Howard Polster passed away on Nov. 26, 2025, in Phoenix. Howard was born exactly two years before D-Day to Jerome I. and ...

This year’s Dorson Scholar-in-Residence reflects that spirit in a particularly joyful way. From Feb. 20–22, Kol Ami Synagogue ...

Marty was married to his soulmate Marsha for over 52 years, and during this time, they always were the first — and sometimes ...

Lassar describes her Jewish comedy as much more than stereotypical Borscht Belt jokes. It’s about sharing voices, connecting ...

“We are grateful to have Matt and Zach join our team,” said Todd Rockoff, President and CEO of the Tucson J. “They bring a ...

Balint will moderate the Center’s 2026 Jeffrey B. Plevan Memorial Talk, “Justice in the Public Eye: A Conversation with Israeli Supreme Court Justice Prof. Daphne Barak-Erez,” which will be held on ...

UArizona Hillel’s annual fundraiser is less than three weeks away–on February 11–and we are thrilled that Head Football Coach Jedd Fisch will be our special guest at the opening mini-plenary. Our ...

The sale of Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging to MED Healthcare Partners was finalized on January 26, 2021. The name of the organization will not change with the sale, nor will its commitment to ...

A son, MICAH ELI KATZ, was born Aug. 2, 2011 to David and Shannon (Zimbler) Katz of Portland, Ore. Grandparents are Dr. Maurice and Randy Davidson of Tucson, Gary and Bettie Zimbler of Tucson, and ...

Isaac (Ike) Berkman, son of Matthew and Lindsay Berkman, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Feb. 7 at Kol Ami Synagogue. Ike attends Basis Tucson North, where he is in 7th grade. Ike loves music ...

Tucson Jewish Community Center President and CEO Ken Light (Larry Haas) Twenty-six years ago, when Ken Light took the helm of the Tucson Jewish Community Center, the landmark edifice on River Road ...

Two things that ground Danielle Faitelson are her love for theater and her connection to her Jewish heritage. “It’s part of some bigger purpose,” she says of her Jewish roots. “It feels like a ...