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eports of anti-Semitic incidents on U.S. college campuses have increased, much of it attributed to the rise of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, a new report has found.

Researchers at the Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University conducted the study, which was released in late October. It was based on a survey taken in the spring among Jewish undergraduate students at 50 U.S. campuses who applied to go on the Birthright Israel trip.

The study found that Brooklyn College, Northwestern University and many of the schools in the University of California system are “hotspots,” where the majority of Jewish students perceive a hostile environment toward Israel and over one quarter sense a general environment of hostility toward Jews on their campus. On these campuses, it appears that the high rates of anti-Semitic harassment and hostility are largely driven by malice toward Israel.

The study also found that at the University of Wisconsin, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois, hostility toward Jews and anti-Semitic

harassment are relatively high, but do not seem to be highly connected to criticism of Israel. At these schools, more traditional anti-Semitic stereotypes and tropes seem to be driving the perceived hostility toward Jews.

The study also found that one of the strongest predictors of a perceived hostile environment toward Jews and Israel on campus, according to the Brandeis study, “is the presence of an active Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) group.”

The campuses selected for the study were not chosen randomly, according to the report, “but were purposely sampled based on the estimated size of the campus Jewish population, geographic diversity, public/private status, selectivity, and prior evidence of high levels of anti-Israel hostility or anti-Semitism.”

Some 75 percent of those surveyed reported hearing hostile remarks toward Israel and more than 20 percent said they had been “blamed for Israel’s actions because they are Jewish.” About onethird of those who answered the survey reported being witness to “some form of anti-Semitic harassment, often Israel related.”

The study also found that there

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are many schools where anti-Semitism and hostility to Israel are negligible.

Respondents at several large private universities, including the University of Miami, Washington University and Syracuse, perceive very little hostility toward Israel, and virtually all of those respondents disagree that there is a hostile environment toward Jews.

The study’s authors concluded that while public discussion has focused on legislative remedies to temper anti-Semitism and anti-Israel hostility on college campuses, based on the present research, “our view is that more emphasis needs to be placed on educational strategies.”

“The complex picture painted by this study not only suggests a different policy emphasis, but also reinforces the importance of systematic research to assess the prevalence of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel environments on campuses, and their impact on Jewish students,” they said.

“Future research should focus on understanding the dynamics of hostility as they are reflected on different campuses and how they are experienced by both Jewish and non-Jewish students.” (JTA)

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Briefs Anti-Semitic graffiti found near University of Virginia campus Local police are investigating anti-Semitic graffiti left on a building near the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville.

Students discovered the graffiti on Sunday, Oct. 23 on the GrandMarc building, a private student housing complex, according to The Cavalier Daily.

The bright orange spray-painted image, which has since been removed, showed a Star of David with the word “Juden” written underneath, a German term for the Jewish people.

“The graffiti references language used in the Holocaust and is designed to target and intimidate individuals of the Jewish faith,” the university’s dean of students, Allen Groves, said in a statement.

“Although the GrandMarc is private property, it also represents the home of a great many students,” the statement said.

“As a community, we categorically reject this type of hateful message, which is anathema to our shared values of inclusiveness and trust.”

A Jewish student said she spotted two additional images on the building in the same color, including a pentagram and the word “Satan,” The Cavalier Daily reported. (JTA) Jewish feminist magazine Lilith celebrates 40th anniversary The Jewish feminist magazine Lilith celebrated its 40th anniversary with a special issue that highlighted past iconic articles.

The publication’s Fall 2016 issue included excerpts from a 1987 story about the JAP (Jewish American Princess) stereotype, a 1996 tribute to Barbra Streisand and a 2012 profile of three deaf Jewish activists. It also included a list of 40 Jewish feminist objects submitted by readers and writers.

“This 40th anniversary issue charts women’s lives with affection, subversion and style,” Editor-in-Chief Susan Weidman Schneider, who founded the magazine in 1976, said in a statement. “It dives deep into the changes you’ve witnessed and helped bring about, and points the way to a female-friendly Jewish future.”

The magazine, which is named for the biblical Adam’s mythical first wife, features works of reporting, memoir, fiction and poetry, and bills itself as “the feminist change-agent in and for the Jewish community.” (JTA)

Rock star Roger Waters said to lose $4 million over anti-Israel activism Roger Waters’ anti-Israel activism has cost the British rock star millions of dollars and an American Express sponsorship, the New York Post reported.

The credit giant took off the table a $4 million sponsorship of Waters’ 2017 tour in North America following his partisan and anti-Israel rhetoric at a festival that American Express sponsored, according to the tabloid’s report.

“Roger is putting on a huge show. The company was asked to sponsor his tour for $4 million, but pulled out because it did not want to be part of his anti-Israel rhetoric,” an unnamed source from American Express was quoted as saying.

But an official spokesperson for the firm said it never formally offered to sponsor Waters’ 2017 tour.

“When we were approached with the options, we passed on making a bid,” the spokesperson said.

At the Oldchella festival, Waters used his time on stage to blast the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and to call for a boycott of Israel, according to the Post.

“F*** Trump and his wall,” Waters said at the event, calling the billionaire reality star “arrogant, lying, racist, sexist.” He then voiced his solidarity with students protesting for Palestinians. He also urged people to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel.

Waters did not reply to requests for a reaction by the Post.

Earlier this year, Waters said in an interview that celebrities are afraid to “speak out against Israel’s policies,” as he termed it, because of what he described as financial consequences attached to doing so.

“I’ve talked to a lot of them, and they are scared s***less. If they say something in public, they will no longer have a

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career. They will be destroyed,” he said.

Waters, the 69-year-old co-founder of the classic rock group Pink Floyd, has been widely criticized for his anti-Israel activities and accused of espousing anti-Semitic symbols, though he has denied doing so.

In a 2013 concert in Brussels, Waters performed on a stage featuring a giant pig balloon emblazoned with a Star of David, among other symbols.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center called Waters “an open hater of Jews.” And the Anti-Defamation League’s then leader, Abraham Foxman, in an open letter to Waters earlier this month said his “views on Israel are in fact colored by offensive and dangerous undercurrents of anti-Jewish sentiment.” (JTA)

UN to begin serving kosher food in its cafeterias The United Nations will begin serving kosher food in its cafeterias.

The decision Monday, Oct. 31 follows less than a month after Israel’s U.N. ambassador, Danny Danon, wrote to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling for the change, pointing out that many U.N. employees and diplomats from around the world observe kashrut, Ynet reported.

U.N. cafeterias already offer halal, vegetarian and vegan selections.

“For many Jews around the world, eating kosher food is a fundamental aspect of religious practice,” Danon wrote in his letter. “We believe that all citizens of the world should feel welcome in the U.N.” This year for the first time, no official meetings took place on Yom Kippur at the U.N.’s New York headquarters, and Jewish employees were able to miss work without using vacation hours. (JTA) Holocaust survivor who fought off mugger gets letter from Hillary Clinton The 90-year-old Holocaust survivor who fought off a woman trying to steal her purse received a letter from Hillary Clinton.

Gina Zuckerman held on to her purse while sustaining injuries in the mugging attack in New York’s Greenwich Village

neighborhood in September. In addition to Clinton’s letter, she received a proclamation from New York State Sen. Brad Hoylman, DNAinfo reported.

“This was the most wonderful day of my life,” Zuckerman told DNAinfo after receiving Hoylman’s framed proclamation, which honors her for “bravery in standing her ground,” at the New York City senior center where she volunteers.

According to reports, a large woman attacked Zuckerman on Sept. 27 and dug her nails into her arm, causing her to bleed. Zuckerman was thrown to the ground but escaped with her purse.

“You are, indeed, a fighter!” Clinton writes in the letter, which was dated Oct. 3.

Clinton also thanked Zuckerman for supporting her over Donald Trump, whom Zuckerman called “rude” in an interview after the mugging attack.

“I agree, I don’t like rude people either,” the letter says.

Zuckerman, born in Poland, spent six years during World War II in a German labor camp. She has lived in New York for the past 60 years.

“Your life story is an inspiration,” the letter reads. “In many ways, you remind me of my mother, and your tenacity and optimism bring a smile to my face.” (JTA)

US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew visits Israel for talks U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew visited Israel for talks on the Iran nuclear deal and other issues.

The visit on Sunday, Oct. 30 came just weeks after the United States and Israel signed a $38 billion defense assistance deal.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro, in a statement also posted on Facebook, called the talks “productive.”

Topics included bilateral economic issues, an update on implementation of the Iran nuclear deal and continued sanctions against Iran.

“It may be [Lew’s] last visit to Israel in his current job, and I have appreciated his friendship and his steadfast commitment to close U.S.-Israel ties,” Shapiro said.

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Torah Thought

Lech-Lecha (Genesis 12:1–17:27)

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oah was destined to be neither the father of the Jewish people nor the founder of our faith. Though the most righteous one in his corrupt generation, he failed to reach out and save human lives besides those of his family. Thus, the rabbis who were aware of Noah’s disturbing limitations in the terse, yet pregnant Biblical text, turned to instructive and illuminating Midrashic fancy.

They suggested that Noah did warn the people while building the ark of survival to take heed and mend their ways, but to no avail. The flood itself was conceived of as an educational process to gradually and urgently awaken human repentance and transformation—with God’s desired goal of averting a colossal disaster.

Abraham was chosen to begin the chain of Jewish living, learning, laughing and loving, for he proved to possess, unlike Noah, that healthy dose of surging chutzpah and passionate compassion that challenges even and particularly the Most High when necessary. This confrontational response for the sake of heaven and earth, has allowed Jews ever since to heroically transcend limiting boundaries, smashing every age’s idols of stifling and dehumanizing convention.

