After Colton Zuckerman, a freshman at The Gregory School in Tucson, was diagnosed with leukemia in October, his family decided to encourage blood donations across the country. “Our goal is, by the end ...

Are you as tired and frustrated as we are at seeing Arizona ranked at or near the bottom on state rankings of education and the well-being of its children? First Things First was supported by the ...

Francine Shacter, 90, of Tucson, formerly of Bethesda and Highland, Maryland, died June 14, 2018. Mrs. Shacter was born in Los Angeles, graduated from Hollywood High School, and briefly attended UCLA ...

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome! Tonight we’re here to tell you a story. It’s the story of Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky, two kids from little shtetls in the middle of the Ukrainian nowhere who came to ...

WASHINGTON (Washington Jewish Week) — The call came early on a recent morning: A helicopter carrying those wounded during a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla would soon arrive at the Hadassah ...

Paul L. Kahn, 92, died Dec. 4, 2018. Mr. Kahn was born in New York City to Robert and Esther Kahn. A longtime stockbroker, he served in the U.S. Navy and moved to Tucson in 1957. Mr. Kahn was preceded ...

An evening of Israeli guitar music and song makes for a great night out. “Something Israelis love to do is sing together. So we’re bringing that Israeli spirit here,” says Tucson’s Weintraub Israel ...

Tu B’Shvat is more than one day of honoring our trees and agriculture. The holiday serves as a yearly time to reconnect with our earth and our community. By celebrating in Tucson, we learn from the ...

Esther Becker of Congregation Chofetz Chayim will hold a free pre-High Holiday women’s dinner and discussion of the book “A Daughter of Two Mothers” by Miriam Cohen on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 6 p.m.

One way is through the dissemination of accurate information. From Feb. 21-22, Anshei Israel will host Gil Hoffman, CEO of HonestReporting, as its scholar-in-residence. Hoffman will discuss the ...

Jeremy Kneller-Hernandez prepares Jewish food delicacies at St. Philip’s Plaza Market. There was excitement in Tucson’s Jewish community when Jeremy Kneller-Hernandez announced on social media that he ...