Eric Kaye was no stranger to the healthcare field when Jewish Family & Children’s Service asked him to start Jewish Family Home Care of Arizona in 2010. “It started with my own grandmother, Emily Koen, who was a Holocaust survivor [living] in Scottsdale,” says Eric. “My grandfather was gone and she needed help.” She trusted…
For years, Suzi Hileman had an idea in her head. Why not connect grandparents with school children who were missing out on that relationship? Grandparents in Residence, or GRIN, came to life following the Jan. 8, 2011 Tucson shooting, when Suzi was shot three times while holding the hand of 9-year-old Christina-Taylor Green. The two…
The Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center in Scottsdale has always offered exercise classes, but people might not know that they also offer a special program for those battling Parkinson’s disease. PWR!Moves and PWR!Circuit were introduced at the JCC in January 2016 by Lynn Staub, a certified personal trainer. PWR stands for Parkinson’s Wellness…
May is Better Hearing Month and according to the American Academy of Audiology, approximately 36 million Americans suffer from hearing loss. More than half of the people with hearing loss are younger than age 65. One in three people over the age of 60 has hearing loss and that statistic increases to one in two…
Andara Senior Lifestyle Community 11415 N. 114th St., Scottsdale 480-451-1800 • seniorlifestyle.com/andara A beautifully appointed independent and assisted living community that offers an active lifestyle, upgraded one and two bedroom apartments and great food. Our community is designed with residents’ needs in mind and is dedicated to providing the best quality amenities and services. Barton…
My dad is a stand-up kind of guy. Well, actually, at 98, he is more of a sit-down, “I’m-tired” kind of guy, but his attitude reflects that of someone much younger. He has weathered business ups and downs, macular degeneration, colon cancer, a daughter who hitchhiked cross country after college hoping to “find herself” and…
The Weintraub Israel Center, in partnership with The Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona and the Tucson Jewish Community Center, will celebrate 50 years of the reunification of Jerusalem with an entire month of special events. Tucson Celebrates Israel events will be held throughout the Tucson community in celebration of Israel and its 69th anniversary of…
The Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center is taking a fun, new twist on their annual adult golf tournament. This year instead of being held at Silverado Golf Course, it will be held at Topgolf in Scottsdale, and it will have a “Caddyshack” theme. “We decided this year to engage more people since golf…
Just in time for Mother’s Day, Pirkei Imahot, the Wisdom of Mothers, the Voices of Women is available to share with mothers and those who love them. Co-authored by Rabbi Eve Posen and Jewish educator Lois Shenker, the book grew from the pair’s one-on-one study project. Pirkei Imahot explores women’s voices, insights, experiences and –…
I have just completed my first two months as executive director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix. They have been interesting – with racial slurs and swastikas painted on the walls of a local school, an anti-Semitic flier distributed to homes within a mile of the Valley of the Sun JCC and the rash…