Abraham and Sarah were refugees and immigrants from Mesopotamia, the cradle of Western Civilization, today’s Iraq and Syria so ironic and telling. They were restive rebels on a journey that would profoundly impact humanity, leaving behind an advanced culture, but one that could not satisfy their religious quest and creative aspiration. Imagine Abraham’s moral outrage and righteous indignation at the five-year-old war in Syria and half

a million dead citizens including many children, the barbaric bombing of Aleppo and the plight of millions of Syria’s people and refugees!

The thundering divine call, charge and command to Abraham, echoing still, LechLecha, to venture forth from his familial and familiar environment—physically, spiritually and psychologically—both pushed and permitted him to depart from the world he had inherited in order to usher in a new one of his own making, that he may indeed be rewarded with becoming a blessing for no less than the entire human family. Not an easy transition, with pain as well as promise. Isaac was ultimately spared—along with his progeny—on the altar of the then-practiced pagan custom of child sacrifices, because his father dared embrace, in spite of his background and not without divine intervention, the precious, yet precarious gift of life and call it holy.

The members of our first family of Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, Isaac and Ishmael proved to be complex individuals with opposing agendas. Their very touching humanity reflects the revolutionary and courageous approach of our sacred literature to be faithful to reality’s truth. But the flawed humaneness of our heroes, as well as our own, becomes a noble opportunity and a caring invitation to discover the divine potential within them, and us, to grow and change and mature.

God’s fulfilled offer was that all the members of Abraham’s fractured family facing the threat of fratricide would be blessed, each in a distinct and unique way with restored dignity and hope while tragically with lasting and troubling historical consequences. This conflicted foundational legacy remains our covenantal Jewish bond and awesome human challenge to turn violence into vision, hurt into healing, adversity into advantage, trial into triumph and blemishes into blessings.

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WASHINGTON (JTA)—Hillary Clinton’s plan to meet the Israeli prime minister in her first month as president is listed high in an internal campaign memo outlining the priorities of her first 100 days—a sign of how important it is to repair U.S.-Israel tensions.

The campaign’s determination to distance itself from President Barack Obama’s difficult relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu is seeded throughout emails stolen from her campaign chairman John Podesta’s private account and dumped in recent weeks by WikiLeaks. (Podesta is one of the officials CC’d on the first 100 days memo.)

The leaked emails offer a glimpse of the sausage-making of a presidential candidate’s policies when it comes to Israel, the Iran deal and the boycott Israel movement – sometimes spicy, sometimes bland and sometimes hard to swallow.

Improving U.S.-Israel ties Tony Carrk, the research director for Clinton’s campaign, on Jan. 27 distributed to top campaign officials a compilation titled “top priorities/first 100 days answers.” It’s not clear how the memo was to be used, but one possibility is as a quick-answer reference for donors, surrogates or reporters.

The Democratic nominee’s pledge to invite the Israeli leader to visit in her first month is the top entry in the memo’s foreign policy section.

Another needle threaded in the emails is how to simultaneously express support for and skepticism of the Iran nuclear deal, an agreement that Obama has said is one of his major achievements and which drove the deepest wedge between the president and Netanyahu.

Carrk’s internal memo quoted Clinton at her appearance the previous month at the Saban Forum, where she was interviewed by Haim Saban, the Israeli-American entertainment mogul who funds the forum sponsored by the Brookings Institution along with being a

major backer of Clinton.

Saban asked Clinton what she would do on her first day in office, and her reply conveys her awareness that U.S.-Israel ties could stand improvement, particularly in the military relationship, while not explicitly acknowledging tensions.

“One of the things that I have said is that on the first day I would extend an invitation to the Israeli prime minister to come to the United States,” she said.

“Hopefully within the first month, certainly as soon as it could be arranged, to do exactly what I briefly outlined to work toward very much strengthening and intensifying our relationship on military matters, on terrorism, and on everything else that we can do more to cooperate on that will send a strong message to our own peoples as well as the rest of the world.”

Clinton said the invitation was “near the top” of her list.

The Netanyahu-Obama tensions are more explicitly mentioned in a May 2015 exchange between Podesta and his daughter, Megan Rouse, who is involved in Democratic politics in California.

“I’ve heard a concern from some folks who care deeply about Israel that Hillary will be the president ‘most unfriendly to Israel in our history, worse than Obama,’” Rouse wrote to her father. “Thoughts on how I might respond in conversation?”

“That’s a bit crazy,” Podesta replied.

“Obama developed a real feud with Bibi [Netanyahu], but she has been a staunch defender of Israel since her Senate days.

Probably her very best supporters are Haim Saban, and Danny Abraham [the Democratic donor and diet plan magnate], who would not be with her if she wasn’t totally committed to Israeli security.”

Clinton was the senator from New York from 2001 to 2009 and secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.

Saban in a June 2015 email told Podesta and Huma Abedin, a top aide to Clinton: “She needs to differentiate herself from Obama on Israel. It can easily be done w/o criticizing the President.” continued on page 8

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Later he added to the same email string a quote that week from Sen. Marco Rubio, D-Fla., then considered a serious contender for the Republican nomination.

“If I am president, this country will do whatever it takes to help the people of Israel survive and prosper as a Jewish state,” Rubio was quoted as saying. Saban added: “Let’s not allow them to steal the Jewish vote from us.”

In March 2015, Saban forwarded articles to Abedin quoting Malcolm Hoenlein, who directs the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, after Hoenlein had spoken with Clinton.

“Clinton thinks we need to all work together to return the special U.S.-Israel relationship to constructive footing, to get back to basic shared concerns and interests, including a two-state solution pursued through direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians,” Hoenlein said.

“Hey Huma. A very good statement …w/o saying anything that would show even a sign of criticism of the administration,” Saban commented. “Very smart and politically correct.”

A problem called Blumenthal Saban in March flagged an ad placed in national papers by the World Values Network, a platform for the activist rabbi and former Republican congressional candidate Shmuley Boteach. The ad sought to cast longtime Clinton friend Sid Blumenthal and his son, Max, as Clinton’s “anti-Israel advisors.” The older Blumenthal has been critical of Israel, but is not hostile to it. Max Blumenthal is an anti-Zionist.

“Some unflattering points, that we better be aware of, just in case Trump (or whoever) gets a hold of this and uses it in states like Florida where it would be very damaging,” Saban said in an email to top campaign officials. Donald Trump at the time was leading in the Republican nomination battle and is now the nominee.

Robby Mook, Clinton’s campaign manager, agreed with Saban and asked if Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate and major funder of Republicans, funded the ad campaign. (In fact, he did, although

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Saban, who is friends with Adelson, replied that Adelson was not involved.)

Also telling was Podesta’s reaction to the Boteach ad, in which he recalled the controversy stirred by Blumenthal’s advice to Clinton on Libya during congressional hearings on the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

“Sid is the gift that keeps on giving,” Podesta said. “I thought his troublemaking on Libya was plenty enough.”

A cool embrace of the Iran deal The Clinton campaign is sensitive about the Iran nuclear deal, which exchanged sanctions relief for a rollback in Iran’s nuclear activities. Netanyahu vigorously opposed the deal, and the low point in his relationship with Obama was his speech to Congress in March 2015 urging lawmakers to kill the deal. (Obama won that fight, and the deal is in place.)

Iran appears on the 100 days list, but only in answer to a question from a Omaha World Herald reporter in October 2015 who asked Clinton about pledges by Republican candidates to shred the deal on their first day in office.

“No,” said Clinton when asked if she would shred the deal. “Because, well, I negotiated the coalition that put the sanctions on Iran that brought them to the table, and I support the deal. And I’ve spoken at length about what needs to be done to make sure Iran is held accountable.”

That has become her default posture on the deal: Playing up her bad cop role in building sanctions against Iran, and swearing to uphold the agreement while emphasizing her distrust of Iran.

In April 2015, Saban was embarrassed when an American newspaper reported that he told an Israeli television station that he was certain Clinton opposed the

Iran deal.

“Someone took my statement and translated it freely to English and stated what THEY wanted to state, NOT what I said,” Saban told Podesta. “Never said that she opposes the deal…said ‘I don’t know and if I knew I couldn’t say.’” Podesta told Saban not to worry.

A Politico story in July 2015 suggesting that Clinton was conveying double messages on the Iran deal, with both supporters and opponents of the deal coming away from meetings with the candidate feeling she agreed with them, stirred consternation and led to a discussion among campaign officials about how best to make a clear statement on her support for Israel.

That discussion produced a letter from Clinton to Saban forcefully repudiating the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel. The strategy decided on by the campaign officials was to “give [the letter] to Jewish media.”

A PR firm working for Saban forwarded the letter to JTA.

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U.S.-Israel relationship to constructive footing, to get back to basic shared concerns.

Israel as a talking point The campaign was wary of making Israel an issue with the broader electorate. An exchange in May 2015, first reported by Haaretz, showed Jake Sullivan, Clinton’s top foreign policy adviser, recommending that she include Israel in stump speeches.

Mook joined others in arguing against it, saying that talk should best be left to Jewish donors.

“We shouldn’t have Israel at public events,” Mook said. “Especially dem [Democratic] activists.”

The wariness appears to stem from Israel’s increasing association among voters with the American right wing —or, as the right might put it, a distancing from Israel by the left. In the same exchange, pollster Joel Benenson suggests

Election 2016 that to mention Israel—and even foreign policy—is to play into Republicans’ hands.

Stuart Eizenstat, a top liaison between the campaign and the Jewish community, advised Sullivan, ahead of the Clinton letter denouncing BDS, not to alienate the party’s liberals.

Writing to Sullivan, Eizenstat said

the BDS movement’s success in gaining adherents among liberals “comes not from anti-Israel or anti-Semitic views, but because of sincere concerns with Israeli settlement policy.”

