August 20 – Special ceremony to honor
July – Local Council members are
Virginia Beach’s first synagogue, Temple
appointed to the Council of Jewish
Emanuel, whose members had previously
Federations and Welfare Funds: Herbert
met in the home of Nat Polis.
Altschul, member of the budget services committee; Lester S. Sherrick, member of community organization committee; and Jewish Community Center on Spotswood Avenue.
1952
June 24 – Secretary of the Interior Oscar L.
Temple Emanuel.
September – Congressman Emanuel Celler of New York visits Norfolk on Yom Kippur to speak on the progress of the State of Israel, its growth and needs, and
behalf of the State of Israel 500,000,000
the importance of American Jewry’s par-
Independence Bond Issue.
ticipation in the rebuilding of the Israel. October – Adult Education launches “Time
Brownies and Girl Scout Troops, “real-
Out For Women” program to include
Popkin and Stanley Buckman, are
izing that the children of today are the
classes on flower arranging, ceramics,
selected to represent Norfolk Jewish teen-
leaders of tomorrow.”
and beginners bridge, as well as speakers
agers at the annual Nation Jewish Youth
December – Young Adult Club launches
Conference because of their outstanding
Young Adult Forum, including topics
work for the Jewish Youth Council.
such as “How To Be Happy Though
October 12 – JCC launches Adult School, based on the theme “An Opportunity to
Unmarried” and “Self Hate and The Jewish Young Adult.”
Explore Your Jewish Heritage.” October 15 – Dedication of the new Beth El Temple, along with the celebration of the Centennial Ball with musical guest, Zvi Schooler. December 10 – Beth Sholom Home for the Aged is transformed into a statewide institution with management and finan-
1953
January – Center Council of Jewish Women
moves in on June 30, 1952).
Virginia commemorates the Three Hundredth Anniversary of Jewish Settlement in America.
and women over 60, with more than 80
H. Lehman visits to speak on the
members the first year.
national tercentenary theme, “Man’s
January 8 – Chaplain Garson Goodman is Forces Award of the Union of Orthodox
(Norfolk Jewish Community Council
January – Norfolk Jewish Tercentenary
March 20 – New York Senator Herbert
of participating Virginia communities.
Center at 700 Spotswood Avenue
1955
launches “Golden Age” Club for men
designated as the recipient of the Armed
June – Opening of Jewish Community
on children’s psychology.
Historical Exhibition at the Bank of
cial control vested in a board of directors
1951
Opportunities and Responsibilities Under Freedom.” March 11 – Sue Gordon crowned as 1955
Jewish Congregations of America.
Queen Esther at the Center Purim
Chaplain Goodman served on the
Carnival (3,000 people attended the
battlefronts of Korea and was ordained
carnival).
through the Hebrew Theological College in Chicago. April – H. Hilton Rubin, veteran UJF
April 21 – Morton Cushner, treasurer of the Norfolk Jewish Community Council, is honored at dinner, titled “A
worker, general solicitation captain in
Tribute in Honor of Thirty-five Years of
1953 campaign, is awarded the first “Star
Community Service.”
Campaigner” award for being the first “over-the-top” worker in the campaign.
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cal relations committee
Chapman speaks to the community on
September – JCC begins to sponsor August 31 – Two local teens, Howard
Harry Elson, member of the national-lo-