Simcha and Yiddish noun meaning festive occasion. The term is used for any happy occasion, such as a wedding, Bar Mitzvah or engagement. The day of Simchat Torah, "Rejoice in the Law", which marks the completion and beginning of the annual cycle of reading the Torah. Simcha is also the name of a kosher beer from Saxony, Germany. It was also a slang term used in Jewish-American organized crime circles to refer to a pimp. Simcha is also used as a given name, for men or women. In the Ashkenazi Jewish tradition, the name Simcha is most likely to be used
Simcha Holtzberg 1976, Holtzberg was awarded the Israel Prize, for his special contribution to society and the State of Israel. Holtzberg died during a ceremony held in honor of the wounded on February 13, 1994. He is buried in the Sanhedria Cemetery in Jerusalem. The Israel Philatelic Federation issued a stamp in his honor on April 19, 1999, the 75th anniversary of his birth, showing his portrait and a legend stating "Father of the Wounded Soldiers". Dozens of streets in Israel are named in his honor, including one in Pisgat Ze'ev, Jerusalem. Simcha Holtzberg Simcha Holtzberg (sometimes spelled Holzberg) (Hebrew: שמחה הולצברג,