Tucson couple pays tuition for first two years of university or trade school for entire class at South Tucson elementary school By Mary Coleman Kold News 13 TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – Every student of Mission View Elementary School’s fourth grade class will have the first two years of tuition of a university or trade school…
By Rachael Mitchell Marketing Director-Tucson Jewish Community Center On April 1, the Tucson Jewish Community Center (The J) welcomed long-standing, local non-profit Arts for All Inc., to the organization under the umbrella of its Disability Program Services department. For 36 years, under the outstanding leadership of Executive Director Marcia Berger, Arts for All, Inc….
The Phoenix Holocaust Association will hold its annual communitywide Yom HaShoah Commemoration to honor the memory of those who perished during the Holocaust and recognize those who survived. Local leaders will also be honored at the event The virtual event will be held on May 1, 2022 at 11 a.m. The theme of the…
Or Adam Congregation announced today that Ordained Madrikh and Rabbinic Candidate Jeffrey Schesnol is scheduled to be officially recognized as its first Humanistic-ordained Rabbi on April 22, 2022. A community celebration of the congregation’s 35th Anniversary and the Ordination is planned at the CutlerPlotkin Jewish Heritage Center, where he is Associate Director, on May 21,…
Jewish Free Loan is pleased to announce that Larry Moffitt will be presented with the Harry Adler Memorial Leadership Award during JFL’s Gratitude Gathering on May 15, 2022. The Harry Adler Memorial Leadership Award is given to present or past board members who have followed Harry Adler’s lead by going above and beyond their role…
The life of Victoria Leshiner, a Jewish woman living in Donetsk, Ukraine, was completely normal until about a month ago. When the war began, she started looking for a way out with her two children, a 20-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son. Having lived in Israel some 20 years ago, she decided to immigrate to Israel as…
After working in healthcare for more than 30 years and owning her own healthcare business, T Lungwitz is continuing to serve others by stepping into the role of President of the International Board of Jewish National Fund-USA (JNF-USA) affiliate, ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran (ADI Negev) — an expansive rehabilitative village in southern Israel that provides a…
Two Hundred concerned citizens gathered together Sunday night, March 27th at Congregation Beth Tefillah to hear from key staff members of StandWithUs. The group was made up of various Jewish community members and Christian supporters. It was indeed heart-warming to see the Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary with their Israeli flags waving. The evening started with a lovely outside…
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum honored Suzi and Steve Hilton of Phoenix with its National Leadership Award for their contributions to preserving Holocaust history and for rallying against antisemitism, genocide and Holocaust denial on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. The annual “What You Do Matters” Western Region Tribute event…
Matzo & Za’atar Chicken Schnitzel with Sunchoke Puree and Horseradish Chermoula Giving the traditional flavors of Passover a modernized twist that any home cook can make! With Passover quickly approaching, I was tasked by Arizona Jewish Life magazine to develop and share a dish that could be made by the home cook during the Passover…
