Early Childhood Education students at the Tucson Jewish Community Center learn about Hanukkah Part of a series on Jewish early childhood education at the Tucson J, showing how the centers open a gateway into Jewish life.… Read more »
UA Hillel kicks off the fall semester with new and returning students and a new academic year on campus.… Read more »
The annual Project Isaiah food and fund drive runs September 4 to October 17 and supports the Community Food Bank.… Read more »
Handmaker and Congregation Eshel Avraham in Tucson have a long collaboration, including Shabbat dinners.… Read more »
Carla Hinton, 74, an artist and advocate for social justice, died July 20, 2026, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.… Read more »
BBYO held a “Global Shabbat” event at the Tucson Jewish Museum and Holocaust Center in December 2025, its third annual event at the museum. (Photo courtesy Davis Hubbell) Jewish youth groups in Tucson offer teens a place to belong, explore their identity and build leadership skills.… Read more »
Marcia in the community garden on Manhattan’s West Side where she had a plot. (Photo: Judith Manelis)
A personal reflection on sadness and relief in mourning, written after a message from Marcia's husband.… Read more »
Local eighth grader Eithan Moss takes third place at the RTX Invention Convention with his Cooling Box.… Read more »
Amrit Levi Gibbons becomes a Bar Mitzvah on August 22, 2026, at Kol Ami Synagogue.… Read more »
Kim Klett speaks at the Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center educators’ conference on July 21, 2026. Klett was TJMHC’s 2021 Educator of the Year.
The Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center's educators' conference on teaching the Holocaust and other genocides, July 21, 2026.… Read more »
Tucson J Early Childhood Education students plant seeds in the Shay-Shay Community Garden with teacher Demaris Weitzel (Photo: Tucson J) Part of a series on Jewish early childhood education, showing how the Sheva Framework shapes the Tucson J's classrooms.… Read more »
Judith Manelis blesses the Shabbat candles at Kol Ami Synagogue on Friday, July 10, 2026. (Photo: Stephen Shawl)
Judith Manelis reflects on turning 88, feeling youthful, and the aches and pains that come with age.… Read more »
Hebrew High returns to Southern Arizona this fall as a weekly Jewish learning and belonging program for grades 8 to 12.… Read more »
Tucsonan Seth Schindler is featured in the collection Manna Songs: Stories of Jewish Culture and Heritage.… Read more »
Myra Dinnerstein, research professor emerita at the University of Arizona, died July 15, 2026, at age 92.… Read more »
Handmaker activity assistant Shania Sponaas, left, and former activity assistant Gracie Soto participate in a Red Cross Blood Drive at Handmaker in June 2025. Handmaker hosts a Red Cross blood drive on August 11, where one donation can save up to three lives.… Read more »
Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Southern Arizona staff members, clockwise from top left: Sophie German, Sharon Glassberg, Ginger Doran, and Raisa Moroz Jewish Family & Children's Services of Southern Arizona puts person-centered, trauma-informed care at the center of its work.… Read more »
Jewish leaders and elected officials condemn antisemitism after campaign signs for a Jewish candidate were defaced in Tucson.… Read more »
(L-R): Renee Pourrier, Diana Coleman, and Keri Gall at Handmaker’s Rubin Assisted Living (Photo courtesy Nanci Levy) Handmaker volunteers spend time with residents at assisted living, playing games and sharing their company.… Read more »
Shoshi Lipschultz, an Arizona native and University of Arizona alum, becomes executive director of UA Hillel in July.… Read more »
