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ROME (JTA)—Rabbi Giuseppe Laras, a leading figure in postwar Italian Judaism, has died. A child survivor of the Holocaust, Laras died Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 82. He had served from 1980 to 2005 as the chief rabbi of Milan and was the president emeritas of the Italian Rabbinical Assembly. In an essay prepared for release [...]

(JTA)—Tzipora Jochsberger, founder of the Kaufman Music Center in New York and a director of the Rubin Academy for Music and Dance in Israel, has died. Jochsberger, a composer, musicologist and educator who survived the Holocaust due to her musical abilities, died Oct. 29 in Jerusalem at 96, the Kaufman Music Center announced. Lydia Kontos, [...]

Fairfa x, Va.—Jerome L. Massey of Fairfax died on October 17, 2017 at Fair Oaks Hospital in Oakton, Va. He was 95 years old and was born on July 27, 1922 in Norfolk to Louis E. Massey and Molly Leibowitz Massey Hecht. He fought in World War II as an engineer and firefighter. In 1945 [...]

Norfolk —Willard Longman passed away peacefully on Nov. 3, 2017 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was predeceased by his first wife Joyce, second wife Delores, and sister Ruth. He is survived by sons Jason and Michael Longman, daughter Barbara Sumey, life companion Linda Small, and brothers Bruce, Norman, and Eddie. Willard was [...]

Norfolk —Evelyn Schreiber Eisenberg, 93, passed away November 5, 2017 in Columbia, Md. A native of Norfolk, Va. she was the daughter of the late Nathan Schreiber and Mary Fleder Schreiber and was the widow of Ezra Eisenberg. She was a graduate of Maury High School Class of 42 and was a member of Temple [...]

Portsmouth —Gayle Rosenfeld Bennett, 74, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. She was born in Nashville, Tenn. to the late Robert and Thelma Rosenfeld. She was a retired nuclear medicine tech at Maryview Hospital. She is survived by her son, Garrison S. Bennett and wife Anita; a sister, Susan R. Welsby and husband Jack; a [...]

Israeli artist Amit Shimoni gives political and cultural figures fashionable facelifts for free. Amit Shimoni has done the impossible. This Israeli designer-illustrator is making people smile when they see politicians. Shimoni, 29, is the artist behind Hipstory, an illustrated series that depicts world leaders as hipsters and fashionistas—from Hillary Clinton to Theodor Herzl, Barack Obama [...]

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, 7 am–4 pm bus leaves from the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Meet State Senator and Delegates, discuss issues that affect the Jewish community. The governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general have all been invited on the date, too. Be there to meet them and make Tidewater’s Jewish voice heard. [...]

Monday, Dec. 4, 4 pm, Dreyfus Auditorium, Cape Henry Collegiate The Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and Cape Henry Collegiate are presenting Reflections on Israel, a talk by Karen Mason, an eighth grade history teacher, about her recent trip to Israel. Mason was one of 12 educators from across Virginia [...]

Afternoon and evening options available Tuesdays, Dec. 5, Dec. 12, Dec. 19, Jan. 16, Jan. 23, 7:30 pm Wednesdays, Nov. 29, Dec. 6, Dec. 13, Dec. 20, Jan. 10, Jan. 17, 12:30 pm Since its inception, the Norfolk Kollel has provided a variety of Torah classes and inspirational programs to the Jews of Tidewater. In [...]