By Joan Joanne Greene My grandparents lived through pogroms – organized massacres where bands of men, seething with hatred of Jews, rode into Jewish villages on horseback, looting, raping, killing, and burning down their homes. I’ve known this the same way I’ve known about the killing fields in Cambodia and the Armenian genocide. Unimaginable evil…
@jewishbreakingnews is reporting that two of the 203 hostages have been freed. They are American’s Natalie and Judith Raanan, from Evanston, Illinois. They were visiting family for their grandmother’s 85th birthday. They are being transferred through Egypt and will be flying into USA soon. A source told US media that the two are being released…
Dr. Neil Farber, congregant of Or Tzion Congregation in Scottdale, is putting his medical skills to use in Gaza. This week, Dr. Farber flew to Israel to volunteer as a medic at the Gaza Border. Senior Rabbi of Or Tzion, Rabbi Andy Green posted the following on Facebook: Arizona Jewish Life salutes Dr. Farber for…
StandWithUs (SWU), a 22 year-old international non-partisan education organization that supports Israel and fights antisemitism is pleased to announce the local students participating in the 2023-24 Kenneth Leventhal High School Internship and the Emerson Fellowship. StandWithUs High School Leventhal Interns: Dana Ozer, and Noa Ozer at Chapparel High School; Aviv Melman, Basha High School and Zoe Miller, Saguaro High School StandWithUs…
Come hear Todd Rockoff, Tucson J President and CEO in conversation with Amanda Berman (she/her), Zioness Founder and Executive Director. Zioness is a coalition of Jewish activists and allies who are unabashedly progressive and unapologetically Zionist. Zioness fights for the advancement of social, racial, economic, environmental and gender justice in America. They are also committed…
By Debra Rich Gettleman “In a perfect world,” explains Bert Castro, President and CEO of the Phoenix Zoo, “We wouldn’t have zoos.” I admit, that wasn’t the first thing I expected to hear in my interview with the head of the Phoenix Zoo and his conservation co-collaborator, Oren Ben Yosef, Director of the…
Over 300 Birthright Israel Excel Fellows from North America and around the world gathered in New York City this past April for the Excelerate22 Summit. This marked the first time the annual Birthright Israel Excel Summit has been held in person since 2019, a welcome change from the virtual Summits of the last two years….
As an Israeli town with one of the highest percentages of new immigrants, it was only natural that Kiryat Yam would attract refugees from Ukraine who have been streaming to Israel in the last couple of months. One of the most important elements of helping these families process their trauma and settle is ensuring that…
Israel’s only ceremony in honor of US Memorial Day was held today (Monday) at the 9/11 Living Memorial. Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund hosted the Governor of Arizona, Doug Ducey, alongside US Ambassador in Israel, Thomas Nides. The ceremony was attended by representatives from the US Army and US Congress, The Israeli Ministry…
In association with over 200 synagogues and Jewish film festivals across North America, the first annual Israel Independence Day Film Festival will be held beginning May 4th and continuing for a total of six nights, streaming virtually to enjoy from the comfort of home. This important event brings together the potential of every community, no…
