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Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA)—Britain’s new prime minister says she has a lot of Jewish friends—and that she will be a friend to her country’s Jews and to Israel.

Truss says she is committed to the Conservative Party’s outlook on Israel, saying, “There is no greater friend to the UK than Israel.” On the campaign trail, she even suggested that she would be open to moving the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, as the United States did under President Donald Trump.

Truss’ claim to have taken a “strong stand in tackling antisemitism at the international level stands up,” wrote Stephen Pollard, editor-in-chief of the Chronicle. At the U.N. Human Rights Council, she ensured that Britain “voted with Israel,” Pollard wrote. “Bodies like the Human Rights Council,” Truss told Pollard, “have been used to peddle a particular agenda which frankly have strong elements of antisemitism.”

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As foreign secretary, Truss, a mother of two who was first elected to Parliament in 2010, challenged the singling out of Israel at the United Nations.

The United Kingdom’s decision not to back a 2017 international statement in support of a two-state solution in Israel was a watershed moment in the coun try’s Israel policy—part of a rightward shift after Johnson’s predecessor, Teresa May, assumed power. Previously, the U.K. had typically voted with other European countries to back policies and statements that were more critical of Israel.

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Liz Truss replaced Boris Johnson as the prime minister of the United Kingdom Tuesday, Sept. 6 following a reshuffle in their Conservative Party. A liberal turned right-winger who at 46 is one of the youngest people to ever hold the post, Truss cited a Jewish boss as an inspira tion and vowed to fight antisemitism in an interview with the Jewish Chronicle of London

On Jewish issues, new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss to continue in Johnson’s footsteps

A hardline promoter of the United Kingdom’s ongoing disengagement from the European Union following the 2020 Brexit, Truss is likely to continue Johnson’s policies on immigration and the economy, which is in crisis in part because of double-digit inflation rates. Responding to a Jewish Chronicle survey showing a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents in British schools, Truss, who was born in Oxford to a university pro fessor and a nurse, said, “I want to see the scourge of antisemitism eradicated. That means driving it out from our culture, starting with the schools.” And on Iran, she said that it “cannot allow Iran to gain a nuclear weapon.” The U.K. is still party to the Iran nuclear deal, which is currently being renegotiated.

Like Johnson, who has used friendly language in relations to Jews and Israel and whose maternal great-grandfather was a Moscow-born Jew, Truss too says she has positive associations with Jews. “I had lots of Jewish friends at school,” Truss, who was president of the Oxford University Liberal Democrats, the left-leaning party that is popular among London Jews, told the Chronicle At Shell, an oil company where Truss began her career as an accountant, she worked under an Orthodox Jew, she told the Chronicle. He was “the best boss I ever had and a very big influence on me,” she “Atadded.work it was great during the winter because he would leave early for Shabbat every Friday. In the summer he was there until much later,” Truss went on. “That was one of my first experiences seeing how Jewish life could be incorporated into corporate life and it really impressed me how proud he was of his religion.” Later in life, she said, she realized she had seen her boss modeling values held by her Conservative political party. “So many Jewish values are Conservative values and British values too, for example seeing the importance of family and always taking steps to protect the family unit and the value of hard work and self-starting and setting up your own business,” she told the Chronicle. “The British Jewish com munity is incredibly proud of this country and so are Conservatives.”

A Jewish Google employee who led activ ism against a major contract with Israel’s government resigned, citing what she said was retaliation. “Due to retaliation, a hostile environ ment, and illegal actions by the company, I cannot continue to work at Google and have no choice but to leave the company at the end of this week,” Ariel Koren said in a statement posted Tuesday, August 30 to Medium. “Instead of listen ing to employees who want Google to live up to its ethical principles, Google is aggressively pursuing military con tracts and stripping away the voices of its employees through a pattern of silencing and retaliation towards me and many others.”Koren and another Jewish Google employee last year launched an effort to pressure Google to cancel a joint contract with Amazon to build cloudbased data centers on behalf of the Israeli government. Project Nimbus, costing $1.2 billion, will transfer Israel’s data into six cloud-based storage centers over the next several years. Koren said the project would enable surveillance of Palestinians.InMarch, Koren said Google told her she would be transferred to Sao Paolo, Brazil, which Koren alleged was retalia tion. Google denied retaliation and the National Labor Relations Board found no wrongdoing after an investigation, according to The New York Times In her statement, Koren also singled out “Jewglers,” a forum for Jewish Google employees, for not accommodating Jews who hold anti-Zionist views. Koren helped found the activist group Respond Crisis Translation, which pro vides translation services for asylum seekers. (JTA) ISRAEL ADVANCES PLAN TO BUILD 700 UNITS IN NEW EAST JERUSALEM NEIGHBORHOOD Israel’s government advanced a plan to build as many as 700 new apartment units in a suburb of Jerusalem that oppo nents say encroaches on a Palestinian village that straddles the country’s pre1967Thelines.Jerusalem planning and building committee on Monday, Sept. 5 approved a plan for a new neighborhood called Givat Shaked, which would include highrise buildings that come right up to the edge of Beit Safafa—a village that was split from 1948 until 1967, when Israel captured eastern Jerusalem in the SixDay War.

Haaretz quoted residents of the village as saying that the intention appears to be to limit the growth of the Palestinian neighborhood while increasing the Jewish population in the disputed city. The new neighborhood appears aimed at attracting Jewish residents, including in its planning of a site for a synagogue. Right-wing Jewish activists have objected to a new golden dome atop a mosque in Beit Safafa.

“With this agreement, the German state acknowledges its responsibility and recognizes the terrible suffering of the murdered and their relatives,” read the statement.TheGerman spokesman also outlined other details of the agreement. “This includes the reappraisal of the events by a commission of German and Israeli historians, the release of files in accor dance with the law, the classification and acceptance of political responsibility within the framework of the commemo ration ceremony, as well as the provision of further recognition services by the fed eral government, by the state of Bavaria and by the city of Munich,” said the spokesman.During the 1972 Olympics, eight members of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September took six coaches and five athletes from Israel’s delega tion hostage in their Olympic Village apartment, killing them during a failed rescue operation at a nearby airbase. The incident has been a source of tension in Israel and Germany’s otherwise close relationship.TheInternational Olympic Committee held official ceremonies to commemorate the victims in 2016 and at last summer’s opening ceremony. (JTA)

Israeli officials have said in the past that new building benefits all residents of Jerusalem. They note that there are Palestinians renting units in some of the neighborhoods built after 1967. The new village would also inhibit any future plan to connect Beit Safafa to the West Bank, and it is seen as part of a plan to cut off southeastern Jerusalem from the West Bank. The Biden administration hopes to preserve the prospect of a two-state out come to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and objects to any building that would inhibit Palestinian statehood. (JTA)

AGREE TO COMPENSATION DEAL WITH GERMANY Days before a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Munich Olympics massacre, the Israeli victims’ families reached an agreement with Germany, avoiding a planned boycott. Last month, the families of 11 victims of the 1972 attack threatened to boycott the Sept. 5 ceremony in Munich, calling Germany’s compensation offer “a joke.” According to The New York Times, Israeli President Isaac Herzog also planned to skip the ceremony. The agreement brings the total com pensation package to 28 million euros ($27.9 million), a substantial increase from Germany’s previous offer of 10 mil lion“Theeuros.German government welcomes the fact that it has now been possible to reach an agreement with the rela tives on an overall concept to mark the 50th anniversary,” said a spokesman for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, accord ing to the Times of Israel Herzog released a joint statement with his German counterpart, welcom ing the news but acknowledging “the agreement cannot heal all wounds.”

The New York Times reported last month that the massive infusion went to the Marble Freedom Trust. The group is run by veteran political operative Leonard Leo, who for years led the Federalist Society group of conservative activists and is credited with helping produce the current conservative major ity on the Supreme Court.

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Seid helmed Tripp Lite, a company that manufactures electronic goods, for decades and has donated to a number of conservative outfits, as well as to Jewish and pro-Israel causes. In 2010, Bar-Ilan University gave him an honorary degree for “supporting those organiza tions which will fortify Israel’s position in the world.” He has also donated to the Jewish Camp Foundation. The Times reports that the donation is “among the largest—if not the larg est—single contributions ever made to a politically focused nonprofit.” Seid used a complex mechanism, donating shares of Tripp Lite to the Marble Trust prior to its sale to an overseas group, likely as a means of avoiding taxes on the proceeds of theThesale.Chicago-based electronics magnate is rarely photographed—an exception was a cupcake celebration in 2015, marking 56 years of running his company. Salon published an article in 2010 suggesting Seid funded the Clarion Fund’s controversial distribution of a DVD titled Obsession Radical Islam’s War With the West to voters ahead of the 2008 presidential elections. Salon’s article spotlighted a previously unreported doc ument submitted to the IRS by Clarion listing Seid as donating nearly $17 mil lion to the organization in 2008. Seid’s assistant denied he had ever donated to Clarion and a Clarion spokesman sent an email to Salon stating that “the sources of anonymous donations to the Clarion Fund in 2008 have been incorrectly identified.” The Salon article concluded by noting that a similarly sized contribu tion was made by a donor-advised fund, which declined to identify the source of the funding for the donation. ISRAELI FAMILIES OF MUNICH OLYMPICS MASSACRE VICTIMS

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BRIEFS BARRE SEID, DONOR TO PRO-ISRAEL CAUSES, DONATED $1.6 BILLION TO CONSERVATIVE NONPROFIT Barre Seid, a low-profile donor to con servative and pro-Israel causes, made a historic $1.6 billion donation last year to a conservative group that seeks to influ ence policy in the United States.

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Ron Kampeas (JTA)—Last month, the chances that the United States would rejoin the Iran nuclear deal seemed higher than they had been in years.

Why isn’t the United States currently signed onto the pact?

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as it’s officially named, came about under the Obama administration and traded sanctions relief for rollbacks in Iran’s nuclear program. President Obama and many Democrats argued that it was the best method for diplomatically putting a stop to Iran’s advancing ambitions of obtaining nuclear weapons. Israel has reviled the deal since the start, argu ing that Iran—which routinely calls for Israel’s violent destruction—is not to be trusted. Several Jewish lawmak ers agonized over whether or not to support their president and the deal, which became a signature foreign policy achievement, or to heed the condemna tion from Israel and many Jews in their localIncommunities.signingtheJCPOA, Iran agreed to reduce its stockpile to a small amount of uranium enriched to 3.67%—a level needed for medical research, unusable for weaponization—and to effectively end the production of plutonium. It also agreed to allow regular inspections of its nuclear facilities. The other parties in the deal—including Russia, China, Britain, Germany, and France, joined by major trade partners like India and South Korea—agreed to end sanctions targeting Iran’s nuclear program (which Iran continues to insist is for non-mili tary purposes) and its banking and oil sectors.The deal’s critics decried what they said were fatal flaws: The limitations on Iran’s enrichment program had expira tion dates, and several concerns were left out of the agreement, including Iran’s missile program, its disruptive actions in the Middle East and its backing of terror ists worldwide.

Republicans also loathed the deal, but for the first year of his presidency, Donald Trump heeded advice of top advisers who said pulling out of the deal would be worse than remaining in it to police Iran. Then, starting in May 2018, he opted for a program of maximum pressure on Iran, leaving the deal, reinstating the suspended sanctions and adding many more new ones. In 2020, he ordered the killing of one of Iran’s top military offi cials, Qassem Soleimani. In retaliation, Iran started increas ing its enrichment of fissile material to unprecedented levels. It is now believed to be just weeks away from having enough enriched uranium to manufac ture a nuclear weapon, as opposed to a year away, which was the case when all sides were abiding by the deal. While campaigning for the presi dency, Joe Biden pledged to seek reentry into the deal, saying that pulling out had allowed Iran to get closer than ever to obtaining a nuclear weapon. He said continued on page 6

CNN and Reuters reported that Iran had dropped multiple demands in the ongoing negotiations over a new accord that would update the original reached in 2015. Senior U.S. officials were con fident that the new deal would be sealed in days.Then on Monday, August 29, Iran’s government said it wanted more time— extending into September—to examine the U.S. response to a recent proposal. It’s no longer clear if Iran has made the concessions that U.S. officials were so sure about, and the light that inter national diplomats thought they were seeing at the end of the tunnel is begin ning to this stalemate? And what will it mean if the United States rejoins the pact, or chooses not to? Let’s dive in. What was in the original Iran deal?

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What’s in the latest version of the deal?

More importantly, Iran has asked for three concessions Biden has refused to agree to. One is that Biden removes what Iran considers to be the most noxious of Trump’s new sanctions: placing the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps on the U.S.-designated terrorist list. Biden,

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he wanted to enhance the deal and to negotiate limitations on Iran’s other dis ruptive actions, but he made clear that his priority was first to get back into the deal.“If Iran returns to strict compliance with the nuclear deal, the United States would rejoin the agreement as a start ing point for follow-on negotiations,” he said in a September 2020 op-ed on CNN. “With our allies, we will work to strengthen and extend the nuclear deal’s provisions, while also addressing other issues of concern.”

According to reports, Iran will allow inspectors in to verify that it is returning to the original 2015 restrictions—an involved process that could take months, as inspectors observe the dismantling of enrichment systems that have been enhanced to greater levels than before 2015. The United States will likely remove sanctions targeting Iran’s nuclear sector, its oil exports, and its banks.

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“They have more stuff installed. They have less oversight. They’ve got a bigger stockpile of 60% enriched uranium.”

The deal will be less effective, insid ers say, because Iran has advanced its enrichment capability to the point that even with a deal in place, it is likely to never be more than six months away from a bomb, half the period under the old deal. Additionally, the “sunsets”—the expirations of enrichment limitations due in 2026 and 2031—loom closer now.

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One of Antony Blinken’s first acts as Biden’s new secretary of state in February 2021 was to join the JCPOA’s three European partners in telling Iran that the United States was ready to come back to the negotiating table. “If Iran comes back into strict compliance with its com mitments under the JCPOA, the United States will do the same and is prepared to engage in discussions with Iran toward that end,” Blinken said.

If Biden wants back in— what’s holding it up? Representatives from all of the countries party to the deal, plus the United States (and the European Union, which has participated as a bloc in negotiations but is not signed on as a bloc), have been negotiating a U.S. reentry and new terms since April 2021. While President Obama negotiated a deal with officials who were seen as relative moderates for Iran, the country elected a hard-line president, Ebrahim Raisi, shortly after Biden took office. Raisi was involved in crimes against humanity in the late 1980s and chose for his Cabinet two men implicated in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people.

Whereas Obama’s secretary of state, John Kerry, was famously photographed sharing jokes with his Iranian counter part, Javad Zarif, Iranian officials now refuse to even be in the same room with American ones, which has resulted in intermediaries shuttling between confer ence rooms in the Palais Coburg hotel and slowed down the process considerably.

Getting back into the deal will open Iran’s oil exports to legitimate markets; the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a think tank leading Iran criticism in Washington, estimates the income will reach $1 trillion by 2030.

Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat who has been outspoken in backing reentry, acknowledged in a Time magazine op-ed in February that any renewed deal would fall short of the restrictions achieved under Obama.

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What are some other wild cards getting in the way?

Iran reportedly is assisting Russia in its war against Ukraine by supplying it with weaponized drones and teaching it how to evade U.S. sanctions. Biden’s for eign policy priority is crippling Russia, and bringing Iran back into the interna tional community could hinder that aim. Another setback could come in the form of open conflict between Iran and U.S. allies. Anti-Iranian tensions have exploded into violence in Iraq, and Israel last month faced down an Iran ally, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, in the Gaza Strip.Iran also has not stopped its malign activity, including reportedly in the United States, where a dissident has faced assassination attempts and an assailant stabbed author Salman Rushdie, who remains subject to a death sentence Iran imposed in 1989.

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A top Democratic congressional staffer who is regularly briefed on the administration’s Iran planning recalled former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s appearance in 2012 at the United Nations’ General Assembly meet ing. Netanyahu was mocked for bringing a poster with the image of a cartoon bomb on it, meant to represent Iran’s nuclear“Bibi’sprogram.littlebomb cartoon is actually a reality,” said the staffer, who asked for anonymity to speak candidly. “Like liter ally, it was a joke back then. But because of Bibi and Trump’s policies, that f—ing cartoon is real. You’re literally presented with almost a binary choice, which is accept an imperfect deal that will set them back now, or do nothing and go down the line to war.” “They have more stuff installed,” the staffer added. “They have less oversight. They’ve got a bigger stockpile of 60% enriched uranium than they had during the JCPOA or before the JCPOA even.”

