Thomas Hunter Ramirez, son of Michael Ramirez and Arianne Ramirez, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, April 26 at Temple Emanu-El. He is the grandson of Robert and Judith Schoenburg of Tustin, Calif., and Abel and Lee Ramirez of Tucson. Tommy attends Basis Tucson North, where he… Read more »
COREY MICHAEL KARP, son of Iris Bernstein and David Karp, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, April 26 at Congregation Anshei Israel. He is the grandson of Norma and Ron Karp of Tucson, and the late Jeanysse Bernstein and Dorel Bernstein. Corey attends Tucson Hebrew Academy. He… Read more »
Phyllis and Burton Becker of Tucson announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy A. Becker, to Adam S. Platizky, son of Barbara and Gary Platizky of Phoenix. Amy works in human resources for Accenture, in Phoenix. Adam works at Pueblo Norte, a senior living community in Scottsdale. The couple… 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, and the granddaughter of… Read more »
Arthur E. Gordon, 85, died April 2, 2014. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., Mr. Gordon was raised and educated in New York City. He joined the U.S. Army in 1949 and served in the Korean conflict. He married in 1956 and moved to Phoenix. Following his wife’s death, he… Read more »
Margaret H. Collin, 98, died April 2, 2014. Born in Germany, Mrs. Collin fled to England, where she lived during World War II. She subsequently moved to the United States, residing in Massachusetts, California and Tucson. She dedicated her life to helping Holocaust victims. She traveled the world as… Read more »
Esther Reines, 88, died March 25, 2014. Born in Paris, Mrs. Reines was a Holocaust survivor. After the war, she moved to New York, married and raised her children in Pearl River, N.Y. She and her husband retired to Florida. Mrs. Reines moved to Tucson in 2009. She was… Read more »
A daughter, LEEBA NEUMAN, was born Feb. 27, 2014 to Rachel-Leah and Rabbi Gilad Neuman of Baltimore. Grandparents are Shlomo and Yael Neuman of Tucson and Chaya and Rabbi Moshe Zwick of Baltimore. Leeba joins her siblings, Reuven, Tsivia, Yaakov, Orah and Aviva.… Read more »
Deborah A. Shacter, 62, of Rockville, Md., died March 16, 2014. Born in San Francisco, Ms. Shacter was raised in Bethesda, Md. She attended the University of Arizona, then transferred to Montgomery College in Rockville. She was an information management consultant whose clients included the National Wildlife Federation, Smithsonian… Read more »
Miriam Novack Sternstein, 85, died March 21, 2014. Mrs. Sternstein and her husband, Aaron, moved to Tucson from Chicago in 1949. She worked in the family business until retirement. After retirement, Miriam volunteered at the University of Arizona Medical Center for more than 25 years. Donating over 13,000 hours… Read more »
Edwin Greenberg, 85, died March 28, 2014. Mr. Greenberg was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Mr. Greenberg was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Lois. Survivors include his children, Dean (Mel) Greenberg and Sandy (Carl) Hand, both of Tucson, Melody (John) Pehote of Warren, Mich., and Randy… Read more »
Gerald Schneider, 96, died April 1, 2014. Raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Schneider served his country in World War II and participated in the initial assault on Normandy. He moved his family to Tucson in 1964. Mr. Schneider was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Eleanor.… Read more »
Rabbi Yossi Winner and his wife, Naomi, set up a Chabad tent on the University of Arizona mall each week. Every Tuesday, my wife, Naomi, and I sit on campus under a tent meeting with students as they pass by in between their classes. One such Tuesday, a few weeks ago, I encountered an individual holding a big sign that read, “You all deserve hell.” After about an hour,… Read more »
Andrea Veytia, daughter of Yardena and Roberto Veytia, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on April 12 at Temple Emanu-El. She is the granddaughter of Elda Garma Chait and Manual Garma of Nogales, Ariz. Andrea attends La Cima Middle School. She enjoys soccer, softball, basketball and volleyball. For her… Read more »
Lily Isabel Wexler, the daughter of Allison and Michael Wexler, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on April 12 at Congregation Or Chadash. She is the granddaughter of Charlene and Sam Wexler of Chicago and Jerry and Sue Zandman of New York. Lily attends Esperero Canyon Middle School. She… Read more »
Karina Reizman and Rabbi Ben Herman announce their engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Robin and Ben Dishman of San Diego and Aaron Reizman of Long Beach, Calif. Karina will receive a Bachelor of Arts in family and human development from the University of Arizona in May and… Read more »
Reid Harris Margolis Kotwica, 36, died March 3, 2014 in West Hollywood, Calif. A Tucson native, Mr. Kotwica attended the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education in Hermosillo, Mexico for a year before transferring to the University of Arizona where he obtained a degree in Spanish, communications and… Read more »
Norbert F. Muhlrad, 91, died March 11, 2014. Mr. Muhlrad was born in Vienna, Austria. A Holocaust survivor, Mr. Muhlrad escaped to the United States. and served in the U.S. Army Military Government during World War II. He worked as a sales rep for children’s clothing. Survivors include his… Read more »
Rabbi Helen T. Cohn When asked, “What is your name?” we generally respond with our first name or perhaps our full legal name. But each of us has many names, and occasionally it is worthwhile to consider what they are and what they say about us. Our names reveal something about our origins… Read more »
Jaden Blake Boling, son of Kim Boling of Tucson and Tim Boling of Bedford, Ind., will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, March 15 with Congregation Chaverim at the Tucson Jewish Community Center. He is the grandson of Marcia and Ken Light of Tucson and the great-grandson of… Read more »
