The Genesis Prize Foundation has announced film director, producer and philanthropist Steven Spielberg as the 2021 Genesis Prize Laureate. The annual $1 million Genesis Prize, dubbed the “Jewish Nobel” by TIME magazine, honors extraordinary individuals for their outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity, and commitment to Jewish values. The award recognizes Spielberg’s outstanding achievement as…
Photo: A wedding photo of Holocaust survivors married in the Weiden displaced persons camp in 1947. US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of William and Helen Luksenburg In celebration of love and friendship on Valentine’s Day this weekend, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will be presenting its forthcoming Facebook Live virtual event on exploring how love during…
For the second time in two weeks, a home in the Willo District neighborhood in Central Phoenix was left vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti. The first time it happened, on the weekend of Jan. 23, a swastika was painted on the front of the home while Alba Rodriguez, the homeowner was out of town. She was…
Glenn Hamer, who has served the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry as president and CEO since 2006 and who led the organization’s ascendence to become the state’s most influential business advocacy group, announced he will be departing his position to become the next president and CEO of the Texas Association of Business. Hamer’s 14-year…
Phoenix-based Creation, a sister company of LGE Design Build, has hired Josh Zemon as its managing principal. Josh will oversee all aspects of Creation’s real estate business alongside founding members David Sellers and Bob Agahi and including acquisitions, entitlement, development, construction, asset management, and capital raising. Creation’s primary focus will be to grow its industrial…
2020 was a year of pivoting for The Martin Pear JCC on the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus (“The J”). This year is starting out similarly as The J announced a change to its annual Allan J. Flader Community-Wide Purim Carnival. This year, The J is holding the Allan J. Flader Community-Wide Purim Celebration, the…
JScreen, a national nonprofit public health initiative dedicated to preventing genetic diseases, announced plans for the annual Jewish Genetic Screening Awareness Week (JGSAW), taking place February 1-5, 2021. Started last year and with organizational partners across the country, JGSAW will focus on powerful events, timely information and resources to help raise awareness about the…
Dr. Hillel Z. Baldwin, a Board Certified Neurological surgeon since 1996, practices at the Carondelet Neurological Institute (CNI) of St. Joseph’s Hospital. He has been a practicing surgeon partner at Western Neuro in Tucson since 1992. During his career, Dr. Baldwin has served as Chief of Neurosurgery at Tucson Medical Center, Northwest Medical Center and…
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) National Young Leadership (YL) division will host Israeli artist Amit Shimoni for “HIPSTORY: Reimagining Historical Icons,” on Wednesday, February 3, 5:30 PM EST. HIPSTORY is an art concept in which Shimoni, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Intelligence Corps veteran, reimagines historical icons as celebrated influencers. Shimoni’s collaborations range…
Photo: Running a workshop at The Squadron’s control center in Glilot. The Squadron, the only air force simulator program with Israeli fighter pilots as instructors, has announced their live, online center of excellence. The center, which is designed for both organizations and individuals, incorporates lessons from the Israel Air Force to promote the ideals and…
