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tuart Mellan, who has been president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona since December 1995, will retire at the end of May. At that time, Graham Hoffman, who joined the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona in September 2018 as president and CEO, will take on the role of leading both agencies. The plan was recently approved by the boards of the Federation and the Foundation. “We’ve been working toward synergy” for some time, Mellan says, pointing out that the Federation and Foundation merged their grant processes six years ago, and this year, the agencies are co-facilitating a 12- to 18-month community planning and visioning process. In roughly 80% of North

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Stuart Mellan, Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona president and CEO, left, and Graham Hoffman, Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona president and CEO, look forward to a smooth transition when Mellan retires and Hoffman becomes CEO of both Federation and Foundation.

American Jewish communities today, Mellan says, Federations and Foundations have one leader, or

Temple Emanu-El visiting scholar will tackle topics of money, food PHYLLIS BRAUN AJP Executive Editor

fter finishing her acclaimed first anthology, “The Sacred Table: Creating a Jewish Food Ethic” (CCAR Press, 2011), Rabbi Mary Zamore realized that over time, in much of her teaching about food, “I was speaking more about the intersection of food and money.” “I was talking about SNAP — food stamps. I was talking about the cost, both internalized and externalized, of the food choices we make — the impact on workers. Topics like that. It struck me

that my interest had been expanding and my expertise had been expanding, and that I was ready to do a deep dive into Judaism and money,” she told the AJP. Zamore followed up “The Sacred Table,” which was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, with “The Sacred Exchange: Creating a Jewish Money Ethic” (CCAR Press, 2019). As the Albert T. Bilgray Scholar at Temple Emanu-El from Jan. 1619, she will give three talks on money, and one on food. “While many people would dismiss an exploration of a Jewish See Scholar, page 4

a similar collaborative structure. The local Foundation has been an affiliated corporation of the Fed-

eration, but the move to a single CEO will lead to much closer alignment. With Hoffman’s predecessor at the Foundation, Tracy Salkowitz, retiring in 2018, and his own imminent retirement, “it seems like the right time to have one voice at the professional helm of the two organizations,” says Mellan. The organizations will continue to have separate boards and separate 501c3 nonprofit status, he says, yet they have always had significant overlap, starting with the Foundation bylaws, which state that it was created to be supportive of the mission of the Federation. In addition, the Foundation chair has always been a member of the Federation board, and vice versa. All candidates interviewed last year for the Foundation CEO post were told a single Federation/ Foundation CEO was being considered. But Hoffman really stood See Hoffman, page 2

