Hannah Elyse Peskin-Owens, the daughter of Joy Peskin-Owens and the late Jon Owens, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Congregation Anshei Israel. She is the granddaughter of Marilyn Peskin Kaufman and Paul Kaufman of Tucson, Anne Owens of Glendale, Ariz., and James C. Rowland… Read more »
Jade Isabelle Skolnik, daughter of Lori and Bruce Skolnik, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Congregation Or Chadash. She is the granddaughter of Sylvia and the late Gerard Krumm of Tucson and the late Aron and Ruth Skolnik. Jade attends Sabino High School. She… Read more »
TANA JONES, director of development at the TUCSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, has been honored with a 40 Under 40 award by the Arizona Daily Star and the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Jones joined the JCC in March 2011. After receiving a scholarship from the local chapter of the… Read more »
Recent photographs by CY LEHRER will be on display at the Tucson International Airport Lower Link Gallery through Dec. 31. It will include works from four projects: “Digital Noir,” “More Postcards from the Strip,” “Non-Objective Abstraction Group” and “The Walls of Buenos Aires: Collage.” A reception will be held… Read more »
Téa Elianna Weiner, daughter of Naomi and Tamir Weiner, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Sept. 28, 2013 with Congregation Bet Shalom at the Tucson Jewish Community Center. She is the granddaughter of Liliane and the late Alexander Blumenberg of Tucson; Betty and the late Ira Weiner of… Read more »
Yonatan Eliezer Weiner, son of Naomi and Tamir Weiner, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Sept. 28, 2013 with Congregation Bet Shalom at the Tucson Jewish Community Center. He is the grandson of Liliane and the late Alexander Blumenberg of Tucson; Betty and the late Ira Weiner of… Read more »
ALIYA MALKA MARKOWITZ, daughter of Ilana and Neil Markowitz, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 with Congregation Chaverim at the Westward Look Resort. She is the granddaughter of Jana Klenburg of New York, Barbara Potashkin of New Jersey, the late Herb Potashkin, the late… Read more »
Annie Stein (left) and Iris Sapovits with dolls donated to Hadassah University Hospital-Ein Kerem. Over the past few months, many Tucsonans traveled from the climes of Southern Arizona to similar ones in Israel. Here is a sampling of their varied sojourns: From April 13 to May 13, Iris Sapovits, co-president of Hadassah Southern Arizona, and Annie Stein, Hadassah’s Israel, Zionist and International Affairs… Read more »
A deep spiritual life is hard to find. While opportunities abound for spiritual connections (yoga, meditation, retreats and the like), for most of us it doesn’t come easy. The noise, unfinished to-do lists and the distractions of everyday life interfere with quieting our minds, letting go of our egos… Read more »
Rabbi Yossi Winner After watching countless students graduate with honors in their respective academic departments, I’ve found that above all the studies, perhaps the single most integral technique they’ve acquired is how to cram for an exam. A study I saw recently on time.com found that most students who cram typically only… Read more »
Tucson Jewish educators at a statewide conference in Phoenix Aug. 11. Bottom row (L-R): Teena Serlachini (Congregation Or Chadash), Rina Liebeskind (Or Chadash education director/Hebrew High); second row: Deborah Witchey and Ashley Hall (Or Chadash), Maya Collier, Hila Lamdan, Michaela Davenport and Page Confino (Congregation Chaverim), Justin Iaconis (Or Chadash); third row: David Weintraub (Or Chadash), Jason Moore (Chaverim), Cantor Janece Cohen and Cindy Weintraub (Or Chadash), Nancy Auslander (Congregation Anshei Israel), MeMe Aguila (Anshei Israel/Chaverim), Naomi Present (Chaverim education director), Daniella Bardack (Anshei Israel), Julie Unger Zorn and Scott Zorn (Or Chadash); fourth row: Oren Riback, Lily Peters, Rebecca Groff, Jared Erman and Caleb Groff (Or Chadash), Renee Hulsey (Anshei Israel), Noga Panai (Or Chadash/Hebrew High), Rabbi Ben Herman (Anshei Israel education director), Bryan Gordon (Anshei Israel); fifth row: Ariel Nadler (Or Chadash), Devin Hulsey (Anshei Israel) On Sunday, Aug. 11, 34 Jewish educators and directors from the religious schools of Congregation Anshei Israel, Congregation Chaverim, Congregation Or Chadash and Tucson Hebrew High boarded a chartered bus for the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus in Scottsdale to join educators from around the state for the first… Read more »
Project Isaiah, the Jewish community’s annual High Holidays food drive benefiting the Community Food Bank, begins today and runs through Sept. 30. The project is named for the Prophet Isaiah, who when asked why we fast on Yom Kippur, responded, “Is it not to share your bread with the… Read more »
Humane Borders will hold its second annual multi-faith “Blessing of the Fleet,” giving thanks for the trucks that service its desert water stations, on Sunday, Sept. 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the House of Neighborly Services, 243 W. 33rd St. in Tucson. Participants will include Rabbi Ben… Read more »
Tucsonans will have the chance to see Tucson born-and-bred Rabbi Jen E. Krause, who lives in New York City, lead High Holiday services at the 92nd Street Y. Services will be webcast live via www.92Y.org/HHLive and will also be available to military personnel at Davis Monthan Air Force Base… Read more »
Margo and Ron Gray were married at Temple Ezra in Chicago on Aug 12, 1973. Their reception was held at the Hyatt Hotel in Lincolnwood, Ill. They celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary by going on a tour of Japan and China with Rabbi Marvin Tokayer, an expert on Jewish… Read more »
The TUCSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is one of five arts groups in the state of Arizona to receive the full amount of state grant money available for the 2014 fiscal year. The Arizona Commission on the Arts made the awards based on fiscal ingenuity, broad participation from the state’s residents… Read more »
ZACHARY COHEN received the Outstanding Master (President) award from AEPi International, a Jewish fraternity. Cohen, a student at Drexel University in Philadelphia, will graduate in June with a double major in history and political science. He is the son of Cantor Janece Cohen of Congregation Or Chadash and grandson… Read more »
Richard Naftal Bleich, 81, died in Torrance, Calif., on Aug. 19, 2013. Mr. Bleich was preceded in death by his wife, Vida, and brothers, Clifford and Martin Bleich. Survivors include his daughters, Laurie Jo (Cliff) Gerstman and Karen Alix (Peter Laudenslager) Bleich; brother, Stephen Francis Bleich; and one granddaughter.… Read more »
Augusta “Gussie” Citron, 99, died Aug. 4, 2013. Mrs. Citron was born in New York City. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Sidney Raven, and her second husband, Charles Citron. Survivors include her children, Belinda Dumont of Tampa, Fla., and Mark (Ellen Shenkarow) Raven of Tucson;… Read more »
Gail Mordka, 69, died July 28, 2013. Born in Lansing, Mich., Mrs. Mordka served on the board of Jewish Family & Children’s Services and volunteered at the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona, as well as other agencies and charities. Survivors include her children, Michelle (William)Rubin of Skokie, Ill., and… Read more »
