Posts By April Bauer

JERUSALEM — The pressure on Mahmoud Abbas to back down from plans to seek recognition of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations in September is intensifying. Squeezed by a combination of concerted American pressure and intense Israeli diplomacy, some top Palestinian leaders are urging the Palestinian Authority’s president to… Read more »

Congregations Anshei Israel and Or Chadash will host a themed film series, “All God … And Only God,” Sundays, July 10 – August 7 at 7 p.m. at Congregation Anshei Israel. The series is free and will include complimentary popcorn and lemonade. A discussion with Rabbi Robert Eisen, Rabbi… 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

CONGREGATION ANSHEI ISRAEL has hired MICHAEL LANDY as executive director. Landy has a 25-year history of working with nonprofit Jewish communal agencies, with a focus on fundraising and marketing. He was recognized by the North American Association of Synagogue Executives as a Fellow in Synagogue Administration in 2006. Before… Read more »

STEVEN FREEDMAN, A.B., M.S., has written a novel, “Dinah Blu,” published by PublishAmerica. Freedman notes that he suffers from schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder, making his literary accomplishment “a triumph of the human spirit.”           BOBBY PRESENT will be a member of the United States masters… Read more »

TEDDY MAX HOROWITZ, son of Stephanie and Eric Horowitz, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, June 25 at Temple Emanu-El. Teddy is home-schooled and plays the piano. He won the Tucson Geography Bee and was among the top 10 in the state finals. He enjoys art history,… Read more »

Gideon Feldman, 77, died June 6, 2011. Born in Palestine, Mr. Feldman graduated from Lincoln High in Brooklyn, N.Y. He served in the U.S. Army and was a fireman during the Korean War. After the war, Mr. Feldman and his brother, Oded,  moved to Tucson and opened Arrow Liquors… Read more »