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“This new deal may not look the same as Obama’s deal due to all the ground we lost during Trump’s presidency,” Murphy wrote. “But an agreement by Iran to significantly expand its breakout time and allow all the inspections to resume would make the world a safer place.”

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INTERNATIONAL who is close to families who have lost soldiers to IRGC-backed attacks in Iraq, has been adamant in refusing. Israeli officials, including Defense Minister Benny Gantz, a national security adviser and the head of Mossad have been in Washington, making their case against some of the rumored concessions, partic ularly the delisting of the IRGC. Iran also wants the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, to end an investigation into undeclared nuclear material that its inspectors uncovered in 2019. And Iran additionally wants a guarantee that future administrations will not renege on the deal, as Trump did. Western negotiators have claimed that Iran appears to have given up on the first two demands. But the American negotiators have said they cannot guarantee Iran that a future president would not walk out of the deal. What are U.S. lawmakers saying this time? There is one thing all parties agree on: The deal will be less effective this time around.Supporters of reentry say that some of the harm caused by Trump’s withdrawal is irreparable, while deal opponents say the flaws were built into the original deal.Sen.

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Congress has the right to review the deal, but likely lacks the veto-proof majority to kill it—the same scenario as in 2015, when Obama stymied Congress’ vote against the deal. JCPOA opponents, including in the pro-Israel community, are planning a full court press against it this time around as well, and if Republicans retake at least one of the chambers of Congress in November, they could slow the implemen tation of the deal. But there are also international trends that could prompt cold American feet.

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The big day is almost here! United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s annual Super Sunday will reach out to the community to support Jews locally, nationally, and abroad. This exciting event will be held at the brand-new Marty Einhorn Pavilion.Want to volunteer for Super Sunday? It’s not too late! Contact Matthew Kramer-Morning at 757-965-6136 or mkmorning@ujft.org.

With four events taking place, the phrase “Super Duper” is super appropriate.

The 2,400-square-foot outdoor struc ture, which is adjacent to the basketball court on the rear lawn of the Sandler Family Campus, has a front and back patio, benches, picnic tables, and fans to help “beat the heat.” The pavilion has a comfortable seating capacity of 160 people.

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The day’s festivities kick off with the dedication of the Marty Einhorn Pavilion with the Jimmy Masters Trio wel coming everyone starting at 11:30 am. The program and lunch begins at noon.

Donations made to the UJFT Annual Campaign are 100% tax deductible to the extent applicable by law (please consult a tax advisor).

Complete with crafts, games, and activities with a focus on Tzdakah and giving back, Sunday Fun Day promises to provide lots of fun. Babysitting will be available for 45-minute slots so that parents can engage in Sunday Fun Day activities with their children, then step away to join Super Sunday under the beautiful new Marty Einhorn Pavilion and make calls. The event is free and open to the community, but registration is encouraged

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A “Super Day” is planned to take place at the Sandler Family Campus

Some are calling it “Super Duper Sunday” because of all of the exciting activity planned for Sunday, September 18 at the Sandler Family Campus.

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B’NAI TZEDEK 2–4 PM The outdoor basketball court at the Sandler Family Campus will be the setting for Tidewater Jewish Foundation’s B’nai Tzedek’s Back to School gathering. The B’nai Tzedek program is a part nership between parents, teens, and TJF that provides an opportunity to create a fund for Jewish charitable giving in the teen’s“Wename.look forward to giving the teens the space to gather together after the pandemic, explore their values, and build leadership skills,” says Naomi Limor Sedek, Tidewater Jewish Foundation pres ident and CEO. “Our teens join the Jewish commu nity through their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. While they reach this milestone in their childhood, it is only the beginning of a lifelong journey of engagement,” says LimorDuringSedek.preparation for their B’nai Mitzvot, teens are asked to learn Tefilah, the prayers, and read from the Torah, as well as perform acts of Gimilut Chasadim, acts of loving kindness, through Mitzvah projects. “B’nai Tzedek is the tzedakah path of their journey into Jewish adult hood, preparing for a lifelong engagement with philanthropy,” says Limor Sedek. B’nai Tzedek teaches young donors how to connect their values to philan thropy, to give thoughtfully, and how to lead their peers confidently in that phil anthropic journey. This is the first time this group has gotten together since the pandemic, so in addition to current Bnai Tzedeks, other teens are invited to join and learn about the program. Teens ages 13–18 are eligible to become B’nai Tzedeks. For information on B’nai Tzedek, con tact Naomi Limor Sedek, president and CEO, Tidewater Jewish Foundation, at 757 965 6109 or Nsedek@ujft.org.

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ETHAN JENKINS Ice Hockey

I had a great time at Maccabi. I did hockey. It was a ton of fun. I love doing the sports and meeting a lot of new people.

ALIYAH STUPAR Swimming At Maccabi I made a lot of new friends, and I really liked competing in my sport. And I had a great time with my room mates and my host family.

JACK JENKINS Ice Hockey At Maccabi

The JCC Maccabi Games returned for its 40th year last month in San Diego, California with five days of competition, building friendships, and Jewish identity. Among the 1,300 teen athletes from 57 delegations and 67 JCCs across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Bulgaria, and Israel, seven teens were members of Team Virginia Beach. Team Virginia Beach’s athletes, led by Tom Edwards, Simon Family JCC’s ath letics director, competed throughout the week in flag football, basketball, soccer, swimming, and ice hockey (among the sports offered) at venues throughout San Diego

NATE SIMON Flag Football Maccabi gave me a chance to branch out and make lots of new friends. I loved meeting new friends who play flag foot ball while competing against other Jewish teens. You don’t just make friends from your area, but you can make new Jewish friends from all over the country. I am so glad I did Maccabi and got the chance to play Flag Football against other Jewish teens.What I loved about Maccabi is that everyone is social, and you get to make all of these Jewish friends from all over the country, and some even live in Israel. It’s just really a fun experience.

TheCounty.teensall had positive experiences during the competitions, as well as in meeting and making new friends. Here, they reflect on the Games.

Sam Levin and Nate Simon. Aliyah Stupar. Jack Jenkins and his coach.

I had a lot of fun playing hockey with a new team from Vancouver and meeting new people.

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MACCABI GAMES Ethan Jenkins. Ryan Bailey.

RYAN BAILEY 3v3 basketball At Maccabi this year, I made new friends that will last a lifetime.

SAM LEVIN Flag Football What I love about Maccabi is that you make friends from so many places, and they don’t just last for a few weeks after Maccabi. I have stayed in touch with many friends from other sports, and friends I played on the field, and we will have stories that will last a lifetime. I also loved the level of competition I got to play against. I wasn’t just playing people who decided they wanted to try something new, it was people who genuinely cared and had a passion for their sport. I cannot wait to compete in Maccabi next year and in future years…not just as a player but also as a You’recoach.going to make new friends that are not just with people that live near you or from your state, but across the country, and sometimes from across the world. And the adventures it gives you, like going to SeaWorld or going to a baseball game, like the Padres, that’s why I love Maccabi.

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The Maccabi games bring everybody together and I was able to reconnect with my old coach. It is so wonderful for the athletes and their families to meet many new and old friends. It was my second Maccabi games.

What I liked about Maccabi this year was my team. They were very nice and supportive. I made a lot of new friends. And also, the Padre’s game was high spirit. It was very fun. The opening ceremony went by pretty fast this year, so that was really nice. And the dorms were something special, too. I wouldn’t have thought that they would be anything like it was.

JCC Maccabi Games 2023 will be held in Israel July 5–25 and in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. August 6–11. The Access Experience (for teen athletes with intellectual and devel opmental disabilities) will be featured as part of the Games in Ft. Lauderdale. Team Virginia Beach is planning a delegation to both Games. An information meeting will take place Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 pm at the Simon Family JCC. For information, contact Tom Edwards at tedwards@ujft.org.

Team Virginia Beach: Tamir Zach, Nate Simon, Sam Levin, Ryan Bailey, Tom Edwards, Aliyah Stupar, Jack Jenkins, and Ethan Jenkins at the JCC in San Diego.

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Burns is the foremost documentarian of American history, with iconic works such as The Civil War, Jazz and Baseball, turning PBS programs into must-see TV multiple times over the past four decades. His latest, The U.S. and the Holocaust, pre mieres on the public broadcaster Sept. 18 and will air over three nights. The project took seven years to complete. In 2015, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum reached out to Burns with a request: Would he consider making a film about America during the Holocaust?Burnsand his longtime collabora tors, Botstein and Novick, along with writer Geoffrey C. Ward, had already been considering such a project. Their 2007 miniseries about World War II and their 2014 project about the Roosevelts covered historical periods that over lapped with the Holocaust but did not explore the subject in depth—and their makers recognized the gap. Produced in partnership with the museum and the USC Shoah Foundation, and drawing on the latest research about the time period, the resulting six-hour series explores the events of the Holocaust in granular detail. But it also chronicles the xenophobic and antisemitic climate in America in the years leading up to the Nazi genocide of Europe’s Jews: a nation largely hostile to any kind of refugee, particularly Jewish ones, and reluctant to intervene in a war on their behalf.

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The filmmakers hope such a message will have modern resonance, especially as it arrives in a very different world from the one in which work on it began: amid a growing climate of authoritar ian governments, right-wing extremism, Holocaust denialism and fierce debates over how to frame American history in the Forclassroom.thesereasons and more, Burns says, “I will never work on a more important film.”

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One of the first people intro duced in Ken Burns’ new documentary series about the Holocaust is Otto, a Jewish man seen in the series’ first episode who tries to secure passage to America for his family but gets stymied by the country’s fierce anti-immigration legislation.Itisn’t until the third episode that viewers learn that Otto’s daughter is nicknamed Anne, and the pieces fall into place: He’s the father of Anne Frank, the Holocaust’s most famous victim. Burns calls the delayed detail a “hidden ball trick,” hoping that an audi ence with only passing knowledge of the Frank family will not immediately clue into the fact that Otto was Anne’s father. Burns and his co-directors, the Jewish filmmakers Sarah Botstein and Lynne Novick, wanted their viewers to ponder the question of what the U.S. govern ment felt Anne’s life was worth when she was still a living, breathing Jewish child and not yet a world-famous author and martyr of the human condition. “It was important to us to look at a way in which you can rearrange the familiar tropes so that you see: This is a family that is getting the hell out of Germany, and hoping eventually to put more distance between them by going to the United States, which basically in the majority of the citizens and in the policy of its gov ernment does not want them,” Burns tells the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

The series paints a picture of a coun try largely failing the century’s greatest moral crisis, through a combination of bureaucratic ineptitude, political skit tishness, and open bigotry emanating from the streets to the most vaunted chambers of power—while a handful of heroes, working mostly on the sidelines, succeeded in helping small numbers of people.“There was a way, because we were relating it to the U.S., that you could get a different and perhaps fresher kind of picture,” Burns says. “The United States doesn’t do anything, and then all of a sudden it does. They’re bad guys, and then they’re good guys.”

The film was an especially personal journey for Botstein and Novick, who are both Jewish. Botstein’s father (Bard College president Leon Botstein) was born in Switzerland in 1946, to

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Like most projects by Florentine Films, Burns’ production company, The U.S. And The Holocaust tells its story with copious historical documents—in this case, photographs, letters, and newsreel footage—often read aloud by celebrities, including Meryl Streep, Liam Neeson, Hope Davis, and Werner Herzog. They voice the stories of Frank and others like him who sought refuge in the United States but died in gas chambers and con centration camps instead. It is also supplemented by extensive interviews with Holocaust survivors and historians, most prominently Deborah Lipstadt, an influential Holocaust scholar and currently the U.S. State Department’s special envoy on antisemitism. Lipstadt delivers what the directors saw as the film’s most haunting conclusion: that the Nazis achieved their goal of permanently crippling the global Jewish population, which has not been fully replenished in the decades since the Holocaust.

To depict the history, the filmmakers relied heavily on their advisory board (they have one for every project they take on) to determine how much time to devote to various historical events, whether to show certain images or merely describe them and how to describe them.

The filmmakers take a wide sweep in establishing the racist political cli mate of the time, discussing the Chinese Exclusion Act of the 19th century; Theodore Roosevelt’s love of eugen ics; Henry Ford’s public campaign of antisemitism; and Jim Crow laws, which rendered Black people second-class citi zens and which Hitler would eventually draw from when crafting his own race laws.“To set the table meant we had to go pretty far back,” Novick says.

Varian Fry and Raoul Wallenberg, who traveled to Europe to rescue as many Jews as they could, are depicted, as are the efforts of the U.S. War Refugee Board and American diplomats such as John Paley. The advocacy of figures such as Jan Karski, Rabbi Stephen Wise, Ben Hecht, and Peter Bergson is also spotlighted.

There were heroes on the homefront, too, and the film relays their stories.

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The film also discusses divisions within the American Jewish community over whether to let in so many Jewish ref ugees. Twenty-five percent of American Jews at the time didn’t want to let any more in, some because they looked down on the Eastern European refugees as poor and unassimilated, and others because they were scared of making life worse for the Jews still in Europe if they spoke out too “Itforcefully.tookme a while to really get my mind around the idea that there was a significant voice within a pow erful Jewish American community that [believed] we shouldn’t say too much because it will just stir the pot and awaken more antisemitism,” Novick says.

For The U.S. and the Holocaust, the advisors included Holocaust historians such as Debórah Dwork, Peter Hayes, and Richard Breitman, as well as scholars of race history such as Nell Irvin Painter, Mae M. Ngai, and Howard Bryant. Often the advisors disagreed on how to depict moments in history, and this disagreement is sometimes reflected in the film itself. A debate over whether

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Polish Jews who had met in medical school in Zurich and later came to the United States as refugees. She is a first-generation American and says making the film helped her better under stand her family’s survival. “My grandmother used to say to me: ‘If someone shook you in the middle of the night, what would you say? Are you an American? Are you a Jew? Are you a woman? Are you Sarah?’” Botstein says. “Because her identity had defined every thing that ever happened to her, and I didn’t have that experience living in a fairly liberal part of New York State.” Novick, meanwhile, was raised in the United States, in a secular Jewish family that had already been here for generations. For her, the project was eye-opening in a different way. “I understand better now, I think, the world that my grandparents, or sometimes great-grandparents, grew up in, and how antisemitic America really was,” she says.

“We don’t go anywhere without our board of advisors,” Botstein says.

The American focus means the film takes 30 minutes to arrive in Germany. The timeline begins not with Adolf Hitler’s rise to power but with the Johnson-Reed Act of 1924, an American law that set national quotas on all immi grants to the country and would come to factor heavily into U.S. refugee policy during Europe’s mass expulsion of Jews.

The chronological approach places particular emphasis on what had already transpired in Europe by the time Americans got significantly involved: the “Holocaust by bullets,” for example, in which more than 1.5 million of what would ultimately be 6 million dead Jews were slaughtered by gunfire and dumped in mass graves throughout Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe before the concentration camps were even constructed.

As it details the horrors unfolding in Europe, the film focuses on the rise of Nazi-sympathizer movements on the homefront, including the America First Committee, and breaks down the tensions within the State Department, where antisemitic officials in positions of power undermined efforts to intervene diplomatically on the behalf of Jews.

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And also, Novick says, because the filmmakers have noticed the rise of various far-right, white supremacist ideologies, including many figures who espouse Holocaust denial. “It’s a nev er-ending battle that has to be fought,” she says. The film itself doesn’t engage with such denialists.

UJFT Mia Klein. the United States should have bombed Auschwitz, or even the trains leading into the death camp, echoed in the advi sors’ room just as much as it did in the highest levels of government in the war’s waning months. The film reproduces those debates, quoting from historians who argue both points.

The film’s treatment of Franklin D. Roosevelt is also notable given Burns’ demonstrated interest in the U.S. pres ident. Many historians today fault Roosevelt for failing to take more deci sive action to prevent further bloodshed at key moments in the war. The director notes that the new series is more critical of FDR’s actions during the Holocaust than his earlier series The Roosevelts was, but Burns still believes the president was mostly acting within his means as a politician. “He could not wave a magic wand,” he says. “He was not the emperor or a king.”

