Never forget. This short declarative sentence frequently is used to commemorate a wide array of national and international tragedies occurring in unprecedented numbers, but it originally was articulated after the Holocaust to memorialize the murder of more than 6 million European Jews. Very often “never forget” is used in conjunction with “never again,” as a…
The Phoenix Film Festival is celebrating its 16th anniversary in the Valley this month. The week-long festival will be held from April 7-14 at Harkin’s Scottsdale 101 Theatres. Last years’ festival saw over 23,000 attendees and they are hoping to attract even more movie lovers this year. “We’re very excited about the wide variety of…
Although it’s been described as a hidden gem, El Encanto Condominium is truly hiding in plain sight smack dab in the heart of Tucson’s historic Sam Hughes neighborhood, on busy Sixth Street, just east of Treat. Built in 1940, as luxury apartments for well-heeled winter visitors, Hollywood starlets filming at Old Tucson Studios and military…
Neal Brooks, the owner of Abby Lee Farms, wants to bring something back to the produce department of your neighborhood grocery store – taste. Mostly in the form of tomatoes that have such astonishing flavor, you won’t want to settle for anything less, ever. To appreciate these tomatoes for even more than just their taste,…
Passover is fast approaching and the seder menu may be on your mind. Of six of the traditional foods found on the seder plate, four categories are vegetables or herbs, or come from plants. And you can actually harvest much of the Passover plate produce from your own garden. Or, if your “green thumb” isn’t…
Odette Evans doesn’t let her age get in the way of her passion for life. At 80 years young, she has more energy than many people several decades younger. She works as a Realtor, lifts weights, takes Zumba and aerobics classes, entertains friends and family with home-cooked meals and travels internationally. Oh, and she looks…
SelectCare Services and the Senior Task Force of the Jewish Community Roundtable present Tucson’s first Information Fair for Jewish Seniors, Families & Friends, on Sunday, April 3, from 1-5 pm at Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging, 2221 N Rosemont Blvd., Tucson. The fair brings together a variety of Jewish resources pertaining to health and…
Courtesy of American Friends of Tel Aviv University Currently medical professionals have to conduct a long series of tests to assess a patient’s memory impairment and cognitive skills, functional abilities and behavioral changes to accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. They also have to use costly brain imagining scans and even, sometimes, invasive cerebral spinal fluid tests…
By Michael Miklofsky When college students embark on the pursuit of higher education, they often move out of their family homes and are left to their own devices. Among their considerations for how to build their future is whether to form, or continue nurturing, a religious identity. Jewish Arizonans on Campus was first formed in…
It starts as Purim ends. That’s when Tina Sheinbein goes into Passover prep and the countdown begins. Depending on the year, and which out-of-towners will make the trek, between 28 to 36 guests from ages one to 90 gather at Tina and Irwin Sheinbein’s central Phoenix home for two seders. Tina explains that she and…
