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Zachary Buchalter, 91, died Nov. 17, 2011. Born in New York City, Mr. Buchalter graduated from Erasmus High School and the City College of New York. He served during World War II in the Pacific as an officer in the combat engineers. Mr. Buchalter earned his CPA certification and… Read more »

Beatrice Spear, 91, died Nov. 12, 2011. Mrs. Spear was born in Germany. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hans Spear. Survivors include her children, Barbara (Steve) Helfgot of Phoenix and Judith Voigt of Chicago, Ill.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services were held at Evergreen Mortuary… Read more »

Irving “Stanley” Cooper, 73, died Nov. 9, 2011. Survivors include his wife Harriet “Susie” Cooper; children, Rose Leslie Smith of Memphis, Tenn., Aimee Bennett of Tucson, and Martin Daniel Cooper of Dallas, Texas; brother Joseph Glenn Cooper of Memphis, Tenn.; and five grandchildren. Services were held at Evergreen Mortuary… Read more »

Jonathan Beck

Jonathan Hershey Beck, 35, died Oct. 12, 2011. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Beck lived in Tucson before moving to Orlando, Fla., to pursue a career in computer assisted drafting. Survivors include his mother, Meryl Hershey Beck of Tucson; father, Lenny (Susan) Beck of Pepper Pike, Ohio; sister, Alison… Read more »

ELIANA BOLING, daughter of Kim and Tim Boling, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 19 with Congregation Chaverim at the Tucson Jewish Community Center. She is the granddaughter of Marcia and Ken Light of Tucson, Carmen and John Boling of Bloomington, Ind., and the late Judy… Read more »

KAYLA JOY TILICKI, daughter of Niki and Phil Tilicki, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Congregation Or Chadash. She is the granddaughter of Sandie and Joe Bolze of Sayville, N.Y., Carol and Roger Tilicki, and Mary Jo Grebeck, all of Cleveland, Ohio. Kayla attends… Read more »

SYDNIE ELANA GRABELL, daughter of Ellen Eichler-Grabell and Law­rence Grabell, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Congregation Anshei Israel. She is the granddaughter of Lisa and the late Allan Grabell of Tucson, and Bernard and the late Molly Eichler of Milburn, N.J., and Tucson.… Read more »

JYLIAN EMAN GRABELL, daughter of Ellen Eichler-Grabell and Law­rence Grabell, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Congregation Anshei Israel. She is the granddaughter of Lisa and the late Allan Grabell of Tucson, and Bernard and the late Molly Eichler of Milburn, N.J., and Tucson.… Read more »

DILYN REESE GRABELL, daughter of Ellen Eichler-Grabell and Lawrence Grabell, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Congregation Anshei Israel. She is the granddaughter of Lisa and the late Allan Grabell of Tucson, and Bernard and the late Molly Eichler of Milburn, N.J., and Tucson.… Read more »

JOSHUA EVAN SKRILL, son of Judith and Richard Skrill, celebrated becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 29 with Congregation Or Chadash at the Tucson Jewish Community Center. He is the grandson of Stanley and the late Muriel Mintz of Boynton Beach, Fla., Wilma Weisbuch of Woodside, N.Y., and… Read more »

Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon

Every now and then there are some times when being a congregational rabbi is just, well, hard. Some of this is seasonal: of course there are the High Holy Days, with the increased expectations and attendance, plethora of services to officiate and sermons to deliver, complex and demanding music… Read more »

A daughter, CELIA BEA SINGER, was born Aug. 19, 2011 to Sarah and Keith Singer of Tucson.  Grandparents are Michael and Barbara Heisler and Daniel and Paula Singer, all of Tucson.… Read more »

SAGAN WEBSTER, son of Nancy Tepper and Patrick Webster, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Friday, Nov. 11 at Congregation Chaverim. He is the grandson of Sheila and Jack Tepper of Tucson, and the late Bob Webster of Green Valley. Sagan attends Basis Middle School. He plays baseball… Read more »

ANDREW JORDAN KLEIN, son of Stacy and Adam Klein, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Congregation Anshei Israel. He is the grandson of Arlene and Alan Klein of Tucson, Lee Geckman of Indio, Calif., the late Ronald Geckman of La Palma, Calif., and Sandy… Read more »

DRAKE LEON BUSBY, son of Christina Ryberg and Justin Busby, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Congregation Or Chadash. He is the grandson of Monique Steinberg Busby, Jack Busby and Richard and the late Deborah Anderson, all of Tucson. Drake attends St. Gregory College… Read more »

JOSHUA BENJAMIN ARDEN, son of Susan Brish and Scott Arden, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Temple Emanu-El. He is the grandson of Dr. Adam and Patricia Brish of Marquette, Mich., and Eleanor and the late Frederic Arden of Salem, N.H. Joshua attends Orange… Read more »

Rose Rudis, 92, died Oct. 12 in Seal Beach, Calif. In 1938, Mrs. Rudis escaped the Nazis by walking across the thin ice of the Rhine River from Austria into Switzerland, where she was reunited with her boyfriend, Joe Rudis, who had escaped the Gestapo days earlier. They married… Read more »

Dr. Raymond Grossman, 83, died Oct. 17, 2011. Born in Newark, N.J., Dr. Grossman enlisted in the U.S. Navy, becoming a corpsman and achieving the rank of PhM3/c. He graduated  from Columbia University in 1951. He went to the University of Brussels in Belgium before attending the University of… Read more »

A son, MICAH ELI KATZ, was born Aug. 2, 2011 to David and Shannon (Zimbler) Katz of Portland, Ore. Grandparents are Dr. Maurice and Randy Davidson of Tucson, Gary and Bettie Zimbler of Tucson, and Howard and Sandy Katz of Portland. Micah joins his brother, Jordan.… Read more »

NATALIE LEONARD, daughter of Katherine and Arnold Leonard, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Congregation Anshei Israel. She is the granddaughter of Jill Siegrist of Olympia, Wash., and Robert Leonard and Jean Saliman, both of Tucson. Natalie attends Tucson Hebrew Academy, where she is… Read more »