Debbie Burke Mia Klein has joined United Jewish Federation of Tidewater as the new programs department coordinator. In her new role, she will work with the directors of Arts + Ideas, Jewish Innovation, and the Jewish Community Relations Council, chief programs officer, and, other areas that are all part of UJFT’s programs department. Klein moved to Virginia Beach from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she worked in patient relations at UPMC Mercy Hospital. Prior to that, Klein spent more than 10 years working with young children as a preschool teacher and camp counselor at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh. At 19, Klein went to Israel on the Taglit Birthright Israel trip where she ended up extending and staying for four additional weeks. Klein’s hobbies include painting with different mediums such as acrylic or watercolor and dabbles in poetry.

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All Burns films are released with teaching guides and are intended for use in the classroom, but getting The U.S. and the Holocaust into schools was of particu lar importance to the filmmakers because they saw an opportunity to fit it into the dozens of statewide Holocaust education mandates that have been passed.

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“I grew up with a big family of Jewish educators and I am excited to have more involvement in the Jewish community,” she says. “I am excited for this next chapter, and I cannot wait to meet everyone and get to work.”

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The producers asked JTA not to give away the details of the film’s ending—an unusual request for a Holocaust docu mentary. But the reason is that Burns and his team don’t end with the camps’ liberation in 1945. Instead, they come up to the present, in unexpected ways. “Most of our films come up to the present,” Burns says. “And we would be remiss if we did not take on this most gargantuan of topics, and not say that this is rhyming so much with the present.”When asked why the film makes some of the connections it makes, Burns quotes a line Lipstadt delivers in the film: “If ‘the time to stop a Holocaust is before it happens,’ then it means you have to lay on the table the ingredients that go into it. Maybe these ingredients don’t add up to it… But if you’re seeing people assembling, in the kitchen, the same ingredients, you’ve got to say, you cannot wait until the meal is prepared.”

Mia Klein may be reached at mklein@ujft.org.

In their publicity for the film, Burns and company are partnering with sev eral organizations to try to bring the Holocaust’s lessons into the modern day, including the International Rescue Committee, a refugee aid agency, and the U.S. government-funded think tank Freedom House.

Aya Sever and Alma Ben Chorin, Tidewater’s ShinShiniot, arrived in August and are getting to know the community. Shin Shin is an acronym in Hebrew that means Shnat Sherut—a year of service. Many Israeli teens choose to postpone their military service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for one year to volunteer, and the ShinShinim program is one opportunity open to them. After a rigorous year of screening, training, and interviews, Sever and Ben Chorin were selected for this program.

Our team also developed the relation ship between the Scouts and Kfar Saba’s community by volunteering throughout the Icity.always wanted to be a ShinShin being in this program is my dream. I’m happy to have the chance to meet the Jewish community here. It will teach me a lot about myself and my Jewish identity. I look forward to meeting everyone and am ready to share my knowledge and experi ences from Israel.

To learn more about the ShinShinim pro gram or to get involved, visit JewishVA.org/ ShinShinim or contact Nofar Trem at ntrem@ ujft.org or 757-321-2334.

Shelly and Yaron, my sisters Ela, Shira, and Amalia, and my beautiful dog, Sushi. I love my family so much. We spend a lot of quality time together. Every Friday evening, we have a “Kiddush” with my grandparents and on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Purim we go to the syn agogue. I already miss them! When I was in the fourth grade, I joined the Israeli Scouts (Tzofim) and it was great to be part of such a diverse social group where you can find your own safe space and receive inspiring guidance from instructors. The Tzofim has been my second home for the past nine years. I was so grateful to have them during the COVID-19 lockdowns, when we could make a difference by sending gifts to quarantined children and adopting elderly neighbors that we called weekly. Over time, my desire to be an influ ential figure in the Tzofim strengthened. I wanted to be an “older sister” for other kids. In 10th and 11th grades, I instructed groups of kids and last year I was the head of the team that was responsible for main tenance of our Scout’s troop facility. We tended to its appearance and logistics and even established a community garden.

I grew up in Herzliya, Israel with my parents and two sisters. Herzliya, where I’ve lived my entire life, is a great small city near Tel Aviv with lovely beaches. My older sister is 22 years old, and an officer in the IDF. My younger sister is 15 and will be starting high school this month. My family is very close, and we love to travel, both around Israel and abroad.

Aya Mia Sever and Alma Ben Chorin tour the Norfolk Naval Base with Herm and Patty Shelanski. We are honored to have the opportunity to bring Israel to Virginia.

“We love Israel and are proud of being Israelis,” says Sever. “We are honored to have the opportunity to bring Israel to Virginia and hope new friendships and connections will bring Tidewater resi dents closer to Israel.”

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Aya Mia Sever I live in Kfar Saba, Israel, with my parents

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Aya Mia Sever and Alma Ben Chorin on a boat ride with Fred and Laura Gross in Norfolk.

My extended family is also very close— my parents’ siblings and mothers live in Ramat Hasharon, the city next to us. We meet every Friday at my grandmother’s house for dinner. I look forward to these dinners all week. I was very involved in the Israeli Scout program. I joined the Scouts in the fourth grade with my friends from school and we met twice a week all the way through 12th grade. In ninth grade, we spent the year learning how to become leaders. I spent the next three years leading groups of girls from fifth through ninth grade with various backgrounds. Last year I was also leader of the ninth graders, so I had to teach them how to become leaders while still working with other tribes. In addition to my work in the Scouts and school, I’m a dancer. I started ballet when I was in kindergarten and fell in love with flamenco in first grade. I became very serious in my dancing and went to the studio at least three times a week. We had a few competitions and workshops with dancers from Spain, and I even became a dance instructor for younger children in ninth grade. I also did hip-hop and modern dancing in different studios. A busy first week Sever and Ben Chorin landed in Norfolk on Thursday, August 18 and were warmly welcomed by Nofar Trem, their supervisor and youth and family program manager at United Jewish Federation of Tidewater. The Tidewater Jewish community opened their homes and hearts to the ShinShiniot the moment they arrived and have been busy showing them around the area. Their first hosts were Herm and Patty Shelanski, who gave them a tour of the Norfolk Naval Base and Norfolk. During their first weekend, they attended the End of Summer Shabbat Dinner and Pool Party at the Simon Family JCC, their first American baseball game with Ohef Sholom Temple, and were guests at the Nanesmond Tribe’s annual Indian Homecoming Pow Wow. After meeting with local clergy and educators, touring area synagogues, work ing out of their new offices at UJFT, and staying with their host family, Laura and Fred Gross, Sever and Ben Chorin are diving into the work that they are here for as a part of the ShinShinim program. “We cannot wait to meet more of the community and start working,” says Ben Chorin “We hope you feel the same.”

Alma Ben Chorin and Aya Mia Sever with Nanesmond Tribe Chief Keith Anderson, Tribal Council Member Nikki Bass, and Camp JCC Camper Astrid Lindgren.

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Britt typically writes about her experi ences and observations as a Black female in America, but she says other topics inspire her as well.

The first place winner in the Holocaust Commission’s Elie Wiesel Writing Competition for her moving and insight ful poem about the Holocaust says she doesn’t consider herself a poet at all. “Honestly, I focus a lot on playwriting and screenwriting,” says Avery Britt, a 2022 graduate of Norfolk Academy who entered in the Senior Poetry category. “I never thought I had the knack for poetry, but in the last year, I’ve better embraced the artistry of the form, and I’ve seen myself advance in my written expression.”

There’sprettiness.asour comfort in their Canuniformity.Ifitintothe fold? Can I melt into the plastic form And assume the persona of The Doll? But, I wonder about them. They who have their cerulean blues fixed On Howme.can they track the little girl? Smiling pearly praises at her triumphs: Watching as I gain friends, Watching as I maneuver blithely. But, hurling those same white daggers Through my tears, Through my hurt. I think about them. The ones with their eyes as coppery as the Apostles of Notre Dame. The ones who stare, soulless, through Thesuffering.oneswho never whimper at agony. They who see glib gibes, Malicious taunts, And meet them with a synthetic smile. The girls And their metallic faces And their celluloid smiles And their synthetic hair And their groping eyes Sit in contented silence While the little girl in front of them

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Britt learned about the Holocaust in elementary school when the curriculum covered World War II, but she says, “The gravity of the event never truly came into full consciousness until we watched doc umentaries on the tragedy. To see people subjected to such a level of torture and dehumanization shocked me.” Her poem, The Dolls, has several layers, tackling society’s ideals on beauty, but also standing as a commentary on awareness, activism, and righting wrongs. “Adhering to a plastic or standardized image of beauty is stifling to any freedom of thought or expression,” Britt explains. “Being a bystander, ignoring or smiling through injustices, really isn’t enough to be a productive member of the world.” As a child, she relates, she didn’t understand how people could be capable of mistreating others. “I’ve come to understand that this hatred is all too common in the world.”

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Merely remembering the events falls short, though. It’s important to celebrate the lives that were lost and also, she says, “ensure that the same thing cannot happen again. If people know the real history, it is less likely to be repeated.”

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On a different note, Debbie Burke’s article on page 19 on area shofar blowers offers a blast of stories on why and how this collection of guys has taken on this important and meaningful task each year.

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Readers, If you listen closely, you might hear congregations throughout the nation exclaiming, “We’re BACK!” and if you listen even closer, you might also hear “…almost.”HighHolidays services in 2021 were a mixed bag, with many still concerned about attending in-person gatherings, tilting the numbers in favor for those watching from home. This year, however, is looking as if it will be the opposite, though online viewing will continue to be available from those congregations who frantically installed streaming capabilities in 2020.

RABBI ARON MARGOLIN Chabad of Tidewater

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SAM SACHS Ohef Sholom Temple I’ve been told that I picked up a shofar at three years old and just started to play. Since then, I had Marty Einhorn as my mentor. He helped me by teaching me how to change pitch on the shofar, and he encouraged me to take trumpet lessons to improve. Trumpet lessons helped with my lung capacity and ability to change notes.

REUVEN ROHN Temple Israel I learned to blow shofar at age 15 years of age for Young People’s Synagogue at East Midwood Jewish Center in Brooklyn. This is a teen-led service for teens and we needed someone to blow shofar for the High Holidays when the previous person left for college. The most difficult [part] for me was to get the first sound out. Once I got the technique down, the sequence of the blasts wasn’t as challenging. I get two notes only. Those who [play] trumpet, French horn, or trombone often get more notes, but I was a violinist. [Playing it] is meaningful because the shofar sounds are supposed to be heard by all in the congregation and I am the means by which they fulfill the mitzvah of hearing them. I am always open to teach others how to blow shofar.

Of all the things we do on Rosh Hashanah, only one of them is an actual mitzvah: listening to the sound of the shofar, which is a call of Teshuvah Sounding and listening to the shofar on Rosh Hashanah is our response to the call of shofar, reminding us that now is our time to reset our lives…really returning to G-d, Teshuvah. With this in mind, I taught my children how to blow shofar when they were young so they would have the opportunity to help other Jews by blowing the shofar for them.

RABBI SHOLOM MOSTOFSKY B’nai Israel I learned to blow the shofar when I was a young child. My father and brother both blew the shofar for their shul and for people who could not make it to shul on Rosh Hashanah. The hardest part was learn ing all the laws and customs that are involved. Altogether, we blow 100 sounds over each day of Rosh Hashanah.Itisvery meaningful to me because my father passed away when I was seven years old and since I learned it from him, it always reminds me of him. I hope he is proud of me for continuing in his footsteps. I have been blowing the shofar for almost as long as I can remember and it is an honor for me to be able to be the bal tokeah (shofar blower) in the B’nai Israel congre gation, but it also makes me very happy to go to people’s homes after the conclusion of the prayer service who are not able to attend and blow the shofar for them.

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The shofar is not really an instrument to create music. The purpose of the shofar is to play a mysterious, ethe real, heartrending note that touches us in our core —to reconnect with our creator. This is the sound of Teshuvah A factory reset so we can improve.

To understand the depth of meaning I find in blow ing the shofar, I have to relate my most meaningful experience with this mitzvah. I merited several years to be present when the Lubavitcher Rebbe sounded the shofar…in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Thousands of people from all over wrote the Rebbe asking for blessings for the New Year. All these letters and notes were placed in giant brown paper bags on the bima, the Rebbe, his tallis over his head and over the letters. The room, filled with thousands of people, was silent, and you could hear the Rebbe crying under his tallis. After a time, the Rebbe raised his tallis and began reciting the verses we say before blowing the shofar. The Rebbe called out a verse, and the whole congregation in a thunderous response repeated after him, one verse after another. This experi ence was like a storm: time felt like it had stopped, and we heard the Rebbe negotiating a good New Year. I can’t think of another way to explain it. These are the emotions I remember and feel again every year as I blow the shofar.

Rabbi Margolin blowing shofar on a Birthright Trip. Rabbi Sholom Mostofsky. Laine Mednick Rutherford. Marty Einhorn (of blessed memory) and Sam Sachs in 2015.

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Sounding the Shofar in Tidewater

It’s a ritual that is both solemn and joyful, that brings musical expression into Judaism. The Jewish News asked local shofar blowers how they got started, why they embrace the tradition, and a little about performance anxiety.

I know the inspiration I would feel when I listened to Marty blow the shofar, and I hope I can provide that for people someday.

I think the most difficult part [is] different for different people. For instance, my mom has never even been able to get a note out. Personally, changing notes has been the most difficult part. I am just starting to get the hang of changing pitch in the middle of a particular note, and I’ve been working on it for a decade! Just recently, I have gained the ability to produce three notes in one blow. That is definitely something I am still working on, though. I practice every day in the month leading up to the High Holidays. For the rest of the year, I focus on trumpet. This role is meaningful for me because I am able to call all the people in my temple to prayer. I feel I can connect with them, especially because it is such an exciting part of the service. It makes me feel like I can give back to a community that has given so much to me. This will be the first year that I am blowing the shofar for the temple without Marty [Einhorn] at my side. I have always felt that I gave the temple my all when I blow the shofar, but this year I am hoping to honor him as well. When I blow the shofar in front of people, I definitely feel nervous.

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Stan Tickton. Sam Sachs shopping for a shofar in Israel.

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I do give a few “toots” and practice before the High Holidays. No chance to “warm up” like musicians do before a concert; you have to be able to hit our first note(s) cold. Being part of the High Holiday Services is very meaningful to me since I’ve been doing this since I was a teenager. I don’t feel nervous; that’s probably because I’ve been in broadcasting and mass media since 1957.

The hardest part, I guess, is making sure your “embouchure,” your lips, are in good shape to be able to play all of those hundreds of notes all at once. In particu lar, everybody wants a big final Tekiya Gadola. To me, it’s always about quality, and not quantity. For services, classically, two notes are usually used.

It’s super important to me. It’s a connection and responsibility going back thousands of years. [I am] totally focused on getting it perfect. It’s all about channel ing an ancient message to our families and communities of today to take forward to the future. I never thought that I would ever be old enough to have the privilege of being the shofar blower!

Stan Tickton. Alan Wagner’s pocket trumpet. Alan Wagner.

Rosh Hashanah STAN TICKTON Temple Israel

When I was a teenager, I played the trumpet and had the right embouchure needed to blow a shofar. My dad was the organist and choir director at Temple Beth El in Detroit for 56 years and for a number of years I was the assistant organist there in my teens and early 20s. My dad needed someone to blow the shofar for the High Holiday youth services. I did that until 1965. I again blew the shofar at Temple Beth El in 1973 in my early 30s when I was at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor completing my PhD. In the mid-1970s, the early ’80s, and again in the early 2000s, I was always invited to come into both my children’s and grandchildren’s classes at the Hebrew Academy of Tidewater to demonstrate and explain the shofar calls. In 1988, my dad’s shofar blower quit just before the High Holidays and so I flew back home to Detroit and blew the shofar and again in 1989 a few months after his death. Aside from belonging to Temple Israel for 48 years, [wife] Carol and I were also charter members of The Tidewater Charuvah where we led High Holiday services for several years along with my blowing the shofar. Over the past few years, Rabbi Michael Panitz has asked me to blow one of the three shofar sets on the second day of RoshAlso,Hashanah.because we like traveling to Maine and attend services at Congregation Etz Chaim, I was invited in 2016 and last year to blow the shofar. Having been a trumpet player, there was nothing difficult about learning to blow the shofar or producing different notes. As for knowing when to blow, you just respond to the rabbi’s calls during the Shofar Service.

