(L-R): Jim Whitehill, JCF board chair; Tom Warne, JFSA immediate past chair; Deanna Evenchik; Jonathan Rothschild, mayor of Tucson; Stuart Mellan, JFSA president and CEO; and Shelly Silverman, JFSA chair (Martha Lochert)
JFSA and JCF hold grand opening celebration
The Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona and the Jewish Community Foundation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house at their new home, the Harvey and Deanna Evenchik Center for Jewish Philanthropy, on Sunday, Oct. 15. More than 150 people attended the event.
Members of the next generation of Jewish community leaders join JFSA president and CEO Stuart Mellan to dedicate the mezuzah at the Harvey and Deanna Evenchik Center for Jewish Philanthropy. (L-R): Ben Pozez, Mellan, Adina Artzi, Naomi Present, David Artzi, Scott Tobin, and Michael Artzi. [Martha Lochert)
(L-R): Theresa Dulgov, Yulia Genina, Walter Feiger, Stuart Mellan, Wolfgang Hellpap, Daniel Hellpap (Wolfgang’s son), Pawel Lichter, Sara Lichter [Sharon Glassberg)
Holocaust Survivors group enjoys private tour
The Tucson Holocaust Survivors group toured the Harvey and Deanna Evenchik Center for Jewish Philanthropy with Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona President and CEO Stuart Mellan on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The group got an overview of the work of the Federation and the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona. The survivors group, housed at Jewish Family & Children’s Services, meets weekly to learn from and about a diverse cross section of our general and Jewish Tucson community.
Sara Lichter, wife of Holocaust survivor Pawel Lichter, makes her imprint on the community tree through the Jewish Community Foundation. Looking on are, from left, Walter Feiger, Pawel Lichter, and JCF Director of Legacy Development Brenda Landau.Sara Lichter, wife of Holocaust survivor Pawel Lichter, makes her imprint on the community tree through the Jewish Community Foundation. Looking on are, from left, Walter Feiger, Pawel Lichter, and JCF Director of Legacy Development Brenda Landau. [Sharon Glassberg)
Genetics counselor speaks at Hadassah lunch
Diane Katz (right), program vice president for Hadassah Southern Arizona, presents a certificate of appreciation to guest speaker Cassandra Garcia on Oct. 15. [Courtesy Hadassah Southern Arizona)
Thirty-seven people attended the Hadassah Southern Arizona lunch on Sunday, Oct. 15. Cassandra Garcia, M.S., CGC, a certified genetic counselor at the University of Arizona Cancer Center, presented “Genetics of Breast Cancer, Jewish Ancestry, and Ongoing Research: Important Information for Men and Women.” The event was held at the Country Club of La Cholla, which donated the space and the meal.
Erica Bickart, daughter of Fran Bickart, carries the Torah at Temple Emanu-El’s Simchat Torah service on Thursday, Oct. 12.
