A new survey conducted for Hillel International and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) found that antisemitism is a looming and present threat for Jewish college students, with one in three students personally experiencing antisemitic hate directed at them in the last academic year. The nationally representative survey also found that most students who experienced antisemitic activity…
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is up there with the rings of Saturn and the blue marble of Earth for solar system icon status. In a study published today in Science, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers and their collaborators on NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter report that this spot – really a giant, persistent storm –…
Photo: Participants at the Masa Live at 18 event. Thousands of Masa Israel Journey Fellows, alumni, partners and community members came together on October 20, 2021, at Hayarkon Park in Israel to celebrate the start of Masa Israel Journey’s 2021-22 programming year and Masa’s 18th year anniversary of transformative work. Since its 2004 founding by…
Photo: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev With a new academic appointment and the upcoming Center for the Study of a Shared Society, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) takes bold steps in support of diversity and inclusion among students and faculty, as well as beyond campus. The first Arab woman from the Negev promoted to…
Photo: Noa Tishby, left, and Alma Hernandez are both on Algemeiner’s J100 list. Noa was in Tucson on Oct. 10. for an event at the Weintraub Israel Center. Photo courtesy Facebook. The Algemeiner unveiled its 8th annual “J100” list of the top 100 people “positively influencing Jewish life” on Oct. 12, at a lavish gala…
Aaron Rottenstein, Senior Vice President at UBS Financial Services where he is also designated as an Endowment and Foundation Consultant and is accredited as one of about 100 UBS Institutional Consultants was named one of the top 500 Next-Gen Wealth Managers of 2021 by Forbes Magazine. Aaron is the only Tucsonan to make the list….
Valley Beit Midrash is excited to introduce two new team members: Becca Habalow, Engagement Director Becca is excited to support the growth of Valley Beit Midrash in Denver! An east coast native, Becca grew up outside of Boston, MA but has been enjoying the rocky mountains living in Colorado for the past eight years….
Photo: Holocaust Survivor Dr. Alexander White, Phoenix Holocaust Association President Sheryl Bronkesh and Vice President Janice Friebaum at at an AZ Senate education committee meeting in January 2020. Photo Credit: Anthony Fusco, Jr. The Phoenix Holocaust Association (PHA) has been working for several years to advance a mandate for Holocaust education in Arizona. In 2021,…
Photo: One of the auction items is this humorous signed lithograph print titles “Wonder of Wonders … Miracle of Miracles!” by famous Israeli cartoonist, Martin Holt. Jewish War Veterans (JWV) Copper State Post 619 online auction “A Hand Up 4 Vets” will run Oct. 27 through Nov. 10. Funds from this auction will be used…
Photo: left to right: Austin Rosen, Afo Verde, Diane Warren, Harvey Mason Jr. and Ben Maddahi On Thursday, October 7th, Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) held its third annual “Celebrating Ambassadors Of Peace” (AOP) event in Beverly Hills. This year’s honorees were: Harvey Mason jr., (CEO of the Recording Academy/Grammys); Diane Warren (Grammy Award Winning & 12 Time Oscar…
