Michele Bachmann WASHINGTON (JTA) — Michele Bachmann in a bathroom confronted by two lesbians and screaming for help, or Bachmann at the Western Wall surrounded by Jews and weeping with joy. Where your politics are likely will determine which incident involving Bachmann you’d highlight. But supporters of Bachmann, a presidential aspirant… Read more »
I usually think of hand-washing, germaphobe that I am, as a necessary part of my daily routine. I will admit to washing my hands or using hand sanitizer probably more often than most, but nonetheless it is not something I give much attention as part of creating a space… Read more »
Lisa Jackson Pulver, a Jewish member of the Aboriginal tribe called the Wiradjuri. (From "Hand in Hand: Jewish and Indigenous People Working Together" by Anne Sarzin and Lisa Miranda Sarzin) SYDNEY, Australia (JTA) — Lisa Jackson Pulver is not your average Australian Jew. Yes, she is one of this country’s 110,000 or so Members of the Tribe, but she is also a member of another tribe: an Aboriginal clan called the Wiradjuri. Jackson Pulver says she’s… Read more »
Recently, my husband and I went to a Beatles musical revue and had a wonderful time singing and dancing in the aisles with other middle-aged ex-hippies to tunes like “Yellow Submarine,” “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “Michelle.” In the car on the way home, we sang some… Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) — It’s the nightmare of every parent — and every teacher, youth leader and camp director. When a child dies in an accident while in someone else’s care, the agonizing questions begin: Could we have done anything different? Were all the proper procedures followed? And above… Read more »
Roslyn Bloch Hinderstein of Oro Valley, Ariz., 81, died June 21, 2011. Born in New York, Mrs. Hinderstein was a volunteer teacher for special needs children, both in Long Island and Tucson. Mrs. Hinderstein was preceded in death by a previous husband, Joseph Selikoff. Survivors include her husband, Manuel… Read more »
Stanley Bernstein, 86, died June 20, 2011. Before moving to Tucson, Mr. Bernstein lived in Lexington, Mass. Mr. Bernstein was preceded in death by his wife, Gila Bernstein; sister, Miriam Squire; and stepson, David Chaikin. Survivors include his wife, Susan Chaikin; son, Keith Bernstein of Naples, Maine; stepchildren, Amy… Read more »
Hyman E. Capin, 73, died June 12, 2011. Mr. Capin was raised in Nogales and moved to Tucson in 1994. Survivors include his children, Audrey Capin of Santa Monica, Calif., Melissa Capin of Manhattan Beach, Calif., and Lillian (Michael) Swenor of Redondo Beach, Calif.; brother, Harlan Capin of Tucson;… Read more »
Mildred Margolis, 89, died June 11, 2011. Mrs. Margolis was born in Lynn, Mass. In 1940, she married Herbert Margolis, moved to California and then to Tucson. Together they started Arizona Meat Packers, which remained a family business until their retirement in 1972, when they moved to Palm Springs,… Read more »
Philip “Achilles” Travers, 76, died May 30, 2011. Born in Neptune, N.J., Mr. Travers graduated from Asbury Park High School in New Jersey and attended Campbell College in North Carolina. He served in the U.S. Army as a medic from 1956-1958. He worked in the atomic energy field while… Read more »
Anita Greenberg, 84, died May 29, 2011. Born in New York, Mrs. Greenberg graduated from Hofstra University in 1948 with a bachelor’s degree in English and later worked toward a master’s degree in education. She worked as an English teacher on Long Island. She moved to Tucson with her… Read more »
Charles “Chuck” H. Cohen, 69, died April 22, 2011. Survivors include his wife, Sandy; children, Heidi (Frank Corrales) Cohen, David Cohen, and Jeff (Traci Sym) Baron; sister, Marylin (Sid) Eisenfeld; and four grandchildren. The Cohen family is grateful to Frank Corrales for his organ donation, which extended Mr. Cohon’s… Read more »
A daughter, ELLA FRANCES SCHAEFER, was born May 24, 2011 to Jessica Bash and Eric Schaefer of Forest Hills, N.Y. Grandparents are Jill and David Bash of Tucson and Marlene Schaefer of Merrick, N.Y.… Read more »
Joshua Ian Brent and Liana Tsirklin announce their engagement. Josh is the son of Dr. Wayne and Heidi Brent of Tucson and grandson of Louis and Helen Rib of Tucson and Philip and Shirley Brent of Encino, Calif. Josh will complete his bachelor’s degree in optical sciences and engineering… Read more »
THE TUCSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER announced its 2011-2012 board of directors at its annual meeting on Tuesday, May 3. The officers are Tom Warne, chair; Barney Holtzman, vice chair; Ed Rogoff, vice chair; Jill Rosenzweig, vice chair; Jeff Silvyn, vice chair; Mary Cochran Wolk, vice chair; Stuart Shatken, secretary;… Read more »
KALEY ROSE WEINTRAUB, a University High honor student, has committed to the swim team at University of Rhode Island, where she will enter the Doctor of Pharmacy program. Weintraub, a Tucson Hebrew Academy alumna, is also a dancer with the Arizona Ballet Theater and a synchronized swimmer. She represented… Read more »
Supporters of the planned flotilla to Gaza participate in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Rome, Italy, on May 14, 2011. (Lucian via CC) JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Navy is preparing to intercept the pro-Palestinian flotilla due to set sail for the Gaza Strip from Mediterranean ports later this week. Commandos from the Israeli Navy’s elite Shayetet 13 unit have spent weeks preparing to stop the flotilla from reaching Gaza, including practicing new ways… Read more »
Noam Shalit, father of captive Israeli soldier Gilad shalit, sits beneath a banner depicting his son and Ron Arad, the missing-but-assumed-dead Israeli airman, in a protest tent near the prime ministers residence in Jerusalem, June 2, 2011. [Miriam Alster/FLASH90/JTA]r JERUSALEM (JTA) — Michal Naamani traveled to Jerusalem from her home near Kfar Saba to hand out yellow ribbons to passers-by and bumper stickers to motorists reading “Gilad is alive.” Naamani, a high school teacher, felt that she wanted to do something to help captive Israeli soldier Gilad… Read more »
New Square Grand Rebbe David Twersky strongly encourages residents of the heavily Chasidic suburban New York village he leads to worship at his synagogue, pictured here. (Alex Weisler/JTA Photo Service) For years, this leafy Chasidic village about an hour north of New York City has been a shtetl-like haven where residents could live their strictly Orthodox lifestyle far from the temptations and bustle of the nation’s largest city. Out of view of all but very few, life in this… Read more »
A son, ZACHARY EZRA GAL-OR, was born May 29, 2011, to Julie and Ronen Gal-Or. Grandparents are Esther and Mordechai Gal-Or and Mark and Nancy Medina, all of Pittsburgh, Pa. Great-grandparents are Florence and Eugene Biedrzycik and Jesse Medina of Pittsburgh, and Jacques and Marie Goldfeder of Haifa, Israel.… Read more »