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for those who sought it, but rather “to try to reach every and as many Jewish students as possible, in all the places continued from page 1 where they were.” This is a thread he’d pick up later when he worked at out as an innovator, Mellan says, noting that Hoffman Hillel, but his first job out of college was at Accenture in has worked for two outstanding national Jewish orga- New York. He thrived there, keeping his hand in the Jewish nizations. He was vice president for innovation at Hillel world through philanthropic giving as well as leading teen International and deputy director of development at the trips to Israel and teaching Hebrew school on weekends. American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Along with After two years he found his work at Accenture, though business acumen, “he brings a deep commitment to interesting, wasn’t fulfilling. And the trade-offs involved in Jewish community,” Mellan adds. climbing the corporate ladder gave him pause. The single CEO plan was still in the early stages when Around this time, he was recruited by the former Hoffman was hired, and was not a done deal. Hillel director at Washington University to work at Hil“When I came in, I came in to do the work of the lel International. After a year consulting with Hillels Foundation. That was what I was excited about, enthusi- around the country, Hoffman oversaw the organizaastic about,” says Hoffman. tion’s first global strategic planning process, developing “What I reaffirmed within the first few months of the its “shift toward depth and breadth,” he says, explaining job was that the success of the Foundation should be that while Hillels had become adept at meeting students measured by the success of the community, and by the where they were, and offering social opportunities, they success of the agencies and synagogues and Jewish life needed to engage students “in meaningful Jewish expethat the Foundation is here to sustain and support and riences and Jewish life-learning in Israel.” advance,” he says, explaining that this view leads natuHe trained Hillels to identify Jewish students who were rally to the goal of a deeper synergy between the Federa- “influencers” in campus social networks where they didn’t tion and the Foundation. have much reach, then train and employ those students This way of measuring success, Hoffman adds, which as interns to cultivate their Jewish peers, while hiring segoes beyond the traditional method of measuring a foun- nior Jewish educators, often rabbis, to offer truly substandation’s assets, funds, and grants, is informed by his ex- tive Jewish programs. Abbii Cook, who recently joined the periences at Hillel and AIPAC, as well as in the for-profit University of Arizona Hillel Foundation as assistant direcworld at Accenture, a multitor, was one of the first Hillel national business consulting engagement interns, Hoffman and technology corporation. notes. And perhaps a dozen new Jewish organizations, Early experiences such as Moishe House and Hoffman’s commitment One Table, grew from Hillel’s to fostering Jewish life stems — Graham Hoffman engagement work, he adds. partly from his personal hisAt the JFSA, programs tory in the Jewish communal world, which started with preschool at the Jewish Fam- like the Jewish concierge, which the community “was ily & Children’s Services in Milwaukee and continued visionary in creating a number of years ago,” is a signifithrough Jewish day school, Jewish summer camps, fam- cant step, he says, but “engagement needs to be the work ily and other trips to Israel, becoming bar mitzvah at a of everyone, and we need to figure out a way to employ Conservative synagogue, BBYO in his teens, and Hillel para-professionals, volunteers who can act in an engagement capacity, and we have to pair all of that with subduring his college years. It also comes from what he calls his family’s “fascinat- stantive Jewish experiences and education.” There’s a key distinction between engagement and outing case study in Jewish pluralism.” His biological parents divorced when he was less than reach, he says. “Engagement is not about bringing people a year old, and both remarried. His mother’s new hus- to us. Engagement is about meeting them where they are band was a Conservative Jewish orthodontist, Hoffman and engaging with them on the basis of their passions, ambitions, talents, interests. And it’s about bringing Jewish says, flashing a dazzling smile. His stepmother wasn’t Jewish, but she and his father life, Jewish experiences, Jewish education to them among raised their son, Hoffman’s brother, Jewish — and yet the people they like spending time with, in ways that will secular. And by the time Hoffman was in middle school, be the most meaningful to them.” As one example, Hoffman, who visited Israel some his mother and stepfather were beginning a Jewish journey that ultimately ended with them becoming ba’al tes- 18 times during his time with Hillel, joined local Jewish huvah (Hebrew for “masters of return”), ultra-Orthodox educator Amy Hirshberg Lederman to lead 28 Southern in their observance of Jewish law and traditions. He Arizonans on a Weintraub Israel Center mission to Israhas two siblings who are ultra-Orthodox, and one who el in October. The participants were a really interesting multi-faith group, he says, almost all first-time visitors identifies as “Jew-ish.” Having all this playing out while he was coming of to Israel. After 10 years at Hillel International, which included age, Hoffman says, accelerated his process of figuring out “what for me, Jewishly, made the most sense.” Today, he major gifts fundraising for the initiatives he launched, Hoffman spent five years at AIPAC, which allowed him describes himself as “extra-denominational.” “I see incredible value across each of the denomina- to really build “a sophisticated fundraising toolset.” tions,” he explains, “and really respect and appreciate so There, he oversaw major gifts fundraising, major philmuch about how our tradition has evolved in each of anthropic foundations, and endowments. This coming year, the Foundation will introduce those different contexts.” Engagement vs. outreach some new techniques in its grant-making process, he Hoffman studied business at Washington University in says, including a more collaborative, conversation-based St. Louis, where about 40% of the student body was Jew- approach to determine an agency’s key challenges or opish, and became actively involved in Hillel, where he ad- portunities, rather than a traditional grant application. vocated for it to be more than the synagogue on campus This system, he says “will reinforce the nature of the

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“The success of the Foundation should be measured by the success of the community ...”

kind of relationships we want to have between the Foundation and the community, which are relationships of support, stewardship, and collaboration.” The approach will be piloted with two agencies that opted for this method, the Jewish History Museum and the Tucson Jewish Community Center, while other agencies chose to have their previous grants extended for a year, with a reduction of $5,000 for each agency. The pilot is based in part on the planning and allocations process the Federation instituted four years ago, in which sub-committees review and report on various funding areas, Hoffman notes. At a recent Jewish Funders Network conference, Hoffman spoke about the pilot, generating great interest from other Jewish community foundations, private family foundations, and big public foundations. “It’s what convinced me that this really had legs,” he says.

