If you could save a life would you do it? If you had the opportunity would you take it? A group of individuals, including David Saltzman (brother of AZJL publisher Cindy Saltzman) started a 5013C called Breath of Life Africa, to do just that. The Breath of Life Africa aims to deliver life-saving innovations where…
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry is pleased to announce Danny Seiden as its new president and CEO. Seiden was selected on April 15 at a meeting of the board of directors, following a search that attracted candidates from around the country. “After an extensive national search which resulted in many qualified applicants, we…
More than 600 parents and educators have joined Hidden Sparks’ monthly virtual seminar series focusing on how to combat the emotional impact that COVID-19 has had on the lives of students across the globe. The organization is a nonprofit focused on providing teachers and parents with the tools to support struggling students in mainstream Jewish…
The Don Bluth Front Row Theatre will open its new venue – the first production 14 months – with “Orson Welles” by Michael B. Druxman April 22 through May 22. DBFRT veteran Lee Cooley directs and Keath Hall stars in this one-person play. Some called Orson Welles a ‘boy genius.’ He did create a panic…
PHOTO: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) Prof. Raz Jelinek (left) and Ph.D student Orit Malka with their probiotic yogurt in a BGU lab. (Credit: Dani Machlis) Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have for the first time identified new drug candidates based on molecules isolated from probiotic Kefir yogurt to combat pathogenic bacteria and…
Photo: Holocaust survivor Oskar Knoblauch shares his story with schoolchildren. Arizona’s Holocaust survivors and their descendants have long volunteered to share their personal stories with members of the community. These important stories can be shared virtually to schools, youth and community organizations. Combining efforts, the Phoenix Holocaust Association (PHA) and Arizona Jewish Historical Society (AZJHS)…
Photo: Rabbi Yossie Shemtov delivers food boxes. Rabbi Yehuda Ceitlin of Chabad Tucson shares a story of a middle-aged Jewish woman who reached out when she was in need of kosher food for Pesach and how we never realize how our actions impact others. From Rabbi Ceitlin: She had been in touch with Rabbi Ephraim…
Chuck Reisig, longtime director of tennis at the Sarver Tennis Center at the Tucson Jewish Community Center is leaving in mid-April to be the director of racquet sports at the private Birchwood Farms Golf & Country Club in Habor Springs, MI for the summer. Chuck has been teaching at the Tucson J since 1996 and…
Coming off its safe and successful 25th annual festival, the Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival is excited to present the virtual Arizona premiere of the film “A Starry Sky Above the Roman Ghetto” as part of their commitment to year-round film programming. In the Italian drama “A Starry Sky Above the Roman Ghetto,” the past…
