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Hoffman to lead Federation, Foundation when Mellan retires

Stuart Mellan, Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona president and CEO, left, and Graham Hoffman, Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona president and CEO, look forward to a smooth transition when Mellan retires and Hoffman becomes CEO of both Federation and Foundation. (Photo: Keith Marcum/Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona)
December 20, 2019 / Phyllis Braun, AJP Executive Editor

Stuart Mellan, who has been president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona since December 1995, will retire at the end of May. At that time, Graham Hoffman, who joined the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona in September 2018 as president and CEO, will take on… Read more »

With traveling ark, Chaverim carries Torah’s message of peace

Rabbi Stephanie Aaron leads Congregation Chaverim's Rosh Hashanah service on Mount Lemmon on Sept. 21. (Nanci Freedberg)
November 2, 2017 / Phyllis Braun, AJP Executive Editor

Congregation Chaverim has a new traveling ark, thanks to a grant from the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona in collaboration with the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona. The $5,000 grant, made possible by the Ann and Sam Goldfein Endowment Fund and the Zuckerman Family Fund held at the… Read more »