What lay and professional leaders say

In 2014, the Jewish Federations of North America commissioned a study of federation/foundation relationships that showed that “most federations — at least of our size — and foundations are conjoined in some form,” whether it’s a single CEO or a federation/foundation merger, says JFSA Chair Deborah Oseran. She and Anne Hameroff, incoming chair of the Foundation, spoke with leaders in several communities, including Columbus, Ohio, which published a study of its experience called “The Case for Integration; Long Beach, California; Memphis, and Denver.” Their research and the studies bear out the idea that communities that have strongly aligned federations and foundations “are the strongest by a variety of different standards,” Oseran says. Ways that having a single CEO can benefit the community, she adds, include having a unified, more powerful voice in the Jewish and broader communities; strengthening donor relations while protecting donor confidentiality; and improved accountability with key stakeholders. Jeff Katz, chair of the Foundation’s board of trustees, says the Federation and Foundation were looking at collaborative models before Tracy Salkowitz announced her retirement. Chairing a search committee for Salkowitz’ replacement with Jim Whitehill, Katz says, “both of us felt that we would hire someone who had the talent and the abilities to ultimately step into a single CEO position if we went in that direction.”

The search process was very extensive, using the top search firm in the nation for Jewish organizations. “Graham stood out big time,” he says, although Hoffman had not served as a CEO before. “We were looking for someone who would be creative, smart, and think out of the box.” Now Hoffman is “a known quantity — a really effective known quantity” who has had the chance to work with Mellan for the past year, Katz says. “For the last seven months of Stu’s tenure, the two of them can work together and really be smart from a transitional standpoint.” Jewish philanthropy has changed in recent years, says Mellan, with more emphasis on major gifts and endowments, something universities and hospitals have long focused on. The Jewish world, in the past, concentrated more on immediate needs, including, in the 1940s, the nascent state of Israel. “Our strong suit has been the annual campaign,” he says, explaining that while the annual campaign will continue to be vital, “the proportion of dollars that comes from endowment has already changed,” with the Foundation’s assets growing from $12 million dollars 24 years ago to more than $108 million today. Hoffman’s national experience, says Brenda Landau, director of legacy development at the Foundation, “enables him to go out and help build agencies and strengthen philanthropy across the spectrum of Tucson.” “He’s a visionary; he’s a collaborator,” says Robyn Schwager, grants and legacy officer at the Foundation, adding that Hoffman “looks at the whole community, not just the Jewish community, and how we can interplay together. He sees the big picture and how all the pieces fit into it to take everything to the next level.” After working closely with Hoffman for the last year, “I feel very positive about the future,” says Fran Katz, senior vice president at the Federation. To engage the next generation, she adds, “we need to fundraise differently while keeping the annual campaign in the forefront” to maintain healthy Jewish agencies. “We’re doing this from a place of strength,” says Mellan, rather than from a need to fix something that’s broken. “At the same time, there’s very much a consciousness that the world is changing and we need to be very forwardthinking.” “We have an opportunity to move from strength to stronger,” says Oseran.

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whether through inheritance or charity. Both of her topics, money and food, “are continued from page 1 really about what it means to create a life of meaning,” says Zamore. approach to money as playing into stereoIn addition to writing and lecturing, Zatypes or futile because there is no way for more serves as the executive director of the money to be part of how we are Jewish other Women’s Rabbinic Network and as co-leader than philanthropy or synagogue memberof the Reform Pay Equity Initiative. Ordained ship, I am eager to see how this Bilgray lecby Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Mary Zamore tureship will dispel these myths,” says Temple Religion in New York in 1997, she graduated Emanu-El’s Rabbi Batsheva Appel. “How we handle our from Columbia College. She served congregations in cenmoney and our monetary obligations is part of how we tral New Jersey for 18 years. do Jewish in the world.” Zamore’s first Tucson talk, “Judaism’s View of Wealth: In the Jewish community, there is much not being Good or Bad?” on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m., will be held discussed on the topic of money, Zamore says. at the Jewish History Museum, 564 S. Stone Ave. The re“We mostly absorb what our greater, secular, Christian- maining talks, all at Temple Emanu-El, are “We Should oriented culture has to say,” which is that it is unseemly to and Can Talk About Money,” on Friday, Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m. discuss money, yet our Jewish texts have much to teach on as part of Shabbat services; “Coveting vs Contenment,” on the subject, Zamore says, emphasizing that Judaism pres- Saturday, Jan. 18 at noon at the Rabbi’s Tish (bring a dairy/ ents money as a neutral topic. “We see that throughout our vegetarian dish for the potluck lunch); and “The Sacred tradition, and that there is a benefit to speaking about it in Table: Creating a Jewish Food Ethic” on Sunday, Jan. 19, an open and honest way.” 9:45-11:15 a.m. A $5 donation is requested for the final Monetary interactions fill our lives and shape our re- presentation, which is sponsored by Temple Emanu-El’s lationships with one another, she says, and when people Women of Reform Judaism. are given the opportunity to learn, think, and talk about The Bilgray Lectureship is a collaboration between money, “they find it a refreshing relief.” Temple Emanu-El and the Arizona Center for Judaic Stud“There’s something very powerful about seeing the texts ies. Created in 1985, it honors the late Albert T. Bilgray, seof our ancient ancestors basically talking about the same nior rabbi at Temple Emanu-El from 1947-1972, and the things with which we deal today,” she says. These include guiding force behind the formation of the Judaic studies a society where families have different amounts of money program at the University of Arizona. Cosponsors for this (which can feel uncomfortable whether one has more than year’s lectureship include the UArizona Hillel Foundation another, or less), struggles with longing for money, and and the Institute for the Study of Religion and Culture. the challenges of what we actually do with the money we For more information visit www.tetucson.org or call have — how to make decisions about sharing our money, 327-4501.