He added: “I think it is important for Hillary not to alienate or criticize liberal Democrats and liberal Jews, but to make the point that joining the BDS campaign

is NOT the appropriate way to respond to concerns about Israeli settlement policy.”

Eizenstat also delivered advice on Saban’s involvement, which the campaign ultimately ignored. He noted Saban’s partnership with Adelson (since dissolved) in a bid to fight BDS on campus.

“Although I know Hillary is close to Haim Saban, his partnership with Sheldon

Adelson, who has a Likud agenda, may not be the best offensive against BDS,” he said, referring to the right-wing Israeli party headed by Netanyahu.

WikiLeaks has been dumping thousands of Podesta’s private emails in recent weeks. U.S. intelligence officials say they likely were stolen by Russian government-backed hackers.

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Ivanka Trump, who converted to Judaism in 2010 and is married to a Jewish man, called her father, the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, an “unbelievable champion” for the State of Israel and for the Jewish people during a talk at The Shul of Bal Harbour in Surfside, the Jewish Insider reported.

“You won’t be disappointed,” she told the audience in a talk that was filmed in part.

In addition to saying Donald Trump will move the embassy to Jerusalem, which she called “the eternal capital,” Ivanka Trump also said her father supported her conversion to Judaism before she married Jared Kushner.

“I so respect the fact that he supported me from day one,” she said.

“There was no question, there was no argument. He was very supportive.”

Asked how Judaism has inspired her to be what she is today, Ivanka Trump said, “I feel like Judaism helps your moral compass.” Judaism “has been a great blessing in my life,” she added.

Ivanka Trump and her sister Tiffany also made Florida campaign stops in Jupiter and Riviera Beach, according to the Trump campaign.

Jewish voters represent 3 to 6 percent of the electorate in the key battleground state of Florida. A recent poll showed Clinton leading Trump by 43 points among Jewish voters in the Sunshine State. Clinton is ahead by 1.6 percentage points overall there, according to the RealClearPolitics average.

Congress passed a law in 1995

mandating the move of the embassy to Jerusalem, but allowed the president a waiver. Each president since then has routinely exercised the waiver, citing the national security interests of the United States.

In December, while speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition, Donald Trump refused to commit to recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital. But by January he said it was “the eternal capital” of Israel and that he was “100 percent for” moving the embassy there.

Separately, the eminent American historian Robert Paxton, an expert on fascism and considered a world authority on the Vichy government, the Nazi puppet regime in France, said Trump is not a racist “in the way that Southern rednecks are” but shares “commonalities” with European 20th-century fascists.

Paxton, the recipient of France’s Legion of Honor award, noted in an interview about Trump published by Slate the case of the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, who had a Jewish lover, was supported by many middle-class Jews and “got along quite well with Jews.” But political expediency led him to allow anti-Semitism and racism to take a more central role in public life, leading to the wholesale deportation and murder of approximately a fifth of Italy’s Jewish population in the Holocaust.

Trump, who has rejected persistent allegations of stoking hatred against Mexicans and failing to distance his campaign from anti-Semites, “is playing in a disastrous way with a lot of rhetoric and a lot of prejudices that definitely belong to fascist rhetoric and fascist violence,” Paxton said. (JTA)

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JFS Chanukah Gift Program helps local families a single parent and it’s still very hard to make ends meet. It brings tears to my eyes knowing there are people who really care about others they don’t even know. When I win the lottery I’ll become a donor, too, so I can make other families feel this great!”

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Two years ago, my family moved to Virginia to care for an elderly relative.

Once we got here, the job I was promised didn’t come through. I decided to stay here with my two children anyway, so we moved in with our elderly uncle. Soon after, he became very ill and I stayed home to help care for him. He had many unpaid bills himself.

I’ve never had to ask for help before. It was very hard for me to make that first call to Jewish Family Service and ask for money. I swallowed my pride and kept my appointment with the JFS case manager. She could not have been more welcoming. While I was there, JFS took some of our bills and got them paid. She also offered to help with gifts for my children.

She explained that with Hanukkah coming in a few months, JFS had numerous, very generous donors and that we could get gifts for my children, including needed clothes, school supplies, toys, and books. So I went home and prepared a wish list of clothes, winter coats, hats, scarves, dolls, games, and books for my 8- and 10-year-old daughters. JFS called me in late November to set up a time to pick up the gifts for my children.

Imagine my surprise to find that people I didn’t know had filled large boxes with gifts for my girls. My girls got everything on their wish lists and more! JFS even gave me Hanukkah wrapping paper, ribbons, and decorations so that I could be part of the gift experience for them. That really was important to me so I could personalize each gift they opened.

To all who helped my family last year or will be helping again this year: “Thanks so much for helping me make my daughters’ Hanukkah great. I’m

The 24th Annual Chanukah Gift Program ewish Family Service of Tidewater’s annual Chanukah Gift Program, which provides holiday gifts to local Jewish children and teens in financially struggling families, begins this month. JFS asks the community to continue its tradition of helping. JFS expects to serve more than 80 different local Jewish children and teens this year.

The wish list for these children and teens is long. For donors this is an opportunity to do a mitzvah for children who have no choice in their families’ financial situation.

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How to help • P urchase new, unwrapped gifts for specific children and teens in need. Donors may call JFS at 757459-4640 for children’s wish lists starting Nov. 11.

• When shopping, buy some extra items for those in need.

• Send JFS gift cards from local department stores, electronics stores, music stores, and grocery stores, so that families can shop themselves.

• Send JFS a tax-deductible cash donation, and JFS will do the shopping.

Hanukkah donations must be received

by Friday, Dec. 2. Make checks payable to Jewish Family Service and send to JFS, Attn: Maryann Kettyle, 5000 Corporate Woods Drive, Suite 400, Virginia Beach, VA 23462.

Jewish Family Service assists local Jewish families in need all year and keeps surplus donations for use throughout 2016-2017. For more information, contact Maryann Kettyle, at JFS: 757-59-4640 or MKettyle@jfshamptonroads.org.

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Be A Reader begins 18th year Wendy Weissman, CRC assistant director

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nited Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Be A Reader (BEAR) literacy program launched the 2016-2017 school year with an orientation breakfast meeting on Monday, Sept. 26. Gail Flax, program founder and longtime chair, spoke to a crowd of more than 40 volunteers and school captains, both new and returning, about BEAR’s history and the impact it has on children.

BEAR’s main goal is to help at-risk second grade students in Tidewater public schools acquire the reading skills they need for future success. Volunteers read one-on-one with a child each week at one of these participating schools: College Park Elementary, Lynnhaven Elementary and Birdneck Elementary in Virginia Beach; and Larrymore Elementary, Granby Elementary and Chesterfield

Academy Elementary in Norfolk. While the program currently benefits more than 60 children, many more could be reached.

“This is our Chai year, year 18, and we have lots of volunteers, but we are looking to grow,” says Flax.

One volunteer hour per week provides the children with more than just a dedicated time to read. The volunteers, referred to as mentors, become a constant in the children’s lives during the school year. Mai-Ellen Hecht, a BEAR captain for Granby Elementary, has volunteered with BEAR for the past 16 years. Although Hecht is a former educator, most of the mentors are not.

“You don’t have to have a teaching background,” says Hecht. While the volunteers do read with the children, they also provide them a sense of stability in what often times is an unstable living environment. “We interact with the

children as if we’re interacting with our own family,” she says.

All Be A Reader schools are considered Title 1, which means that a large percentage of the students come from low-income families. The schools with the Title 1 status receive financial assistance to ensure that the children meet state academic standards. BEAR provides the students with five books for their at-home library, school supplies and a commitment of one hour per week throughout the school year.

The more volunteers the program has, the more children can be helped. “The mentors and kids both look forward to BEAR each week,” says Flax, “and we always have a student to match to a volunteer.”

Flax continuously strives to expand the program, both within the existing schools as well as into new schools. Opportunities

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to get involved with BEAR, include committing time as a volunteer, purchasing school supplies or making a donation to the BEAR program where all funds are used to purchase books, school supplies and workbooks for students.

UJFT has established an Amazon shopping list where school supplies may be purchased, or the supplies may be purchased locally and dropped off at the Simon Family JCC front desk, with a note indicating they are for BEAR. Please also include your contact information.

For more information on BEAR, including ways to get involved, contact Wendy Weissman at wweissman@ujft.org or 757-965-6107.

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Campus security director creates patriotic art from discarded wood Sales benefit area youths living in shelters

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ason Capossere brings an impressive list of resources and skills to his position as Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus director of security and safety.

He’s a veteran of the United States Navy, where he spent 20 years aboard five different ships, deployed 14 times, worked with the base police and served as an anti-terrorism officer before retiring as a First Class Petty Officer.

He’s well educated, having used his G.I. bill to earn four different degrees including science, criminal justice, energy management and Homeland security.

He’s developed networking and planning savvy, which have made the community safer, and since beginning work at the Campus in 2008, he’s established strong relationships with area emergency and public safety departments throughout H a m p t o n R o a d s .

Through his initiatives, he’s helped the Campus, area Jewish organizations, and synagogues receive more than $150,000 in grants to improve their security set-ups.

Now, Capossere is sharing another of his skills with members of the Tidewater Jewish and greater communities—a skill newly honed this year. He’s become an artistic craftsman, creating one-of-a-kind pieces of rustic home décor—specifically, painted wooden flags made from upcycled wood pallets.

action: he’d try his hand at creating an Israeli flag version also, and if he did get any orders for his handiwork, he’d make them and contribute the proceeds to Seton House Youth Shelters— an organization for which he’s volunteered since his days in the Navy.

