People and connections. They are our focus at Arizona Jewish Life. They are what a Jewish lifestyle magazine is all about. While I think every issue is motivated by the desire to share individual stories with universal messages, this month’s issue seems especially rich in personal journeys.
Instead of focusing on one individual for the December cover story, we share a series of profiles of people and families who have started over – and not just once. Families fled persecution
in Europe and found some level of security in Latin America; later their descendants decided to once again start new lives – this time in the United States. Those individuals have become doctors, musicians, entrepreneurs and Jewish professionals who enrich Arizona’s landscape.
Our special section on real estate is likewise a focus on people – people who find motivation from very diverse areas. We talked to Realtors motivated by the desire to match the right person with the right home, to help others achieve the American Dream, to mesh all aspects of a real estate transaction for a successful result. We talked to one Realtor who even views her clients as extended family. How Jewish is that?
The focus on people continues in our Senior Section with a story of the former first lady of the Anti-Defamation League, who joined her husband in a lifetime pursuit to ensure all people’s rights were protected.
That is what a Jewish lifestyle magazine does. We share the personal stories of our community and explore how those stories impact the community. We thank all the people who have been willing to share their stories in our first year and look forward to many more years of enriching the community through shared experiences.
