Upon entering Gloria and Maurice (Mo) Goldman’s law offices, Goldman & Goldman, in Northwest Tucson, I felt transported into a beehive of activity. Four staff members speaking Spanish maneuvered around desks piled high with folders and documents awaiting immigration cases. A father sitting on the couch with his 12-year-old son told me that he recently…
Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks had been interested in spirituality in an experiential way from a very young age. Raised in a home with no formal religion, Brian would get brief snippets of Judaism while visiting his uncle’s house for Passover and Shabbat. Then when he was 12, his father paid for the whole family to learn…
Jeralynn Benoit, known as Jeri, will be speaking at 10:30 am on April 12 at the Genocide Awareness Week at Scottsdale Community College. Her presentation is on the Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup, a Nazi-directed raid and mass arrest of Jews in Paris by the French police on July 16 and 17 in 1942. “I offered to…
Pictured above: Angelo Torrealba, left, and Matthew Apfel of Apfel and Associates. Matthew Apfel is an Arizona native who returned to set up his law practice in 2015 after practicing law in China and Washington, D.C. “My dad had his surgery practice here, and my grandparents started their business here, so it was important for…
Yana Krone joins Hebrew Free Loan Yana Krone has come on board at the Hebrew Free Loan Association of Tucson as the new community relations director. As a graduate from the Ohio State University, Yana started her career in nonprofits at the Mid-Ohio Foodbank in Columbus, Ohio. After moving to Tucson to work on her…
HomeSmart Elite Group Associate Broker Bobby Lieb Bobby Lieb has been a realtor in the valley for over 28 years and sold more than 3,400 homes. When he first entered the field, he knew that to be successful, he needed to specialize in an area of the Valley. “I lived in the central Phoenix/Biltmore area, so…
In 2009, the Tucson Jewish Community Center established a Sculpture Garden on its campus with a four-fold purpose in mind: to craft a public space that celebrates the appreciation of sculpture; to create an atmosphere of tranquility; to promote educational opportunities; and to enhance community fellowship. The JCC’s garden currently contains over 40 sculptures by local,…
Women today are faced with chronic health challenges, resulting in a heightened awareness of our diet and lifestyle. According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular diseases and stroke cause 1 in 3 women’s deaths each year, killing approximately one woman every 80 seconds. We must ask ourselves what we can do to help reduce these…
An organized home makes for a happy place. However, if decorating, maximizing your space and clearing clutter makes you throw your hands up in frustration, we have you covered. Here are some ways to help simplify your life. Technology in the home Modern technology has a myriad of ways to help people organize. If you…
Spring is officially here, and that means it’s time to dust off your flirty floral dresses, ruffled skirts and your sunny sandals. But most of us spend the majority of our time within the confines of an office or in a professional environment, so I figured it might be a good time for a bit of a…
