Promoting global awareness — as well as culinary coexistence — played a part in the choice of Cholla High Magnet School’s 2014 fall presentation of “The Arab-Israeli Cookbook” by Robin Soans, directed by Julian Martinez, the play is produced in partnership with the Qatar Foundation International. Assembled from first-person… Read more »
Maria Jutasi Coleman began sculpting five years ago. Her work is “made of the dust of the earth, as my beloveds have since become,” she says. (Pat Wick, Sierra Vista Herald) Psychologist Maria Jutasi Coleman didn’t mean to revive her Holocaust images from childhood. When she and her partner moved from Phoenix to retire in Bisbee five years ago, she began taking ceramics classes at Cochise College. Creating sculptures depicting the Holocaust “just happened,” Coleman told the AJP. “I was… Read more »
On Wednesday, Border Guard policemen on routine patrol in the Hebron casbah identified a Palestinian boy lying unconscious on the floor. A police officer and a paramedic team quickly ran to the boy, while reporting the incident and calling for additional medical help. Early examination of the boy showed… Read more »
Donna Moser, left, and her sister, Audrey Brooks, are co-chairs of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona 2015 Community Campaign. Visiting Greece, Israel, Russia and Ukraine on Federation missions, sisters Audrey Brooks and Donna Moser recognized that while the landscapes and languages may vary, the problems people face are similar all over the world. That led them to create a new theme, “Their Lives are in Our Hands,” for… Read more »
JILLIAN HANNAH CASSIUS, daughter of Jennifer and Mark Cassius, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 at Congregation Anshei Israel. She is the granddaughter of Beverly and Sam Cassius of Phoenix and Paul and the late Elaine Smelkinson of Tucson. Jillian attends The Gregory School,… Read more »
Cameron Patrick Busby, son of Cynthia Busby, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 at Congregation Chaverim. He is the grandson of Herman Busby and Carolyn Ashworth, both of Atlanta. Cameron attends Tucson Magnet High School, where he plays in the steel drum band “Jovert.”… Read more »
Elliot Philip Baruch, son of Dana Narter and Edward Baruch, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 at Congregation Or Chadash. He is the grandson of Marcia and Irwin Narter of Palm Desert, Calif., and Mary Ellen and Hurd Baruch of Tucson. Elliot attends Esperero… Read more »
GEVA OZERI, son of Nancy Ben-Asher Ozeri and Tidhar Ozeri, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at Congregation Anshei Israel. He is the grandson of Naomi and Yechiel Ozeri of Jerusalem and David and the late Bryna Ben-Asher of Tucson. Geva attends Alice Vail… Read more »
Miriam Jessica Arden, daughter of Susan Brish and Scott Arden, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at Temple Emanu-El. She is the granddaughter of Patricia and Adam Brish of Marquette, Mich., and Eleanor and the late Frederic Arden of Salem, N.H. She attends Orange… Read more »
JENNI STEINBERG PAGANO has launched RIVETED, a design shop housed in a vintage 1972 Shasta travel trailer. The shop sells vintage items as well as up-cycled handmade pieces. Pagano, who has a degree in design from University of California, Los Angeles, formerly managed the 1st Rate 2nd Hand Thrift… Read more »
Ellen Freeman ELLEN FREEMAN was elected to the board of Keshet, a national grassroots organization that works for the full equality and inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Jews in Jewish life. Freeman was program coordinator of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona’s LGBT Jewish Inclusion Project and is a… Read more »
“Fluffy” Shindler barks when he sees Friday night candles and understands that on Shabbat, it’s quieter than usual around the house. It was only natural, then, for the Shindlers to throw Fluffy a “bark mitzvah.” About eight years ago in Monsey, N.Y., the bichon frise donned a yarmulke and… Read more »
David Sirota, 86, died Oct. 2, 2014. Born in Detroit, Mr. Sirota moved to Tucson in 1947. He graduated from Tucson High School and earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Arizona. He was a professor of real estate finance and investment, teaching at the UA,… Read more »
Robert Londer, 87, died Sept. 7, 2014. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minn., Mr. Londer lived in Phoenix and Tucson for more than 40 years. He was a World War II veteran and a general contractor. He was also a member of B’nai B’rith and Beth El Synagogue of… Read more »
Pima Animal Care Center is a winner in the ASPCA 100K Challenge, held June 1-Aug. 31. PACC ranked first in Arizona in its year-over-year increase of total lives saved, and sixth in its division nationwide. PACC will receive $5,000 in prize money from the ASPCA. PACC is also the… Read more »
Chablis, a therapy dog, visits hospitals and other facilities. The term “service dog” has become a generic term for describing the activities of three types of working dogs: service, therapy and emotional support. They are, however, all different. Service dogs A college student with visual impairment, an older adult with mobility issues, a teenager who is a type… Read more »
A “throwback” photo of Marlyne Freedman from her Omaha days Omaha Jewish Reunion A reunion usually refers to a high school, college, or family gathering. From Sept. 12-14, Marlyne Freedman attended the first-ever Omaha Jewish Reunion. Born and bred in the “Gateway to the West,” Marlyne took this three-day trip down memory lane. The weekend included social, educational, and… Read more »
Oshrat Barel Current Israel “I have a dream,” wrote a young Israeli, Naor Narkis, several years ago, describing the life he would love to have. Now the 25-year-old is leading a social protest that is making him a role model for many young Israelis, even though for weeks he kept his… Read more »
Sixty years ago the Algerians revolted against the French who had ruled them for more than 120 years. On Nov. 1, 1954, the National Liberation Front, the leading Algerian underground, issued a proclamation calling upon the French government to enter negotiations which would eventually lead to the creation of… Read more »
When it comes to a long-term solution for our conflict with the Palestinians, there is no unanimity among Israelis. Many feel that the two-state solution is the only realistic option, while others believe that a Palestinian state would endanger Israel and therefore a regional agreement is needed to address… Read more »
