From left, Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona Deputy Community Security Director Paul Patterson, JPSA Director for Public Affairs Carina Bien-Willner, and lay leader Kent Blumenthal were on Capitol Hill June 25-26 to advocate for Jewish community security funding. (Courtesy JPSA) Carina Bien-Willner, Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona director for public affairs at the Center for Jewish Resilience; Paul Patterson, JPSA deputy community security director; and Kent Blumenthal, a member of the CJR steering committee, joined almost 400 Jewish leaders in Washington, D.C., last month to lobby lawmakers for increased… Read more »




