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Tucsonan Josh Landau, left in second row, with teammates at the opening ceremony of the Pan American Maccabi Games in Brazil.

Tucsonans fare well at Pan American Maccabi Games in Brazil

Posted under Local on January 27th, 2012. Leave a Comment »

Sao Paolo, Brazil, is “a weird place,” with the most skyscrapers in the world but also teeming slums, says Tucsonan Josh Landau, who was there for the 12th annual Pan American Maccabi Games, held Dec. 26-Jan. 2. “We were staying in a really nice four-star hotel and you look out our window and across the [...]

Arizona Centennial: Cemeteries reveal history of years gone by

Posted under Local on January 27th, 2012. Leave a Comment »

It’s not morbid, it’s history. For a state that’s nearly 100 years old, Arizona has no shortage of fascinating stories, many of which can be found in our historic Jewish cemeteries. Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson contains the grave sites of the men and women that figure prominently in the city’s early Jewish history, including the [...]

Arizona Centennial: Women vital to arts, education, religious life

Posted under Local on January 27th, 2012. Leave a Comment »

Tucson trailblazer Clara Ferrin, the daughter of German immigrants Joseph and Therese Ferrin, was born in Tucson on July 26, 1881, at her parents’ home. She, along with her sister and brother, attended the Congress Street School, which later became the location of the David Bloom & Sons Clothing Store from 1931 to 1968, named [...]

Producer to attend NW screening on Jews of India

Posted under Arts and Culture, Local on January 26th, 2012. Leave a Comment »

A free screening of the documentary “This Song Is Old,” about the B’nei Menashe Jews of India, will take place Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. at the Sun City Social Hall, 1495 E. Rancho Vistoso Blvd. in Oro Valley. The B’nei Menashe, who live in the northeastern Indian province of Manipur, have been recognized [...]

Susan Kovitz (left) and Susan Claassen rehearse ‘Look Ma, We’re Dancing,’ premiering at The Invisible Theatre. (Tim Fuller)

Tucson to debut ‘Look Ma, We’re Dancing’

Posted under Arts and Culture, Local on January 26th, 2012. Leave a Comment »

The Invisible Theatre will stage the world premiere of Janet Neipris’ “Look Ma, We’re Dancing,” a lighthearted comedy about two grown sisters who are still competing for the approval and attention of their long dead mother. The show will run Feb. 8-26, with a preview performance Feb. 7. “Janet is a playwright that we have [...]

Charles Moses Strauss, the first Jewish mayor of Tucson, Arizona Territory (elected 1883), with his son, Charles junior. Eileen Warshaw, executive director of the Jewish History Museum, explains that Strauss was actually a very dapper gentleman. The Western “duds” he and his son are wearing in this photo were photographer’s props. (Courtesy Jewish History Museum)

Jewish Tucsonans will exclaim ‘Shalom Pardner’ for AZ Centennial

Posted under Local on January 26th, 2012. Leave a Comment »

Tucson has a rich Jewish history, which the Jewish community will celebrate during the city’s Arizona Centennial Weekend from Feb. 10 to 12. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime event,” says Eileen Warshaw, executive director of the Jewish History Museum and one of the co-chairs of the Downtown Centennial Celebration Committee. On Saturday, Feb. 11, all downtown [...]

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TIPS partnership to bring Israeli artists to Tucson

Posted under Arts and Culture, Israel, Local on January 26th, 2012. Leave a Comment »

Four Israeli artists will spend almost two weeks in Tucson next month, giving workshops and talking about their experiences as artists living in Israel. “This amazing ‘partnership 2gether’ project, sponsored by the Jewish Agency for Israel, Jewish Federations of North America and our local TIPS (Tucson, Israel, Phoenix, Seattle) committee, helps bring people from Israel [...]

(L-R): Nina Isaac, Randi Levin, Cheryl Wortzel, Shaun Kozolchyk and David Plotkin at JFSA’s Hava Tequila Young Leadership Bash last year.

Federation to host 2nd Hava Tequila Bash

Posted under Local on January 26th, 2012. Leave a Comment »

The 2nd Annual Hava Tequila Bash, sponsored by the Jewish Federation’s Young Leadership Cabinet and the Tucson Jewish Community Center, will take place Feb. 4, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the JCC. Co-chaired by Andrew and Nina Isaac and Phil and Dani Bregman, Hava Tequila offers a nightclub atmosphere for ages 21 and [...]

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords hugs Daniel Hernandez, the former congressional intern who helped save her life, at a private gathering Jan. 23. (Facebook.com)

Giffords resigns from Congress, is honored in emotional farewell

Posted under Local, National, News on January 23rd, 2012. Leave a Comment »

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), who was wounded in an assassination attempt on Jan. 8, 2011, announced Sunday that she would resign from Congress. In a dramatic two-minute video posted on her congressional website, Giffords said she will step down as she continues her recovery. “I have more work to do on my recovery, so [...]

The memorial stone to be dedicated Jan. 29 reads ‘Remembering the Victims of the Holocaust’

Green Valley to dedicate Holocaust memorial

Posted under Local on January 13th, 2012. Leave a Comment »

Beth Shalom Temple Center of Green Valley will host a free community gathering in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Green Valley Mortuary and Cemetery, 18751 S. La Canada Dr. The program will feature historical perspectives, readings, poetry, music and thoughts shared by local [...]