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Lois Sarah Safran, 80, died April 28, 2013. Born in New York City, she moved to Laurelton on Long Island and attended Far Rockaway High School, where she met her husband, Richard Safran. For 18 years, she worked at Family and Children’s Service agency in Ft. Wayne, Ind. She… Read more »

Errol Mark Kahn, DDS, 50, died April 25, 2013. A lifelong resident of Tucson, Dr. Kahn graduated from Sabino High School, attended the University of Arizona and the University of Pacific School of Dentistry. He practiced for over 20 years in Tucson. He was past president of Southern Arizona… Read more »

A son, NOLAN PATRICK MULLOY, was born March 10, 2013 to Melissa Amster Mulloy and CPT Patrick C. Mulloy of Freihung, Germany. Grandparents are Annette Miranda Amster of Mesa, Bernard Amster of Tucson, and Michael and Linda Mulloy of Springfield, Va.… Read more »

EMILY SERENE JONES, daughter of Elena and Bob Jones, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, May 18 at Temple Emanu-El. She is the granddaughter of Dr. Judith Shepard Gomez and Temple Emanu-El’s cantorial soloist Marjorie Hochberg of Tucson, Patti and Darrell Jones of Myrtle Creek, Ore., Leslie… Read more »

A son, HADAR GELBART, was born April 24 to Inbal and Guy Gelbart, Tucson’s community shaliach (Israeli emissary) at the Weintraub Israel Center. Hadar joins his sisters Arbel and Clil, and brother, Carmel.… Read more »

MAX ASHER NAVARRETTE, son of Carol and Martin Navarrette, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, May 11 at Temple Emanu-El. He is the grandson of Linda and the late Arthur Goldblatt of Las Vegas, and Margarita and the late Mauricio Navarrette of Bakersfield, Calif. Max attends Emily… Read more »

Sofia Abrams, 84, died April 17, 2013. Born in Romania, Mrs. Abrams escaped with her family from Nazi occupation during World War II, and emigrated to Mexico. In 1949 she married and moved to the United States, first to Berkeley, Calif., later to Glencoe, Ill. She was involved in… Read more »

Norma Moret, 91, died April 17, 2013. Originally from the Bronx., N.Y., Mrs. Moret moved to Tucson in 1952. She earned a Master of Arts degree in speech pathology and audiology from the University of Arizona, and was a speech therapist with the Tucson Unified School District for 20… Read more »

Alan H. Toppel, 80, died April 22, 2013. Born in Tucson, Mr. Toppel grew up in Chicago, Ill. He graduated from the University of Illinois and served in the U.S. Army. While serving in Germany, he married Charlotte Rollin. After he received an honorable discharge, they moved back to… Read more »

A daughter, SYDNEY JORDAN FREED, was born March 1, 2013 to Lindsey Robinson Freed and Eric Freed of Dallas. Grandparents are Felice and Gary Freed of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Tucson, and Jeff Robinson of Dallas. Great-grandparents are Corrine Brooks of Mesa, Lin Schentes of Dallas and Harold (Sonny)… Read more »

Pearl Denemark, 99, died April 9, 2013. Mrs. Denemark was born on a family farm homestead in North Dakota. Mrs. Denemark was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Denemark; son, Dr. Stephen Himmelstein; and son-in-law, Dave Seltzer. Survivors include her daughter, Phyllis Seltzer of Tucson; eight grandchildren and… Read more »

Rabbi Thomas Louchheim

The central idea of the book of Le­viticus has to do with k’dushah — separating things from other things — creating a holy boundary. Inside the Mishkan (tabernacle) are the holy things — those vessels and sacrifices the priests are taking care of. Outside are those things, animals and… Read more »

SOPHIA MORGAN ISAAC, daugh­­ter of Nina and Andrew Isaac, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, April 20 at Congregation Anshei Israel. She is the granddaughter of Barbara and Chuck Isaac of Phoenix, Sharon and Seth Weintraub of Medford, Ore., and the late Frances Sydney of Boynton Beach,… Read more »

SAMANTHA LEONARD, granddaughter of Micki and Jerry Shulman, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, April 13 at Temple Emanu-El. Samantha attends Orange Grove Middle School, where she plays clarinet in the school orchestra. She is a member of the teen choir at Temple Emanu-El, and enjoys Irish… Read more »

Rivkah Sophia Selmon, daughter of Penny Selmon and Ira Selmon, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, April 6 at Congregation Bet Shalom. She is the granddaughter of Judy and Jerry Delman of Tucson and Cindy and Searle Selmon of New York. Rivi attends Tucson Hebrew Academy. She… Read more »

Peggy S. Civalier, 62, died March 25, 2013. Born in Rochester, N.Y., Mrs. Civalier graduated from Franklin High School and Monroe Community College. Survivors include her husband of 39 years, Craig T. Civalier; children, Cody Civalier and Brooks Civalier, both of Phoenix; and three grandchildren. Graveside services were held… Read more »

Moses Geffen, 74, died March 20, 2013. Survivors include his children, Marc Geffen of San Diego and Gary Geffen of San Bernadino, Calif.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Graveside services were held in the Congregation Young Israel  section of Evergreen Cemetery with Rabbi Yossie Shemtov officiating.… Read more »

Ralph Stein, 82, died March 11, 2013. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Mr. Stein graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and attended Ohio State University as a graduate student in nuclear engineering. He began his career as a chemical engineer for Battelle Institute in Columbus, Ohio. At Battelle, in the… Read more »

Salomon Hemmo, 83, died March 4, 2013. Born in Cairo, Egypt, Mr. Hemmo emigrated to Israel in 1953. He married Marylou Chaiten and moved to the United States in 1965. He was a restaurateur in Tucson. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Hemmo; children, Philip Hemmo of Springfield, Ill., David… Read more »

Cantor Lawrence Gustav Barr, 90, died Feb. 11, 2013. Cantor Barr celebrated religious services and counseled residents at Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging for the past 12 years. Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Sonia Barr; children, Stefani (Carl) Litvak of Tucson, and Alan (Donita) Barr of… Read more »