ALAN WAGNER Congregation Beth El I grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. Along with other com munity activities, our family was very involved in the synagogue. We looked forward to Shabbat junior services. They were rowdy and fun even though they were sup posed to be “serious.” Everyone showed up. People would drive their kids in from far away to have them participate and for the adults to socialize. Everyone in my family played a musical instrument when I was growing up. As the youngest of the whole family, I started very early playing my dad’s fancy trum pet when no one was watching. I ended up playing all the brass instruments and the cello, as well as singing in the synagogue and high school choirs. When it came time for the High Holidays, it was super cool to blow the shofar! It was a lot easier than having to study and be the reader of that week’s Torah portion.

The shofar is just an animal horn that they cut the ends off, clean up, and we blow through it like tooting a trumpet, French horn, tuba, and the like.

I can tell you that there are no atheists that sound the shofar—everyone that stands in front of their congrega tion and puts the shofar up to their lips has in the back of their mind “oh dear Lord, I hope this works!”

Because the shofar does not have any holes or keys, you play a “fundamental tone” and then after that you get overtones. I’ve played around a bit, and can get three octaves. I [practice], whether it’s in the house with one of my two shofarot or in the car at a stoplight with a minia ture “pocket trumpet.” I usually begin six to eight weeks before the holidays. One time I did not start until two weeks beforehand, and I did not like that feeling.

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This High Holiday season, a Twitter Repentance Bot wants to teach people how to apologize for real

The steps are those laid out in Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s forthcoming book, On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World. Out Tuesday, September 13, the book uses the traditional Jewish concepts taught by the 12th-century Jewish philosopher Maimonides to discuss contemporary issues of surviving violence and lays out a framework for making amends in a mean ingful way. Repentance Bot is meant to distill some of the lessons from the book and make them visible, Ruttenberg says. “We live in a culture where people do not have a roadmap when harm is caused,” Ruttenberg tells the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “This is basically an experiment in public education, to try to see if we can move the culture towards showing people what taking responsibility and making change looks like.” In one recent example, Repentance Bot was tagged underneath a video of the ath letic director of Brigham Young University addressing fans after a Duke University volleyball player and her other Black teammates were attacked with racial slurs during a game against BYU. “You’re a 10, but you need some help doing the work of repentance and accountability,” reads the tweet, which references a recent meme and is followed by the Unlikecartoon.some Twitter bots that call out bad behavior on social media, including @RacismDog and its now defunct-cousin, @AntisemitismCow, Repentance Bot aims to do more than name and shame. It launched on the first day of the Jewish month of Elul—the last month of the Jewish year and the beginning of a period of reflection ahead of the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Jewish New Year and Day of Atonement— and is meant to help people improve themselves.Theideas and prayers of Yom Kippur lend themselves to innovation, says David Zvi Kalman, who created an online Jewish confessional booth, AtoneNet, that offered an early intersection of ancient Jewish practices and contemporary digital tools.

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“In the same way that on Hanukkah people will innovate menorahs or on Pesach people will innovate Seder plates, on Yom Kippur, they want to innovate lit urgies,” Kalman says. “What else are you going to innovate? You literally can’t eat anything. So it’s this.” Reboot, the Jewish arts nonprofit, offers 10Q, an annual online question naire that stores responses securely for a year, then returns them by email the following year to facilitate respondents’

Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA)—Move over, tashlich: Twitter is the new place to atone, thanks to a bot programmed by Jewish coders who want users to apologize better. While the tradition of symbolically throwing bread, representing sins, into a body of water may be a more familiar High Holiday custom, a new Twitter bot aims to address “fauxpologies” on social media. Repentance Bot allows users to tag the account when they see an apology that they believe falls short. The bot then replies to the apology with encouragement to do better and a comic strip laying out five steps to take to do so.

In the same way that on Hanukkah people will innovate menorahs or on Pesach people will innovate Seder plates, on Yom Kippur, they want to innovate liturgies.

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In one meta-example, Repentance Bot had published a tweet in a robotic font that was not compatible with ALT text, an HTML attribute that allows for verbal image descriptions. Visually impaired readers may rely on a program that reads ALT text aloud, and if there’s no ALT text, they may not be able to interact with the text or image at all. Repentance Bot learned of the incompatibility and wrote an apology note for the error, along with an updated version of the previous tweet and a promise to “teach other bots this important human factoid.” Those vows reflect the to-do list in the bot’s comic strip, which begins with taking responsibility without making excuses and ends with making a differ ent choice in the future. Repentance Bot is about “distilling [apologies] down to really oversimpli fied, easy steps,” Ruttenberg says. “And they’re not easy. None of those steps in real life are easy.”

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Rosh Hashanah reflection on their personal growth. And the Yom Kippur-themed eScapeGoat (also known as @Apologybot) appeared on Twitter in 2013 and would “collect” users’ sins when tagged. That bot was created by Russel Neiss, a Jewish technologist and educator who coded Repentance Bot and worked with the Jewish digital consulting com pany Tiny Windows to produce it on Ruttenberg’s behalf. Repentance Bot, as with many similar bots, has a sense of humor. It is meant to be “fun and funny,” while also serving as an educational tool, says Ruttenberg, who last month announced that she would be donating to the National Survivor Network to begin to make amends for personally benefiting from a Jewish foundation tied to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.“People will engage with it to have a little fun with it as well as trying to do meaningful public education,” she adds.

Tidewater Chavurah

A s we prepare to turn the page to another Jewish New Year, many people talk about their hopes and dreams, while others consider the issues we face every day in our local community and the world around us. A handful of Tidewater residents shared with Jewish News what they look forward to this holiday season and what their hopes are for 5783.

CARA HERMAN This holiday season offers us all a time to reflect and evaluate. I think about what I want to do differently and what I hope to achieve in the upcoming year. I recently moved to Virginia Beach from Washington, D.C. After moving here, I attended a few events hosted by the Young Adult Division of United

Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill. Cara Herman. Rabbi Ron Koas. Josh Liebowitz.

The Pilot recently ran a column by Leonard Pitts Jr. in which he posited that 2022 is going to turn out to be The Year (Bleep) Got Real. At writing…there’sthis already been a year’s worth of horrific events swirling around us. Natural disasters all over the world, including relentless flooding in eastern Kentucky and uncontrollable wildfires in the West, due in large part to climate change. Endless shootings, mass and otherwise.ButIcan’t curl into a ball in front of my congregants. I tell them repeatedly that the only way to protect our commu nity, our people, our democracy, and our planet from decisions made out of greed and fear is to be courageous and speak out. To do that, you have to believe that the world (which includes your world) is worth saving and that the possibility exists that it can be saved. You have to have hope. Pitts does: He thinks that enough evidence of (bleep) getting real will produce action that also makes 2022 The Year (Bleep) Got Saved. That’s a pow erfulIt’sthought.something to latch onto as Jews; remember, the Hebrew bible is full of examples of the Jewish people making progress by moving two steps forward, one step back. So on erev Rosh Hashanah, I will gather my little synagogue congregation and urge them to hope, and to com bine hope with voting and lawn signs, door-knocking and rallies. Maybe 5783 will be a year during which we can be proactive and fearless enough to face the (bleep) in our world and start cleaning it up.

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RABBI RON KOAS Congregation Beth El Imagine the year as a mountain, with the High Holidays as its peak. The climb up the mountain is full of joy and hopefully,ration,andfasting,feastingsolemnity,andprayerinspiandanuplifting spiritual journey. Rosh Hashanah is the ‘head’ of the Jewish year, the time when God created the world. We announce it with shofar blasts and celebration. Ten days later, the High Holidays reach their peak (within the peak!) with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.OnYom Kippur we fast; we don’t eat or drink for 25 hours. It’s customary to dress in white like angels and pray in the synagogue as we seek atonement both individually and communally. But wait, the best is yet to come: A couple of days later and we are in the festive holidays of Sukkot and Simchat Torah, descending the mountain with joy and celebration. I am looking forward to having mean ingful services over the High Holidays and inspiring each and every participant. I hope we can use the High Holidays as a jumping point for a peaceful year ahead.

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jewishnewsva.org | September 12, 2022 | Rosh Hashannah | JEWISH NEWS | 25 would visit to spend time with family and potentially interact with the Jewish community for about a day or so. This year, I look forward to not only spending time with family, but also learning about the community during these fall months and holidays.

The Rosh Hashanah holiday season is usually right when the kids start school. We can finally cele brate and take a deep humility.ofwithalsoholidaywardLookingbreath.fortotheseasoncomesitsdoseaweandThere’sasense of personal respon sibility that dons as the first blast of the shofar is heard 30 days before Rosh Hashanah. Its blow does a pretty decent job of waking me up from my summer slumber. My next almost two months (Elul, the end of Tishrei) are spent living on another sphere of meaning and purpose.TheHigh Holidays are my recalibra tion, but I’ll keep it at once yearly. My hopes for this coming year are not only will this coming year be a good one for the entire Tidewater Jewish community, but may we all merit experiencing the sweetness this year has in store.

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LARRY WEINSTEIN Temple Emanuel president I hope that 5783 will be a year of peace and prosperity, health and happiness. For my family, I hope that my son finishes plan ning his wedding (seven months and no date yet).

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of the peace and commerce agreements between Israel and Arab nations, safety, and security for the people of Israel, and, closer to home, a return to the ability to respectfully listen and discuss the differences between people of opposite political viewpoints.

Ari joins us, we can look forward to a year of renewed energy and renewed spirituality. A year of being challenged, not necessarily to be more observant, but to enjoy our Judaism more. To throw our sins to the seagulls (I mean into the ocean) for Taschlich, to really celebrate Sukkot (hopefully includ ing Burgers and Brews in the sukkah), to have more Shabbat guests, to become more of a holy community, to do more for the less fortunate in our synagogue and in our communities, to grow spiritually.

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Oh! And of course health, prosperity and shalom bayit!

RABBI ARI OLISZEWSKI Temple Emanuel

The year 5783 will be the year to share spaces, times, feelings, and experiences in ‘family and with friends.’ May God let us share many moments together, get ting to know each other, enjoying, and knowing that the path that awaits us for this 5783 will be only of Brachot. Shanah Tovah!

On Rosh Hashanah, we celebrate a new anniversary of the creation of the world, the creation of the human being, and as the Torah read ing on this day shows, it is the beginning of Judaism based on the family. The Jewish family, com munity life, and the experiences of Jewish life are fundamental to maintaining the eter nal flame that was given to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai. Rosh Hashanah invites us to enjoy Jewish life on family, sharing, learning, and passing on the tradition and stories that our zeides passed on to us. In this year in which we gradually return to the synagogue in person, it will be a huge challenge to be able to find ourselves with what we used to feel. We are all waiting to experience the reunion again. To vibrate with our families and friends at the time of the shofar, to get emotional at Yizkor, wish everyone an Aguit Iomtef at the synagogue door, next to the synagogue members.

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CONGREGATION BETH EL Deb Segaloff, president On COVID: This year, we are going to make masks optional and have open seating. We are encouraging everyone to join us in the sanctuary, but we will still be on Zoom and will be livestreaming.

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According to the results of a recent COVID poll (the New York Times Morning Section, Aug. 22, 2022), “One of the central findings is how much attitudes have changed since the spring. Americans are less worried about the virus today.” How does this translate into what’s happening at local temples when it comes to COVID protocols? Along with this, Jewish News asked about another kind of safety and security, that of keeping houses of worship and congregations safe from outside threats and harm, with an eye on the recent national uptick in antisemitism. Not surprising, area congregations are pre B’nai Israel has returned to in-person wor ship (“davening”) for many months now. During the worst of the pandemic, we were in touch with Rabbi Dr. Aron Glatt, an infectious disease doctor in New York (Jewish law). We were fortunate to be able to draft proto cols in accordance with the CDC and the Orthodox Union for whom Rabbi Dr. Glatt was consulting. Those protocols have been relaxed over the past few months as the ) somewhat relented. We now simply advise attend -19 Policy: Anyone exposed to COVID-19 or experiencing symptoms must consult with a physician before attending synagogue.” A few members do still wear masks, and this is encouraged B’nai Israel was fortunate to receive a significant tranche of grants from United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, Tidewater Jewish Foundation, and the Department of Homeland Security. This allowed us to install a robust system of security equip ment and devices. Thanks to our security chairman, Lt. Cdr. Adam Goldberg (USN, retired), we have brought online a series of interlocking and redundant systems which protect the exterior of the synagogue and those davening within. We also expect the return of our armed security per sonnel from the Norfolk Sherriff’s Office this year. (Many thanks to Deputy Jody Drowns, who makes us all feel safe and is

On Security: We always have security for the holidays. We have six officers for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and four officers for Kol Nidre. Since last year’s High Holidays, we’ve put new doors on the back of the sanctuary and a handicap ramp on one side. We’ve also upgraded our security system. All members and guests will have 2022 High Holiday tickets in addition to an ID card, or they can show their driver’s license if they don’t have an ID card. We also require special tags to be on the mem bers’ rearview mirrors if they drive down Shirley Avenue or park on any of our lots.

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High Holiday updates on COVID and other safety protocols for area congregations

CONGREGATION BETH CHAVERIM Chad A. Bornstein, president

We are not requiring any COVID proto cols during services, but will have hand sanitizer at every door and a Zoom option for all.

We also appreciate the regular brief ing and intelligence updates we receive from the Secure Communities Action Network. The consideration of security issues reminds us of the constant balanc ing effort required of a Jew. A Jew must trust but also act to protect himself. I am confident our congregation is up to the task this year, and we look forward to the Yamim Noraim (High Holidays) on which the whole world is judged with what I believe is a proper mix of trepidation and excited anticipation.

TEMPLE ISRAEL Nancy Tucker, executive director On COVID: Everyone who attends services must be vaccinated and wear a mask at all times. They must either bring their vaccination card with them or send it in prior to ser vices. We are also asking people to social

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OHEF SHOLOM TEMPLE Steven Kayer, executive director On COVID: Current Ohef Sholom Temple policy man dates that upon entering our building or attending any OST-sponsored event whether in or outside of the building, anyone (except children under age two) who is not fully vaccinated and (to the extent eligible) boosted must wear a mask over the mouth and nose. This rule applies to all activities including Soup Kitchen and any facility rentals. In addition, anyone with a temperature of 100.4° or over, who feels ill, or who knows they have been exposed to COVID-19 should stay home and not enter the temple building. All services will be in-person and avail able via livestream.

TEMPLE LEV TIKVAH Rabbi Doctor Israel Zoberman On COVID: We meet in a church so we follow the dic tates of the Church of the Holy Apostles, which is both Catholic and Episcopal. Last year, we met in-person and via Zoom, but I feel more will go to in-person services. People are hungry for a living community. My sense is that more want to be in person. On Security: We are covered by the leadership of the church. They have very good security, so we are protected. They take special responsibilities and they like to look over us. These are dangerous times and we just have to abide by the Jewish supreme mitz vah to defend our lives and saving lives is very critical.

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On Security: We always have security at every event at the Temple, which is increased for the High Holidays.David Jarvis, chair of OST’s Security Committee, the committee, our staff, and our security consultant work year-round to assure that our congregants are properly protected whenever they enter the build ing, which is constantly being made more secure. In addition to our increased police coverage for the holidays, our ushers and staff have participated in a series of secu rity trainings.

distance themselves. On Security: We want our members to be safe, and feel safe, when they come to their synagogue. With security visible, they know they will be safe in the building.

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TEMPLE EMANUEL Larry Weinstein, president On COVID: We expect that we will probably follow CDC guidelines. This means that we will probably not require masking or distanc ing. There will be a separate distanced seating section with required masking for people who are more comfortable that way. Masks could also be required on the Bimah when it is crowded.

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On Security: We will have security measures in place for the High Holidays. This includes both hardened facilities courtesy of a security grant we received a few years ago and security personnel. While the probabil ity of an antisemitic attack during the High Holidays is extremely small, it is not zero, even in such a welcoming commu nity as Virginia Beach. It is important to take reasonable precautions to reduce the likelihood of an attack and to reassure our congregants that we can gather safely during this sacred time.

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KEHILLAT BET HAMIDRASH Alene Kaufman, first vice president On COVID: Last year, we were totally virtual. We’re now going to be doing a hybrid approach, with Zoom and in-person. For in-person, we are planning to continue with our current Shabbat protocols: proof of vacci nation and masks.

On Security: We have congregation members who are trained and licensed volunteer security guards who we will supplement with police officers for the High Holidays. We also received a national security grant, so we are going to add more security measures.

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This Jewish family has been making honey wine for 150 years

“There is a lot of experimentation going on with mead right now, similar to craft beers,” she says. “I even heard of a peanut butter banana mead.”