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(L-R): Bob Schwartz, Rick Unklesbay, Rabbi Batsheva Appel, Michael Gill, Dan Cooper, and Amy Krauss at the Forum on the Death Penalty and Judaism at Temple Emanu-El on Dec. 4.

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t was a “hung jury” at a free public forum Temple Emanu-El hosted Dec. 4. The forum explored the death penalty in what event organizer, moderator, and former attorney Bob Schwartz called “the start of a much bigger conversation” he hopes will continue. The “Forum on the Death Penalty and Judaism: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shootings and Beyond Beyond” included five speakers presenting their perspectives on the death penalty in general, and the Pittsburgh case in particular, to an audience of about 55 people. The panelists were Temple Emanu-El Rabbi Batsheva Appel; veteran Pima County prosecutor and author of “Arbitrary Death: A Prosecutor’s Perspective on the Death Penalty,” Rick Unklesbay; criminal defense attorneys specializing in capital case appeals and trials, Amy Krauss and Dan Cooper; and University of Arizona professor of philosophy Michael Gill. Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Robert Bowers, the alleged shooter in the Oct. 27, 2018, Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue killing of 11 congregants. Schwartz noted that two of the three congregations that shared the Tree of Life Synagogue opposed seeking the death penalty in this case and the surviving spouse of a victim asked that the death penalty not be sought. When Schwartz ultimately asked panelists at the end of the two-hour forum, “Assuming Bowers is convicted of the crimes he is charged with, should he be executed?” panelist responses were divided but consistent with the perspectives they shared throughout the evening. Appel brought biblical insight to see all sides, which she admitted could lead to ambivalence. She noted regarding what seems like an obvious prohibition that the commandments state “thou shalt not murder” rather than thou shalt not

kill, although capital punishment is mentioned for some crimes of social and religious natures. Unklesbay said annual polls continue to show the majority of Americans support the death penalty, although that support is dwindling. “People don’t really know what’s entailed in prosecuting these cases — the costs, delays, appeals — and over the years, the impact it has on the surviving victims. Over the decades [such cases can take], it doesn’t bring justice to the victims, it just keeps impacting their lives for years so they can never put it behind them. Today there are 3,000, mostly men, on death row, 740 in California alone [104 in Arizona.] Yet the death penalty is rarely ultimately imposed,” he says. He noted that in many states the death penalty is applied more often to people of color. Krauss said that unlike the Pittsburgh shooting where the guilt is evident, there are many cases where those incarcerated are innocent. “We know with certainty there are people in the system wrongfully convicted. We participate in the system as lawyers to do the best of our ability to ensure a fair and proper trial and that justice is done. It is our job to try to fix the system and make it better,” she said Krauss and Cooper, both Jewish, said they focus on the defendant, looking beyond the facts of a crime. Krauss said she has difficulty squaring her core Jewish values — compassion, goodness, and mercy — with capital punishment. The one time she witnessed an execution, in 2015, was the only time she was ashamed to be a lawyer, she said. Cooper reflected upon his Jewish upbringing and how it has influenced his opposition to the death penalty. Gill used a bumper sticker slogan — “why do we kill people to show killing is wrong” — to take capital punishment to the abstract level. “When the government

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COMMENTARY We need to thank the unsung heroes keeping American synagogues safe JASON D. GREENBLATT JTA WASHINGTON

