Tucsonan David Lowe at El Tiro Gliderport in Marana (Courtesy David Lowe)
Ever had that dream when you’re soaring above the earth, peering down at the miniaturized version of life, whistling through the clouds, watching the birds swooping by? Welcome to David Lowe’s favorite hobby: gliding. A lifelong aviation enthusiast, Lowe became hooked on gliding after his first ride in 2007.… Read more »
Mayor Jonathan Rothschild Judaism advises us to “clothe, feed and shelter ones in need as if our own bodies.” So said Rabbi Stephanie Aaron of Congregation Chaverim in her welcome to around 100 people at the “Poverty in Tucson: Local Leaders Forum,” sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation… Read more »
GHINI’S FRENCH CAFFE, Coralie Satta, owner/chef Was your mother a good cook? What memories do you have of cooking with your mother or grandmother? I learned so much from my mother and grandmother. My recipe for Eggs Provencale originated with them, although in the restaurant I make it in a… Read more »
TYLER FENTON, chef/co-owner Tyler Fenton, at 25 years old, is a primarily self-taught restaurateur. He loves to experiment with new ingredients, both in the kitchen and behind the bar. As a result, his menu at Reilly Craft Pizza & Drink remains dynamic as Tyler constantly strives for culinary perfection.… Read more »
MASSIMO TENINO, owner/chef Born and raised in Northern Italy, where he learned his cooking skills from his mother and grandmother, Massimo Tenino came to the United States in 1993 and spent the next years developing his culinary style in Los Angeles and San Francisco. In 2003, he moved to… Read more »
CORALIE SATTA, owner/chef Born in Marseille, France, Coralie Satta began helping her mother and grandmother in the kitchen at the age of 2. At the age of 14, she worked as a pantry chef in Tucson and later worked at a private dinner club in Vermont. Returning to France,… Read more »
BILLY and CASSANDRA RAHN, chef/owners Husband and wife team Billy and Cassandra Rahn have both been in the food service industry for over 15 years, both with experience in multiple fast food and casual dining restaurants. After completing her B.S. in hospitality management from Northern Arizona University, Cassandra joined… Read more »
MARY STEIGER and SUSAN FULTON, chef/owners Mary Steiger started cooking as a child and by the time she was 7, knew she wanted to be a baker when she grew up. Susan Fulton came from a family with a passion for food and always fantasized about owning a restaurant.… Read more »
ROCCO DiGRAZIA, owner/chef Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Rocco DiGrazia’s first job was in a neighborhood pizzeria but he learned to “really cook” from his grandmother and later at Tucson’s Café Terra Cotta. Missing Chicago-style pizza after moving to Tucson, he began to experiment at… Read more »
ANTHONY COLUCI, executive chef Chef Anthony, a Boston native, was previously sous chef of the Cup Café and chef de cuisine of Maynards Kitchen. In the kitchen since age 13, now with over 18 years of culinary experience, he’s excited to continue the tradition of serving award-winning dishes in… Read more »
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Honoring the liberators Each year, from Yom HaShoah through Victory in Europe Day, the Holocaust display cabinet in the lobby of the Tucson Jewish Community Center is decorated to honor the liberators of the concentration camps in Europe, complete with a mannequin dressed in a 1940s U.S. Army uniform.… Read more »
THE TUCSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER’S SUSAN FRANK (left) and JULIE ZORN have been chosen to participate in LEAP (Leadership Enrichment and Advancement Program), a Jewish Community Center Association continental leadership program. They are two of only 22 participants selected nationwide. Frank is the Tucson J’s director of health and… Read more »
MADYSSEN ZARIN of University High School (left) and RACHAEL WEINSTEIN of Ironwood Ridge High School were among five Arizona high school juniors chosen by the Jewish National Fund for the Schwartz-Hammer Alexander Muss High School in Israel Impact Fellowship Program. They will attend the Alexander Muss High School in… Read more »
Sophia “Sophie” Annalise Bergantino, daughter of Tamar and JR Bergantino, will celebrate becoming a bat mitzvah on May 2, at Congregation Or Chadash. She is the granddaughter of Paul and Silvia Esrig of San Diego. Sophie attends The Gregory School, where she is an honor student. She enjoys tumbling… Read more »
Rabbi Yehuda Ceitlin It took only eight sincere words to rekindle the close connection between two American luminaries that had been shattered by political wars and opposing ideologies. Those eight words helped restore the bond of two Founding Fathers, both of whom served as presidents of the United States. Thomas Jefferson and… Read more »
Dear Jewish Community Concierge, I’ve always felt fairly connected to my Jewish heritage. Now that I’m a mom, how do I get my kids involved and bring Judaism into our family? Thank you, Rebecca Dear Rebecca, Mazel tov on this exciting new chapter in your life! There are many… Read more »
Just before Passover, the AJP published Amy Klein’s Op-Ed about compassion for women who do not readily conceive children (“At Passover time, remember pain of those struggling with infertility,” AJP 4/3/15). The February/March 2015 Hadassah Magazine (hadassahmagazine.org) describes the Rimon Mind-Body Fertility Center at the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center… Read more »
Bodies of Armenian victims of a campaign of mass killing by Ottoman Turks. (Wikimedia Commons) In April 1915, while World War I was raging, the government of the Ottoman Empire attacked its Armenian citizens. Over the next several years, it is estimated that one to 1.5 million Armenians died. Able-bodied men were murdered or enslaved as forced labor in the army, and hundreds of… Read more »
Close to 700 people poured into the Tucson Jewish Community Center on April 22 to take part in a memorial service for 18-year-old Kelsey Taylor Luria, who died April 18, 2015 after battling acute myeloid leukemia for almost six months. Rabbi Stephanie Aaron, who spoke at the memorial, said… Read more »
