish News about YAD UJFT's Young Adults gathering to support Israel in a variety of ways. Including over Shabbat dinners:

Elana McGovern Since October 7, young adults have rallied in support of each other and Israel, culminating in a heartwarming Pop-Up Shabbat experience on November 17.

11/16/2023

Take a moment to read Stephanie Peck's article with first-hand interviews from Tidewater-based college students at their respective universities around the country — to gauge how their colleges have handled the rise in antisemitism since Oct. 7.

Stephanie Peck Israel’s war with Hamas permeates campus life at colleges and universities across the nation with protests and threats upending daily life.

07/11/2023

Many great stories in the last Jewish News paper. Including this story, that quotes Holocaust Commission UJFT chair Gail Flax. regarding the VB School Board dismissing library book changes:

The Virginia Beach School Board met on Monday, June 12 to vote on, among other topics on their agenda, potential changes to the library media centers in each of the division’s schools.

05/23/2023

By now you've seen the Humusiya items on the Cardo Cafe menu. It's likely you tasted some of chef Eitan's dishes at the Yom Ha'Atzmaut celebration of Israel @ 75. Now you can read about his culinary style — and come taste for yourself! (Or order to go.) Check out more here: http://www.jewishnewsva.org/the-humusiya-feeding-your-roots/

They say, “we are what we eat.” Maybe this is because food is more than just the building blocks of our physical body. . .it is also feeds our spirit. It reflects our emotions, “I need something fried today!” our attitude, “I am feeling bold and spicy!” and our joy, “We have to celebra...

05/05/2023

Find your latest Jewish News paper or visit online to hear about the NEW Secure Community Network program launched by United Jewish Federation of Tidewater: UJFT to bring regional security advisor Michael Goldsmith onto the Sandler Family Campus. Mike was with the City of Norfolk police department for 35 years. It's all here: https://bit.ly/3p9SKa6

The Secure Community Network (SCN), the official safety and security organization for the Jewish community in North America, and the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, launched a new community security program led by Michael Goldsmith, regional security advisor. The program is designed to signif...

01/31/2023

As we prepare to hear from Debbie Applegate on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at NOON — check out this GREAT review of her book, "Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age" from Skip Sacks, son of legendary book reviewer, Hal Sacks (of blessed memory).
There is info on how to RSVP to the event in the story.
http://www.jewishnewsva.org/from-belarussian-balaboosta-to-broadway-madam/

Frank Sinatra, Walter Winchell, Lucky Luciano, Dorothy Parker, Duke Ellington, Dutch Schultz, Robert Benchley, Desi Arnaz—and likely FDR. This is just a partial list of Jazz Era writers, celebrities, musicians, gangsters, politicians, and other notables who had one thing in common—they were all ...

01/13/2023

Be A Reader (BeAR) is back in full force! With over 50 volunteers, this reading and literacy program has roared (bear pun!) back to life after pandemic woes. Read more: http://www.jewishnewsva.org/be-a-reader-is-roaring-back-into-schools/

Calls to BeAR schools with offers to help resulted in many schools requesting supplies, reading and writing games, and books. They also asked for the BeAR volunteers to create video recordings of mentors reading the books that the program provided. Accepting the challenge, BeAR happily provided scho...