“When I got out, I didn’t want to stop helping and just leave them hanging, “ he says. “They had their federal funding cut by 70 percent this year, and they can really use the contributions—they help thousands of kids every year who don’t have a safe place to live.”

Capossere’s goal is to raise $2,500 for the nonprofit.

In addition to the cash donation, he’ll use some of the flag proceeds to supplement the Christmas gifts project he leads every year, and treat the kids to dinner and a movie.

“It feels good to fill a void. Especially when you’re used to getting up and serving your country every day— and these kids need our help.”

Capossere’s flags take a minimum of three days to make and can be hung indoors or out. They come in three different sizes and range in price from $20 to $50; more if customization is requested. He will have pieces on display and for sale at the Leon Family Art Gallery on the second floor of the Simon Family JCC this December.

For more information and to see more flags, visit www. facebook.com/Seton-Youth-Shelter-Elves. photography by Laine M. Rutherford

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“I saw one of these flags and wanted one for myself, but they were too expensive,” says Capossere. “I thought maybe I could build one from the pallets we have here at the building— that we normally just throw away—and I started from there.”

The first ones, he says with a grin, weren’t that good. There was a lot of trial and error fitting the wood together, finding the right kind of paint and technique, and coming up with a design he liked.

Last spring, Capossere felt confident he’d achieved the look he wanted. He mounted one of his wooden American flag pieces on the wall of the security booth at the entry to the Simon Family JCC. Enquiries came in from patrons interested in purchasing a flag of their own—which had never been his intent. However, the attention the flag got spurred him to

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Something funny happened on the way to the Cuban Missile Crisis Jim Eilberg, CAPT, SC, USNR (RET)

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had just finished supper when the telephone call came from the Petty Officer of the Watch. “This is not a drill,” he announced. “This is a 100% recall.

Return to the ship immediately.” That was Monday, October 23, 1962, about 6:30 pm.

The call came from my ship the USS Blandy (DD 943), a Sherman class destroyer homeported in Newport, Rhode Island. I was the Blandy’s Supply Officer.

I quickly donned my uniform, that of a Navy Lieutenant. I grabbed a few personal items and drove the five miles to the pier

where Blandy was moored.

Foodstuffs that I had requisitioned for delivery the following day were being stacked on the pier for immediate loading. These were mostly perishable items such as milk, eggs, vegetables and fruit.

Otherwise, the ship always attempted to keep a 60-day supply of frozen and canned goods in stock.

At 8 pm, the officers not on watch gathered in the wardroom to view President John F. Kennedy’s address to the nation on TV. He advised the country of the Soviet military buildup on the island of Cuba just 90 miles from the U.S. He further announced a strict quarantine

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of all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba. At that point we all realized why our recall had been initiated.

As I looked around the wardroom I realized my assistant LTJG Steve Jackson was not present. I knew he had just married and was no doubt still on his honeymoon. The two of us shared logistic responsibilities aboard Blandy. I was the department head and handled the ship’s budget as well as procurement of all supplies and materials. I was also in charge of feeding the crew of 350 enlisted and chief petty officers. The officers had their own dining arrangements overseen by the rotating jobs of mess caterer and mess treasurer, aided by several stewards.

Steve was the disbursing officer in charge of paying the crew and officers twice monthly. He also oversaw the running of the ships store, the vending machines, the laundry and barbershop.

Initially I didn’t anticipate Steve’s absence would create any problems.

About one hour after listening to the President’s speech Blandy got underway, steaming out of Narragansett Bay in calm seas. The ship had been given only a southerly course and a speed of 25 knots, which was well above our normal cruising speed of 12 to 15 knots.

The next morning we arrived off the Virginia Capes and received more specific instructions by classified messages.

We were to be part of an antisubmarine warfare (ASW) group consisting of several destroyers traveling with the aircraft carrier USS Essex. We would also serve as one of several ships enforcing a quarantine (blockade) 500 miles northeast of Havana, an outer barrier named the Walnut Line. It was the mission of the ships on the Walnut Line to intercept any incoming Soviet merchantmen delivering war materials to Cuba. They were to be stopped and inspected for such cargo and directed to turn around if they failed the

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inspection.

Aboard Blandy we did not really have the big political picture that was developing in Washington. This period of time later came to be known as The Thirteen Days (October 16–28). A fine reconstruction of that period was made into a movie starring Kevin Costner and called The Thirteen Days. Never since that time has the U.S. come as precariously close to a nuclear engagement. We did know that there were at least four Russian Foxtrot class submarines deployed in the waters around Cuba. We did not know that each was equipped with several nuclear-tipped torpedoes. Nor did we know until much after the conflict that the sub commanders had been given authorization by Moscow to use this weaponry if attacked.

Blandy spent the next days on plane guard duty for Essex which continued to launch its aircraft in search of the Russian subs and Russian freighters. We then broke off from time to time to investigate sub contacts or intercept merchantmen.

Meanwhile, as the Supply Officer, I was concerned as we went from normal steaming to sudden general quarters that there were always at least sandwiches, cold drinks and plenty of coffee available around the clock. Fortunately, I had two chief petty officer commissarymen, WW II veterans who made the task easy.

The weather of course was hot and only the dining areas had air conditioning.

Keeping the laundry machines operational 24 hours a day was a challenge and fresh water was at a premium. But, as we

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approached the end of the month and without a disbursing officer, I was beginning to wonder how I could hold payday on the 31st. By law, I had no access to the disbursing officer’s combination safe, nor did anyone else.

Happily, money was being regularly spent in the ship’s store and in the vending machines and as we approached payday, I had about $9,500 in cash on hand. But with a crew of close to 400, that sum was not nearly enough. On the other hand, most of the senior enlisted and officers had allotments which sums were taken out of their salaries and sent directly to their banks ashore each payday to benefit wives, mortgages, car payments, etc. So, I made an appeal in the ship’s Plan of the Day requesting the crew to ask for only as much cash as they thought they would absolutely need for the next two weeks or until the next payday on 15 November. Of course, none of us knew where our travels might find us at that time.

So, with the consent of the Captain, I devised a plan to pay only half the crew on the regular end of the month payday (October 31). Then, depending on ship store and vending sales in the following days, I could probably raise enough cash to complete payday. If we were lucky enough to be able to borrow cash from one of the replenishment ships when they drew alongside to refuel us, I could also get lucky. That did not happen. A few days later I did have sufficient funds to pay about half the crew. Three days later, I held a second payday, and three days after that, the last of the crew was paid.

October 30 was in fact a fearful day aboard Blandy. We had made contact with a Russian sub designated B-130 shortly after midnight. Contact was continuously

maintained for nearly 17 hours while neither C.O. knew what the other might do.

In fact, B-130 was severely disabled with two of her diesel engines out of operation and rapidly running out of fresh air. We were driving her crew to distraction by continuing to ping on her hull with our powerful SQS 23 sonar. Otherwise, we dropped only hand grenades in the sub’s direction, not really wishing to inflict real damage. Fortunately, the Russian skipper had the good sense to forego launching torpedoes. A nuclear strike against us, he was aware, could also destroy his own boat.

Finally, B-130 had no recourse but to surface and face the music. We could see immediately that he was disabled, spewing black smoke from his one operational engine and able to make no more than two knots on the surface. We did not then realize he could not submerge again.

Bravely, he refused all assistance and headed back to the north. A few days later he met up with a Russian sub tender who nursed him back home to the North Sea. Well after the sub adventure and the innovative payday, LTJG Jackson, my Disbursing Officer was finally highlined back aboard. He was able to hold a normal payday in mid-November. Blandy returned to Newport after nearly 30 days at sea well after the missile crisis was averted and the weapons removed from Cuba. To my surprise, the story of the novel payday I held was picked up by The Providence Journal and later, Time magazine (Dec. 7 1962). The payday crisis had been nicely resolved as had the Cuban one.

—Jim Eilberg served 31 years in the U.S. Navy, both active and reserve and retired as a Captain in the Supply Corps in 1988.

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V e t e r an s Becoming an Israeli butterfly—insights from an IDF veteran Laine M. Rutherford

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he life of a 17-year-old Israeli high school senior isn’t much different than a 17-year-old American student.

They’re both listening to music, hanging out with friends, acting goofy, possibly dating, probably working, and thinking about graduation and the future.

At 18, though, their lives veer significantly. American young adults can choose to head off to college or work. They may voluntarily join the military, or spend time in a gap year program while they figure out what they want to do with their lives.

The Israeli teen doesn’t have a choice.

Eighteen means military. It means leaving home and everything you know and taking on the tremendous responsibility and obligation of protecting your country.

It means growing up. Quickly.

Naty Horev, cultural arts specialist at the Simon Family JCC, is a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces. Her experience in the military is similar to that of hundreds of thousands of other IDF vets.

“My birthday was in June and I was drafted in November,” says Horev, 34.

“There was no question about going—it’s the way you’re brought up in Israel. It’s very important that you give back to your country and your service is not something you miss.”

Seeing still-maturing youths walking on the streets, shopping in malls or visiting schools with rifles strapped across their backs may be shocking for Americans, it was an everyday sight for Horev growing up in Tel Aviv.

And as prepared as she thought she was for military duty—she was active in Tzofim, the Israeli Scouts, and knew many friends in the Army—it was much

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Naty Horev, lower right.

harder than she thought it would be.

“I started in the north, and I didn’t know anyone at first,” she says. “You get there, and you’re stripped of your life. You get handed a blanket, a helmet, a jacket, boots, one white t-shirt, one green t-shirt, a weapon. It’s very strict—no jewelry, no nail polish, your hair has to be worn a certain way. You’re told what to do and what not to do, and when to do it.”

A test she had taken at 17 determined Horev’s job in the Army. She was a drill sergeant, teaching soldiers how to throw grenades, shoot their M-16s, and deal with civilians in combat situations. She liked the job, and was good at it, but had to take another position following ankle surgery.

