Photos by Hannah Frayman The University of Arizona Hillel Foundation held its 25th annual Holocaust Vigil on March 30-31 on the UA Mall. Over the 24-hour vigil, students and community volunteers read out loud a continuous roster of people who perished in the Holocaust. Participants painted ceramic butterflies, in memory of the 1.5 million children…
If you’re Jewish, single and over 40, two new groups offer opportunities to make friends and just maybe meet that someone special. According to the founders of both groups, it’s absolutely coincidental that they started up around the same time – one in the Valley and one in Tucson. But if the growing interest in…
ISRAEL SCOUTS SUMMER FRIENDSHIP CARAVAN The Tzofim Friendship Caravan celebrates over 40 years of bringing excitement, energy and friendship to North America. Founded in 1973, the first Caravan came to the United States to bring a message of hope and peace for Israel. The Caravan will be in Arizona in June: June 7 at 7 pm at…
Through Aug 18 “The Art of Ira Moskowitz: The Torah Series and Story of David Lithographs” at the Arizona Jewish Historical Society, Cutler Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center, 122 E Culver St., Phoenix. Gallery hours are Tues and Thurs noon-3pm and by appointment. $5 admission, AZJHS members, students and active-duty military are free. For information contact Jeffrey…