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Central to the story of Loew Vineyards is Lipman’s grandfather, who grew up in Lvov, Poland (now the Ukrainian city of Lviv) prior to World War II. Before the Holocaust, Lvov was home to Poland’s third-largest Jewish population, behind Warsaw and Lodz. The city had a Jewish population of some 200,000—about onethird of the total—but only some 800 survived the genocide. The region also boasted many wineries, meaderies, and distilleries, with the majority owned by Jews.Lipman has spent much time uncov ering her family’s mead-making past. During the long months of COVID, she sifted through Polish documents, periodicals, and newspapers to learn more. She discovered that the family meadery was in a district that housed warehouses, vodka distilleries, several mea deries, and, yes, even a beer garden. In fact, the family meadery took up the length of an entire city block. The patriarch of the Loew family in the mid1800s was Meilech Loew, who made mead and distributed it internationally. Meilech and his wife, Malka, had 10 sons, two of whom created their own meaderies, while the others ventured into wine distribution and marketing.Oneson, Eisig, established the first national meadery and beeswax facility in Poland. He and his wife, Clara, had three sons, one of whom was Wolfgang— Lipman’s grandfather, who Americanized his name to William (Bill) upon immi grating to the United States. During the Holocaust, the family’s winemaking business was decimated—as were nearly all the members of the Loew family. Bill survived serving as part of the Underground, where his multilingual skills were highly prized. He was impris oned in a Budapest political prison and

Stacey Pfeffer Rachel Lipman cares deeply about preserving her Jewish family’s fifth-generation winemaking business, Loew Vineyards, but the 28-year-old is keeping an eye on the future, too. As one of the youngest winemakers in Maryland—if not the youngest—she’s pushing through boundaries in a tradi tionally male-dominated industry. But that’s not all: Lipman is also educating customers about her family’s extraordinary legacy of producing unique wines—a 150-year-old family tradition that was nearly eradicated by the Holocaust.Among the 14 wines currently available on the Loew Vineyards website, four are not wines in a traditional sense. They are meads, or honey wines, made from Highforforehoney—andfermentedtherearewell-suitedtheupcomingHolidays.Amongtheavailable vari eties include cyser (mead with apple juice) and pyment (mead with grape juice).A fifth-generation winemaker, Lipman’s method of making mead is not unlike the way her ancestors did it in Europe.“My grandfather always says you can’t argue with success,” she says, referring to the family’s proprietary mead recipe. These days, Lipman uses modern machinery and loves scouring local farmers markets to discover new honey producers with whom she can collaborate. Mead is having something of a moment.

Lipman is naturally thrilled by the devel opment, though she believes there is a misconception that all meads are sweet. Her family’s mead comes in varieties that are dry, semi-dry, and semi-sweet.

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Locating historical documents about her family required persever ance. Lipman joined a global Facebook group of mead-makers and posted about her family’s long tradition. Doing so helped her locate mead labels from her great-grandfather’s business, and even an article in a Lvov newspaper about how her mead-making great-uncle collected tzedakah.Shealso uncovered many documents that traced the history of mead in Europe— how it was predominantly produced by monks in the 1600s to its heyday in the 1800s through World War II.

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As the oldest grandchild, Lipman spent much of her childhood at her grandparents’ vineyard. From cooking Passover meals with her grandmother to riding on her grandfather’s tractors out to the vineyards, Lipman was and remains exceptionally close to her grandparents.

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“These documents just say the busi nesses disappeared after World War II,” Lipman says. “It doesn’t say that Jews owned these businesses and that is why they were gone. The people and the indus try were destroyed by the Nazis. I intend to make that known.”

Lipman hopes to continue to produce wines well into the future and watch the roots that her family planted so long ago continue to flourish. In the meantime, the Loew family looks forward to saying “L’chaim!”—“to life!”—over their wines this Rosh Hashanah, knowing all too well the meaning of the phrase. This article originally appeared on Kveller.

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two concentration camps, and eventually was liberated during a Dachau death march on April 23, 1945, by the U.S. Army’s 99th Infantry Division. Each year, the family commemorates this special day with Bill, 95, who remains involved with the “It’sbusiness.kindof like a birthday celebration for us,” Lipman says. Once he arrived in America, Bill attended night school, married Lois Hendrickson, and eventually became an electrical engineer. Yet the sweet smell of the barrels from his family’s meadery always remained a part of him. Upon retiring in 1982, he purchased a 37-acre plot in Frederick County, Maryland, with the aim of planting grapes and continu ing his family’s wine and mead-making legacy.“The way our family oriented our selves, everything was about preserving the past,” Lipman says. “There was little discussion of the future.” COVID-19, however, served as a piv otal moment for the family business. Not only did Lipman have to safeguard her grandparents, who enjoyed interacting with customers in their tasting room, she knew she had to implement some opera tional changes if she wanted a sustainable future.Citing Hillel the Elder’s iconic quote— “if not now, when?”—Lipman and her family made a significant investment in new fermentation tanks, which has allowed them to increase production to meet growing demand. They also remod eled the tasting room, created an online reservation system, and updated their website to showcase the family’s long history in the business. Lipman credits her grandmother with helping to facilitate a lot of the recent changes.“She knows we have something that cannot die,” Lipman says of her grand mother. “Without her, we wouldn’t have been pushing for a future.”

As she got older, her grandfather taught her chromatography, a technique that allows you to investigate the flavor of the wine. Lipman ultimately decided to study plant science at the University of Maryland and even interned at an organic vineyard in France’s Loire Valley. Lipman doesn’t think her grandpar ents were intentionally grooming her to work on the vineyard, but does believe “they wanted me to love the vineyard as much as they do,” she said. “When you are 21, you think, ‘Sure being in the alcohol business sounds great! I worked at beer and wine stores then, but the more I learned about the industry, the more serious I became about it [as a future career],” she says.

The Jewish Future Pledge, another pro gram offered by TJF, is a worldwide movement working to ensure that vibrant Jewish life continues for future gener ations. The Jewish Future Pledge is a commitment that at least half of the funds left to charity at the time of one’s death are earmarked to support the Jewish causes and/or the State of Israel. When thinking long-term, updating a will may be a good place to start. By updating or creating a will, it is possible to ensure that philanthropic goals extend to the next generation and the community for years to come. Better yet, a bequest by will is the easiest and most common choice for a legacy gift as it costs nothing today. TJF’s LIFE & LEGACY and Jewish Future Pledge programs also offer options to make commitments through a will, providing current and prospective donors tremendous flexibility to leave a legacy that will last generations. Don’t have a will? TJF works with a variety of lawyers and professional advisors and can make a referral to help get started. No matter one’s philanthropic goals, TJF has the tools and expertise to help start or continue the process. In fact, the new gift planning section of TJF’s web site offers plenty of options—including bequest language—to kick-start a legacy. TJF will work with the donor’s pro fessional advisors, family members, and loved ones to establish the most effective ways to make a legacy last for generations to come. For more information, contact Naomi Limor Sedek, Tidewater Jewish Foundation pres ident and CEO at 757-965-6109 or email nsedek@ujft.org.

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During the High Holidays, it is common for Jewish people to reflect on what they are thankful for. Gathering with loved ones and friends during this time is a powerful experience, especially after an era of social distancing and vir tual calls. It’s not surprising, then, that many donors and philanthropists ask themselves questions, such as: What will my philanthropic legacy be? Will it sup port the community institutions I care about? Will it reflect my family’s values? Tidewater Jewish Foundation offers a variety of programs and methods for those looking to establish a legacy. LIFE & LEGACY, made possible through TJF’s partnership with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, promotes after-lifetime giving to sustain valued organizations and Jewish communities. The program was founded on the principle that everyone, regardless of age, wealth, or affiliation, can make an enduring financial impact.

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Making High Holiday meals pop Debbie Burke

Breaking the fast after Yom Kippur comes with its own culinary questions. Juergens says the meal lends itself more to a breakfast or brunch-style lineup, such as cold smoked fish, lox, and a schmear… where he says you can just plain go wild. “It used to be just regular herbs like chives, but I’m putting nuts in there, freeze-dried fruits that have an extreme flavor, and honey. Also, I sometimes use very thick Greek yogurt instead of cream cheese.” Besides bagels and lox and the spreads, he sees a lot of salads (tuna and egg). But also this: “I love a great Mediterranean meal with marinated or fresh fish, fruits, figs, tabbouleh, tomato and onion salad, and spanakopita. It’s bright and flavorful. Everyone will have something to eat that’s not heavy.”

With this meal, which suggests more of white wines, he says you can also offer mimosas and spritzers. The biggest change he is seeing for the holidays? It’s a good one. “Bringing the family together. We spent the last few years being COVID-cautious, but this year and beyond we’ll be seeing large fam ilies come back together. It’s a wonderful trend!”

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Although many of us love the traditional brisket and sides, what’s a Rosh Hashanah with out adding a little zetz of flavor to remind us of new beginnings in the year ahead?According to Eric Juergens, externship coor dinator and chef instructor at the Culinary Institute of Virginia, EPCI University, “Everyone loves the vibe of the holidays, bringing everyone together. That harvest, those fall seasonings, and those warm fla vors are starting to come out. I really like to champion them.” With most of his career spent in kosher catering, working for a business in New Hampshire run by his roommate’s mother, Juergens now teaches cooking techniques, food safety, meal prep, and making flavors sing at CIV. “For Rosh Hashanah, we’re keeping with the harvest theme and combining them [traditional holiday foods] in different ways. If we are celebrating a new year, a harvest is the start of everything you grew for the entireTheyear.”main “show-stopper,” he says, is often brisket, but he likes to riff off that theme. “I like to braise short ribs with apples and honey and even dates,” he says. “I like to think what’s beyond the brisket so I found short ribs to be easier for a personal portion.” Instead of potato kugel, he’s used fall roots, beets or leeks, and shredded veggies like rutabaga, turnip, and celery root. “They are starchy like a potato but I jazz them up with fall flavors. It’s also very bright with colors of orange, purple, and red and it pops on the table.” For spices, think of trying something different. Juergens likes warm profiles like those found in Moroccan, Middle Eastern, and Indian cooking. “It gives a comfortableness, warming us up on the inside. These menus mean something to the people you are serving them to and they show the love you put into them.” To wash it all down, traditional sweet reds are one option. While find ing kosher wine might be a challenge in Tidewater (at least one major retailer here carries it), some people order their wine online well in advance of the holidays. “Try to have multiple options for your guests,” he says. “The default is Manischewitz. But there are some beauti ful kosher merlots and cabernets.”

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The Jewish Publication Society; 223 pages; 2020 Professor Aaron Koller, the author of this engaging and rel evant book of impressive scholarly work on a critical Biblical theme with ever-lingering vibrations, variations, inter pretations, and implications, teaches Near Eastern and Jewish studies at Yeshiva University and chairs the Department of Jewish Studies at Yeshiva College.

“Over the course of centuries, the story has sat at the intersection of text and life. In every generation, readers have turned to it for help in thinking about the most difficult and traumatic aspects of their own religious lives and in turn have bequeathed to the text a profound, intense, multivalent set of meanings upon which other people can draw,” Koller writes. The author then presents as a model for this creative, even revolutionary, interplay the literary work contained in The Last Trial, Shalom Spiegel’s classic Hebrew publication translated into English by Judah Goldin. The terse and revealing 300 words in Genesis 22 is the foundational drama of the Akedah, read on Rosh Hashanah: Isaac’s binding by his father Abraham as an intended sacrificial offering to God while binding Abraham to his divine covenant.TheAkedah’s first part of the bind ing which is terrifying and its second relieving counterpart naturally and understandably provide for a plural istically wide spectrum of responses, individually and collectively, culminat ing in a rich legacy that will continue to challenge us. Kierkegaard’s thesis in his influential classic Fear and Trembling was on the believer’s (Abraham’s) faith that God command of him to sacrifice his most beloved son Isaac was to be fully accepted as a reciprocal sign of loving commitment to the Most High.

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The author finds fault with Kierkegaard’s view, avoiding the Akedah’s ethical dilemma and practically condoning both God and Abraham for Isaac’s near-sacrifice, which was adopted by two Jewish giants of the 20th cen tury, Orthodox Yeshayahu Leibowitz and Joseph Ber Soloveitchik. Koller is also critical of faith that centered on the individual’s bond with God, rather than the communal prayer experience, which he regards as the dominant Jewish expression of faith. We also hear the notable voices of such luminaries as Martin Buber, Emmanuel Levinas, and David Hartman, among others. Koller convincingly stresses that removing the ethical from a divinely ordained act has allowed for our con temporary plague of misguided terrorist crimes for religion’s sake. Without sacred and respectful regard for the individual’s autonomous will as an absolute ethical cornerstone, such as overlooking Isaac’s demanded input into his unsettling ordeal, the author rightly fears the worst of outcomes.

A new examination of a familiar story for this sacred season

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Danny and Shikma Rubin enjoy pool time with their family. Liam and Nina Kruger, Pearl Mitzner, and Molly Futerman welcome ShinShiniot Aya Sever and Alma Ben Chorin. BY RABBI MICHAEL PANITZ

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Rabbi Yoni Warren helped welcome Shabbat with blessings and songs before families enjoyed a delicious dinner. For information about PJ Library in Tidewater, contact Nofar Trem at ntrem@ ujft.org. For information about YAD, contact Matt Kramer-Morning at mkramermorn ing@ujft.org.

Nofar Trem PJ Library in Tidewater and United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Young Adult Division (YAD) teamed up again to host the annual End of Summer Shabbat Dinner and Pool Party at the Simon Family JCC. Families and friends experienced an evening of good music, pool games, and a community Shabbat. Adults went headto-head in pool competitions while the children tested their speed during beach ball races and a speed slide competition.

Rabbi Yoni Warren leads Shabbat Blessings with the Zito family in the background.

Local wrestler wins Gold at Maccabiah Games

Parker, who is entering his senior year at Washington and Lee University, has been interested in wrestling since elementary school. His father wrestled through college. “That’s been a major inspiration of mine to stick with the sport,” he says. Thus far in his sports career, he’s been a two-time VHSL state champion at First Colonial High School and he earned his Academic All-American status in all three of his first seasons, in addition to garnering NCAA All-American status in 2022 with a sixth-place finish at the nationals. “The goal this year is to capture an NCAA title,” he adds.

Parker will graduate from W&L in the spring of 2023, but he still has another year of NCAA eligibility. “I plan to use that year to continue competing while I work toward earning a master’s degree.”Will he compete at the Maccabiah Games in another four years?

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The Maccabi Games were unlike anything he’d ever experienced. “While I was exploring my Jewish roots and making my first trip to Israel, I was simultaneously representing my home country for the first time as an athlete. Not only was I experiencing powerful emotions because of this, but I was also bonding with hundreds of new people from all over my country and the world.”

“I’ll have to reassess it in a few years. I probably won’t, so that someone else will have a chance to have the experience, but I am not going to rule anything out yet. And I just want to say thank you again to everyone who donated to my fundraising campaign. This experience would not have been possible without you.”

Number one! A Gold win in the Freestyle Open. A filled stadium at Israel’s Maccabiah Games. Riley Parker shakes hands as he faces off with an opponent.The U.S. wrestling team in Jerusalem. Riley Parker at the Maccabiah Games.

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Another local winner! Twenty-one-year-old Riley Parker of Virginia Beach medaled at the 2022 Maccabiah Games held this summer in Israel: a Gold win at the Freestyle Open, and Silver at the Greco Roman Open.

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The U.S. wrestling team certainly had the bona fides to make a win happen, with, according to Parker, multiple current and past Division I athletes and a couple of All-Americans. “Across the board, the USA cleaned house, especially in freestyle wrestling.”

Rain doesn’t stop Sababa and Fretomology

Hunter Thomas Despite a slightly soggy start to the night, Sababa Social Club’s summer party went on as planned. The Marty Einhorn Pavilion provided great shelter from the rain as Sababa com mittee members Alene Jo Kaufman and Ellen Hundley assisted United Jewish Federation of Tidewater staff set up for the big night. By the time Fretomology band members Brad Bangel, Kenny Berklee, Lance Epstein, and Lonnie Slone arrived, the rain had stopped, and the music began. “What an incredible evening,” Hundley says. “Running into old friends from my teen years was a blast! Everyone seemed to thor oughly enjoy themselves. The weather ended up being perfect, the entertainment was awesome, and the sangria was a great addition.” The sangria, which was Hundley’s brainchild, has become somewhat of a Sababa signature. Attendees also noshed on simple Israeli snacks as they listened—and danced—to Fretomology’s jams.Fretomology’s motto is “Rock on, do good.” The band members’ goal is to give back to their community, and 100% of their proceeds are donated to charity. “Sababa started as a way to bring our generation together,” says Sara Jo Rubin, Sababa committee chairperson. “What’s been great is that we are reacquainting with old friends and making new ones, too.”Sababa hosts social events two to three times per year. For information about future Sababa events, contact Hunter Thomas, director of Arts + Ideas at United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, at PhotographyHThomas@UJFT.org.byMark Robbins

Anne Kramer, Ellen Wagner, Eddie Kramer, and Ellen Hundley. Lawrence Steingold and Scott Levin. Sara Jo Rubin and Pamela and Vince Bowhers. Laura Gross and Janet Mercadante.

