Sid Caesar on “Your Show of Shows” with co-star Imogene Coca (Wikimedia Commons)
Read more: http://www.jta.org/2014/02/13/news-opinion/sid-caesar-tv-and-comedy-pioneer-dies-at-91#ixzz2tEslJNrS NEW YORK (JTA) — Sid Caesar, regarded as the founding father of American Jewish comedy and live original sketch comedy, has died. Caesar, who reportedly has been in failing health for a year, died Wednesday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 91. He is best known… Read more »
Abe Chanin, a former publisher of the Arizona Jewish Post, longtime Arizona Daily Star sports editor, University of Arizona professor, author and historian, died Feb. 1 in Albuquerque, N.M. He was 92. Mr. Chanin co-published the Arizona Post, as it was then known, with his wife, Mildred, from 1956… Read more »
Maya Grace Levy, daughter of Nanci and Douglas Levy, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Feb. 15 at Temple Emanu-El. She is the granddaughter of Ginette and Ronnie Ogur of Syosset, N.Y., and Judith and the late Alan Leonard Levy of Greenwich Village, N.Y. Maya attends Tucson… Read more »
Jacob Frazier Goode, son of Tracy and Joel Goode, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Feb. 8 at Temple Emanu-El. He is the grandson of Gail and Michael Goode of Tucson, Flo Frazier of Reading, Pa., and Doug Frazier of Florida. Jacob attends Esperero Canyon Middle School,… Read more »
Deborah Weisz, daughter of Shelly Abell and Dan Weisz of Tucson, and Kyle Stantus, son of Connie and Paul Stantus of Libby, Mont., announce their engagement. Deborah, a graduate of Arizona State University, is a development officer at Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation. Kyle, also a graduate of Arizona State… Read more »
Bernyce Simon, 79, died Jan. 23, 2014. Born in Paterson, N.J., Mrs. Simon was active in many community and civic endeavors. Mrs. Simon was preceded in death by her brother, Albert Kamine. Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Donald; children, Michael (Lynn) Simon of North Caldwell, N.J., and… Read more »
Lester Morton Goldsmith, 79, died Dec. 25, 2013. Born in Chicago, Mr. Goldsmith was a graduate of Northwestern University. While in high school, he began working at one of Chicago’s first television stations. He later was a campaign videographer for John and Robert Kennedy. He was a story development… Read more »
Louis Norman Rib, 85, died Dec. 18, 2013. Raised in the Bronx, N.Y., Mr. Rib was part of the Kingsmen club at the Young Men’s Hebrew Association during high school. He attended New York University earning a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a master’s degree in meteorology (sponsored… Read more »
Rabbi Yehuda Ceitlin [Britta Van Vranken) There’s television footage currently going viral on the web showing a group of Chabad yeshiva students dancing on Interstate Highway 80 during a traffic jam. “I’ve been covering weather stories for 20 years now and never have I seen what we are about to show you,” said WPXI-TV/ Channel… Read more »
(JTA) — In less than a year, Dane Kuttler and Rowan Parker exchanged vows in 10 different wedding ceremonies at 10 different venues on two coasts under nine different marriage canopies. In what Kuttler calls “Wedding Tour ’13,” the introverted Seattle couple wanted to share their celebration with as… Read more »
Zoey Simcha Leipsic, daughter of John and Staci Leipsic, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 25 with Congregation Or Chadash at the Tucson Jewish Community Center. She is the granddaughter of Jack and Cynthia Krupinsky of Vail, Ariz., Dyanne Krupinsky of Boynton Beach, Fla., Susan Storch… Read more »
Juliet Elizabeth Webster, daughter of Nancy Tepper and Patrick Webster, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Friday, Jan. 31 at Congregation Chaverim. She is the granddaughter of Sheila and Jack Tepper of Tucson and the late Robert and Beverly Webster. Juliet attends Dodge Middle School where she is… Read more »
Rena Susanne Blum, 83, died Dec. 28, 2013. Born and educated in New York, Mrs. Blum married in 1951 and worked as a real estate agent. She was active in Hadassah. She and her husband retired to Boca Raton in 1989 and moved to Tucson in 1998. Mrs. Blum… Read more »
Herbert Julius Schwager, 88, died Jan. 3, 2014. Born in New York, Mr. Schwager moved to Tucson in 1943. He worked as a stock broker at E.F. Hutton. He was a member of Temple Emanu-El, Congregation Anshei Israel and Congregation Young Israel. Mr. Schwager was preceded in death by… Read more »
Ernest Allen “Ernie” Cohen, 76, died Jan. 8, 2014. Originally from Brooklyn, Mr. Cohen and his wife, Marsha, raised three children in Teaneck, N.J. before moving to Tucson in 1986. He served as president of the Teaneck Political Assembly, a non-partisan organization. He ran as a Democratic candidate for… Read more »
In January 1985, as a colonel in the Israeli Air Force, I was running a course for high-ranking officers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), focused on lessons from Israel’s wars. One of the case studies to be discussed was the battle of Um-Katef/Abu-Ageila, in the Six-Day War, when… Read more »
Selma Davis, 96, died Dec. 17, 2013. Mrs. Davis and her late husband, former Tucson Mayor Lewis W. Davis, supported many community endeavors. Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her husband Lewis W. Davis. Survivors include her children, Robert (Elaine) Pratt of Florida and Andrea Davis of Tucson;… Read more »
Bernard “Bernie” Evenchik, 83, died Dec. 14, 2013. A Tucson resident for more than 40 years, Mr. Evenchik was born in Elyria, Ohio. He ran Rigbee’s Toy Store in Elyria and managed Chateau Apartment-Hotels in Tucson. He was an officer in the U.S. Air Force and a volunteer “cuddler”… Read more »
Zachary Allen Schlamowitz, son of Jane and Kevan Schlamowitz, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 18 at Temple Emanu-El. He is the grandson of Dorothy Allen of Tucson, the late Arthur Allen, and the late Samuel and Elaine Schlamowitz. Zach attends Orange Grove Middle School where… Read more »
Jack Tyler Eigen, son of Heylie and Brand Eigen, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 11 at Temple Emanu-El. He is the grandson of Ellie Eigen of Tucson and Dennis Hubbes of Hopewell, Va. Jack attends Coronado Middle School, where he is an honor student. He… Read more »
