The small building on South Stone Avenue in Tucson looks unimposing from the street. Set back from the curb by a small brick courtyard, its Arizona sand brick façade covered with 1930s whitewashed concrete, it could easily be missed altogether. However, its size belies the importance of this 2,500-square-foot structure. Built as the first synagogue…
Pam Raphael and her husband, Butch, own AZ Pops, a gourmet popsicle business that is just over a year old and starting to see an increase in profits. Their unique popsicles, which are made in a shul kitchen, come in an array of crafty flavors, like cantaloupe-raspberry, cucumber-sesame and chocolate-banana. But there are more flavors….
Residents of Sierra Pointe retirement community enjoy a lot of perks. Arizona has been a prime retirement destination for seniors since the 1960s. Seniorliving.org lists more than 1,900 assisted and independent living facilities in the state. If you are thinking about moving to a senior community, having so many options can be overwhelming. Peter Lesio,…
More than just a lifestyle, Kivel creates a life. One of the facts of life is that we all get older. Whether you are looking at your own end-of-life plans or those of your parents, grandparents or other loved ones, you know that you want to move into these golden years with dignity and respect….
Imagine waking up to a world filled with color, excitement, passion and energy. That was my childhood experience. My dad always made our worlds brighter, filling my head and my sister’s with ideas about the endless possibilities that awaited us. Nothing was impossible, the word “no” did not exist and frankly, the world was to…
My father has always been one of my most dependable fans. Sitting proudly on the sidelines of my life, he roots for me regardless of whether I hit a home run or strike out. When I announced on the night of college graduation that I was going “out west to find myself,” he shook his…
Oct. 19–Nov. 4 Theater Arts Studio presents David Auburn’s “Proof,” winner of a Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play. Performances run Oct. 19 through Nov. 4, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. General admission tickets are $20; students age 25 and younger $10; groups of 10…
Established in 1948 by a Jewish doctor who escaped Nazi Germany, the Paralympics used to be known as “parallel” or “special” Olympics. Israel first competed in the Paralympics in the 1960 Summer Games in Rome, Italy. Since then Israel has won 372 medals in the Paralympics, more than a third of them gold. Israel ranks…
I am taking a much-needed break from Iran, Syria, the American elections and Israel’s growing internal crises to write about something truly important that proves some people in Israel actually think and plan for the future. When I made aliyah in 1981, I settled in Jerusalem, then lived on a moshav in the Beit Shemesh…
“It is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl” smacks us at the outset with color images of vandalized tombstones and neo-Nazi marches. This brief but jarring sequence, accompanied on the soundtrack by a passage from “Der Judenstaat,” the Zionist visionary’s momentous 1896 argument for a Jewish homeland, aims to nail two birds with one…