For the remainder of her service, Horev was a personal welfare affairs officer. She helped provide resources and support for soldiers who had significant home problems—whether their parents were in jail and they needed housing, or they had to work to support their families and needed more time away from the base.

“I loved that job,” Horev says. “It gave me hope, because no matter what, these kids still wanted to help. They wanted to protect their country. I never had anyone say I don’t want to do this anymore.

“We become what we call the Israeli butterfly. You go to school. You go to the Army. You travel the world. And that’s what I did.”

The many lessons Horev learned from her service in the military have shaped her life she says, and have influenced the woman, mother, and professional she is today.

“Serving my country taught me that everybody has a story. It taught me to be patient, to look at both sides always. To realize how fragile life is,” she says. “You grow up fast. You cope and you continue.

It’s part of being an Israeli.”

Horev has great respect for U.S. active military and veterans, but she notes their experience is different—and she also sees a huge difference between a 24-year-old Israeli and a 24-year-old American.

“In the United States, someone sees being in the military as their job. They decided they wanted to do it. In Israel, it’s mandatory. You go because it’s part of your life. I wish it wouldn’t be that way, but it is.

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Soldiers with autism take on key roles in IDF Ben Sales

TEL AVIV (JTA)—Sitting in front of a computer at the center of Israel’s largest army base, a soldier stares at the screen, moving pixel by pixel over a satellite photograph, picking out details and finding patterns.

A few years ago N.S., who has autism, thought the Israel Defense Forces wouldn’t take him. N.S., who like other soldiers could not give his name due to IDF protocol, spent his childhood in mainstream classroom settings, where he had focused on studying film and Arabic, but expected to miss out on being drafted—a mandatory rite of passage for most Israeli 18-year-olds.

Now, more than a year into his army service, N.S. is a colonel who spends eight hours a day doing what few other soldiers can: using his exceptional attention to detail and intense focus to analyze visual data ahead of missions. Soldiers with autism can excel at this work because they are often adept at detecting patterns and maintaining focus for long periods of time.

“It gave me the opportunity to go into the army in a significant position where I feel that I’m contributing,” he says. “I’m really swamped. I’m a perfectionist. I want everything to be perfect.”

N.S. is among some 50 soldiers and trainees in Roim Rachok, Hebrew for Seeing Far, a program aimed at drafting the one in 100 Israeli children diagnosed with autism, according to statistics from the Israeli Society for Autistic Chidren.

Based in the IDF’s Intelligence Unit 9900, which maps and analyzes visual data, the soldiers of Roim Rachok decipher aerial reconnaissance photos to provide information to soldiers ahead of combat missions. Other tracks train candidates to be army electricians, who deal with devices like night vision goggles, or optics technicians, who work with binoculars.

“There’s an agenda to show people on the spectrum have abilities and can do things,” says T.V., a former Defense

Ministry official who co-founded Roim Rachok in 2012. “A big part [of the work] is to notice changes and a certain routine repetition.”

Autism diagnoses are rising in Israel.

According to the Israeli Society for Autistic Children, about 10 times more Israeli children have autism as do adults.

In the past, T.V. says, these children at 18 would enter the IDF and be given menial, frustrating jobs.

Participants in Roim Rachok attend a three-month course at the Ono Academic College near Tel Aviv, where they receive training for their army service and an introduction to army life. Along with photo analysis or optics, trainees learn about following orders, staying on schedule and working with a team.

After three additional months of training on base, participants are drafted and placed within Unit 9900—sometimes as the only soldier on the team with autism. Before they arrive, their fellow soldiers and commanders receive training on working with people with autism, and every team meets weekly with a counselor to discuss the group dynamic.

After their discharge, Roim Rachok soldiers will face new challenges in finding jobs that suit their abilities. But army service will have given soldiers with autism experience in overcoming obstacles like coping with a changing environment or strategizing to complete a complex assignment.

“The soft skills people learn in their service are no less important than the profession itself,” says Benjamin Hazmi, academic director at Beit Issie Shapiro, an Israeli disability activism organization.

“The army is people’s first encounter with authority, with a schedule.”

N.S., the soldier from Roim Rachok, says he feels privileged to be a part of what most Israelis his age consider an obligation.

“The day I enlisted, I got very excited,” N.S. says. “I was really like, I’m an inseparable part of Israeli society.”

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Historically significant document The Devil’s Diary: Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich Robert K. Wittman and David Kinney Harper, 513 pages, $35

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he Devil’s Diary of interconnected significant dramas is an Rabbi Zoberman invaluable addition to the continued growth of Holocaust literature and research. It allows illuminating, though painful entry into the essential contribution of horrific proportions of Alfred Rosenberg, “the intellectual high priest of the ‘master race,’” who more than anyone else was responsible for shaping Hitler’s repugnant racial and racist ideology, culminating in a colossal tragedy.

Rosenberg, who given his surname, was suspected of having a Jewish background, was born in 1883 in Reval (now Tallinn), Estonia’s capital, to an ethnic German family. He studied architecture (Hitler also aspired to be an architect) in Riga, Latvia, moving with his technical institute to Moscow, Russia, during WWI. Eerily, he designed a crematorium for his final project. Arriving in Munich, Germany, in 1918 he bonded with Hitler and soon became the editor of the nascent Nazi party’s newspaper. Among his high appointments, as of July 17, 1941, he was in charge of the Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories, as well as responsible for looting valuable artifacts owned by Jews and the sacking of libraries throughout occupied Europe.

Under the command of General George S. Patton, the Third U.S. Army had a special G-2 military intelligence unit to track down hidden piles of Nazi documents.

Kurt von Behr, a German aristocrat turned Nazi, disclosed that under his Bavarian castle he had stored a treasure trove of Nazi memorabilia. Rosenberg’s priceless diary was found there. Only two other top Nazi officials kept diaries—Joseph Goebbels, the Propaganda Minister, and Hans Frank, Poland’s Governor-General. The 500-page handwritten diary was composed over 10 years beginning in 1934, just a year following Hitler’s rise to power, and concluded shortly before the war’s end.

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proving to be pivotal in the riveting drama of Rosenberg’s diary was Robert Kempner, a Jewish Berliner and a police administrator in the 1930s who dared warn early on of the danger posed by rising Hitler and his Nazi cohorts. Following harrowing circumstances, he ended up on the American prosecuting team at the Nuremberg Trials, rendering invaluable assistance. It was Kempner who smuggled Rosenberg’s diary to the U.S., though it was government property and not his own.

To his bitter end of being hung on October 16, 1946, Rosenberg refused to confess for his horrendous crimes as a Nazi leader, denying involvement with the actual murder of millions and failing (or merely pretending) to grasp the ominous power of the poisonous ideas he so eagerly unleashed fueling Hitler’s evil purpose. However, Rosenberg was not convicted to die for his noxious ideas leading to genocide, but for his actual activities. He chose to remain faithful to the very core of the Nazi movement and its supreme leader, both of which he unfailingly served. Toward the end, Rosenberg blamed Himmler and Goebbels for their undue influence on Hitler who should have listened more to Rosenberg’s likes.

Rosenberg’s diary came to permanently rest on December 17, 2013, at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. following its delivery from the National Archives and Records Administration. The elusive diary’s recovery was made possible through the dogged efforts (with surprising twists and turns, creating a drama of its own), by the The Devil’s Diary’s co-author Robert Wittman, noted founder of the FBI’s Art Crime Team, his son Jeff, Mark Olexa, Special Agent with the Home Security Investigations, Dave Hall, assistant U.S. Attorney and Henry Mayer, chief archivist at the Holocaust Museum. David Kinney, the book’s co-author is a distinguished journalist and author.

Dr. Israel Zoberman is the founding rabbi of Congregation Beth Chaverim in Virginia Beach and the son of Polish Holocaust survivors. He spent his early childhood in Germany’s Wetzlar Displaced Persons Camp.

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he Norfolk/Virginia Beach chapter of Hadassah and Jewish Family Service of Tidewater held a joint program on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community. The program was open to the public.

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director of research, as well as director of the Neuroendocrine Unit, Murray Waitzer Endowed Chair for Diabetes Research at the Eastern Virginia Medical School, spoke to the audience of nearly 100.

His topic was Diabetes and the Aging population.

Vinik shared his expertise and research results through a slide presentation explaining his theories about how diabetes affects the older population differently than it does the younger population. He also noted that the treatment for diabetes in older people is different than for younger people. Vinik believes that there will be a cure for diabetes and that it might be sooner, rather than later.

After his presentation, Vinik answered questions.

Light, healthy refreshments followed.

To learn more about Hadassah in this area, contact Dee Ann Lindsey at 424-6217.

To purchase tribute cards or send a certificate in honor of or in memory of someone special, contact Harriet Dickman at 363-2899.

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Lee & Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival Wednesday, Nov. 9–Sunday, Nov 20

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undreds of books will soon fill the Cardo at the Simon Family JCC. Immigrant stories are part of Jewish history, so it is fitting that on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 7 pm, the annual Lee and Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival begins with such stories and also ends with one. A comforting reminder that the truly important things are carried on any journey, always reside in one’s heart.

Ricki Rosen, a renowned photojournalist, shares her insights and compelling images (on display throughout the Festival) of Ethiopian Jews rescued by Israel during Operation Solomon. Her work, Transformations from Ethiopia to Israel records their journey from rural villages to a vibrant, modern Israel.

That same evening, Daniel Sahalo, marketing manager of Megemeria Jewelry and an Ethiopian Jew, will share his transformative experiences starting from a young age, through his current position with Yvel, the Israeli jewelry company that set up the first corporate/social initiative to provide vocational skills for immigrants through the Megemeria School of Jewelry and Social Business. Sahalo will also introduce the Megemeria jewelry line, which will be on sale throughout the festival.

