Exciting news for our community. Our community has benefited so much from Gail’s stewardship of JFCS. Now moving forward in her new position at the JCF and JFGP, the sky’s the limit. Previously, Gail Baer was the VP of Philanthropic Services at the Jewish Family and Children’s Services in Phoenix. Upon the announcement of her…
By Michael McDanielCourthouse News Service The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix is asking a state court to declare executions by cyanide gas — the same gas used to murder people during the Holocaust — unconstitutional. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Maricopa County Superior Court, the plaintiffs say using cyanide in executions, as the state…
February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month, during which the Tucson Jewish Community Center will introduce its community to the Eight Guiding Principles of Inclusion through an interactive exhibit housed throughout the J beginning Feb 20 through the end of the month. Recently developed by the JCC Association of North America with help…
Temple Beth Sholom of the East Valley religious Temple Beth Sholom of the East Valley religious school and members participated in the Men’s Club World Wide Wrap. The students practiced with a set of “practice” tefillin as the adult members demonstrated how to put them on properly. The Worldwide Wrap is an international program to…
On Sunday, March 13 from 10-11:30 am, the Tucson Jewish Community Center will host its monthly Second Sundays art event with the opening of Ken Tesoriere’s “American Citizen Portrait Series” in the Fine Art Gallery. In addition to the 30 large fine art paintings, the show will feature live music indoors in the Gallery and…
Denise Resnik, the founder and president/CEO of First Place AZ and co-founder of the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC, was recently selected as one of the Most Intriguing Women of Arizona by The 48 Arizona Women project. “The 48 Arizona Women project was created to raise awareness for the impact of the work women are doing…