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Sierra Lautman Camp JCC’s summer camp was bigger and better this year with more campers, more activities, and more fun. Thanks to the new addition of the Marty Einhorn Pavilion, camp-wide activities and Shabbats were reenergized as camp ers gathered in the shade for art, dancing, songs, and games.

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Campers sing Hine Mah Tov —How good it is to be together. Every Shabbat ended in a camp-wide dance party under the Marty Einhorn Pavilion.

One of the best parts of summer camp is watching counselors grow into leaders at camp, and later becoming leaders in the andchallengestoIsummermycouldknowing“WhenJCCSalway,ing,”funhascommunity.“ThissummerbeensomuchandsorewardsaysRileyaCampcounselor.stafftrainbegan,Ididnotanyoneandnotpictureinmindhowthewouldgo.neverexpectedbeabletofacehead-onbesoconfident in how I could handle them. This was an amazing summer and I miss camp already.” To learn more about Camp JCC and how to get involved year-round, visit CampJCC.org or contact Dave Flagler at dflagler@ujft.org or 757-452-3182.

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Emily Kremisi, Zara Murdock, and Emily Lord nosh on their Shabbat challah. Johnny Aftel and Zachary Kingsland enjoy the petting zoo.

Some of the new activities at camp that became quick favorites include surfing with Sababa Surf Camp, a pirate parade, and a back-to-school BBQ bash. These will likely become Camp JCC staples along with returning favorites such as fishing, lip-sync battle, color war, and, of course, Donkey Thursdays. A silly start to the morning, which includes camp leadership staff and counselors singing and skipping around the Boker Tov (good morning) circle, Donkey Thursdays were wildly popular for the first and second graders. “Good morning, Mr. Donkey!” was happily shouted at Thursday morning carpool as campers greeted Dave Flagler, director of camp and teen engagement. Leah Flax and her sister Mellie Hagaa send their children to Camp JCC for the meaningful connections they make with the Camp JCC staff. “Our kids love the JCC camp so much. It is their home away from home during the summer. They feel like they are part of a big family! We feel so safe leaving the kids with the awesome counselors and Mr. Dave is the absolute best. He is there for our kids for issues related to camp AND life. This camp is perfect for your ‘go with the flow kid’ and your “spirited kid’ too! During these important years of their lives, we are very grateful for JCC summer camp.”

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“Combined with our good fortune has been our responsibility, learned from our parents and passed down to our children, to constantly seek out ways to give back to our community. We hope that our legacy gifts to TJF and the resulting establishment of the Carolyn and Charles Osman Fund will perpetuate not only our good works, but the guiding principle of our lives as well.

“The best part of summer was walking out to the pavilion on Friday afternoons for the camp Shabbat,” says Nofar Trem, youth and family program coordinator and Camp JCC unit head. “Seeing the campers and counselors with their arms over each other’s shoulders as they swayed and sang Hine Mah Tov, a song about how great it is to be together, is what Jewish Day Camp is all about!”

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cussion.wlllSchambergerandAdamDavidMandelberg,RosalinDr.Metzger,Turner,JoachimleadthedisCastmembers of Valkyrie will also perform.Whether preparing for a performance of The Valkyrie presented by Virginia Opera or simply interested in learning more, this discussion is sure to help attendees grap ple with Wagner’s  Ring and think about the wider world. For information, contact Virginia Opera at 757-627-9545 or info@vaopera.org or Ohef Sholom Temple at 757-625-4295.

Ohef Sholom Temple, Free Joshua Broths Richard Wagner’s  Ring Cycle is the most monumental operatic experience ever created. Comprised of four epic operas, the Ring Cycle tells the story of Norse gods, heroes, and a magical ring of power. Since its premiere in 1876, the  Ring has wielded tremendous influence over Western culture and has changed the way audiences listen. And yet, rightful criticism of Wagner’s personal antisemitism has escalated since the horrors of WWII. Today, the central question around Wagner is: Can the man be separated from his myths? An engaging panel discussion presented by Ohef Sholom Temple and Virginia Opera will confront the life and works of Richard Wagner and discuss questions relevant to today’s culture. How is it possible to separate a creator from his work? How does the con text of creation change the performance? Why perform these pieces at all?

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The original collection of 67 stories in To Life: Stories of Courage and Survival, was published 20 years ago under the oversight of Reba Karp, editor of the Southeastern Virginia Jewish News at the time. Karp had been one of the first people in the community to document local survivors’ stories, which she originally published in small volumes around Yom Hashoah commemorations. For the new edition of To Life: Stories of Sacrifice and Survival, Past is Still Present, more than a dozen stories have been added and 18 of the stories have been selected for produc tion as narrated podcasts, with hopes for more. Working on this project immersed Auerbach in the genre of “how we tell sto ries, and how we build memories.” Along with Flax, Elka Mednick, and many other volunteers and helpers, Auerbach set out on a journey to find friends and family of the original sub jects and storytellers, and to add details and anecdotes so that every individual whose story is featured in the To Life project is presented as fully as possible. This fall, Auerbach will teach a Melton course, The Holocaust as Reflected in Diaries and Memoirs. When Auerbach began to look over the curriculum, she discovered an incredible resource filled with excerpts of stories, some she had encoun tered before and many she had not. The course felt like a natural continuation of her work with To Life “Nothing is more powerful than look ing at original source material,” says Auerbach. “When you begin to discuss that material with your peers, you start to think about your own story and consider how it relates.” Auerbach can point to the evolution of how she has felt about the Holocaust stories she has studied depend ing on her age and life stage—in her 20s, after she had children, and now approach ing it differently still as she grows older.

Former chair and longtime Holocaust Commission member joins Melton in Tidewater faculty 10-week online course begins Wednesday, October 12

Auerbach has devoted the past two years to the To Life Project, which encompasses written stories, lesson plans for educa tors, and produced podcasts.

During this 10-week course, students will have the chance to examine first-per son narratives that lend remarkable insight into this devastating period of modern JewishThishistory.course is offered by the Konikoff Center for Learning at the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, in partnership with UJFT’s Holocaust Commission and the Virginia Holocaust Museum.

Early registration costs $235 before September 30 using code TH60 at checkout. After October 1, the standard registration fee is $295. For those who would like to get a taste of what this course has to offer before committing to it, a free class will be offered online on September 20. To register or learn more, visit JewishVA. org/KCL or contact Sierra Lautman, senior director of Jewish Innovation, at SLautman@UJFT.org or 757-965-6107.

“When you begin to discuss that material with your peers, you start to think about your own story and consider how it relates.”

Sierra Lautman Wendy Juren Auerbach has served on the Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater for nearly 30 years, touching almost every pro gram through volunteering and co-chairing various committees and events. “Ensuring that the stories of the Holocaust get out there truthfully is very important to me,” says Auerbach. “Original stories are one of the best sources through which to teach history, and more importantly, to remem ber. As Elie Wiesel famously said ‘When you listen to a witness, you become a witness.’”Afterthe 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, state-mandated Holocaust education was frequently brought up in the national media, and Auerbach found herself thinking about the Holocaust edu cation mandate in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In 2009, at the direction of Rena Berlin, the Virginia Holocaust Museum edu cation director, and with the assistance of Ronnie Jacobs Cohen, then Commission director, and Elena Barr Baum, then chair (now director), then-Governor Tim Kaine signed a Holocaust education mandate for Virginia. Unfortunately, it was an unfunded mandate, so the promised Teachers’ Manual was never created, and thus it had no real teeth. After Charlottesville, Auerbach enlisted her friend and colleague, Gail Flax, and working with Elena Barr Baum, they embarked on three years of research and collaboration with the State Department of Education, the Commonwealth’s Social Studies coordinator, and Jewish Community Relations Councils across Virginia to help develop an amendment to the legislation, which passed in 2020.

As a result of the work that Auerbach, Flax, and Baum, with the support of the Holocaust Commission, put into making Holocaust education a state priority with the new amendment, the UJFT’s Holocaust Commission recently became an officially recognized resource for Holocaust educa tion in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Next month, Jewish families around the world will begin to put up sukkot (plural form of sukkah). These temporary huts have an open roof often covered in branches and an open side to welcome guests during the Jewish festival holiday of Sukkot. The open booth is a reminder of how the Children of Israel slept after they fled slavery in Egypt. A sukkah also resembles the temporary shelters used by farmers in the fields during planting and harvestSukkottime.is a perfect holiday for families with ample opportunities for crafts as they decorate their sukkah, spend time with friends who are invited to share in a festive meal in the sukkah, and express thanks for what they have. Many young families, however, may find the task of building their own sukkah daunting and a ready-to-build sukkah kit costIfprohibitive.youhavea sukkah that you no longer use, or if you would like to receive a sec ondhand sukkah, consider adding your name and information to United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s new “Sukkah Share” database. UJFT will connect families who want a sukkah with those who are

Celebrating Chuck Woodward’s 40th year with Ohef Sholom Temple

Friday, October 28, 6:30 pm Known in Tidewater as a choral con ductor and keyboard player, Charles (Chuck) Woodward serves two historic congregations in Norfolk: Ohef Sholom Temple, where in 2022 he celebrates his 40th anniversary as music director; and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. In addition, Woodward is the artistic director and conductor of the Virginia Chorale, the Commonwealth’s pre mier professional choral ensemble, acclaimed for its innovative programming. Ohef Sholom Temple will celebrate Woodward’s tenure with the congregation at a special Friday night Shabbat service next month. The service will be followed by an expanded and festive Oneg Shabbat. To learn more, go to OhefSholom.org or call 757-625-4295.

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Beth El plans trip to Charlottesville Sunday, October 23, 8 am–6 pm

The four sessions of the course cover several eras: from the Bronze Age (second millennium, B.C.E.) to the political triumphs of the monotheistic empires of Christian Rome and the Islamic Caliphate. Join us and explore the history behind the narrative.

To learn more or to register, visit JewishVA. org/KCL. Rabbi Michael Panitz.

To RSVP, contact Ronnie Jacobs Cohen at ronnie@bethelnorfolk.com or 757-625-7821.

Ronnie Jacobs Cohen Congregation Beth El is planning a fun-filled mission to Charlottesville. The trip will include a Jewish-themed tour of Monticello with highlights of the Uriah Levy Jewish connection; a visit and meal at Congregation Beth Israel; and a conver sation and snacks with Rabbi Jake Rubin, executive director of the Brody Jewish Center at the University of Virginia, Jewish college students, and one of UVA’s distin guished Jewish Studies professors. This is a timely opportunity to visit

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The Konikoff Center for Learning at the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is hosting an adult education course, Origins: Ancient Jewish History in International Context to grapple with this history. Dr. William Feldman, lay leader of Tidewater Chavurah, first suggested the course. Working with Sierra Lautman, UJFT’s senior director of Jewish Innovation, I developed the curriculum and will be the instructor. What is the importance of “international context?” The Bible speaks of the People Israel as emerging, not in the timeless mists of prehistory, like the characters of pagan mythology, but in historical time. That his tory is the story of the peoples and nations of the region— their conflicts, their lifestyles, their traditions, and their devel opments. When we understand how the People Israel fit into its environment, and sometimes, how it differed radically from its contemporaries, we come to know ourselves better.

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Upcoming Knesset elections, normal ization with Turkey, and much more is currently taking place in the Israeli news cycle. Keeping up-to-date on current events in the U.S. is challenging, let alone remaining current on the news of Israel or anywhere else in the world for that matter. For those who desire to remain aware— with a little analysis—but don’t always have the time, the Jewish Community Relations Council and Israel Today has a uniqueLahavsolution.Harkov, Jerusalem Pos t senior contributing editor, will kick off the 12th Annual Israel Today series, presented by the Jewish Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, Simon Family JCC, and Community Partners, including all local synagogues and Jewish agencies, with the first of six monthly cur rent event briefings. Harkov’s experience in reporting on and analyzing all things Israeli politics makes her an invaluable asset in guiding current affairs chats. One part brief ing, one infromwithsheand-learnsZoomonejoinconversation,partHarkovfororallofthelunch-asconnectsTidewaterwherevertheworldher assignments take her. Register today to attend from any where in the world and learn about the Israeli news topics that have yet to break in America. To learn more and to register for the first of Israel Today’s On Assignment with Lahav Harkov, visit JewishVa.org/IsraelToday, or contact Elka Mednick, assistant director of the JCRC, at emednick@ujft.org or 757-965-6112.

FIRST PERSON Exploring the origins of our people

Thursdays, October 27–November 17; 12–1:30 pm

Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home until his death in 1826, with the recent release of the film The Levys of Monticello. The film tells the story of how Uriah Levy and his family saved the Jefferson estate from the disrepair it had fallen into and began to restore and honor Jefferson’s legacy. Beth El asks parents of UVA students to encourage them to join everyone at the Brody Jewish Center, whether they are already involved with Hillel or not. Beth El’s Charlottesville members, Scott Goodman and Brad Kesser, say they are looking forward to welcoming the group to their “neighborhood” and sharing all things Jewish that Charlottesville has to offer.The bus departs from Congregation Beth El at 8 am. Participants are asked to arrive by 7:30 am. The generous underwrit ing from the UJFT/Synagogue Partnership Grant makes it possible to offer a greatly reduced rate of $75 for Beth El members and $125 for non-members.

Where did the Jewish people come from? For many centuries, the answer to that question could come only from the sacred books of our tradition. But over the past 225 years, we have been able to harness other tools to learn the story of our origins. Archaeology, history, literary criticism, folklore studies, and anthropol ogy have all enriched our understanding of the emergence of the People Israel in the Ancient Near East.

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Twitty’s book Koshersoul is a thought-provoking memoir that looks at the creation of African-Jewish foods as a result of migration and the diaspora. Adeena Sussman is a food writer and author of the upcoming book Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals From My Table To Yours. Free and open to the community. 12:30–1:30 pm. Online. For more information and to register, visit JewishBookCouncil.org/Events or contact Hunter Thomas at HThomas@UJFT.org or 757-965-6137.

Annual Super Sunday Phone-a-thon . 1–4 pm in the Marty Einhorn Pavilion. For more information, contact Matthew Kramer-Morning at 757-965-6136 or mkmorning@ujft.org or visit JewishVA.org/ SuperSunday. See page 8. B’nai Tzedek get-together for teen philanthropists. Simon Family JCC. 2–4 pm. For information on B’nai Tzedek, contact Naomi Limor Sedek, president and CEO, Tidewater Jewish Foundation, at 757 965 6109 or Nsedek@ujft.org. See page 8. Fall Sunday Fun Day hosted by PJ Library and PJ Our Way in Tidewater. Families are invited for an afternoon of fun with tzedakah-themed games and crafts at the Simon Family JCC. Babysitting sign-up will be available for parents who want to make their way to the Marty Einhorn Pavilion to volunteer for the Super Sunday Community Campaign. Free and open to the community. 1–4 pm. For more infor mation and to register, visit JewishVA.org/children-family or contact Nofar Trem at Ntrem@ujft.org or 757-321-2334. See page 8.

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SEPTEMBER 19, MONDAY Strelitz International Academy Golf Tournament. Cavalier Golf & Yacht Club. Registration begins: 10:30 am; Tee-off: 12 pm. For information, visit strelitzinternationalacademy.org or contact Andie Eichelbaum at aeichelbaum@strelitzacademy.org.

For several years, Frieden served on the board of Tidewater Performing Arts Society, where he had the opportunity to introduce people like Kurt Elling, John Pizzarelli, Danilo Perez, and the allwoman big band, Diva, to local audiences. “It was an incredibly satisfying experience and a great outlet for my love of music and the arts in Frieden’sgeneral.”formal education is in finance with a degree from the University of Georgia. In 1991, he assumed the leadership role at the Frieden Agency (an insurance firm his grandfather started in 1928). In 2007, with the benefits divi sion sold to TowneBank, Frieden became Towne’s president until 2012. The Frieden Agency continues to flourish with other family members who have active roles.

