Genocide Awareness Week at Scottsdale Community College
April 13-18
All events throughout the week are open to the public and free to attend.
To see the full schedule, visit www.scottsdalecc.edu/genocide.
Among the participants are PHSA members:
Helen Handler, Oskar Knoblauch, Harold Minuskin, Janice Friebaum, & Kim Klett
View the exhibit: Hélène Berr, A Stolen Life , through May 15 in the Student Center Lobby
Scottsdale Community College is located at 9000 E Chaparral Road in Scottsdale.
Yom HaShoah is a day to remember those who perished in the Holocaust.
The Reading of Remembrance, when we read the names of those of our Jewish people who were murdered in the Holocaust, will take place on Thursday, April 16, the actual date of Yom Hashoah. We will be reading the names from 8:00 am until 3:00 pm at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus, 12701 N Scottsdale Road. Call Joan Sitver if you’d like to participate at 602-971-0012. Sponsored by the Phoenix Holocaust Survivors Association.
Family Israel Night – Friday, Apr. 17, service 5:45pm; Shabbat dinner 6:45pm
Another great Mishpachah (family) program! Share an interactive and upbeat Shabbat celebration for families, followed by an Israeli-style dinner, Israeli dancing and an Israeli trivia bowl. Join us and make friends, build community, learn about Judaism, and have fun! $25 per family (two adults & up to 4 children); adults (13+) $10 per person. RSVP by Apr. 15 to Kim at 745-5550, ext. 224 or visit www.caiaz.org
Smile on Seniors monthly Shabbat Dinner.
Celebrate Shabbat with a 4-course home-cooked dinner in a warm and loving atmosphere.
At Chabad at 2110 E Lincoln Dr. in Phoenix
Suggested minimum donation $5.
RSVP to 602-492-7670 or chani@sosaz.org
Rabbi Abrams and cantorial soloist Pam Beitman will conduct a special service dedicated to Yom Hashoah Rememberance with guest speaker George Kalman at Beth Ami Temple in Paradise Valley on Friday, April 17 at 7:30 pm..
George was just nine years old in 1944 when his entire family was transpoted via rail car from his small Hungarian village to a Nazi slave labor camp in Austria. He spends much of his time talking to Arizona children as a speaker for the Phoenix Holocaust Survivors Association.
Services will be at 7:30 in the Palo Cristi sanctuary. Free event, but please call 602 956-0805 or email: admin@bethamitemple.org to RSVP.
Temple Havurat Emet monthly service celebrates the B’nai Mitzvah of the 2015 adult class. Three very special women have been studying for their Bat Mitzvah for quite some time and are going to do what they might have been doing at age 13! At 7:30 pm at the Lecky Center of the Robson Library, 9330 E Riggs Road, Sun Lakes. 480-802-5676, www.templehavuratemet.org
Spring Musicale follows Desert Foothills Jewish Community Association’s Shabbat services, featuring Sharon Friendly and keyboardist Debbie Offenhauser, performing country music to Broadway show tunes and opera. At 7:30 pm at a north Scottsdale location. First attendance is free; membership $60 per year. RSVP to Arlene: 480-585-4437, dfjca.org
Camp Swift Annual Carnival is a fun and free way to introduce Camp Swift to future campers and counselors. Teens in grades 7-12 are paired up with economically-disadvantaged kindergarten and first graders, and are invited to play carnival games, get their faces painted, jump in a bounce-house, and eat lots of freshly prepared BBQ food!
10:30-11:45am info session;
12-2:30 pm carnival at Foothills Community Center, 17835 N. 44 St. in Phoenix.
contact Kaylie@campswift.org
Parents’ Night Out Party (PNOP) at the Tucson JCC: Mystery Hunt
Parents can enjoy a night to themselves while the J-Care staff provides a fun-filled evening for their children. PNOPs include dinner, snack, games, dessert, field trip for ages 8+ and a movie with popcorn.
6-10 pm at 3800 E River Road in Tucson.
Members $20 for first child, siblings $15. Non-members add $5.
Contact Aimee Gillard 520-299-3000 x256 or agillard@tucsonjcc.org
Tweens On The Town for Grades 5-9, 6-10 pm at the Tucson JCC, 3800 E River Road. Spend your Saturday night hanging with new and old friends! Each event includes dinner and a trip to a fun location around Tucson. $20 members/$25 non-members. Contact Lindsay Migdal at 520-299-3000 x175 or lmigdal@ tucsonjcc.org