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Yale Palchick, 93, died March 3, 2015, in Rockville, Md. Dr. Palchick was born in Cleveland. He served in the Pacific theatre in World War II as part of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Upon his return in 1947, he married and moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he attended… Read more »

David Eisenberg

David Eisenberg, 89, died March 10, 2015 in Scottsdale. Mr. Eisenberg was born in Detroit. His career at Hughes Aircraft  in Tucson spanned 40 years. Survivors include his wife Natalie (Brader) Eisenberg; children Betta of Phoenix and Alan Eisenberg; sister, Leatrice (Mark) Osterloh; and two grandchildren. Graveside services were… Read more »

Judith Rose Skrill, 57, died March 7, 2015. Prior to moving to Tucson in 1992, Mrs. Skrill worked in advertising in New York City, and later worked as a floral designer. She met her husband in 1990 and together they started a chiropractic practice in Tucson. Mrs. Skrill was… Read more »

Eduard Moiseevich Ostrovskiy, 80, died Feb. 23, 2015. Mr. Ostrovsky was born in Dneprope-  trovsk, Ukraine. His family fled to Uzbekistan during World War II. When his father concluded military service, they returned to Dnepropetrovsk, where Mr. Ostrovskiy graduated from high school and dental college with honors. He also… Read more »

Barbara Ann Longo, 72, died Feb. 13, 2015. Mrs. Longo volunteered at the food bank in Catalina for many years. Mrs. Longo was preceded in death by her husband, Frank;, and sister, Marlene. Survivors include her children, Joshua Longo of East Brunswick, N.J., and Paula Magee of Indianapolis; and… Read more »

Rabbi Robert Eisen

The holiday of Passover that many of us are eagerly anticipating is known by many names, each of which reflects a different dimension of what we will be celebrating. While we are usually more concerned with who may or may not be present at our seder table (finding the… Read more »

ERIC DEWITT HALL, son of Melissa and Garrett Hall, will celebrate becoming a bar mitzvah on March 14 at Congregation Or Chadash. He is the grandson of Martha and Herb Oberman of Dallas and Judy Hall of Scottsdale. Eric attends Orange Grove Middle School and plays in the band.… Read more »

EVALENA SHANKMAN PROUTY, daughter of Sam and David Prouty, will celebrate becoming a bat mitzvah on March 7 at Congregation Or Chadash. Evalena attends Tucson Hebrew Academy and enjoys ballet. For her mitzvah project, she is volunteering at Pima Paws for Life Animal Shelter.… Read more »

Leonard Flax, 88, died on Feb. 17, 2015. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Flax was a World War II veteran who served in Germany and Japan. He moved to Tucson in 1975. Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Carrie; children, Gary (Susan), Scott (David) and Stephanie;… Read more »

Joan Buchalter, 87, died Feb. 17, 2015. Mrs. Buchalter was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., graduated from Erasmus Hall High School and attended the Pratt Institute of Art. She lived for 29 years in Rockville Centre, N.Y. and for the last 31 years in Tucson. Mrs. Buchalter volunteered… Read more »

(JTA) — Leonard Nimoy, the actor best known for his role as Spock on “Star Trek,” died Friday morning at his home in Los Angeles. The cause of death was end-stage chronic pulmonary disease, the New York Times reported. He was 83. Nimoy’s Spock has proved to be one… Read more »

Carol Ann Cohen, 68, died Jan. 28, 2015 in Fairfax, Va. Mrs. Cohen was born in Oak Park, Ill., and moved to Tucson in 1956. She taught Sunday school for Temple Emanu-El in Nogales, Ariz. Mrs. Cohen graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in journalism and… Read more »

Norman Dritch, 74, died Feb. 1, 2015. Mr. Dritch was born in Ponca City, Okla., and moved to Tulsa with his mother when he was 3 years old. He graduated from Will Rogers High School and was an active member of AZA, BBYO’s program for Jewish teenage boys, serving… Read more »

Rabbi Israel Becker

Two weeks ago, we read that Moses’ father-in-law Yisro’s life changed forever when he heard of the massive miracles that occurred for the Jewish people as they left Egypt. At our Pesach seder, we remember these miracles, the 10 plagues, the splitting of the sea, etc. But one dimension… Read more »

EVE PELE SPIEGEL, daughter of Ron Spiegel and Ester Vider-Spiegel will celebrate becoming a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 at Temple Emanu-El. She is the granddaughter of Meira Spiegel and the late David Spiegel of Beit She’an, Israel, and Hanna Vider and the late David Vider of… Read more »

BENNETT LAZARUS SILVYN, son of Jeff and Keri Silvyn, will celebrate becoming a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015 at Congregation Or Chadash. He is the grandson of Benita Silvyn and Charles Whitehill of Tucson and Larry and Marlys Lazarus of Scottsdale. He is the great-grandson of Maurice… Read more »

Rabbi Ephraim Zimmerman

Picture this: The day at work is almost over and, remembering that you need to pick up some groceries, you mention to your coworker that you’ll be stopping at Sprouts on the way home. Her ears perk up and she asks you for a favor. She’s been wanting to… Read more »

Bobbie Roffman, 93, died Jan. 3, 2015. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. Roffman moved to Tucson in 1949. She was a member of Congregation Anshei Israel and was Sisterhood president for many years. She was a facilitator for the Arizona Lung Association in their smoking cessation classes and volunteered… Read more »

Matthew S. Gentle, 54, died Nov. 17, 2014. Born in Bay City, Mich., Mr. Gentle was a member of the U.S. Air Force. He moved to Florida where he met his wife Beth Abelson. They moved to Oro Valley in 2004. Survivors include his wife of almost 20 years,… Read more »

Judith Gallen, 81, of Westport, Conn., and Tucson, died Dec. 28, 2014. Survivors include her children, Jim Gallen of Texas, Andrew (Amy) Gallen of Redding, Conn., Peter (Wendy) Gallen of Tucson, and Sarah (Felice Zwas) Gallen of Stamford, Conn.; and six grandchildren. Graveside services were held in the Congregation… Read more »