“Human rights matter no matter who you are.” That is the driving philosophy of Kim Klett, an English teacher at Mesa’s Dobson High School. Inspired by an Arizona State University class in Holocaust literature and history in 1999, she felt compelled to share her newfound knowledge and insights with her students. She envisioned an educational…
In the world of sports careers, Mike Feder hit a home run. The Tucson-based sports executive has enjoyed a 30-year, highly successful career in baseball team management as well as five years in football. As the current coordinator of Southern Arizona special projects for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Mike has the distinction of being the only…
A literary tour de force is headed to Phoenix March 16 and 17. The annual, highly acclaimed Book and Author event is sponsored by the Phoenix Chapter of the Brandeis National Committee. Every year, hundreds of book aficionados travel to Phoenix to revel in this gala event that attracts between 700 and 800 attendees and…
A startling family revelation became a life-changing moment for Mesa Rabbi Yosef Garcia. A former altar boy raised in Panama, Garcia always took it for granted he and his family were Catholic. In 1987 an illuminating conversation at a family wedding turned his world upside down. “I was telling my great uncle Chi how amazed…
Life has a way of sending us unseen messages, pointing us in directions we never imagined and just plain delighting us with random surprises. Just ask Marty Brounstein, a California-based management consultant, teacher and author, who found a powerful new direction for his life after taking a six-week pleasure trip to the Netherlands with his…