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hen I was about 19 years old, I took my first trip to Europe. I marveled at its beauty, its culture, its history, and its architecture. On this trip and many others that followed, I shed many tears as I visited the numerous synagogues, Jewish museums and areas of historical importance which commemorated the horrors and evil that were perpetrated upon the Jewish people in so many parts of the continent during the Holocaust. That initial trip to Europe and each of my many subsequent trips — first with friends, then my wife, and then with my wife and six children — mostly were wonderful experiences. Each was full of fun, learning, excitement, and entertainment. Each journey brought new sights, senses, ideas, and friends into my world. Yet it was inevitable that each trip had its dark, gloomy, and mournful parts, as I would walk around absorbing the un-

Security cameras hang across the street from the Park East Synagogue in New York City.

fathomable decimation of European Jewry. I was also disconcerted by the police or private security presence at so many of the synagogues I visited. I was sad, confounded and upset to see that such a presence was needed on a continent on which

6 million Jews were brutally slaughtered. How is it possible, I wondered, that in cities and countries where the land is so stained with Jewish blood after a targeted, systematic attempted annihilation of the Jewish people that European syna-

gogues would need such protection? Was there no guilt or shame? Were there no lessons learned? I took comfort, naively it would appear, that in my own country, there was no need for such security measures. I grew up in New York City, and other than the occasional rough anti-Semitic comment here or there, I was fortunate to have personally experienced virtually no anti-Semitism. The synagogues I attended had little to no visible security protocols in place. The large and extremely serious security challenges and danger we face today did not exist. Of course we are not alone in experiencing these challenges and danger. In the last number of years, churches, mosques, and synagogues around the world — including in our great country — have been attacked. Men, women, and children have been murdered in cold blood while reciting their holy prayers. An analysis of why this is happening would take volumes. My purpose in writing is instead to express deep appreciation. See Heroes, page 8

What do we tell our children in the aftermath of the Jersey City shooting? worlds shaken and disrupted during a frightening siege. Schools were on lockdown, four people were murdered, and people from around the Jewish world suddenly were on high alert yet again. Whether overheard in adult conversations, picked up on radio or TV news broadcasts, or through word-of-mouth in the schoolyard, many of our children

RABBI DOVID FOX JTA LOS ANGELES nother Jewish community has sustained a bloody attack that left Jews everywhere reeling. On Tuesday, a small enclave of Hasidic Jews in Jersey City, New Jersey had their

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are undoubtedly aware of this truly horrific event. In my line of work with Project Chai, the crisis intervention, trauma, and bereavement department of Chai Lifeline, I have sadly encountered these situations all too frequently. From Pittsburgh to Poway to Jersey City, senseless anti-Semitism knows no bounds. In the wake of this devastation in our community, we — as parents, educators, and community leaders — must address the emotional and psychological impact such incidents can have on our children. The following are some general guidelines for those of us asking “What do we tell our children now?”

Talk with them.

Do not assume children will speak up if they need to; be proactive. Ask them if they have heard about the event. Encourage them to dialogue with you about what they know, and what they do not know, at a level, pace and degree that is appropriate to their age and maturity. Respond to their questions, correct misinformation and provide reassurance about their safety.

and are sensible. Listen attentively when they share their views. Validate their concerns.

Ensure that your child is maintaining a regular routine.

Eating, sleeping, attending school, and other responsibilities are important for growing minds (and for all of us). Structure is healing. Normalcy is soothing. Be patient and gentle, but help them return to regular functioning as soon as possible.

Offer encouragement.

A person’s initial reactions will change with time, and it is helpful to point out to children that what they are now experiencing is a normal stage, and that they likely will have different thoughts, feelings, and attitudes as the days pass. Be an open door for each child to speak with you and check in with them regularly. Do not assume that a child’s silence means that they are not struggling. Do not “pathologize” and assume that a child’s reactions are indicative of deeper problems.

Your job is not to act as judge and jury.

Your responsibility is to educate and

Younger children need to know that support your child, not to editorialize they are safe and it is safe for them about the crime. Assert to the pondering to voice their feelings. child that murder is wrong — focusing

Children need to ask their questions and be given short answers that satisfy

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The Jewish-Latino Teen Coalition cohort meets with Arizona Sen. Raul Grijalva in Washington, DC, at the culmination of their 2018-19 program year in April.

