MASTER STORYTELLER COREY ROSEN! 

Tuesday, FEB. 15, 7:30 PM 

Corey Rosen is an author and storyteller from San Francisco. He is a regular host of The Moth Story Slam and The Moth Radio Hour, and he's here to inspire you to get onstage and tell your story, as told through his latest book, Your Story, Well Told. This event is in partnership with Virginia MOCA and Konikoff Center For Learning. 

Limited in-person ticketing, as well as a "watch from home" opportunities are available. Both require sign up.  

VIRGINIA FESTIVAL OF JEWISH FILM, FEBRUARY 24 - 28, STARS INBOUND

We received confirmation that "Tango Shalom" star Judi Beecher will join us for the screening and live discussion at "The Big Saturday Night Celebration of Jewish Film" on Saturday, Feb. 26 at Virginia Wesleyan University. With personal Virginia Beach connections, Beecher is thrilled to come to the area to chat about the film and meet our community.

This week, it has also been announced that the four feature films to be shown during the Virginia Festival of Jewish Film, presented by Alma & Howard Laderberg, will have a “Watch from home LIVE” option. While the Festival is still welcoming people into the theaters, ticketing is now available for those who would like to watch each film from their living room, during the LIVE theater screening time. After purchasing your tickets on JewishVA.org/FilmFestival, you’ll receive a confirmation email from Eventive, where you’ll screen the films. We have made available step-by-step instructions to broadcast on your TV or mobile device, too. Click below for more information. Tickets are limited.

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER TO SPEAK IN TIDEWATER at SIMON FAMILY JCC

Tuesday, MARCH 1, 7:30 PM

Roie Galitz is an Israeli-born, world-renowned wildlife photographer, environmental diplomat, entrepreneur, and explorer. Roie travels the globe documenting animals in their natural surroundings in some of the most extreme locations and climates.  The images Roie Galitz produces have garnered international awards, and have been featured in publications including National Geographic, the Smithsonian and many more. This event is present by Israel Today, JCRC, Simon Family JCC and community partners. 

$80,000 IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

Tidewater Jewish Foundation of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater (TJF) is excited to announce that for 2022, the Stein Family College Scholarship will be offering up to $20,000 a year for four years. This $80,000 scholarship opportunity makes it the largest scholarship in Jewish Tidewater. Applicants are evaluated on financial need, Jewish/community engagement, and academic potential. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2022. Visit the link below for more information on this exciting opportunity.

A LOST VILLAGE, RESURRECTED FROM A LITHUANIAN LAKE

February 22, 7:30 PM

Are you looking for another amazing history lesson that will shock and surprise you? Did you miss (or really enjoy) the screening of “The Good Nazi” at the end of last year? Join us on Feb. 22nd at 7:30 PM, for a film screening and lecture about a “lost” village resurrected from the bottom of an artificial lake in Lithuania—produced by the same team.

“Tales from the Depths of the Lagoon: Finding A Lost Shtetl with Geoscience” is the latest film by Christopher Newport University professor, Dr. Richard Freund. In this Bertram Aaron Memorial Lecture, Dr. Freund will chronicle his use of sonar and radar to rediscover a lost Jewish shtetl from a lake in Lithuania.

Click the button to sign up for this Zoom lecture and film screening.