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Mitchell Flint, a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot who helped create the Israeli Air Force in 1948, has died. Flint died Saturday, September 16 in Los Angeles at the age of 94. He served in Israel’s first fighter squadron as one of the founding members of Machal, a group of non-Israelis who fought in Israel’s [...]

WASHINGTON (JTA)—Edie Windsor, whose fight for marriage equality ended with a historic victory and was suffused with her Jewish sensibility, has died at 88. The New York Times quoted her second wife, Judith Kasen-Windsor, as confirming her death. In 2009, Windsor was denied a spouse’s exemption and forced to pay federal taxes on the estate [...]

VIRGINIA BEACH—Stephen Allen Schneider passed away on September 5, 2017. He was born on December 31, 1935 to Larry and Henrietta Schneider. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and later became a successful salesman and business owner. Steve was an avid poker player, loved old movies, music, and sports. He always [...]

Norfolk —Commander Harold (Hal) Howard Sacks, U. S. Navy Retired, died on September 8 after a long illness. Hal will be mourned by Annabel, his wife of 65 years, his daughter Judy and son Skip (Ellen), his five grandchildren, Jonathan (Hava) Anderson, Micheline (Roger) Brown, Nathan, Samuel and Hannah Sacks, and his great-grandchildren Eli and [...]

Politics, Faith, and the Making of American Judaism Peter Adams Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 2014, 230 pages ISBN: 978-0-472-07205-7 Peter Adams is a former journalist who teaches English at Old Dominion University. His study recounts the story of American Jewry in the 19th century and its history of immigration and integration into [...]

Rabbi Dr. Israel Zoberman on the insertion of his article on his summer trip to Poland, Lithuania, and Israel, along with Charlottesville’s tragic events, into the Congressional Record by Congressman Scott Taylor.

Sunday, November 12, 1–5 pm, Simon Family JCC Bringing people together of all backgrounds, religious affiliations, and ages to nurture, mentor, and celebrate Jewish life and learning for an afternoon is Tidewater Yom Limmud’s goal. In addition to offering interactive breakout sessions led by community members and professional educators, Tidewater Yom Limmud includes discussions facilitated [...]

Tuesday, October 17, Simon Family JCC Continuing Legal Education: 12–4 pm, $150 includes class and lunch Society of Professional networking event: 6–7 pm, $10 cover Community event: 7:30–8:30 pm, free A quick, one-day trip to Tidewater by Dr. Mark Goldfeder will include three opportunities to learn and engage—a Continuing Legal Education course, a networking event, [...]

Monday, October 30, 7:30 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus What would you say to your childhood hero if you had the chance to meet? In June, thousands of Israelis got the opportunity to do just that when Bruce Smith, Joe Montana, “Mean” Joe Greene, and 16 other NFL Hall of Famers went to [...]

November 5–19 Simon Family JCC’s annual Lee & Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival returns with the promise of a great series of author engagements and to expand participants’ minds on such topics as: • Mindfulness and de-stressing, • How the short stories of the Forward helped inspire and inform readers of immigrant life, • [...]