Adeena Sussman in conversation with Michael W. Twitty presented by The Jewish Book Council and its network partners, including the Lee & Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish Book Festival. Join best-selling author Michael Twitty in a conversation about identity, food, culture, and intersectionality.

A fourth-generation member of Ohef Sholom Temple who attended JCC day camp and is an alumnus of Old Dominion AZA, the Jewish fraternal organization for teens, Frieden still loves hearing live music and laments that many venues are long gone. “I know places like Café Stella, Gershwin’s, and some of the craft brewer ies occasionally feature jazz, but it is really organizations like The Virginia Arts Fest’s Sandler Center Jazz Series and the City of Norfolk’s Attucks Theatre series that dominate the local jazz scene.”

To listen to Jack Frieden’s latest episode, visit VocalSoundofJazz.com or whro.org and search for “vocal sound of jazz.”

Jack Frieden in his recording studio.

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SEPTEMBER 20, TUESDAY A Taste of Melton: The Holocaust as Reflected in Diaries and Memoirs offered by the Konikoff Center for Learning at the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater. Get an online taste of what this course has to offer before the 10-week series begins on October 12. Led by Melton faculty member, Wendy Juren Auerbach, students are invited to begin a literary journey into the Jewish communities of Europe during the Holocaust. This taste of Melton is free. 6:45 pm. For more information and to register, visit JewishVA.org/KCL or contact Sierra Lautman at slautman@ujft.org or 757-965-6107. See page 38.

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SEPTEMBER 18, SUNDAY Dedication of Marty Einhorn Pavilion at the Sandler Family Campus . 11:30 am. The event includes music and lunch. RSVP to Bobbie Wilcox at bwilcox@ujft.org or 757-965-6124. See page 6.

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The Holocaust as Reflected in Diaries and Memoirs (Online), A 10-Week Melton Course offered by the Konikoff Center for Learning at the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater. Led by Melton faculty member Wendy Juren Auerbach, students will examine first-person narratives found in diaries and mem oirs, gaining insight into this devastating period of modern Jewish history. 6:45 pm. Early Registration cost is $235 before September 30 using code TH60 at checkout. Standard registration $295. For more information and to register, visit JewishVA.org/KCL or contact Sierra Lautman at slautman@ujft.org or 757-965-6107. See page 38. Send submissions for calendar to news@ujft.org. Be sure to note “calendar” in the subject. Include date, event name, sponsor, address, time, cost, and phone.

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On Assignment with Lahav Harkov (Online) The Jewish Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, Simon Family JCC, & Community Partners’ 12th Annual Israel Today series presents Jerusalem Post senior diplomatic correspondent Lahav Harkov for a series of current affairs conversations. Grab your lunch and join from anywhere in the world for monthly online briefings about current hot topics in and surrounding Israel. Free and open to the community. Pre-registration is required. 12 pm. For more information and to register, visit JewishVa.org/israeltoday or contact Elka Mednick at emednick@ujft.org or 757-965-6112. See page 40.

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Debbie Burke For Jack Frieden, the love of vocal music of the 60s and beyond (think the Beach Boys, the Beatles, and Crosby, Stills & Nash) even tually spread to an appreciation of jazz. Today, he is the host of the Norfolkbased radio show, The Vocal Sound of Jazz on WHRV 89.5 FM, which airs on Saturday nights. Though he loves to showcase vocal music, he also enjoys jazz piano and often gives on-air play to Bill Evans, Tommy Flanagan, and their contemporaries. As a jazz journalist for The VirginianPilot and Metro Magazine, he recalls a few favorite interviews. In 1983, he spent an exciting afternoon with Graham Nash and the rest of the Hollies in New York. The group was getting ready to take their reunion tour to Hampton Roads. “I also had the opportunity to spend a morning interviewing singer/songwriter/ pianist Dave Frishberg, who co-wrote Peel Me a Grape, I’m Hip, and so many other clever songs,” Frieden says. “And an interview that I worked on with Blossom Dearie was turned into an hour radio special that was nominated for a couple of awards.”Frieden had his own record label, VSOJAZ (for “Vocal Sound of Jazz”), to record local and lesser-known jazz vocal ists. It was short-lived. “I never had the goal to make any money with the record label,” he says. “The goal was to essen tially have the sales of each release return enough money to finance the next release. We released two albums, one of which I co-produced with jazz bassist Jimmy Masters that I am very proud of. But as the recording industry morphed from physical sales to streaming, it became apparent to me that this business model was not viable.”

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LORRAINE BROWN BRODY GREENVILLE, N.C.—Lorraine Brown Brody passed away on August 30, 2022 at herBornhome.and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, Lorraine graduated from Maury High School. While pursuing further studies in retailing she met her husband Morris (blessed memory) who she married in 1952 and moved to Greenville, North Carolina.With Lorraine by his side, Morris, along with his brothers and other family relatives, built the Brody’s fashion stores in Greenville and other eastern North Carolina markets. Many may remember Lorraine working the retail floors of the Brody’s stores or scouring the New York clothing market as the buyer of high-end ladies ready-to-wear and accessories.

VIRGINIA BEACH —Dr. Alan G. Bartel passed away August 9 at his home, sur rounded by his family. Born in Baltimore, Md., he was the youngest son of Ralph and Mollie Bartel. Alan moved with his family to Miami, Fla. as a young boy and graduated from Miami Senior High. He attended the University of Florida and then graduated from the University of Florida Medical School where he worked with Dr. Robert Cade’s team in the testing and develop ment of UponGatorade.graduation, he served in the U.S. Army Public Health Service and headed the Evans County research proj ect for cardiovascular risk factors. After completing his residency, internship, and cardiology fellowship at Duke University Hospital, Alan came to Tidewater in 1973 where he was a professor at Eastern Virginia Medical School and the first fully trained and accredited cardiologist in Southeastern Virginia. He was one of the co-founders of the original cardi ology practice in town, Cardiovascular Associates, and was instrumental in helping bring advanced cardiology care to the region. He modernized the first cardiac catheterization lab for adults in Tidewater and created the first cardiac stress test lab in the area. Dr. Bartel started the first cardiovascular rehab program and numerous other cardiac care programs in the state. Over a career spanning nearly 45 years, Dr. Bartel cared for thousands of patients who often traveled great dis tances seeking his help. He authored many articles in prestigious medical journals and became president of the Tidewater chapter of the American Heart Association.Inaddition to his many professional affiliations and endeavors, Alan also was very generous with his time, serving in the Hampton Roads community. He was very active in the Jewish community, serving on the board of directors of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, Ohef Sholom Temple, and various other agencies.Alan was also very involved in the arts community where he served on the board of directors of the Virginia Arts Festival. Upon retirement, he rekindled his passion for the flute, becoming an ardent and determined student. In his own, unique way, Alan found a means of sharing his love of the flute by stag ing performances for close friends and family. The performances were usually conducted at his home or a friend’s home, and he would carefully select and invite 20 or 30 friends that he felt would really appreciate his music. In addition, he was instrumental in the development of an annual “Musicale” fundraiser for the Virginia Arts Festival, where he organized and played multiple pieces of music with his flute and accompanying musicians—both professional and ama teur. The Musicale became an annual event, even as Alan was in the middle of his many battles with cancer and raised a substantial amount of money. He was a long-standing member of a local klezmer band and many of his neigh bors and friends at the North End of the Oceanfront could often hear Alan play ing his flute on his deck while walking by on the beach. Alan was a co-founder (along with his wife Dolores, of blessed memory) of the International Network for Persons with Autism and Hearing and Visual Impairment, which was one of the origi nal databases and resources to help those dealing with autism, as well as deafness and/or blindness. He was appointed by Governor Chuck Robb to the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities and served with distinction. On the local level, Alan and Dolores were active sup porters of the Chaverim Group at Jewish Family Service and every summer they generously hosted a much-anticipated social event at their home for clients, family, and staff. He was also a found ing member and longtime supporter of Hearts and Homes, a private nonprofit organization that invests in residential properties and provides subsidized housing for people with developmental disabilities in Virginia Beach. Alan was exceptional in many ways, but his role in the disability community was unique and admired by all. More than anything else, Alan was most proud of his family. He was pre deceased by parents Ralph and Mollie Bartel, and his loving wife of more than 60 years, Dolores Bartel. He is survived by his sons Gary and Craig, his three loving granddaughters: Haley, Carly, and Jody, his “honorary” daughter Shannon, his nephews Jeff and Doug Bartel, and a devoted extended family. The family would like to thank the many doctors, nurses, and staff at Virginia Oncology Associates, Jewish Family Service, and the Freda Gordon Hospice who helped care for Alan during his long battle with lymphoma, as well as Abbey Pachter who gave him much joy in the last months of his life. We would especially like to express our deep gratitude to Dr. Tom Alberico whose friendship and commitment to Alan extended his life by many years. Graveside services were held at Princess Anne Memorial Gardens in Virginia Beach with Rabbi Rosalin Mandelberg officiating. Memorial dona tions may be made to Jewish Family Service at www.jfshamptonroads.org.

woman of impeccable style and taste she was often sought out for her fashion advice and insight for special events or occasions. She worked at Brody’s until the business was sold in 1998. Lorraine was a class act. A person of high character, always kind, considerate, generous and gracious to all; Lorraine knew no strangers. A great listener, she was interested in individuals regardless of their background and deeply cared about the well-being of others. With a contagious laugh and big smile, she made everyone feel at ease. Lorraine was active early on in her community and gave back as a Girl Scout Troop leader, Cub Scout Den Mother, past president of the Elmhurst School PTA and president and longterm member of the Greenville Service League, where she was the recipient of Ormand Service Cup. Always one to help others, Lorraine was an engaged, selfless person who along with Morris and his brothers helped create the Brody Medical Scholars program at East Carolina University which today has assisted more than 140 doctors graduate from medical school basically debt-free. Lorraine and Morris supported the Brody Medical Research Grants bringing key dollars to the School of Medicine in its efforts to secure national research grants. Quiet doers, they both set solid examples with their spirit of service for their son, daughterin-law, and grandchildren to follow all of whom remain involved in many of those endeavors.Abeach lover her whole life, Lorraine and Morris spent many summers with family and friends at their home in VirginiaMorrisBeach.and Lorraine were original members of Congregation Bayt Shalom synagogue in Greenville. A private family graveside was held in Kinston followed by a memorial service in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. A cherished sister, aunt, devoted mother, grandmother and great-grand mother, her beloved family was always her primary focus. Nothing made her happier than spending time with her extended family and creating happy memories. Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents, Nathan and Annie Brown, husband, Morris Brody, sister and brother-in-law Ruth and Herman Smith, Edell Gabel, Brody brothersand sisters-in-law Sam, Raymond, Leo (Charlotte), William (Eleanor), Abram (Sarah), Reuben (Ethel), Jake (Ida), J. S “Sammy” (Myrt), Ruth (Abe) and Alex (Jackie).Sheis survived by her son, Hyman and wife, Stacy, of Greenville; grand daughter Samantha Moses and husband David of Raleigh, grandson William Brody and wife Laura Haft of Raleigh, grandson Nathan Brody and wife Lindsey of Washington, D.C.; great-grandchil dren Hudson and Brody Moses and Colby (Coco) Brody of Raleigh as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Donations to The Brody Medical Scholars Fund, c/o ECU Medical Health and Science Foundation, 2200 S. Charles Boulevard, Suite 1500, Mail Stop 659, Greenville, NC 27858.

SHOSHANA DAVID SADDLE BROOK, NJ —Shoshana David, age 84, passed away on Sunday, August 21,Shoshana2022.was born June 18, 1938. A graveside service for Shoshana was held at Riverside Cemetery in Saddle Brook,FondN.J.memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.bern heimapterkreitzman.com for the David family.

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Following active duty, Arthur returned home and began work at Paramount Bedding, the family mattress manufacturing business founded in 1935 and originally operated by the Comess and Diamonstein families. Arthur served in many capacities at Paramount, start ing out as a truck driver and shipping

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ARTHUR DIAMONSTEIN Norfolk—Arthur Diamonstein, 92, died peacefully on August 14 in his home at Harbor’s Edge surrounded by his loving family.Arthur was born on March 11, 1930 in Norfolk, Va. He was predeceased by his wife, Renee Gartner Diamonstein. His parents, Albert and Ida Goldblatt Diamonstein, his brother, Robert Diamonstein, and his stepmother, Ida H. Diamonstein, also predeceased him. Arthur grew up in the Larchmont section of Norfolk and graduated from Maury High School in 1948. He went on to attend Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) majoring in Business Administration. He served his country with great pride in the Korean War as part of the Army’s 45th Thunderbird Division until the end of the conflict, being awarded a Purple Heart for his bravery. He then served in the Army Reserves until he was honorably dis charged in August of 1960.

Vivian will be deeply missed by so many. May her memory be an abiding blessing. Donations in memory of Vivian and her beautiful life can be made to Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem (https://www.hadassah.org/ donate). Notes of condolence may be sent to 4formankids@gmail.com or to Joseph Forman, 296 Barbertown Idell Rd., Frenchtown, New Jersey 088254015. Her funeral was held at Temple Israel in Norfolk, and included a private burial in suburban Philadelphia, where she was laid to rest with other members of her family.

44 | JEWISH NEWS | September 12, 2022 | jewishnewsva.org supervisor and rising through the ranks. After learning all aspects of the busi ness, he ultimately became president and guided the company through a sus tained period of growth. He valued his relationships with the employees of the company, including multiple generations of families. Until the outbreak of COVID19, Arthur came to work every day, even after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, just to continue to feel the pulse of the organization he helped build. He remained chairman of the board until his recentArthurillness.was a generous and caring man whose devotion to his community and family was the very essence of his life, serving on numerous boards with a humble nature. He was the ultimate pragmatist and had a gift for making deals happen. The many community organizations and roles he dedicated his time to include Norfolk Academy, Board of Trustees and vice pres ident of buildings and grounds; Old Dominion University, Board of Visitors and Rector; Chrysler Museum of Art, Board of Trustees and treasurer; The General Douglas MacArthur Foundation, Board of Trustees and chairman; Fort Norfolk Retirement Center also known as Harbor’s Edge, Board of Trustees and chairman; and the boards of Virginia Opera, Tidewater Winds, Virginia Symphony, and Ohef Sholom Temple. Additionally, Arthur served as chair man of the board of directors of the Norfolk Convention and Visitors Bureau and he was proud to say that under his leadership the Bureau made signif icant steps in positioning Norfolk as a prime Mid-Atlantic tourism and meeting destination. The Cosmopolitan Club rec ognized Arthur as Norfolk’s First Citizen for 2001, honoring his lifelong commit ment to his hometown.

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Vivian wanted to be known as a good mother and a good person—and she was! She was devoted to her many friends and spent hours on the phone connecting with them. Vivian embod ied the ideal of “love your neighbor as yourself” and cherished her literal and virtual neighbors. Her heart was open to so many causes that she could not resist giving to an incredible array of charities, including medical, scientific, educational, political, patriotic, cultural, and Jewish organizations.

LEONARD GREENEBAUM BALTIMORE, MD. —Leonard Greenebaum of Baltimore passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at the age of Born94.in 1928 in Baltimore, Lenny received a Bachelor of Science in Business from Johns Hopkins University. In 1953, Leonard married the love of his life, Lois Cohen, from Charleston, S.C., who

Arthur married the love of his life, the late Renee Gartner Diamonstein, in 1955. They were married for nearly 64 years until Renee’s passing in 2019. Arthur and Renee raised their family in the famous “round house” in Norfolk’s Algonquin Park. He is survived by his three children and their spouses: Richard Diamonstein (Beth), Jamie Diamonstein (Carol), and Anne Fleder (Lawrence). He was also blessed with seven grandchildren, Joshua (Cara), Eric (Callie), Claire, Emily, Alyson, Kendall, and Audrey. In his final years, Arthur lit up whenever he was able to see and hold his three great-grandchil dren. When he could not see them, he was able to watch plenty of videos and have FaceTime calls with Georgia, Riley, and Barrett Diamonstein. Renee and Arthur traveled the world, visiting many places and experiencing many cultures, creating wonderful mem ories and photo albums along the way. He was not shy about giving Renee credit for his interests in art and travel. Renee and Arthur were dedicated to their com munity and gave generously of their time andArthurtalent. was a visionary. He was relentless in keeping in shape, enjoying his weekly tennis matches and cycling or walking the streets of Norfolk long before that was considered “a thing,” as well as boating and fishing. He loved to tell jokes and make people laugh. In essence, Arthur was a friend to everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him. The family had a private burial. A memorial service and reception will take place on September 14 at 11 am at Ohef Sholom Temple in Norfolk. Rabbi Rosalin Mandelberg will officiate. Memorial donations may be made to The General Douglas MacArthur Foundation and The Chrysler Museum of Art, Arthur and Renee Diamonstein Glass Purchase Fund or a charity of the donor’s choice. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments Norfolk Chapel.

