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Celebrating Jewish writers in the Valley
Oct 7, 2024 · His recently released book, “Confessions of a Contemplative Crossing Guard,” ostensibly describes his time spent as an elementary school crossing guard. However, the book is really about “managing the messiness of adulthood,” he told Jewish News in an email. “I found myself moved and inspired by the experiences and encounters that …
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).
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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 ...
Negative campaign video draws accusation of antisemitism
Oct 16, 2024 · “You can hide behind your smile and you can hide behind your team of lawyers but I see right through you,” Evans wrote. Phoenix City Councilman Carlos Elvira-Gallindo was quick to call Evans out on X for using “one of the oldest #antisemitic tropes of …
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.
Navigating Thanksgiving conversations after a polarizing election
Nov 19, 2024 · Thanksgiving is a time for family, food and gratitude, but this year, you may find yourself gathering around the table with loved ones who hold sharply different political views following a polarizing presidential election.
New Beth El cantor started as interpreter for the deaf
Nov 8, 2024 · While attending the University of Arizona and then working as an interpreter, she “explored my Judaism,” she said. At Tucson’s Congregation Or Chadash, she taught classes, led the ritual committee, sang in the choir and even substituted for the cantor on occasion.
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Nov 7, 2024 · Rabbi David Rebibo first toured Phoenix in 1964 while investigating the possibility of starting a Jewish day school. Rebibo was there at the behest of a small cadre of Jewish families in the Valley that had contacted Torah Umesorah – National Society for Hebrew Day Schools, a well-regarded O…
Jewish communal solidarity main takeaway from Oct. 7 …
Oct 8, 2024 · The Center for Jewish Philanthropy of Greater Phoenix (CJP) organized and hosted the evening, with the support of Anti-Defamation League Arizona, BBYO Mountain Region, Friends of Israel Scouts, Hillel at Arizona State University, Israeli American Council Arizona, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix, Phoenix Jewish National Fund-USA Education and Advocacy and Valley of the Sun ...