Horowitz Joins JCFSA Maya S. Horowitz joined the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona, Tucson, as project manager in November. Most recently, she was a marketing and digital communications specialist at Stanford University in California, where she also previously worked as a research assistant at the Center for Deliberative Democracy. She was a writer and…
Brothers Mitch, David and Bernie Lawitz have more than DNA in common; they all share the same passion – beads. If the name rings a bell, it’s because Mitch and Bernie were previous owners of the legendary Beads Galore in Tempe, and David worked in the family business for 20 years. Their enthusiasm for beads…
Pictured above: Robin Grossman’s inspirational view where she create jewelry for City Trends. Robin and Russell Grossman have lived in their Paradise Valley house just since July 2018, but they have already put their own style into renovations and have made it their own. “I’m so happy here I don’t want to move,” says Robin….
Pictured above: From left, Jason Isaak (campaign staffer), Joseph Sciarrotta, Jr. (deputy division chief counsel) and AG Brnovich inside the Sderot Indoor Playground. Attorney General Mark Brnovich had never visited Israel until last year – and he ended up going twice (at no taxpayer expense). His first trip was in July 2018 where he attended…
The Town Dump, an iconic landmark in Cave Creek, closed its doors on December 31 after 42 years in business. Owner Madelyn Hines said her business was “great fun,” but her age and some physical limitations prompted her to accept an offer on the buildings and property in November. The remaining items in the “wild…
Common Sense welcomes Arizona director Common Sense announced on Dec. 10, 2018 that Ilana Lowery is taking on the role of Arizona director, responsible for driving a strategic effort to build Common Sense’s presence, philanthropic base and strategic partnerships throughout the state. Common Sense is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids thrive in a…
We have all heard that “necessity is the mother of invention” and in the case of Shandee Chernow, creating her company CertiStar, was indeed a necessity. Shandee has food allergies and if she consumes certain foods, she can have a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction. According to the Food Allergy Research & Education website, “up to 15…
Pictured above: Shiloh, in Samaria, is one of the locations removed from Airbnb’s listings. UPDATE 12/17/18: Airbnb announced today that it has suspended the implementation of its prior decision to remove listings in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, after sending a senior delegation to Israel to negotiate with Tourism Minister Yariv Levin. “Our policy…
Pictured above: Susan Ginsberg working one-on-one with a client during a “Relaxy Hour” breathing session. If there’s one activity in life we don’t think we’ll ever need any help with or proper instruction for, it’s breathing. After all, from the very first day we’re born, we know the correct way to breathe, right? It turns…
Pictured above: WachsField Technologies helps to optimize performance of machinery such as this inlet blower at a landfill gas scrubbing plant in Texas. Although Stuart Wachs left Jewish communal work in 2017, he takes many of the skills he honed over the past three decades into his work in the private sector. He formed WachsField…