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ver its 15-year history, the Jewish-Latino Teen Coalition has changed the lives of 176 teens from Southern Arizona’s Jewish and Latino communities. The nationally recognized youth leadership program fosters political advocacy and cultural awareness in both the Tucson community and the nation. The group will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a quinceañera party next month and honor its founders Paul Baker and Humberto Lopez. The coalition was born after a fact-finding tour of the two communities by local lay and agency leaders and Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, recalls Shari Gootter, a local therapist and the group’s passionate volunteer leader for the past 13 years. Lew Hamburger, Ph.D., has been at her side for the past nine years. The group’s overriding concern was about children and the future. Local businessmen and philanthropists Baker and Lopez committed to funding the coalition for three years, Gootter says. Today, JLTC is funded by the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona through the support of private donors and a grant from the Jewish Community Foundation. “It’s a unique program — the only Jewish-Latino teen program of its kind on a national level,” says JFSA President and CEO Stuart Mellan. “It’s been important in grooming a new generation of civic-minded activists, and it’s been a wonderful vehicle for fostering friendships and understanding in our local Jewish and Latino communities.” “We celebrated the 10th anniversary and the 13th

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Thank you to the men and women of our law enforcement, who each day put their lives at risk to protect us in our homes, our schools, our communities and, as has been the case in Europe for many years, our synagogues. And of course, we must all express our deep gratitude to our friends and neighbors who volunteer for the Community Security Service and Secure Community Network, organizations that train and watch over us in our synagogues so that we can pray safely and connect with God. Last Shabbat when I arrived at my synagogue, I greeted our CSS volunteers and one of them pointed out that in the wake of the horrific attack in Jersey City days earlier, they were now wearing bulletproof vests. Let that sink in a moment. These volunteers not only watch over us, but the risk to them has grown so much that they must now wear bulletproof vests to pro-

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tect themselves while they protect us. We can spend countless hours speaking about hate and anti-Semitism, and we should. We must expose this pernicious hatred and fight it with all our might. But as important, we should spend time thanking our brave and wonderful law enforcement and the volunteers from our own communities who have taken this holy task upon themselves to protect us, our loved ones and our synagogues from harm and danger. Now more than ever they deserve our gratitude, respect and prayers for their safety and well-being. To my friends and neighbors who volunteer for CSS, and to all CSS and SCN volunteers across the country, may God keep you and your families safe and healthy, and may God bless you for your efforts. Thank you for your service. You are all heroes!

Jason D. Greenblatt is a former assistant to the president and special representative for international negotiations for the Trump administration. Follow him at @GreenblattJD. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the AJP or its publisher, the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona.

their thoughts and behaviors. Offer them the opportunity to discuss their confusion with a trusted authority or mentor. You are there to guide them, to educate them, to encourage, and inspire them. Remember that the ways in which children are “walked through” a crisis or trauma will shape the ways in which they respond to subsequent life challenges. Your words, your demeanor, your honesty, your sincerity, and your respectfulness can teach them resiliency and can equip them with tools and skills for coping and handling the stresses they will encounter later in life.

Rabbi Dovid Fox, Ph.D., is the director of interventions and community education at Project Chai, the crisis intervention, trauma, and bereavement department of Chai Lifeline. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the AJP or its publisher, the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona.

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on the subject of immigration as her parents had been deported, spoke at a pre-immigration rally conference,” says Gootter. “The conference happened to take place in the building where Martin Luther King drafted the Civil Rights Act and was attended by over a hundred people, in large part rabbis and clergy.” Four months of weekly learning culminates in a trip to Washington to employ lobbying skills in the offices of senators and congressmen on Capitol Hill. “One year we had the very special opportunity to be escorted to Sen. John McCain’s secret hideaway in the Capitol. The students all met, spoke with, and enjoyed meeting McCain,” says Gootter. Last year was the students’ most robust Capitol Hill tour, Gootter said. They had one-on-one visits with Reps. Grijalva, Pramila Jayapal, Ann Kirkpatrick, Dan Crenshaw, Sharice Davids, and Sens. Martha McSally, Kyrsten Sinema, Lindsey Graham, Tammy Duckworth, Cory Booker, and Catherine Cortez Masto. JLTC alum Andrea Kippur hosted a dinner for the group. Lisa Kondrat was a member of JLTC’s first cohort in 2004-5. After university, she returned to Tucson and is on the administrative team at The Gregory School. “I had quite a few leadership opportunities in high school but JLTC was impactful enough that 10 years later I wanted to get involved again,” she says. Kondrat has been a JLTC program and logistics coordinator and trainer for the past nine years. “I go to the weekly workshops, schedule the D.C. meetings and work closely with

