Maureen and Sandy Salz in front of Magen David Adom MICU Thanks to Sandy and Maureen Salz of Oro Valley, a new MICU (mobile intensive care unit) for Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency medical ...

Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center is thrilled to announce a new initiative, the Rabbi Joseph H. Gumbiner Community Action Project. Inspired by the social activism of one of Tucson’s founding ...

Despite his family’s poverty in New York City in 1947, Michael Bokor declares it was beautiful to be in America. At least compared to life in Hungary during the Holocaust — forced labor, concentration ...

Acclaimed songstress Neshama Carlebach is coming to the Tucson J, Saturday, March 1 from 7:30-9:00 pm. The performance, titled BELIEVE, is part of the 2024-2025 Beth and Mike Kasser Patron of the Arts ...

Jay Baruch, M.D., was an English major in college before he went to medical school. This may have made him, in his own words, “a very neurotic medical student,” but it also gave him an unusual skill ...

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 ...

Congregation Beit Simcha (House of Joy), a new synagogue based in Northwest Tucson, will open later this month. Established by a group of congregants and Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon, Beit Simcha will hold ...

Meet Zabulon Simentov, 66, who is believed to be the last remaining Jew in Afghanistan. Emran Feroz recently profiled Simentov for Foreign Policy and uncovered some incredible stories about the feisty ...

The “Cruz de los Sepharditos de Nuestra Tierra Sagrada” by artist Charlie Sánchez illustrates the confluence of cultures. (Courtesy Jewish History Museum) At the core of “Fluid Identities” are photo ...

Beyond his musical compositions, Marc Blitzstein was deeply engaged in the political and social movements of his time. His ...

“At JFCS of Southern Arizona, we believe in healing the whole person,” explains Carlos Hernández, President & CEO of JFCS.