Rev. Nachman Berkowitz died Sept. 5, 2014. Born in Poland, he became a rabbinical student in his youth. In 1941, he was arrested by the Russian police and taken to a concentration camp in Siberia. After he was freed, he spent several years in Kazakhstan. In 1946, he returned… Read more »
Rabbi Robert Eisen What a summer this has been! It began with an unprecedented number of congregations sponsoring missions to Israel, and then spent most of its days holding us captive to the news, wondering just what might be. Thoughts of falafel, shawarma and coffee like no other in the world gave… Read more »
Joan Mondschein, 60, died Aug. 1, 2014. Ms. Mondschein graduated from American University in Washington, D.C. with a bachelor’s degree and Master of Arts in international relations. She organized and directed special projects in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Very Special… Read more »
Yvette Lovett Appel, 87, died March 1, 2014. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. Appel was a life member of Hadassah and the United Order of True Sisters. She was an honorary member of Congregations Chofetz Chayim and Young Israel. Survivors include her husband of 67 years, Sam; children, Craig… Read more »
Linda and David Nathanson met in 1961 at the former Jewish Community Center on Plumer Avenue in Tucson. The occasion was a Harvest Moon dance put on by Lillian Wald B’nai Birth Girls. Linda was a junior in high school and Dave was a junior at the University of… Read more »
Melissa Suzanne Klein and Matthew Loren Landau were married on March 23, 2014 at Reflections at the Buttes in Tucson, with Rabbi Thomas Louchheim of Congregation Or Chadash officiating. Melissa is the daughter of Cindy Klein of Grass Lake, Mich., and Steve Klein of Tucson. She received a Bachelor… Read more »
Rabbi Batsheva Appel Participating in sports is an important part of our children’s lives. When Bruce Feiler recently wrote in The New York Times about how the “youth sports juggernaut” is taking over the lives of families, I think he touched a nerve. His article, “There’s No Off in This Season,” shares… Read more »
A son, NATHANIEL ISAAC MARGALIT, was born July 11, 2014, to Rachel and Omri Margalit of Ramat Gan, Israel. Grandparents are Janet and Matthew Fox of Tucson and Zippy and Igal Margalit of Kfar Saba, Israel. Great-grandparents are Sandy and Alice Lester of Tucson and Sara Francis Kalin of… Read more »
SOPHIA DEVON GREENHILL, daughter of Andrew and Valerie Greenhill, celebrated becoming a Bat Mitzvah on June 7 at the Tucson Museum of Art. Community Rabbi Miri Fleming and cantorial soloist Nichole Chorny officiated. Sophia is the granddaughter of Barbara and Alan Gilbert of Tucson and Floy and Lewis Parkhill… Read more »
Martha K. Rothman, editor of the Arizona Jewish Post from 1967 to 1979, died July 2, 2014 at the age of 89. Mrs. Rothman was also the founder of the Tucson Association for Child Care, later renamed Child and Family Resources, where she served as executive director from its… Read more »
Sandy Grossman, 81, died Aug. 2, 2014. Mrs. Grossman owned Sandy’s Antiques and Jewelry and was active in the Assistance League of Tucson and Campfire Girls. Mrs. Grossman was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Grossman, and daughter, Beth Boling. Survivors include her in-laws, Norma and Bill Preston;… Read more »
Esther Sutland, 92, died July 25, 2014. Ms. Sutland was born in Hazelton, Pa. During World War II, she worked at Eastern Aircraft in Trenton, N.J., making Avenger torpedo bombers for the U.S. Navy. One such plane is at the Pima Air & Space Museum. Ms. Sutland came to… Read more »
Alan Howard Cole, 83, died July 23, 2014. Born in Chicago, Mr. Cole served in the U.S. Air Force Dental Division for four years. He graduated from Roosevelt University in Chicago, where he met his wife, Helen. He received a bachelor of science in biology and chemistry in 1959.… Read more »
Mary Katz, 92, died July 13, 2014. Born in Lansing, Mich., Mrs. Katz graduated from Lansing Eastern High School and moved to Flint, Mich., where she lived until 1985, when she moved to Tucson. She was a member of Hadassah and B’nai B’rith. Mrs. Katz volunteered in the Tucson… Read more »
Howard "Howie" Salmon Howard “Howie” Malcolm Salmon, 52, died Aug. 7, 2014, after a two-year battle with brain cancer. Born in Rochester, N.Y., Mr. Salmon was a well-known artist in the Tucson community. “He was instrumental in the development of the Jewish Arts Alliance in 2002. In fact, he was the only… Read more »
Marcia Roth, 76, died July 13, 2014 in San Diego. Mrs. Roth was a longtime resident of Tucson along with her family until she moved to San Diego in 1980. Her family owned The College Shops, a women’s ready-to-wear store, for many years. Mrs. Roth was preceded in death by her sister, Marilyn… Read more »
Reid Michael McCarty, 33, died June 28, 2014. Dr. McCarty earned his Ph.D. at the University of Arizona and was a researcher in the department of biochemistry at the University of Texas, Austin. Dr. McCarty was preceded in death by is father, Michael McCarty. Survivors include his wife, Kristen,… Read more »
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi pioneered groundbreaking ritual innovations that went mainstream. (Daniel Sieradski) (JTA) — Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi was one of the world’s most innovative and influential Jewish spiritual leaders.To his followers, he was their Hasidic rebbe. But what other rebbe had dropped acid with Timothy Leary and dialogued with the Dalai Lama?Schachter-Shalomi, who died last week at 89, wasn’t the only rabbi who… Read more »
Charles (Chase) Clay Goorman, son of Angie and Scott Goorman, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Aug. 9 at Congregation Or Chadash. He is the grandson of Mickey Goorman of Nashville, Tenn., and the late Charles Goorman; and Barbara and Herbert Messer of Cincinnati. Chase attends Esperero… Read more »
Chloe Rae Goorman, daughter of Angie and Scott Goorman, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Aug. 9 with Congregation Or Chadash. She is the granddaughter of Mickey Goorman of Nashville, Tenn., and the late Charles Goorman, and Barbara and Herbert Messer of Cincinnati. Chloe attends St. Gregory… Read more »