tuitive pull, the sense that this is what justice demands — something equal to set things right.” “Reasonable minds can differ on capital crimes, abortion or politics. How we think is an evolution of a process,” said Krauss. “It’s about experience and perspective. Being open-minded and engaged in the process is a good thing to do.” On the ultimate question of whether Bowers should receive the death penalty, Gill deflected. “I’d say no, but my view on this is not firm. I am more on the fence than some others.” Krauss and Cooper agreed he should not. Krauss also questioned how the death penalty can be carried out according to the U.S. Constitution’s eighth amendment, which states that punishments must be fair and cannot be cruel. Prosecutor Unklesbay said, under current law, if Bower is convicted, he should be executed, from the legal point of view. “Even given his crime was against Jews praying on Shabbat in a synagogue, I prefer life in prison and that the absolute memory of his name attached to that act disappears,” said Appel. “We must remember the victims and his name should be erased.” Shari.” There are a million things that made her want to come back to the program, she says. “The essence is the impact opportunity it provides for students, but more often it just has to be experienced, to see it is to believe it. To watch a group of 10-12 strangers in the fall culminate into a bonded, cohesive group, going from shy kids to a machine that works for the common good.” Peris Lopez was a member of the 14th cohort. She now is majoring in culture and politics in her first year at Georgetown University. Attending school in Washington was “nowhere in my mind before JLTC,” she says. Lopez was an intern/mentor for the group last year. “My group has a deep place in my heart. They are some of the closest friendships I’ve ever created. JLTC became everything for me, it became an avenue where I could actually make a difference,” she told the AJP. She found mentoring empowering and enlightening. “It was cool to watch their growth in personal relationships and passion for advocacy.” Lopez looks forward to meeting group 16 in D.C. next year “to see what they are passionate about. It’s so incredible to see how it inspires them. I am so grateful for the JLTC experience.” “We never know how one experience will change our path,” says Gootter. “I am so grateful to so many people who make it possible year after year.” The free quinceañera celebration is Sunday, Jan. 5 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Harvey and Deanna Evenchik Center for Jewish Philanthropy, 3718 E. River Road. There will be hors d’oeuvres, margaritas, mariachis, and klezmer music. Reservations are required by Monday, Dec. 30 at www.jfsa.org/JLAT. For more information on the JLTC, contact Gootter at 577-9393 or sharigootter@comcast.net.

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Pictures and saved 300 Jewish families from the Nazis. Festival highlights will include “Working Woman,” an Israeli drama about a wife and mother who launches a real estate career and tries to navigate around a boss who becomes increasingly more sexually aggressive. “Working Woman” is Sunday, Jan. 12 at 1 p.m. Film buffs and “Fiddler on the Roof ” fans will enjoy the documentary “Fiddler: Miracle of Miracles” on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 5 p.m. Actor Paul Rudd, known for his work on TV’s “Friends” and the film “Ant-Man,” stars in “The Catcher Was a Spy,” a biographical drama based on the true story of Moe Berg, a graduate of Princeton and Columbia Law School, who chose major league baseball over law. During World War II, Berg chose to be a spy and provided the United States with invaluable intelligence. “The Catcher Was a Spy” plays Saturday, Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $10; $9 for JCC members, seniors, students, and military. A six-pack of tickets is available for $50 and a season pass for $125. For more information, visit www.tijff.org or call 299-3000.

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ollywood has been known as the versity and his master’s and doctorate from “dream factory” since at least the Cornell University. At Brandeis, he is a mem1930s, when, with the coming of ber of three academic departments, comsound, movie makers figured out how to create parative literature, medieval and renaissance worlds as realistic and unrealistic as dreams. studies, and English. He is the recipient of When we dream or when we watch a movie, two Brandeis teaching awards, the Michael we go into another world. What makes it a L. Walzer Award for Excellence in Teaching world, in a way that a novel or a play can’t be? and the Lerman-Neubauer Prize for ExcelAnd what makes us care so much about what lence in Teaching and Mentoring. His books William Flesch happens to two-dimensional characters? include “Comeuppance: Costly Signaling, William (Billy) Flesch, Ph.D., a professor of English at Altruistic Punishment, and Other Biological CompoBrandeis University, will present “How Movies Work” at nents of Fiction” (Harvard University Press, 2008) and the Brandeis National Committee Tucson Chapter’s Uni- The Facts on File Companion to 19th Century British versity on Wheels program on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 10 Literature (2009). a.m. at the Tucson Jewish Community Center. The event, co-sponsored by the Tucson J, begins with a Put less dramatically, Flesch will explore how American continental breakfast at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $20. movies combine editing and story to absorb us so fully, For reservations, send a check payable to BNC to Marileading a discussion about movies from Buster Keaton to lyn Sternstein, 5765 E. Finisterra Drive, Tucson, AZ 85750 “Avatar” and genres from crime films to musicals. by Jan. 3. For more information, contact Lisa Ungar at Flesch received his bachelor’s degree from Yale Uni- 304-2443.

