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Handmaker Thrilled to Welcome Guests Once Again to Passover Seders
For many years, Handmaker Passover Seders were large events with children and grandchildren joining parents, grandparents and great-grandparents for this wonderful holiday celebration. The Handmaker ...
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Of Blessed Memory: M. David Ben-Asher
When David and Bryna moved to Tucson in 1964, he established Southern Arizona Medical Specialists, where he practiced for 51 ...
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Emily McDonnell and Brad Cohen are Wed
Emily McDonnell and Brad Cohen of Chapel Hill, N.C. were married on November 7, 2024. The wedding took place in Tucson at The ...
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Posts By PHYLLIS BRAUN - AJP Executive Editor
The Tucson Hebrew Academy board of trustees has appointed Jonathan Ben-Asher as interim head of school. To establish a strong transition, Ben-Asher started last week and will assume full leadership of ...
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Post-Oct. 7 ‘Surge’ of Interest in Jewish Life Rings True in Tucson
More than 1,000 people attended a vigil in Tucson on Oct. 7, 2024, commemorating the attacks on Israel a year earlier. Chip Rosenfeld says Oct. 7, 2023, was “a watershed moment” that inspired him to ...
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The Tucson J International Film Festival is Back for its 34th Year this January
Opening the curtain on its 34th year, the Tucson J International Film Festival starts on January 8, with in-person screenings and special events for select films through January 19, with most films ...
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Scam Alert: Advice for Older Adults on Keeping Money, Data Safe
“Even the smartest of us can get played,” says Levia Nahary. “Anyone can be deceived,” says Rabbi Dr. Bennett Blum. Both Nahary and Blum are talking about ways scammers exploit older adults. Nahary, a ...
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In shadow of Ferguson, group builds ties across racial and cultural lines
(JTA) — On the evening of Aug. 12, after two consecutive nights of clashes between police and protesters in Ferguson, Mo., Mikal Smith rose to address a community meeting in the neighboring city of ...
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Posts By PHYLLIS BRAUN - AJP Executive Editor
“A World After This” will be the focus of the Women’s Academy of Jewish Studies eighth annual High Holy Days season book brunch with Esther Becker on Sunday, Sept. 20 at Congregation Chofetz Chayim. A ...
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The Z3 Conference Inspires Hope and Action as a Platform for Israel Engagement in Tucson
Staff from the Tucson J and Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona at the Z3 Conference For ten years, the Z3 Project – which began at the Oshman Family JCC as a conference and has now grown to ...
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New Data Shows PJ Library in Southern Arizona Increases Jewish Family Engagement
Nineteen years ago, Harold Grinspoon started PJ Library by sending books to families raising Jewish children in Massachusetts with the goal of sharing Jewish stories that empower families and inspire ...