When the Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center introduced their Jcation Staycation – Summer Splash Series program last year, they had no idea that the Sunday events would become so popular. “People have been asking all year long if we were going to be doing it again,” says Kim Subrin, chief operating officer at…
Pictured above: Abbie Richie with 100-year-old Louise Davis Abbie Richie lost her job unexpectedly at the end of 2017, when the educational consulting firm she had worked for for 15 years closed. She had enjoyed her job, but she really wasn’t interested in returning to that line of work. She sent out applications and wasn’t…
A Nosh of Jewish Wisdom: How lovely is the sun after rain and how lovely is laughter after sorrow. Dear Helen: I’m a single mom with a 14-year-old son. We have a great relationship. I’d like to take him traveling next summer: Europe, Morocco, Thailand and as many cool places as we can explore together….
Larry King turns 85 on Nov. 19, and his career in front of a microphone turns 61 on May 1. He has conducted more than 50,000 interviews – getting to know the thoughts of athletes, movie stars, musicians, millionaires, politicians and presidents all while wearing his iconic suspenders. “I just always wanted to be in…
Pictured above: Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance members from riding clubs across the country stop in Needles, CA, with the Colorado River in the background. From left, Ilan (Eli) Navon (NY), Ilan Nahum (NY), Doug Faigel (AZ), Nico Berlin (Charleston), Jeff Chernoff (FL), Nevin Heitner (AZ), Michael Feldman (MI), Jodii Zimmerman (AZ), Max Heeres (AZ), Harvey Wershbale…
Pictured above: The team from Olgin+Efune Recycling Company, from left, Chad Olgin, Julissa Portillo, Marc Olgin, Becky Palacio and Brad Efune. Brad Efune and Chad Olgin have always been in each other’s life – albeit indirectly. Brad is two years younger than Chad but they both attended The King David School (now closed and Pardes …
Pictured above: Dr. Michael Markson shows Judy Stern Bartelstone a photograph of himself as a child with his mother, Clara Sauberblatt. Photo by Jason Robey Sun Sounds of Arizona (sunsounds.org) will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in November. The service provides audio access 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and is available to…
Pictured above: Photos of a furnished model show the light- filled, spacious living areas in The Palazzo’s renovated apartments. The property at 6250 N. 19th Ave. in Phoenix has been through many management and ownership changes in its history. The property was purchased by Westport Capital Partners and became The Palazzo, a full continuing care…
Pictured above: SWU Southwest Campus Director Sgula Dershowitz, left, with SWU ASU Emerson Fellow Mara Friedman. Since StandWithUs was founded 16 years ago, half a million college students have participated in SWU campus programs. The Israel education nonprofit has distributed tens of millions of copies of the user-friendly educational materials it developed. Hundreds of millions…
Pictured above: Anna Lentz as Anne Frank. Photo courtesy Goat Factory Media Entertainment. David Ira Goldstein returns to Arizona Theatre Company this month to direct “The Diary of Anne Frank.” David retired as artistic director last year after 26 years and is now artistic director emeritus of ATC. “The Diary of Anne Frank” is the…