Virginia Beach—Vivian Fish Forman died at the age of 83 on August 22, 2022. She was beloved and survived by her four children (and their spouses), Julie (Lewis Kay), Joseph, Sharon (Steven Marx) and Alisa, her grandchildren Raphael, Shira, Abby, Josh, and Ben, and her sisters Miriam and Cherie (Bill Artz), and sister-in-law Joy (Judah) Fish. She was predeceased by her parents, Joseph and Esther, and her brothers Judah, Charlie, and David. Vivian was a devoted wife for more than 30 years to the father of her chil dren and her former husband, Rabbi Lawrence A. Forman, serving as the rab bi’s wife in his pulpits including at Ohef Sholom Temple in Norfolk, Virginia. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, she lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Cleveland, Ohio, moving in 1970 to the Tidewater Virginia area, where she remained.Vivian was a proud graduate of Walnut Hills High School and the University of Cincinnati. She worked as a primary school teacher and later as a Hebrew School teacher at several synagogues in the Tidewater area. She served as presi dent of Congregation Beth El Sisterhood and on other committees there, as well as working with Young Audiences Arts for Learning. Vivian was a lifelong learner. She carried a deeply religious spirit and her Jewish faith defined her very essence.

Vivian loved to go to synagogue and study groups, as well as studying the weekly Torah portion on her own. Since 2020, she regularly attended Sabbath and holiday services, classes, and Passover seders on Zoom, most often those led by her Vivianchildren.loved the arts and culture, including Shakespeare and classical music. She played piano and listened to the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts nearly every Saturday. One of her greatest joys was listening to her young children play string quartets and solo instruments and she instilled in all of them a deep love of music and the arts. Not everyone knew that Vivian was a lover of the many family pets and of roses, and that she was a devoted Cincinnati Reds baseball fan. She was also a fanatical Jeopardy aficionado, with an incredible storehouse of knowledge, including every major uni versity’s fight song, details of American history, and Mozart Köchel and Bach BWV listing numbers.

Vivian lived by the saying from one of her favorite Jewish texts, the Ethics of the Fathers (Pirkei Avot): “Who is rich? Those who are happy with their lot.” She was always grateful for her blessings, espe cially her family and friends, enriching experiences, and the support of those who were part of her medical team. She particularly enjoyed connecting with her family and other communities during COVID on Zoom, which enabled her to see her loved ones who live and work far from her home and to celebrate birthdays and other milestones together. Her family extends their heartfelt gratitude to all who helped take care of Vivian during the past challenging years, with special appreciation for those at the Beth Sholom Terrace assisted living facility who cared for her during her final years when she faced many health diffi culties with grace and resilience.

VIVIAN FISH FORMAN

CHARLES GREENHOOD NORFOLK—Charles Greenhood, 71, of Portsmouth, passed away August 30, 2022 in Norfolk, Va. Charles was born in Portsmouth to Alfred A. and Dena K. Greenhood on February 25, 1951. He graduated from ODU in 1976. After college, he opened Greenhood Distributors with his father in Portsmouth. In 1986, he and wife Kathy launched the West Indies Yogurt Co. in Saint Maarten, AN. In 1993, they returned to Portsmouth to open Brutti’s Restaurant & Catering. Charles delighted in spreading joy and laughter to the people around him. He will be remembered for his generos ity, his advocacy and commitment to his hometown and his BagelNutz. He is survived by his wife, Kathy, children Ellisha, Allison, Aaron, Max, and Molly and grandchildren Sam, Alex, Aidan, Dalia, Theodore, and Jacob. He is predeceased by his sister, Theodora (d. 2007), and parents Alfred (d. 1980) and Dena (d. 2003). A graveside service was held in Gomley Chesed Cemetery by Cantor Jen Reuben.

Loretta is survived by her three sons and daughters-in-law, Mark and Kim Milby, Eric and Megan Milby, and R. Todd and Shannon Hirschfeld, stepsons Kevin Hirschfeld (Shelby) and Jason Hirschfeld (Michelle); grandchildren Jack, Nick, Ella, Maggie, Sarah, Tenley, Emilie, Afton, Tanner, Lexi, Lanie, Caylee, and Ethan, sisters Sandy Sawyer, Connie Motley, and sisters-in-law Butch Crafton, Estie Cohen (Nick), and JoAnn GlassLoretta(Ron).was predeceased by her hus band Richard, her parents John and Laura Crafton, and her brothers Michael and Delbert Crafton. The family hosted a celebration of her life on her beloved Traveler’s Rest farm in Afton, Va. Donations in her honor can be made to alz.org or NoKidHungry.org.

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ROBERT ALLEN HELFANT MIAMI, FLA.—Robert Allen Helfant, of Key West, died in Miami on August 10, 2022 following a courageous battle with cancer.He was the son of Jack and Shirley Lipsky Helfant, of blessed memory. He is survived by his wife, Robin Helfant. They have been together for 23 years and have a beautiful blended family with Robert’s daughter Holly Helfant and Robin’s daughters Jenny Stanton (Josh) and Lisa Peterson. Their grandson, Liam Stanton, was a joy in his grandpa’s life. Robert is also survived by his sis ters Sheila Josephberg (Bob), Joan Irvine (Bobby Dolsey), and Rebecca Saunders. Nephews Tobin Irvine (Aditi), Jaime Irvine (Kristina), and niece Jennifer Josephberg, great-nieces Indira Irvine, and Effie Irvine and stepmother Dorcas Helfant Browning. The Virginia Beach Fire Department mourns the passing of Master Firefighter Robert Helfant who joined the department in October 1984 and retired in May 2010. While with the VBFD, Robert was assigned to the HAZMAT team, Fire Instructor, and was a member of the FEMA VA-TF2 Urban Search and Rescue Team, which included the Oklahoma City bombing and the Pentagon on 9/11.

In addition, Robert served honorably with the PACHVRS from 1977 in many roles for over two decades and obtained life membership in 1988. He served as Rescue Captain (chief), VBEMS Dive Team Commander, VBEMS Duty Chief (field supervisor), and was the former Technical Rescue Operations com mander (TechObs1). Robert was awarded the VBEMS Medal of Honor in 1993. A celebration of Robert’s life was held at the Harry E. Diesel Fire Training Center in Virginia Beach. Donations may be made in Robert’s memory to the John H. Burbage Cancer Center, 9919 Stephen Decatur Highway, Ocean City, Maryland 21842.

VIRGINIA BEACH —Irv Hodies, 93, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Irv was born July 26, 1929 to Meyer and Freda (née Horowitz) Hodies in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Newburgh Free Academy in 1947 and afterward completed his military obliga tion honorably with the USAF. During his time in the Air Force, Irv made a debut as a southpaw pitcher for an Oklahoma semi-pro baseball team. Irv moved from Newburgh to New York City in the early 1950s and began a career as a stockbroker working on Wall Street. That career was a life-long passion, enjoying daily monitoring of the financial markets and individual stocks. In 1972, he moved the entire family to Virginia Beach to accept a position as an investment portfolio manager for Virginia National Bank. He met the love of his life, Helen, on a blind date in New York City and they were happily married for 38 years until her Irvpassing.wasa pilot and member of the Civil Air Patrol. He was a Temple Emanuel Men’s Club president, a life-long runner, Tidewater Strider, weightlifter into his 90s, tennis player, sailor, and dedicated Giants and Yankees fan. For over 40 years, you could see Irv every Sunday at Seashore State Park for his long run. In addition to being predeceased by his parents, Irv was predeceased by his wife Helen and later in his life, a loving

Loretta was a regal fashionista, an artist, a philanthropist, a volunteer, co-owner of Soup “N” Such, friend to many, and life of the party. In addi tion to being an amazing mother and grandmother to her own, she had a deep affection and concern for less fortunate children and animals, always fretting about child hunger and chasing snakes away from the birds’ nests on the farm. And she loved the family farm—the sunrises, sunsets over the Blue Ridge Mountains with a cold beer, the visiting cows, and, at its peak, the days with grandchildren running around on the land, swinging on the swing, jostling for space on the hammock, stomping through mud, and fishing the pond.

LORETTA CRAFTON HIRSCHFELD CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.—No dance floor needed. If music was playing, Loretta was dancing. Even as Alzheimer’s robbed her memory, she never forgot her dance moves, dancing right up to the end. She took her last turn on the dance floor on August 10, 2022.

IRV HODIES

OBITUARIES would remain his partner in life for almost 70 Leonardyears.was a financial advisor and a partner with John C. Legg, which later merged with Mason & Company to become Legg Mason. He started directly out of college at the age of 20 in 1948. He and Standish McCleary opened the first branch operation of Legg Mason in Pikesville in January 1960. He served as manager until 1973. Leonard worked in the financial services field for more than 70 years, concluding his career with Janney Montgomery Scott in the Quarry Lake office in 2018. Leonard was a member of the Pikesville Artillery of the MD National Guard, 1948–1961. He spent most of his life as a member of Har Sinai Congregation and served on their board of directors. In his later years, he was a member of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation. In addi tion, he served on the board of directors for the Hebrew Burial & Social Service Society of Maryland and served as the president for several terms. He was an active member of the Pikesville Rotary Club for many years. In the 1970s, he served as the pres ident of B.A.T.O. (Baltimore Association of Tennis Officials) and umpired at numerous professional tennis tourna ments. Leonard was a lifetime member of the Suburban Club of Baltimore County, where he was an avid golfer and tennis player. He enjoyed playing bridge, traveling with family and friends, and photography.Leonardleaves his beloved wife of nearly 69 years, Lois Cohen Greenebaum, his two daughters, Lynn Sachs, her hus band Jeffry, Carol Hess, her husband John, and his four grandchildren, Julie Hess, Michael Hess married to Aimee Silva Hess, Sara Sachs, and Rachel Sachs. He was devoted to his entire family. Services took place at Sol Levinson’s Chapel in Pikesville, Md. Interment was in Har Sinai Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made in Leonard’s name to the Hebrew Burial & Social Service Society of Maryland, Inc., the American Cancer Society, or the charity of the donor’s choice.

Jeanne and Bob Zentz. partner, Joyce Strelitz. Left to cherish his memory are Irv and Helen’s two sons Eric (and Carol) Hodies, Marc Hodies, and his two children, Hunter and Daria, a host of cousins and loving friends. Contributions to Friends of First Landing State Park or The Dementia Society of America. Condolences may be left for the family at www.altmeyerfh. com.

ARYEH WOLF BALTIMORE, MD. —Aryeh Wolf, of Baltimore, Maryland, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at the age of 25.He is survived by his beloved wife, Mindy Wolf (nee Aron); daughter, Zahava Wolf; parents, Asher and Elise Wolf; sib lings, Hadassah (Zaycharia) Blackstrin, Leah (Shimon) Deutsch, Shlomo (Adina) Wolf, and Shmuel Wolf. Services were held at Sol Levinson’s Chapel in Pikesville, Md. Interment took place at Chevra Ahavas Chesed, Randallstown, Md.

According to Jeanne, he was “bitten by the bug” in summer camp just in time for the big folk wave of the 1950s and ’60s. Zentz grew up in a household full of music with his mother, Margy, playing piano at home and his dad, Jerry, play ing sax and clarinet in combos in jazz’s postwar heyday as well as songs from the shtetl à la klezmer. Zentz himself took piano lessons for three years and learned banjo from Pete Seeger’s book, How to Play the 5-String Banjo. Today, he plays guitar, harmonica, jaw harp, banjo, ukulele, hurdy-gurdy, concertina, dulcimer, accor dion, noseflute, and “just about anything within reach,” and Jeanne, who considers herself his “backup band,” plays string instruments, percussion, and recorders. In 1969, Zentz was a writer for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in Los Angeles, “just in time to get fired along with the rest of the staff when CBS can celed the show—quite a story.” While Zentz was still in L.A., he won the William E. Oliver Songwriting Award from the Songmakers of California. Everywhere from Australia to the Netherlands has been graced with his music, and here in Virginia, he’s been a fixture at venues like Harborfest, the State Fair, and Ohef SholomZentzTemple.wasawarded the John Sears Community Service Award by the City of Norfolk and has a star outside Norfolk’s Roper Performing Arts Center on the Legends of Music Walk of Fame. Jeanne was named Outstanding Young Citizen of Norfolk by the Norfolk Jaycees in 1988 at the end of her radio career. Music has strengthened their ties to Tidewater’s Jewish community. “We LOVE our Ohef Sholom family!” says Jeanne. “Bob’s parents were married there in 1939, and while Bob and fam attended Beth El during his early years and made his Bar Mitzvah there, the family returned to OST when Bob went to college and eventually to the U.S. Coast Guard, 19661968. Bob and I rejoined OST almost 10 years ago, and married there—in our beloved Rabbi Roz’s office—in 2017.” Nowadays, they’re mostly perform ing outdoors. This year’s venues include the Watermen’s Museum in Yorktown and festivals such as Ocracoke Island’s Ocrafolk Festival (a name that Zentz coined), Hatteras Village’s Day at the Docks, and Beaufort’s Wooden Boat Show at the North Carolina Maritime Museum. They also sing at services at Beth Sholom Village every Friday. Zentz’s advice to new musicians: “It takes really knowing where you want to go and what direction you want to take in music. You have to learn how to love the music that you play and play the music that you love.” For more information, visit bobzentz.com.

LESTER HORWITZ

AMIRAM YAARY SOUTHAMPTON, PA.—On August 14, 2022, Amiram Yaary passed away. Beloved husband of Rina (nee Kohn) Loving father of Michael Yaary (Alyson), Ron Yaary, and Eric Yaary (Sharon); dear brother of Baruch Waldman. Funeral services took place at Goldsteins’ Rosenberg’s Raphael-Sacks Suburban North Chapel in Southampton, Pa. Interment was in Shalom Memorial Park.Contributions in his memory may be made to any Jewish charity of the donor’s choice.

VIRGINIA BEACH —Lester Horwitz passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at the age of 99. He was born April 11, 1923 in New York, the son of Sylvia and Saul Horwitz (of blessed memory). Lester earned his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from New York University and his J.D. from the University of Missouri. Lester excelled as both a worldrenowned international patent attorney and as a chemist who patented many of his own ideas. He authored the leading treatises Patent Office Rules and Practice (LexisNexis, 13 Vols) and Horwitz on Patent Litigation (LexisNexis, 3 Vols) and was the editor of Intellectual Property Counseling and Litigation (LexisNexis, 7 Vols).In 1946, Lester married the love of his life, Barbara Goldstein Horwitz (of blessed memory). Together, they cele brated 72 years of love and commitment to each other and their family. Lester is survived by his children, Ethan Horwitz and Gloria Kindman, Abbey Horwitz and Brenda Horwitz; his grandchildren, Jessica and Jason Fruithandler, Matthew Horwitz and Anu Shrestha, Emily and Dan McGuinness, Norah Horwitz, Shayna Horwitz, and Jonathan Horwitz; and his great grandchildren, Liba Fruithandler, Micah Fruithandler, Hadar Fruithandler, and ShreyanFuneralHorwitz.arrangements are being handled by Altmeyer Funeral Home. A graveside service took place at Princess Anne Memorial Gardens in Virginia Beach.Donations can be made to the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater (https:// www.jewishva.org/) or to Dorot in NYC (http://dorotusa.org/).

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ARTS AND CULTURE Strummin’ along with Bob and Jeanne Zentz

Debbie Burke Fun fact: Johnny Cash listened to local folk musician Bob Zentz’s debut album Mirror and Changes and praised it as one of the finest things he’d heard by any artist. The album, which fea tures The Ramblin’ Conrad Story, is now on Smithsonian Folk-Legacy (now under Smithsonian Folkways). So how did this creative and accom plished musician, who for many years has been composing and performing with his wife Jeanne, get into folk in the first place?

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