Leaving Iran: Between Migration and Exile written by local author, Farideh Goldin, is this year’s community read, and will close the festival on Sunday, Nov.

20 at 2 pm. Goldin shares an intimate portrait of her family’s displacement after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Her touching memoir brings the theme of the immigrant experience full circle.

Enjoy a catered lunch by Beth Sholom Village while listening to author Robert Wittman share details of his new book, The Devil’s Diary: Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich, on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 12 pm.

Offering closure to a historic debate, Wittman will provide details of the concrete evidence of the influence Ros enb erg’s ideologies had on Hitler’s twisted agenda culminating with the Final Solution. (see page 21) Author Avi Melamed will share details from his latest book, Inside the Middle East: Making Sense of the Most Dangerous and Complicated Region on Earth on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 pm. (see page 24) He will challenge the widely-accepted perceptions about the region, while providing a gripping and enlightening guide to making sense of the events

unfolding in the Middle East.

This year, young adults have two opportunities to take advantage of local restaurant venues offering both social and engaging nights out with authors.

Elizabeth Gold shares the hilarious and sometimes poignant antics of her Brooklyn women friends in The Mommy Group: Freaking Out, Finding Friends, and Surviving the Happiest Time of Our Lives at Roast Rider Coffee & Tea at Hilltop in Virginia Beach on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 pm.

A Guy’s Night Out takes place at Bite Restaurant in downtown Norfolk on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 6:30 pm as Robert Rosenthal, a former ad executive and food humorist lights up the ovens to help attendees prepare a delicious recipe from his book, Short Order Dad: One Guy’s Guide to Making Food Fun and Hassle-Free. This should be a sidesplitting, evening of comedy, cooking, eating and a contest.

Jacqueline Suskin, performance artist and poet, will lead a workshop based on her latest book, Go Ahead and Like It. Part

scrapbook, part how-to, this is an opportunity to work with Suskin on creating a personal list of things you like—a simple yet profound way to collect and remember the good in daily life. Suskin will be at the Simon Family JCC creating with teens on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 1 pm and at 4 pm at Paper Source in Town Center.

(Tickets $30 for the Paper Source event.

Call 757‑456‑2000 for reservations, space is limited.)

Children will sing and dance as Mama Doni and Eric Lindberg engage them in the joys of Jewish learning with their children’s book Sing-Along Alef Bet on Friday, Nov. 18 at 9:30 am at Hebrew Academy of Tidewater. Or head over to Ohef Sholom Temple that same day at 5:30 pm for a Family Friendly Shabbat service featuring Mama Doni. Stay to enjoy Shabbat dinner, which is open to the entire community, and then children can engage in a workshop with Mama Doni at 7 pm. (Shabbat dinner $10/person, children under 12 free, RSVP to reservations@ohefsholom.org.)

This year’s book festival offers eight authors, 10 events, hundreds of books, and hand-crafted jewelry to explore and lift spirits.

Visit SimonFamilyJCC.org/BookFestival for all event details or contact Michele Goldberg, director of cultural arts at mgoldberg@simonfamilyjcc.org or 757-321-2341. *of blessed memory

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Israel Today speaker offers clarity among chaos in the Middle East Tuesday, Nov. 15, 7:30 pm, Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Wendy Weissman, assistant director, Community Relations Council

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vi Melamed, an Israeli Jew, fluent in Arabic, English and Hebrew, is a former Israeli intelligence official and senior official on Arab Affairs, as well as an educator and author. In addition, he has spent more than three decades analyzing and understanding the conflicts in the Middle East and has held high-risk government, senior advisory and counter-terrorist intelligence positions in Arab cities and communities throughout the Middle East on behalf of Israeli government agencies.

Melamed will visit Tidewater this month.

The Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater (CRC) and community partners continue the 2016–2017 Israel Today series as part of the Simon Family JCC’s Lee and Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival, with Melamed, speaking about his latest book, Inside the Middle East: Making Sense of the Most Dangerous and Complicated Region on Earth. Melamed’s analysis of the Middle East has proven to be accurate, predicting events in the region.

Melamed will share details of the processes and players that are involved in shaping the face of Arab societies and outline the possible repercussions and results—including the ramifications on Israel.

The CRC recently spoke with Melamed, currently on book tour in the United States.

CRC: Can you tell us about some of your current work?

Melamed: I do briefings in Israel and in the States as well as other parts of the world, and speak to a plethora of audiences, those professionally affiliated— politicians, army personnel, and decision makers—as well as those non-professionally affiliated—academic institutions and other general audiences. I also provide tours in Israel at the Israeli-Lebanese border, the Israeli-Syrian cease fire line and

the Gaza Strip area. The common denominator in doing these tours and briefings is intelligence in the Middle East. I provide the audience with the most up-to-date professional intelligence analysis of what’s going on, and I speak the same to every group— my message changes depending on the focus, not the audience. I don’t represent any political party, I simply present my own personal experience.

CRC: You serve as the Fellow of Intelligence and Middle East Affairs for the Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College, leading the Intelligence Perspectives Program. Can you tell us about this?

Melamed: The Expert Programs (leadership programs that allow students to explore various areas of public policy through a set of diverse workshops) at The Eisenhower Institute are led by experts in their respective field, not necessarily coming from the academic world. This not-for-credit yearlong program is an opportunity for college students to expand their knowledge and interests, and ultimately aims to nurture the future leaders of the United States by teaching them to more accurately dialogue the reality in the Middle East.

The Inside the Middle East program has two main components: 1) the spotlight lectures regarding selected issues in the Middle East that I conduct, on various topics such as Challenges of Political Islam or the Ideological Roots of Political Islam; and 2) teaching the students and advancing their capacity of media literacy by teaching them skills from intelligence analysis. The students extract information from open sources taken from Middle Eastern platforms. The philosophy goes beyond the dependence of Western-based media, thereby expanding their lenses. They look directly at the agenda of the Middle East, which is not necessarily being reflected in

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the western world. My students learn to evaluate the reliability of these platforms from a critical thinking perspective.

The program concludes with a 10-day educational seminar in the Middle East, where students get together with both Israelis and Palestinians. The impact of the program has been huge. Students have told me the program has been ‘life changing’ and that they will never look at reality the same. The story of the Middle East is very complicated with multiple layers, but the students feel their ability to assess/ evaluate/analyze the region has been significantly improved over the course of the program. A student once told me that it doesn’t teach you what to think, it teaches you how to think, which I believe is the essence of the program.

CRC: The world seems to be so critical of Israel and sympathetic toward the Palestinians. What’s your opinion?

Melamed: There are many layers.

Focusing specifically on the West, it goes back to major centers of power to public shaping, like media, academia, non-profits—major circles are shaping public opinion in the West. What makes it overwhelmingly complex is that the West does not speak the languages of the Middle East, so they rely completely on the media to convey messages. This is significant because the mediators of knowledge themselves, like journalists, are dependent upon information with limited capacity of knowing the information received. This information is

conveyed in a way that is creating a very difficult challenge for people to understand what is really going on in the Middle East, and may not necessarily reflect the real agenda of those in the region.

The younger generation is very much impacted by their personal mission in the world, and is inspired by this in the context of social/environmental responsibility. They have a sort of idealistic inspired mission statement, which is very much connected to the Middle East. However, their sources of knowledge—professors, media, celebrities—that are integral in shaping young people’s minds, do not convey knowledge of the Middle East as outcome of an analytical process, but rather more of a perspective. I have outlined my own personal statement on this as a chapter in my book, The Criticism of Israel: The Knight and the Dragon.

Melamed spoke beyond the parameters of this article, offering his insight on the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, the impact of his “Israel Speaks Arabic” platform, Feenjan, and perspective on what could contribute to a better Middle East. To read more, “like” the ‘CRC UJFT’ on Facebook. To RSVP (required) for this free and open to the community event, visit JewishVA.org/IsraelToday or call 757-965-6107. *of blessed memory

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A well-deserved honor for Amy Brooke Friday, Dec. 9 and Saturday, Dec. 10 (Ramone Photography)

Leah Schwartz, BINA High School past president

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INA High School is thrilled to have the opportunity to honor the commitment, hard work, and dedication of Amy Brooke.

From the first tenuous steps to create a Jewish girls high school where local daughters could continue their Jewish education in Tidewater without having to go away from home, it was Brooke’s passion and drive that propelled everyone forward. Five parents dared to dream the dream, but it was Brooke who put in the extra time and energy above and beyond the call of duty.

In the first four years, when her daughter, Chana, was among the first students, and BINA was in its infancy, Brooke went to the office every day as if it was her ‘real’ job. For Brooke, it was her real job. Some people define a job as the work for which they get paid. For Amy Brooke, a job is something to which you give your all, day in and day out, regardless of remuneration or appreciation. She did what she saw was needed to be done and stood her ground for what she believed in.

Approximately 20 years ago, Brooke was a face-to-face solicitor for the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater. Although she is known to be a highly talented fundraiser, her work with BINA was about more than fundraising. BINA’s staff always knew that Brooke demanded a lot, but that she

Amy Brooke.

also would be there to support them in any way possible. No task was too small or unimportant for Brooke when it came to BINA. It would not be an exaggeration to say that BINA would not exist today without all that Amy Brooke put into it. Today, she continues to serve on the school’s board.

Brooke’s commitment and successes will be celebrated on Friday, Dec. 9 at BINA’s Family Shabbos Dinner and on Saturday, Dec. 10 during an evening of dinner and cocktails.

For more information, email info@binahighschool.com, Amy Lefcoe at amyshuz@ aol.com, or Andie Pollock at 757-502-9129.

