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 »
Ann Lei Tumarkin, daughter of Joanna Norman and Paul Tumarkin, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 11 at Congregation Chaverim. She is the granddaughter of Linda and Gerry Tumarkin of Tucson. Ann attends Civano Community School, where she is especially interested in history and Holocaust studies.… Read more »
Rabbi Thomas Louchheim Happy New Year, my friends. I know that some of you are saying to fellow Jews, “Happy secular New Year,” as if perhaps we are unable to distinguish between Jan. 1 and Rosh Hashanah. And yet, I tell my congregants, we are fortunate to have two calendrical opportunities to… Read more »
Edgar Bronfman, philthropist and Jewish communal leader, dies at 84. NEW YORK (JTA) — Edgar Bronfman, the billionaire former beverage magnate and leading Jewish philanthropist, died Saturday at the age of 84. As the longtime president of the World Jewish Congress, Bronfman fought for Jewish rights worldwide and led the successful fight to secure more than a billion dollars… Read more »
Sophie Anna Holtzman, daughter of Kyra and Barney Holtzman, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah with her cousin Lola Maas on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 at the Hadassah Medical Center Synagogue in Jerusalem, Israel. She is the granddaughter of Barbara Holtzman and the late Stuart Holtzman of Tucson and… Read more »
Lola Olivia Maas, daughter of Billie Holtzman Maas and Galen Evans, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah with her cousin Sophie Holtzman on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 at the Hadassah Medical Center Synagogue in Jerusalem, Israel. She is the granddaughter of Barbara Holtzman and the late Stuart Holtzman of… Read more »
A son, ITAYI SIMON NYAMUZUWE, was born Sept. 13, 2013 to Emily Simon and John Nyamuzuwe of Oakland, Calif. Grandmother is Dr. Miki Paul of Tucson.… Read more »
Joshua Benjamin Bynes, 20, died Dec. 10, 2013. Mr. Bynes was an apprentice electrician. Survivors include his parents, David and Ana Bynes; brother; Eli Bynes; grandparents, Jack and Roberta Bynes and Roy and Amelia Ortiz; and great-grandmother, Gertrude Shankman, all of Tucson. Services will be held at East Lawn… Read more »
Hannah Sarah Baker, daughter of Rachael and Barry Baker, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Dec. 14 with Congregation Or Chadash at the Tucson Jewish Community Center. She is the granddaughter of Alice and Paul Baker of Tucson, Fran and Arnold Freed of Los Angeles and Barbara Freed… Read more »
Cipora Anjy Cohon, daughter of Rabbi Samuel and Wendy Weise Cohon and Rhody Downey, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah Saturday, Nov. 30, at Temple Emanu-El. She is the granddaughter of Rabbi Baruch and Claire Cohon of Los Angeles, and Benjamin and Brenda Schneider of Tucson. Cece attends Orange… Read more »
Norman Neipris, 85, died Oct. 15, 2013. Born in Malden, Mass., Mr. Neipris graduated from Malden High School and attended one year at the University of New Mexico. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Three weeks after he was discharged, he married his wife, Judith,… Read more »
Rabbi Israel Becker Names are very important in Judaism. When parents give a name to a child it should be carefully chosen. The names of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses and all the 12 tribes of Israel were specifically chosen not only to commemorate an event but to trigger a response within us… Read more »
Aaron Micah Green, son of Rachel and Jonathan Green, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Congregation Anshei Israel. He is the grandson of Fay Green of Tucson, Barry Green of Fort Worth, Texas, and Renata and the late Ralph Limmer of Huntsville, Ala. Aaron… Read more »
