As an Israeli Shlicha, it is so important for me to always build a bridge to Israel and bring the reality in Israel as it is. You may have seen some things on the news and wondered what is really going on. Since October 7th, there have been nonstop rocket attacks on the northern border of Israel from Hezbollah, a terrorist organization based in southern Lebanon. Seventy-five percent of the houses in my husband’s kibbutz, Manara, in the north have… Read more »
Camp Memories: Tucsonans Look Back on Golden Summers
Proponents say Jewish overnight camps strengthen kids’ Jewish identity. This was certainly true for Tucsonan Nanci Ogur Levy, who spent four summers at Pine Forest Camp in Greeley, Pennsylvania, as a camper, plus a summer as a waitress and another as a counselor-in-training. “It actually was my first real… Read more »
At Tucson J, Israeli Camp Counselors Keep Focus on Fun, Not War
At a Jewish Agency for Israel training this April for American Jewish summer camp directors and prospective Israeli counselors, also known as summer shlichim (emissaries), the slogan was “Now More Than Ever.” JAFI staff joked that the catchphrase is used for everything, even insurance companies, says Robin Kelley, director… Read more »
Of Blessed Memory: William Becker
William Becker was born in Milwaukee to Helen and Morris Becker on June 2, 1936. He grew up in Tucson, graduated from Tucson High in 1954, attended Marquette in Milwaukee and graduated from Marquette Dental School in 1961. As he used to say, “he married up” to Joyce Goldwyn… Read more »
Of Blessed Memory: Jim Stuehringer
Jim Stuehringer passed away on June 29, 2024, surrounded by loving family and friends after a battle with dementia. He was born in Akron, Ohio on August 19,1948 to Flo and Chuck Stuehringer. After graduating from law school at the University of Cincinnati, Jim relocated to Tucson with his… Read more »
Tucsonan Jessica Emerson’s Forthcoming Novel Already Creating a Buzz
Jessica Elisheva Emerson is happy her smart, steamy first novel, “Olive Days,” made the Los Angeles Daily News and Jewish Book Council summer reading lists, even though the book won’t be published until Sept. 10. When pitching it to agents, Emerson described “Olive Days” as “Unorthodox” meets “The End… Read more »
Rein-Solomon Engagement
Sophia Rein and Akiva Solomon have announced their engagement. Sophia is the daughter of Diane and David Rein of Great Neck, N.Y., and the granddaughter of Helene (z”l) and David Fink and Corinne and Howard (z”l) Rein. She is a senior at Columbia University. Akiva is the son of… Read more »
United Against Hate Takeaway: Reporting Key to Combating Hate Crimes
If you experience or witness antisemitism or an incident that might be a hate crime, don’t hesitate to report it. That message was repeated over and over at a United Against Hate event that drew about 150 people to the Tucson Jewish Community Center on June 18. United States… Read more »
Southern Arizona Jewish Community Made Meaning Together at Meeting at the Mountain in Celebration of Shavuot
The Tucson Jewish Community Center was abuzz with learning and conversation into the early hours of the morning during the recent Meeting at the Mountain, a special Shavuot event that brought the Southern Arizona Jewish community in celebration and study. The annual tikkun leil was proudly put on in… Read more »
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