#GivingTuesday Putting the “giving” back in Thanksgiving Tuesday, Nov. 29

Friday, Nov. 11, 7 pm

#GivingTuesday is an online annual international movement that occurs on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving.

Founded by New York’s 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation in the 2012, the #GivingTuesday internet initiative was established as a dedicated day of giving in response to the self indulging Cyber Monday and Black Friday. In 2015, #GivingTuesday brought together more than 2,500 organizations and people from 50 states and 71 countries.

Jewish Family Service of Tidewater has participated in the #GivingTuesday movement for the past three years to offer a chance to support various Jewish community programs, charities and causes.

This year JFS, Simon Family JCC and United Jewish Federation of Tidewater are asking community members to participate in this online movement to support the JCC’s one-of-a-kind integrated summer camp for children with special needs in Southside Hampton Roads.

After the turkeys are eaten and shopping lists are completed, donate online on Tuesday, Nov. 29 to be part of #GivingTuesday.

Family Fun Day features crafts, story time and a film Friday, Nov. 11, 10:30 am–1 pm, Simon Family JCC “Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever.”

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—Walt Disney

amily Fun Day at the Simon Family JCC is an immersive experience for the entire family. It is an opportunity for each family member to get in touch with their uninhibited childlike spirit —to play, imagine and dream. This is the first of three Family Fun Days presented in partnership with the Simon Family JCC and PJ Library.

Second Friday Shabbat Service with Tidewater Chavurah

Those looking for fun activities will get to create, learn and engage with the arts and entertainment. Families interested in a low-key adventure can sit back, relax and enjoy a showing of the hit Disney film, Zootopia, which teaches not to let others limit personal dreams.

Future Family Fun Day events will be held on January 16 and February 20. For more event details, contact Erika Eskenazi, Simon Family JCC children and camp director at 757-321-2342 or eeskenazi@SimonFamilyJCC.org.

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idewater Chavurah will hold its second Friday of the month Shabbat service with Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill leading the service with prayers and joyful songs, at the home of Hal and Elaine in the Great Neck Meadows area of Virginia Beach.

A “congregation without walls,” events are held in members’ homes or at other locations. An Oneg will follow.

For event information and location address, email carita@verizon.net or dlqt@ cox.net orcall 499-3660 or 468-2675. Visit www.tidewaterchavurah.org or Tidewater Chavurah Facebook page for upcoming events.

Israel Today presents Israeli Dancers Jill and Amnon Damti and Two Worlds Sunday, Dec. 11, 6 pm Museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach

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ill and Amnon Damti, celebrated Israeli dancers, present a unique blend of the world of a deaf dancer with that of a hearing dancer as part of the 2016–2017 Israel Today series. This interactive performance combines pantomime, movement, sign language and more to offer an experience and a message that audiences will not soon forget. The performance is presented by the Simon Family JCC, Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, and community partners.

For more information on the Israel Today series, including how to purchase tickets for Two Worlds ($20, $15 for JCC members), and more upcoming events, visit www.JewishVa.org/IsraelToday or call 757-321-2304.

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Beyond the Festival, a Simon Family JCC Lee & Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival event

The Definition of Anti-Semitism with Kenneth Marcus Tuesday, Dec. 6, 7:30 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus

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ounder and president of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Kenneth Marcus offers an indispensable book about the manner in which anti-Semitism has evolved from the ancient world to the present. Tracing the history from anti-Judaism to secular anti-Semitism, Marcus offers insights into the “new anti-Semitism” on university campuses around the globe.

This is the first in a three-part series focusing on anti-Semitism and anti-Israel on university campuses, presented by the Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and the Simon Family JCC. Free and open to the community with RSVP (required), to crc@ujft.org or 965-6107. For more information on the series, including upcoming events, email RMancoll@ujft.org. *of blessed memory

November 11, Friday Tidewater Jewish Foundation’s 7th Annual Veteran’s Day Service at the Sandler Family Campus. Join TJF for this community event to honor those who have served the USA, and continue to serve. Service and brunch to be held in the Fleder Multipurpose Room.

9:30 am. Free and open to the community. Honor a veteran with a paver in the Jewish War Monument. Contact Ann Swindell at aswindell@ujft.org or 757-965-6106 to RSVP or for more information on the Jewish War Monument.

November 9, Wednesday–November 20, Sunday The Lee & Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival at the Simon Family JCC and other area venues. Hundreds of books, engaging author events and even gifts for the holidays from the Megemeria Jewelry Collection of Yvel from Israel. For more information, visit SimonFamilyJCC.org/BookFestival or contact Michele Goldberg, director of cultural arts, at mgoldberg@simonfamilyjcc.org or call 757-321-2341. See page 23.

November 10, Thursday Society of Professionals’ panel discussion on Local Stories of Success at the Sandler Family Campus. Features David B. Konikoff, Jerry Miller and Jody Wagner; moderated by Danny Rubin. Light breakfast, coffee and tea provided. RSVP and for more information, contact Jasmine Amitay at 757-965-6318.

November 12, Saturday Comedy Night at Congregation Beth Chaverim. Hosted by Sid Bridge, featuring David C. Wingfield. 6:30 pm. $15. https://bethchaverimcomedynight2016.eventbrite.com.

Through November 17, Thursday The Leon Family Art Gallery at the Simon Family JCC showcases Sherry Friel’s photo exhibition, The Tonic of Wildness – A Seven-Year Retrospective of Floral Images. The artwork depicts hyper-realistic, macro floral portraits on large-scale canvases, as well as smaller matted prints. Available for sale for the duration of the exhibit. A portion of the proceeds support the JCC’s cultural arts department.

November 15, Tuesday Israel Today with Avi Melamed, Inside the Middle East: Making Sense of the Most Dangerous and Complicated Region on Earth, presented by the Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, community partners, as part of the Simon Family JCC’s Lee and Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival. Free and open to the community with RSVP to crc@ujft.org or 965-6107. Visit www.JewishVA.org/IsraelToday.

See page 24.

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November 20, Sunday Torah Study for Skeptics. 6 pm in the Parish Hall of Old Donation Episcopal Church, 4449 N. Witchduck Rd. Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill of Tidewater Chavurah facilitates reading and discussion of texts from Hebrew Scripture. Discussion is in English, Bibles are provided, and everyone is welcome. For information, email rabbicantorejg@gmail.com or call 464-1950.

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Brith Sholom Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner & Dance at Beth Sholom Village. Entertainment

by Billy and Cindi Mitchell Sings. $10 per member and $20 per guest. 5:30 pm. For more information or to join Brith Sholom, contact LeeAnne Mallory at 757-461-1150 or email at Brith.Sholom1@gmail.com December 6, Tuesday Beyond the Jewish Book Festival event with founder and president of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Kenneth Marcus, speaking on his book, The Definition of Anti-Semitism. Free and open to the community. Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus, 7:30 pm. To RSVP (required) contact crc@ujft.org or 965-6107.

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December 11, Sunday Celebrated Israeli dancers, Jill & Amnon Damti as part of Israel Today. 6 pm at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art. See page 25. Purchase tickets (Tickets: $20, JCC members: $15) at www.JewishVA.org/IsraelToday or by calling 757.321.2304. *of blessed memory Send submissions for calendar to news@ujft.org. Be sure to note “calendar” in the subject.

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Israeli student documentary shortlisted for Academy Awards LOS ANGELES (JTA)—Israel’s Oscar quest for 2017 got off to a hopeful start by placing on the first shortlist of documentary contenders released for the 89th Academy Awards.

The Mute’s House, entered by the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School in Jerusalem, made the list of 10 documentary short subjects, winnowed from 61 entries.

The list was announced last month.

The 31-minute film was made as a student documentary last year by Tamar Kay as director, writer and co-producer. It takes place in the Israeli part of the West Bank city of Hebron, whose last remaining Palestinian residents are eight-year-old Yousef and his deaf mother, Sahar.

Israeli soldiers call the otherwise deserted building housing mother and son The Mute’s House (Bet Ha’Lammet in Hebrew), even though Sahar is vocal.

Tourist agencies have included the little Palestinian island in the Jewish quarter as a tourist attraction, and guides explain that mother and son have withstood all Palestinian threats and bullying to stay in the building.

Yousef has the rare privilege of crossing from the Jewish territory of Hebron to attend school in the Palestinian part of the city, though none of his classmates can visit his home, nor could filmmaker Kay cross over from the Israeli area to the Palestinian quarter.

Yousef was born with only one arm

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The shortlist will be cut to five nominees to be announced Jan. 24. The winner will raise the golden statuette at the Oscars on Feb. 26, to be televised to 225 countries and territories around the globe.

Friends co-creator takes on US remake of Israeli TV show about Orthodox family A producer who co-created the popular television sitcom Friends is working on a remake of a hit Israeli TV show about a haredi Orthodox family.

Marta Kauffman, who is Jewish, teamed up with her daughter, producer Hannah K.S. Canter, to create a series based on Shtisel, which has attracted audiences of all backgrounds in Israel. The Israeli original centers around the haredi Orthodox Shtisel family and their tales of love and loss.

Kauffman’s adaptation, called Emmis, will be set in the New York borough of Brooklyn and will be available through Amazon Prime, the online retailer’s streaming service, Variety reported.

Canter learned about Shtisel when she saw clips from the drama at an event organized by the National Association of Television Program Executives.

“She was haunted by it,” Kauffman said of her daughter’s initial reaction. “She fell in love with it, and the same thing happened with me.” (JTA)

mazel tov to Birth Renen and Amanda Katz of Loxahatchee, Fla. on the birth of their daughter, Amelia Jolie Katz on May 9, 2016. Her paternal grandparents are Donald Katz of Stuart, Fla., formerly of Norfolk and Elisa

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obituaries Dr. Reuben Koller Virginia Beach—Dr. Reuben Koller, 72, died on Monday, October 17, 2016 in Virginia Beach.

