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Georgia Hunter based her book, “We Were the Lucky Ones,” on her family’s experience in Poland before, during and after World War II. The book chronicles her extended family’s stories as they survive life in a ghetto, forced labor in factories and on farms, prison abuse, serving in the military and in the resistance and hiding — sometimes in people’s homes, sometimes in plain ...
Phoenix-based foundation honors Israeli peace activist killed on …
Sep 24, 2024 · One of the organizations Silver worked closely with was the Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP), a group of over 100 leading non-governmental organizations working to foster reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians and between Arabs and Jews in Israel and the wider region. Jerry Hirsch, Lodestar’s founder and chairman and one of the founders of Temple Emanuel of Tempe, discovered ...
Tempe interim rabbi highlights importance of community in …
Oct 22, 2024 · Temple Emanuel of Tempe welcomed Rabbi Jonathan Biatch, its interim spiritual leader, at the beginning of July. The recently retired Madison, Wisconsin rabbi officially ended his time at Temple Beth El before moving to Arizona to take up his new, albeit temporary, post following the departure of Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein.
Maricopa County approves $2 million for Phoenix Holocaust center
Oct 29, 2024 · On Wednesday, Oct. 23, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors announced that it had approved funding for the new Hilton Family Holocaust Education Center, bringing the total amount raised to more than $35 million for a $40 million campaign.
Jewish high school in Scottsdale grows, gets new name
Sep 5, 2024 · Arizona Jewish Academy (AJA) students entered their classrooms for the first day of school last month, likely feeling a mixture of nervousness, excitement and hope about all the possibilities the new school year might represent.
Providing context to a misleading campaign sign
Oct 15, 2024 · When I first saw a large sign declaring that Christine Marsh voted against Holocaust education, I was taken aback. State Senator Marsh (LD4), a former Arizona Teacher of the Year, sat on the Senate Education Committee when I testified in 2021 in support of legislation to mandate Holocaust education (HB2241).
Center for Jewish Philanthropy welcomes new board members
Oct 2, 2024 · Last month, the Center for Jewish Philanthropy of Greater Phoenix (CJP) welcomed four new board members, including two teens, bringing the total number to 15.
Jewish women put a foot on the gas in getting abortion access …
Oct 1, 2024 · Next month, Arizonans will find out which way Proposition 139, the Right to Abortion Initiative, is decided.A recent Fox News poll showed that voters overwhelmingly support it, but the National Council of Jewish Women Arizona (NCJW AZ) and other groups aligned on the issue aren’t taking good polls to the bank and calling it a day.
Phoenix Hebrew Academy’s new playground honors child’s memory
Aug 27, 2024 · More than 100 people gathered on a late August morning to celebrate the opening of Phoenix Hebrew Academy’s (PHA) new playground and pay homage to its namesake, Sonya (Sonzee) Ahava Zaila.
Scottsdale rabbi gives invocation at Trump’s AZ rally
Aug 30, 2024 · “We were pleasantly surprised and so proud when Rabbi Allouche came on stage to deliver the invocation,” Jettie Kootman told Jewish News. Kootman, a member of Beth Tefillah and co-founder of Jewish Women’s Conservative Forum, attended Trump’s rally with her friends Sue Ritter and Laurie Schwartz and felt emotional and proud to hear his blessing.