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Jay Knapp, 88, died Dec. 6, 2016. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Mr. Knapp was an amateur magician and performed every week for children at Tucson Medical Center and University Medical Center for 14 years. Mr. Knapp was preceded in death by his daughter Marcia in 1978. Survivors include his… Read more »

Rabbi Batsheva Appel

The story of Naaman in the Book of Kings II has always been one of my favorites. He is a foreign commander who serves the king of Aram and he has tzara’at, which is usually translated as leprosy. Naaman goes to Elisha the prophet to be healed and is… Read more »

Anne Silverman Rothschild, 88, died Nov. 14, 2016. Mrs. Rothschild was preceded in death by her sister, Florence Kaplan. Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Lowell E. Rothschild; children, Jonathan (Karen Spiegel) Rothschild of Tucson and Jennifer (Julian Izbiky) Rothschild of Englewood, Colo.; and four grandchildren. A memorial… Read more »

Anna Rogovin, 100, died Oct. 27, 2016. Born in New York City to Russian immigrants, Ms. Rogovin attended Hunter College in New York at age 15. She graduated with honors and began her career with a civil service job in the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC. When World… Read more »

Muriel S. Bromberg, 89, passed away Oct. 28, 2016. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., Ms. Bromberg was among the first generation of her family to be born in the United States along with one of her brothers. Three older siblings were born in Poland and the family escaped before… Read more »

A son, LOUIS KRAUSZ NEUMAN, was born Oct. 21, 2016 to Eszter and Ariel Neuman of Los Angeles. Grandparents are Yael and Shlomo Neuman of Tucson and Eva and Tamas Lengyel of Los Angeles. Louis joins his brother, Zev Loren Neuman.… Read more »

Elijah Ivan Nogales, son of Celina Alday and Reuven Shorr, will celebrate becoming a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Congregation Chaverim. He is the grandson of Alisa and Kenneth Shorr, Celina and Tony Nogales, and Patricia and Ken Wagner, all of Tucson. Elijah attends Robins Elementary School… Read more »

Rabbi Stephanie Aaron

On March 7, 1945, the 104th Signal Company of the U.S. Army 104th Infantry Division entered and liberated Cologne, Germany. They removed the Nazi flag from the German Wehrmacht headquarters. On a bright, hot day near the end of September 2016, this flag was handed to me; it was… Read more »

  (JTA) — Leonard Cohen, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose Jewish-infused work became a soundtrack for melancholy, has died. He was 82. “It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist Leonard Cohen has passed away,” his Facebook page said late Thursday. “We have lost one… Read more »

Levi Nathan Mendel, son of Pamela and Stuart Mendel, will celebrate becoming a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Congregation Anshei Israel. Levi attends Tucson Hebrew Academy. He enjoys reading, chess and math. For his Mitzvah project, he is raising funds for the American Cancer Society.… Read more »

Audrey Reese Ecelbarger, daughter of Bess and Paul Ecelbarger, will celebrate becoming a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 12 at Temple Emanu-El. She is the granddaughter of Judi and Bob Rubin, Laura Ecelbarger, and Mark Thaler, all of Tucson. Audrey attends Gridley Middle School where she is an honor… Read more »

Darian Joseph German, son of Sophie M. German, will celebrate becoming a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Temple Emanu-El. He is the grandson of Caryll and John McCarthy of Tucson. Darian attends Tucson Hebrew Academy where he participates in Mock Trial. He enjoys art, teen choir and… Read more »

Aubrey Makenna Stellajean Zadorozny, daughter of Sara and Steven Zadorozny, will celebrate becoming a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Congregation Or Chadash. She is the granddaughter of Gary and the late Linda King, Maria and the late Peter Zadorozny, both of San Diego and the great-granddaughter of… Read more »

Norman William Salmon, 90, passed away on Oct. 22, 2016 in Tucson at ‘Peppi’s House’ Hospice, after brief and unexpected health complications. Norman was a dedicated husband and father, survived by his wife, Phyllis, of 66 years; daughters, Chelley Salmon and Gayle Salmon Gale — and Alula Tzadik, who… Read more »

Rochelle Rubin, 80, died Oct. 22, 2016. Mrs. Rubin was an interior designer for more than 40 years, with projects across North America. Survivors include the love of her life, Irwin Sattinger; her and Irwin’s children, Mark (Leigh Bernstein) Rubin, Pam (Craig) Gleichman; Wynne (Pete) Haakenstad; Jane Wilson, who… Read more »

Benjamin Aaron Sargus, son of Tamara Sargus and Bryan Sargus, will celebrate becoming a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Temple Emanu-El. He is the grandson of Sheila and Ken Sommerman of New York, N.Y., and Karen and Larry Sargus of Canal Winchester, Ohio. Ben attends Basis Tucson… Read more »

Gabriel Alexander Friedman, son of Diana & Rick Friedman, celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Congregation Or Chadash. He is the grandson of Barbara and Joseph Friedman of New York, N.Y., Norman Statland of Sarasota, Fla., and Marilyn Statland of Florham Park, N.J. Gabriel attends… Read more »

James L. Lipsey, 95, died Oct. 7, 2016. Born in Omaha, Neb., Mr. Lipsey graduated from Omaha Central High School and the University of Nebraska. He enlisted in the Air Force two weeks after Pearl Harbor and served for five years — stateside and in the Pacific Theater of… Read more »

Deborah Evelyn Swade Margolis, 92, died Oct. 5, 2016. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she married Bernard Israel Margolis during a two-week furlough before he headed off to the Pacific. They were married for nearly 60 years before his death in 2002. Mrs. Margolis was also preceded in death by… Read more »

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The world’s oldest man, 113-year-old Yisrael Kristal, a Holocaust survivor living in Israel, celebrated his bar mitzvah a century late. Kristal, of Haifa, celebrated the rite over the weekend with his two children, grandchildren and nearly 30 great-grandchildren, The Associated Press reported. He was recognized as… Read more »