He is survived by his children Greta, Darvey, Aimee, Jeremy and their spouses; his nine grandchildren; his brother Daniel and sister Lillian, his ex-wife Susie, and partner Jean Stone. He was a great friend to many and will be sorely missed.

Donations in his memory can be made to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation at cholangiocarcinoma.org.

Rochelle Nichols Chesapeake—Rochelle “Ro” Nichols, 70, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016.

She was born in Brooklyn, New York to the late Frederick and Irene Sherriff Goldstein. Rochelle was a food demonstrator for Costco.

She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Charles L. Nichols; three daughters, Pamela Nichols, Frances Nichols, Melissa Nichols-Russo; a son, Gregg Nichols and wife Kathleen; two sisters, Sandra Algaze and Joy Grossman; and two brothers, Steven Goldstein and David Goldstein.

She was a loving grandmother of seven beautiful grandchildren, Kourtney, Nina, Damain, Reann, Travis, Rebekah and Evan. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Noreen Nichols and a grandson, Aaron Russo.

A graveside service was held in Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery, Suffolk. Sturtevant Funeral Home.

Charles G. Nusbaum Virginia Beach—Charles G. Nusbaum, 90, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2016 in his home at Westminster-Canterbury.

He was born in Norfolk, Virginia to Cilla Guggenheimer Nusbaum and Bertram Spagat Nusbaum, Sr. He was married for 52 years to his beloved wife Blanche Bowman Nusbaum. He is survived by two sons, Charles G. Nusbaum, Jr. and his wife Kimberly Ann (Kim) of Denver, Colorado and John M. Nusbaum and his wife Alexandra Schmertz (Lexy) of Rye, New York.

Grandchildren include Alexander and

Olivia Nusbaum of Denver, Colorado and Oliver, Jasper and Felix Nusbaum of Rye, New York.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Bertram S. Nusbaum, Jr., and his wife Lois. He leaves behind his brotherin-law, Louis O. Bowman, Jr and his wife Eve of Richmond, Virginia and many beloved nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was a graduate of Maury High School, Norfolk (1943), a graduate of King’s Point United States Merchant Marine Academy (1946) with a B.S. in Marine Engineering, and a graduate of The University of Virginia (1949) with a B.S. in Commerce. He was commissioned in the Maritime Association and the Naval Reserve and served as a Lieutenant and Engineer aboard the U.S.S. Pine Island from 1951 to 1953.

In 1954, Mr. Nusbaum founded a commercial and industrial real estate office, Charles G. Nusbaum Realtor. He practiced in downtown Norfolk for 48 years, starting in the Royster Building and later at the SunTrust Bank Building. Charles took enormous pride in assisting clients in the growth and success of their real estate portfolios. Following the 2001 sale of his real estate practice to Thalhimer Commercial Real Estate, Mr. Nusbaum continued serving his loyal clients until the age of 82.

A 16-year resident of WestminsterCanterbury, Mr. Nusbaum was instrumental in bringing golf croquet to the facility, and he served on the buildings and grounds committee.

Charles was incredibly devoted to his family, his business, his network of colleagues and the real estate community.

Outside of work, he loved investing in stocks and competing in golf croquet. In his younger days, Charles loved a good party and rarely missed a chance to ski and play doubles tennis.

Mr. Nusbaum was past president of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity at the University of Virginia, the Ohef Sholom Temple Men’s Club, King’s Point Merchant Marine Alumni Association Hampton Roads Chapter, Society of Real Estate Appraisers—Tidewater chapter, Institute of Real Estate Management—Hampton Roads chapter; Society of Industrial

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Realtors (now S.I.O.R)—Virginia Chapter.

Mr. Nusbaum was a lifelong member of Ohef Sholom Temple, a member of Lions International (Norfolk Host Club), a life member of the UVa Alumni Association, the Institute of Real Estate Management, United Community Fund Real Estate Division, National Association of Real Estate Brokers, and various committees of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce.

The family wishes to acknowledge the excellent medical care of Herbert M. Brewer, M.D. (50 years) and a host of medical professionals at Westminster-Canterbury.

Burial was private. A memorial service officiated by Rabbi Rosalin Mandelberg was held in the Chapel at Westminster-Canterbury.

Memorial donations to the Westminster-Canterbury Foundation for the Fellowship Fund or to the charity of the donor’s choice. H.D. Oliver.

Zelma Goodman Rivin Portsmouth—Zelma Goodman Rivin died on October 29, 2016, 10 days before her 95th birthday. She left us while residing in her home in Portsmouth, just as she intended, during the same week of the year as her mother, Belle Blachman Goodman, died.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Bernard, her daughter, Rosalind Chernoff, and two older sisters, Helen Goodman Gifford, and Elsie Goodman Leviton. She is survived by her son, Richard, and his husband, Theo Bonk; her daughter, Anne Stanfield, and her husband, Jeffrey; and her son, Jonathan, and his wife Tempe Reichardt. She was also greatly loved by her grandchildren Ellen Friedman (Rob) of Scarsdale, N.Y.; Michael Stanfield (Anne) of Minneapolis, Minn.; Jason Chernoff (Maggie) of Chicago, Ill.; Sam Chernoff of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Alex Rivin of Concord, Calif.; Sarah Rivin of Queens, N.Y.; and Andrew Rivin, of San Francisco, Calif. Over the last decade, she welcomed with joy three great-grandchildren, Rebecca Friedman, Charlie Friedman and Benjamin Stanfield.

Born in Portsmouth, Zelma was proud of her family business, The Famous of Portsmouth, a women’s ready-to-wear

clothing store, and helped insure that women’s fashion was elevated to a fine art in the entire southeastern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia. She worked tirelessly throughout her life for the benefit of the City and its citizens. She taught her children through example the importance of giving back to the community.

Many of her friends and relatives consider her a vibrant role model and mentor extraordinaire.

Her local service on behalf of Portsmouth’s growth and development is well-documented, and seemingly was capped in 1995, when she was honored as the 57th First Citizen of Portsmouth.

She was a founder of Help and Emergency Response (HER) Inc., an emergency shelter for battered women in the region.

She served her local Jewish community, elected in 1975 as the first female president of Temple Sinai, of which she and Bernard were founding members. She also found time to obtain a master’s degree in urban studies during the 1970s from Old Dominion University. Her thesis, Homesteading in Urban America, was published a few years later.

However, at the end of the 20th century, she was only getting her “second wind.” For the last 16 years, her primary interest has been the preservation of the historic Chevra T’helim synagogue in downtown Portsmouth, which has been reborn as The Jewish Museum and Cultural Center, an area-wide attraction.

A memorial service was held in the main sanctuary of Ohef Sholom Temple.

Contributions to the Jewish Museum and Cultural Center, 607 Effingham Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704; to The HER Shelter, P.O. Box 2187, Portsmouth, VA 23702, or to a local charity of one’s choice. Sturtevant Funeral Home.

Joyce Rosenstock Virginia Beach—Joyce Rosenstock died peacefully on Monday, October 17, at the age of 85.

She was born on June 20, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Edenbaum. She spent her early years in New York and New Jersey before moving to Virginia Beach in 1960.

Joyce was the wife of the late Hans

obituaries Rosenstock, the love of her life. She leaves to cherish her memory her brother Martin Edenbaum (Ruth) of Princeton, New Jersey; her children, Toby Fanney (Chris) of Virginia Beach, Mark Rosenstock (Leslie) of Virginia Beach, and Stephen Rosenstock (Gloria) of Dallas, Texas; seven grandchildren, Jason Rosenstock, Carrie Overstreet, Jordan Fanney (Lindsay), Lisa Fanney, Michele Dallman (David), Eric Rosenstock (Jodi) and April Rosenstock; three great-grandchildren Lilly Marie Overstreet, Hunter Overstreet, and William Fanney; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Grandma will be most remembered for her love and devotion to her family, her talent for cooking and baking, and her feisty nature, which she attributed to her childhood in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.

She enjoyed competing in a duckpin bowling league for many years, playing Mahjong with friends, and hosting meals for friends and family, including traditional crab fests on the water at her Bay Island home.

A funeral service was held at the Norfolk Chapel of H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments with Rabbi Rosalin Mandelberg officiating. Interment followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Memorial donations to Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.hdoliver.com.

Elise Elizabeth Smith Rowe Norfolk—Elsie Elizabeth Smith Rowe, 92, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 16, 2016. She was a native of Suffolk and a member of West Norfolk Baptist Church.

Mrs. Rowe was the widow of the late George Carlton Rowe. She is survived by her daughters, Susan Rowe Horwitz and husband Howard Horwitz, Robinette Rowe Houston and husband John Houston; grandchildren, David Horwitz, Kerri Horwitz, Johnny Houston and wife Aubrey, Melissa Calhoon and Husband Josh, Janelle Kelm and husband Tim; great-grandchildren, Logan Calhoon and Virginia Kelm; and many

nieces and nephews.

A funeral service was held at Point Harbor Community Church with burial at Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens.

Ann Zukerman Norfolk—Ann Zuckerman, Born in Brooklyn, New York on June 18, 1943.

Wife of Herb, mother to six children, Amy Brooke (Jeff), Adam, Jeffrey (Jennifer), David, Sam, and Caryn Kesser, grandmother to seven grandchildren and loved by many friends.

She was a committed, observant Jew involved in many Jewish causes and organizations, both as a supporter and as a leader.

Funeral services were held at the Norfolk Chapel of H. D. Oliver Funeral Apartments. Burial was at B`nai Israel Cemetery in Norfolk. Memorial contributions may be made to either B’nai Israel Congregation or BINA Girls High School.

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