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Christina Angelique Kaufman

CHRISTINA ANGELIQUE KAUFMAN, daughter  of Adriana and Jeff Kaufman, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Temple Emanu-El. She is the granddaughter of Irene Samuels of Laguna Woods, Calif., Ronald Kaufman of Tucson, and Nilda and the late Mario Olea of Tucson. Christina attends Old… Read more »

William Benjamin Goodman

WILLIAM BENJAMIN GOODMAN, son of Nancy and Michael Goodman, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Congregation Or Chadash. He is the grandson of Estelle and the late Martin Abrams of Tucson, the late Gloria and William Goodman of Orlando, Fla., and Elaine and Allen… Read more »

Toren Teva Webber Rosenzweig

TOREN TEVA WEBBER ROSENZWEIG, a Tucson native, son of Yvonne Webber and Dr. Ephron Rosenzweig, celebrated becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Sept. 3 at Congregation Beth Am in San Diego, Calif. He is the grandson of Nancy Webber of Richmond, Calif., the late Jerry Webber, and Carole and… Read more »

Norman Essex

Norman Essex, 89, died Sept. 7, 2011. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., Mr. Essex served in World War II. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Lillian; children,  Merrill (Richard Meliska) Essex of Evanston, Ill., Randall (Christine) Essex of Rockville, Md.,  and Lauren (Richard) Essex of Del Mar, Calif.;… Read more »

Harvey Evenchik

Harvey Burton Evenchik, 82, died Sept. 5, 2011. Born in Elyria, Ohio, Mr. Evenchik graduated from the University of Arizona in 1951. He returned to Ohio to attend Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, where he received his master’s degree in business and also started his first business. Mr. Evenchik… Read more »

Sol Hauer

Sol Hauer, 93, died Sept. 4, 2011. Mr. Hauer moved to Arizona in 1944 to work for the goverment and retired from the Internal Revenue Service. Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Trudy; and children, Michael (Maralyn) Hauer and Barbara (Lyn) Hauer-Doose, all of Tucson; three grandchildren and… Read more »

Jack Trustman

Jack Trustman, 88, died Aug. 29, 2011. Born in Keego Harbor, Mich., Mr. Trustman   graduated from the University of Michagan. He served in World War II, including the Battle of the Bulge, and was decorated with two Bronze Stars. After moving to Tucson in 1959, Mr. Trustman owned an… Read more »

Jeanette Baras

Jeanette Baras, 91, died Aug. 26, 2011. Born in Reading, Pa., Ms. Baras spent the first half of her life there and was a licensed practical nurse. She moved to Tucson in 1970 and was employed by Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging as a nurse. Later, she received… Read more »

Mel Brickman

Mel Brickman, 85, of Scottsdale, Ariz., died  Aug. 26, 2011. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Brickman lived in Tucson for many years. He attended the University of Arizona and served in the U.S. Army in World War II. He was the general manager of several automobile dealerships as well… Read more »

Lester Kohn

Lester Allan Kohn, 54, died Aug. 15, 2011, in Seward, Alaska. Born in Chicago, Mr. Kohn attended Amphitheatre High School, where he played baseball, and attended the University of Arizona, majoring in chemical engineering. He was a resident of Alaska for 23 years. Survivors include his parents, Ned and… Read more »

Roots in heaven: the upside down tree

Rabbi Israel Becker

“Shema Yisroel, Listen Israel!” are the first words uttered by the Kohane, or Jewish priest, in his inspirational speech to the soldiers of Israel before going into battle (Deuteronomy 20:2-3). The purpose of these words was to capture each soldier’s attention. The great medieval French Torah commentator, Rashi (Rabbi… Read more »

Ty Everett Goode

TY EVERETT GOODE, son of Marci and Kevin Goode, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Sept. 17 at Temple Emanu-El. He is the grandson of Gail and Michael Goode of Tucson, Lynn and Al Hansher of Milwaukee, Wis., and Anda and Herb Oxman, of Mequon, Wis. Ty… Read more »

Rachel Ruth Cohen

RACHEL RUTH COHEN, daughter of Dr. Stephen and Nancy Cohen, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Congregation Or Chadash. She is the granddaughter of Susan and Alan Cohen of Denver, Colo., Janet Gagnon of Tucson and Warren and Pat Henderson of Dunbarton, N.H. She… Read more »

Neve Siona Stoler

A daughter, NEVE SIONA STOLER, was born June 21, 2011 to Noaa and Marc Stoler of West Orange, N. J. Grandparents are Nancy and David Stoler of Tucson, Rachel Hacham of Montclair, N.J. and Arnon Rahav of Salisbury, Md.… Read more »

Roberta Wolsky

Roberta “Bobbie” Wolsky, 83, died  Aug. 24, 2011. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. Wolsky married Sam Wolsky in 1949 and moved to Chicago. In 1994, they moved to Tucson. Mrs. Wolsky volunteered for many causes including ORT and Brandeis . Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Sam; children,… Read more »

Alan Warshaw

Alan H. Warshaw, 73, died  Aug. 20, 2011. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Warshaw was instrumental in the formation of the Colorado Canine Companions and the Delta Society Therapy Dog programs. He served as the vice president of the Colorado Humane Society and was president of the board of… Read more »

Barbara De Losier

Barbara Louise De Losier, 65, died Aug. 7, 2011. Born in Wyandotte, Mich., Ms. De Losier graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in art education. She obtained a masters of library science from the University of Arizona. She taught art, was a commercial artist, and was an… Read more »

A lesson on access from the Turkish premier

Rabbi Yehuda Ceitlin, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Rabbi Levi Matusof, Dec. 12, 2004 (Yasin Aras)

The months of the Hebrew calendar can easily be categorized. We have Nissan exploring slavery and freedom. In Tevet, Tammuz and Av we deplore hatred and the destruction it causes and pray for redemption. Shevat is for the trees and Adar involves uplifting joy. The month of Elul, however,… Read more »

Douglas Wegner

Dr. Douglas Wegner, 54, died Aug. 5, 2011. Born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, Dr. Wegner graduated from Liberty High School and earned a bachelor’s degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology  in mechanical engineering in 1979. He worked for Fisher Scientific and Westinghouse on nuclear reactors for submarines.… Read more »

Robert Penn

Robert Penn, 85, died June 5, 2011. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Pa., Mr. Penn spent most of his life in San Diego, Calif. He received a Ph.D. from Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon) in 1955 and joined the faculty in the psychology department at San Diego State University. Mr.… Read more »