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Achievement Seth Mednick, on his graduation from Norfolk Academy. He is the son of Sara Kruger and Saul Mednick. Grandparents are Dr. David and Adel Kruger, Dr. Robert and Miriam Seeherman, and Maurice Mednick (of blessed Memory). Seth plans to attend RandolphMacon College.
JUNE 19, WEDNESDAY The JCC Seniors Club at the Simon Family JCC, board meeting at 10:30 am. Lunch at 11:30 am. followed by a short business meeting and then an arts and crafts project with equipment and guidance by Color Me Mine. $12. For further information, call Marilyn Moranha at 426-7423. Send check for $12 payable to the JCC Seniors Club to Anne Pylate at 4823 Poolside Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23455.
Elka Mednick on her graduation from Randolph-Macon College. She is the son of Sara Kruger and Saul Mednick. Grandparents are Dr. David and Adel Kruger, Dr. Robert and Miriam Seeherman, and Maurice Mednick (of blessed Memory).
June 23, Sunday Israeli Scouts Caravan performs at the Simon Family JCC. Hear Israeli singing and dancing performed by 10 talented 17-year-olds who travel all over the U.S.A. performing. Show begins at 6:30 pm at the JCC. Free. Call 321-2338 for more information, or visit simonfamilyj.org.
Dr. William (Billy) Schoenfeld, on completing his fellowship in Anesthesia-Critical Care at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston. He now works at MGH as an anesthesiologist/critical care ICU physician. He is the son of Brian and Renee Schoenfeld of Virginia Beach.
JULY 7, SUNDAY Brith Sholom will have an indoor picnic at the Beth Sholom Home at 12 noon. $6.50 per person for members and grandchildren. After lunch, the group will play Bingo with cash prizes. For further information, call Dale at 461-1150.
Dr. Sharon Weinstein who has several paintings in exhibits: Sweet Grapes, at the Botanical Gardens; a watercolor based on one of her poems at the Out of Print show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach; two paintings for the Beaches, Beacons, Boats show at The Artists Gallery in Virginia Beach; and four paintings in the Senior ArtFest at the Primplus center in Norfolk. She also read two award-winning poems at the Poetry Society of Virginia’s annual meeting in Richmond.
August 11, Sunday Community Relations Council presents Bringing Israel Home. An event in partnership with The David Project by and for Tidewater Jewish college students at the Sandler Family Campus at 5 pm. More details to follow. For more information or to make sure a college student you know receives an invitation, contact Robin Mancoll, director of the CRC at RMancoll@ujft. org or 965-6120.
Danial Watts, son of Benita and Joe Watts, for having his artwork chosen by Virginia Beach’s public utilities department to be featured in the 2014 Water Awareness Calendar. Thirteen pieces were selected out of 800 entries. An awards ceremony in City Council chambers took place last month. In addition to having his art included in the calendar, Danial received a $50 U.S. Savings Bond. He attends Hebrew Academy of Tidewater.
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Applications now being accepted for scholarships at ODU’s Institute for Jewish Studies
cholarships are available through Old Dominion University’s Institute for Jewish Studies & Interfaith Understanding (IJIU) for academic year 2013-2014. IJIU scholarships include the Oscar Brandeis Birshtein and Frances Levy Birshtein Scholarship and the Schwetz Scholarship of the Tidewater Jewish Foundation. Annual awards are made on a competitive basis to registered ODU students who take courses in the Jewish
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Studies Minor or who participate in Hillel. An applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher. The application procedure requires a completed IJIU scholarship application form, a copy of the student’s resume and an essay of 500 words or less concerning the applicant’s goals for study and current engagement in Jewish Studies or Hillel. Forms and supporting
documents should be sent by email to Farideh Goldin, director of IJIU, at fgoldin@odu.edu. Additional information and application forms are available on the IJIU website at http://al.odu.edu/ijiu/ or by contacting Kelly Duggins at kduggins@odu.edu. Applications must be completed by Oct. 15, 2013. Recipients will be notified of the IJIU Scholarship Committee’s decision by Nov. 15, 2013.