Rose Rudis, 92, died Oct. 12 in Seal Beach, Calif. In 1938, Mrs. Rudis escaped the Nazis by walking across the thin ice of the Rhine River from Austria into Switzerland, where she was reunited with her boyfriend, Joe Rudis, who had escaped the Gestapo days earlier. They married… Read more »
Dr. Raymond Grossman, 83, died Oct. 17, 2011. Born in Newark, N.J., Dr. Grossman enlisted in the U.S. Navy, becoming a corpsman and achieving the rank of PhM3/c. He graduated from Columbia University in 1951. He went to the University of Brussels in Belgium before attending the University of… Read more »
A son, MICAH ELI KATZ, was born Aug. 2, 2011 to David and Shannon (Zimbler) Katz of Portland, Ore. Grandparents are Dr. Maurice and Randy Davidson of Tucson, Gary and Bettie Zimbler of Tucson, and Howard and Sandy Katz of Portland. Micah joins his brother, Jordan.… Read more »
SIDNEY FINKEL, a Holocaust survivor and educator who speaks to students in Tucson and nationwide, will be awarded an honorary doctorate in public service from Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Ill., and will deliver their December 2011 commencement address. Finkel is the author of the memoir “Sevek and the… Read more »
1ST RATE 2ND HAND THRIFT STORE, Tucson’s Jewish nonprofit community thrift store, has hired JENNI STEINBERG PAGANO as manager. Pagano has experience running nonprofit, online vintage and designer shops. She has worked in commercial and residential interior design and is one of the founding editors of Refashion Co-op, a… Read more »
NATALIE LEONARD, daughter of Katherine and Arnold Leonard, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Congregation Anshei Israel. She is the granddaughter of Jill Siegrist of Olympia, Wash., and Robert Leonard and Jean Saliman, both of Tucson. Natalie attends Tucson Hebrew Academy, where she is… Read more »
DAVID BORUCH TZVI LAYTIN, son of Julie and Shalom Laytin, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Chabad on River. He is the grandson of Penny Fox of Tucson and Isska and Malka Laytin of Jerusalem. David attends Tucson Hebrew Academy, where he is a… Read more »
YAAKOV YOSHUA YEHESKAL LAYTIN, son of Julie and Shalom Laytin, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Chabad on River. He is the grandson of Penny Fox of Tucson and Isska and Malka Laytin of Jerusalem. Yaakov attends Tucson Hebrew Academy, where he is a… Read more »
Miriam C. Sack, 94, died Oct. 3, 2011, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Mrs. Sack graduated from the University of Chicago. She retired as a family counselor for the Chicago Board of Health. She was a long-time member of Congregation KAM Isaiah Israel in Chicago and Congregation Or Adam in Scottsdale;… Read more »
Evelyn Morris, 88, died Sept. 30, 2011. Mrs. Morris worked as a nurse. She volunteered at Veterans Hospital and the League of Women Voters. She was past president of a New Jersey branch of B’nai B’rith. Mrs. Morris is survived by her husband of 66 years, Edwin; children, Cheryl… Read more »
Maxine “Bunny” Matlick, 84, died Sept. 24, 2011. Mrs. Matlick was a life member of Hadassah and Brandeis National Committee; past president of Brandeis National Committee, Tucson chapter; and a member of the Desert Caucus. Survivors include her husband, Gerald; children, Cathy Greenbaum, Kenneth (Lorie) Matlick and Tracy (Tony)… Read more »
Seymour “Sy” Oliven, 78, died Sept. 21, 2011. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Oliven graduated from Flatbush Yeshiva and Abraham Lincoln High School. After serving in the U.S. Army, he graduated from New York University and the American Institute of Banking. He was a volunteer in the… Read more »
Herbert E. Ennis, 89, died Aug. 5, 2011. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Ennis graduated from The Cooper Union. He developed fiberglass artificial limbs for the U.S. Navy. In 1967, he moved to Chicago as president of the defense division for Brunswick Corp. Mr. Ennis worked with the Israeli… Read more »
It’s so confusing … You’ve heard the arguments. All the spin, the ads, the furious blogs and heated discussions about a possible U.N. vote to acclaim an “Independent, Unified Palestinian State.” What lofty language. Independent. Unified. Words and concepts dear to our hearts. But would such a state, merely… Read more »
WASHINGTON (JTA) — After the mutual accusations of ethnic cleansing and the sarcastic posturing, the ball is back in the Palestinians’ court. The upshot of last week’s Lollapalooza of speechmaking at the United Nations is that the Obama administration has succeeded in persuading the international community to back the… Read more »
JENNIFER FERRELL has been hired as the part-time assistant for the WEINTRAUB ISRAEL CENTER, a program of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona and the Tucson Jewish Community Center. A Tucson native, Ferrell previously worked with her husband, Chris, at Ferrell Insurance Agency. U-SWIRL FROZEN… Read more »
JOYCE FINKELSTEIN of Green Valley has been selected by AARP to receive Arizona’s 2011 AARP State Andrus Award for Community Service. Finkelstein serves on the board of Green Valley Recreation as treasurer. She is secretary of the Greater Green Valley Community Foundation and a member of its allocations and… Read more »
A daughter, SARAH CEITLIN, was born Sept. 21, 2011 to Feigie and Rabbi Yehuda Ceitlin of Tucson. Grandparents are Chanie and Rabbi Yossie Shemtov of Tucson and Adina and Rabbi Aaron Eliezer Ceitlin of Montreal, Canada. Great-grandmother is Gita Ceitlin of Montreal. Sarah joins her sister, Goldie.… Read more »
A daughter, ELIANA FRANCES SAGERMAN, was born Aug. 4, 2011 to Laura and Paul Sagerman of Tucson. Grandparents are Jack and the late Ellen Pinnas of Tucson and Harriet and Ronald Sagerman of Great Neck, N.Y.… Read more »
LILY JEAN PETERS, daughter of Tom Peters and Annette Hillman, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Congregation Or Chadash. She is the granddaughter of Charles Hillman and the late Donna Hillman of Palm Desert, Calif., and the late Robert and Jean Peters of Chicago,… Read more »
