Post-Its

Morris Patashnick, 90, died Oct. 2, 2015. Born in Woodridge, N.Y., Mr. Patashnick served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific and was awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. Following the war, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University. His career in… Read more »

BREANNA LEAH YALEN, daughter of Ilene and Allen Yalen, will celebrate becoming a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Temple Emanu-El. She is the granddaughter of Joan and Stuart Brodsky, and Sandra and William Yalen, all of Tucson. Breanna attends Tucson Hebrew Academy. She enjoys playing guitar and… Read more »

Dillon Gabriel Simmers, son of Leah and Steve Simmers, will celebrate becoming a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Congregation Or Chadash. He is the great grandson of the late Thelma “Teddi” Barlin. Dillon attends Emily Gray Junior High School. He enjoys soccer, reading and board games. For… Read more »

Jayden Yalen, son of Wendy Yalen, will celebrate becoming a bar bitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 17, at Congregation Anshei Israel. He is the grandson of Sandra and William Yalen of Tucson. Jayden attends Tucson Hebrew Academy. He enjoys tae kwon do, Boy Scouts and reading. For his mitzvah project… Read more »

David Jurkowitz, son of Dan and Lisa Jurkowitz, will celebrate becoming a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 10, at Congregation Anshei Israel. He is the grandson of Chaya and Harvey Jurkowitz of Tucson and Joan and Andre Klein of Phoenix. David attends BASIS Tucson North where he volunteers as… Read more »

Marian Paige Segall, 92, died Sept. 25, 2015. Mrs. Segall was born in Montgomery, Ala. After high school, she traveled the country performing for the USO in an all-girl band. At 22, she was spotted by a New York agent and signed a contract with MCA. Her stage name… Read more »

Jewel Rosenthal Fishkin, 92, died Sept. 23, 2015. Mrs. Fiskin wintered in Tucson for many years and moved here permanently almost five years ago. She was involved in Jewish organizations in Chicago, including as women’s chair of State of Israel Bonds, board member of Women’s Division Jewish United Fund,… Read more »

Doris Dorfman, 89, died Sept. 19, 2015. Born in Bayonne, N.J., Mrs. Dorfman raised her children in Roselle, N.J., where she served as sisterhood president of Congregation Emanu-El. She wrote parodies and show scripts for temple and Hadassah events. After the birth of their first grandson, Mr. and Mrs.… Read more »

Shelley Heyman and Larry Fleischman announce the engagement of their son, Michael Fleischman, to Rachael Shulskie, daughter of Pat and Dennis Shulskie of Clawson, Mich. Michael is the grandson of Doris Fleischman of Tucson, Charlotte Morris of West Palm Beach, Fla., and the late Al Fleischman, Sara and Henry… Read more »

Morris R. Gardner, 94, died Sept. 14, 2015. A 40 year resident of Tucson, Mr. Gardner was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He received a Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of Toronto. Survivors include his wife, Bette; children, Erica (Larry) Gray of Denver and Larry (Lynn) Gardner… Read more »

Shifrette (Shiffy) Diana Cohen, 84, died Sept. 14, 2015. Born in Chicago, Mrs. Cohen graduated from Marshall High School in 1948. She met and married her husband, Bob Cohen, in 1951. She was a teacher and administrator in Jewish education at Anshe Emet and Solomon Schechter day schools in… Read more »

Sidney Morgen, 86, died Sept. 6, 2015, in Houston. Mr. Morgen graduated from High School of Commerce in New York in 1945. He received a bachelor’s degree from City College of New York and a master’s degree from the University of Arizona. Mr. Morgen worked for the Arizona State Employment… Read more »

Rabbi Yossie Shemtov

The Jewish year of 5776 has just begun and we are certain that it will be a wonderful year. In the words of the Kohen Gadol (high priest) during the Yom Kippur service, may it be a year of light, of blessing, of rejoicing, of happiness, of glory and… Read more »

A son, CALEB RICHARD BROWN, was born July 30, 2015 to Kristina and Benjamin Brown of Phoenix. Grandparents are Patrice and Ronald Janoff-Brown of Tucson and Casey and Richard Ravenkamp of Los Angeles. Great-grandparents are Barbara Janoff-Kaplan of Tucson, Margie Brown-Simon of Florida, Kola Janoff of Tucson and Richard… Read more »

Sydney Ruskin, daughter of Amy and Seth Ruskin, will celebrate becoming a bat mitzvah on Sept. 12 at Temple Emanu-El. She is the granddaughter of Robert and the late Monica Schumann of Window Rock, Ariz., and Laurie and Harvey Ruskin of Albuquerque, N.M. Sydney attends Ida Flood Dodge Traditional… Read more »

Betty Desberg Friedlander, 96, died Aug. 30, 2015. Mrs. Friedlander and her first husband, Ira Desberg, vacationed in Arizona during the 1940s, and after his death, she remarried and retired to Tucson in the 1970s. Mrs. Friedlander was preceded in death by her first husband, Ira Desberg, and her… Read more »

Debra Sue Simon, 60, died Aug. 23, 2015. Born at Tucson Medical Center in 1954, she was featured in the Arizona Daily Star as Perky Little Debra Sue. Mrs. Simon lived her entire life in Tucson. She graduated from Catalina High School, where she was a varsity gymnast. After… Read more »

Rebecca Pitts and Keith Kueny were married Aug. 8, 2015 in Salem, Ore. Both are 2013 graduates of Willamette University College of Law. Rebecca is the daughter of Judith Brown of Tucson and Terry Pitts of Cedar Ra­pids, Iowa, and the granddaughter of Miriam Brown of Tucson. Keith is… Read more »

Dana and Ira Adler announce the engagement of their son, Michael Alan Adler, to Meredith Jacqueline Zitron, daughter of Barbara Gross of Pepper Pike, Ohio, and stepdaughter of Terry Pollack. Michael is the grandson of Joanne Dendinger of Bloomington, Minn., and the late Miriam and Milton Adler and Wilbert… Read more »

JORDAN NATHANIEL SUMBERG, son of Lori and Craig Sumberg, will celebrate becoming a bar mitzvah on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Temple Emanu-El. He is the grandson of Estelle and Eugene Laska of New York, and the late Arlene and Shepard Sumberg of Boston. Jordan attends The Gregory School… Read more »