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axwell Ezra Greenberg will be the inaugural scholar-in-residence at the Jewish History Museum, beginning in January. “Greenberg’s work, which focuses on Jewish encounters and intersections with what he calls Latinidad, has drawn him to Southern Arizona, the Jewish History Museum, and the Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives at the University of Arizona,” says Bryan Davis, the museum’s director. “This appointment has developed as a response to community calls for deeper programming that explores histories of Jewish experiences with the U.S.-Mexico border. Our proximity to the border calls our museum to a sustained and multi-faceted examination of Jewish life in these borderlands.” At the core of Greenberg’s work in Tucson will be a series of nine extended classes taught in three parts over a nine-week period. The courses will explore historic and contemporary intersections of Jewishness and Latinidad as shaped by the U.S.-Mex-

ico border. shared experiences and ultiGreenberg is a sixth-year mately, better understand how Ph.D. candidate at the César individuals and groups might E. Chávez Department of wish to see themselves reflected Chicana/o Studies at the Uniin the historical narrative,” he versity of California Los Anadds. geles. He is interested in JewGreenberg was awarded the ish histories of the Americas, 2018-2019 Jack H. Skirball Feltransnational/border networks, lowship in Modern Jewish CulMaxwell Greenberg race, and ethnicity. His dissertature through UCLA’s Center tion research traces histories of Jewish im- for Jewish Studies. His work was featured migration, settlement, and racialization in in two journals, Jewish Currents and Prothe U.S.-Mexico border region in the late tocols, on the topics of Jewishness in the 19th-20th centuries. Americas, race, gender, and borders. He “Alongside the course, I will be teaching, holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish litI’m in Tucson to listen and learn,” Green- erature from Kenyon College, a master’s in berg told the AJP. “During my stay, I will Chicana/o studies, and a graduate certificontinue collecting oral histories from in- cate in urban humanities from UCLA. dividuals who identify as both Latinx and He describes the upcoming program Jewish who live in the region. I believed as the first of its kind. “American Jewish that lived experiences and the oral trans- history stops at the U.S. side of the border. mission of histories are the most resilient The way we will explore the Jewish expeand honest forms of teaching and learning rience in the border region will show that history. Jewish histories along the border cannot “As a humbled and grateful outsider and be confined to national boundaries, but guest in this community, I hope to have the traverse fluid geographies, economies, opportunity to learn through stories and and social groups. You cannot talk about

Jewish history in the U.S. Southwest and California without talking about Northern Mexican and Spanish histories. “Mexico is one of the oldest sites of Jewish immigration to the Americas. By the end of the three-part course, my hope is that students realize that Jewishness and Latin Americanness and Spanishness have been interconnected for as long as there have been Jews in the Americas — approximately the 16th century,” he adds. The classes, to be held at the museum 10:30 a.m.-noon on Wednesdays are: Part 1, Jan. 8-22: Blood Purity, Castas, and Jewishness in Colonial Mexico (1590s-1820) Part 2, Jan. 29-Feb 12: “Enlightened” Imperialism, Colonization, and Revolution (1820-1920) Part 3, Feb. 19-March 4: Borders, New Nationalisms, and Crypto-Latinxs (1920-present) Enrollment is $200 for all three courses or $75 each. For more information or registration, visit www.jewishhistory museum.org or call 670-9073.

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he Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona Young Women’s Cabinet will host its eighth annual mah jongg fest this year on Wednesday, Jan. 8. “Mahj, Margaritas & Mitzvahs” welcomes players of all levels, from first-timers to experts. The evening will include a margarita bar and heavy hors d’oeuvres. The event organizing committee includes YWC co-chairs Kathy Gerst and Jenny Rothschild, along with Trinh Tofel, Jamie Kippur, Karen Sadow, Lilian Hansen, and Meg Knight. “We had great attendance last year, and are hoping for the same attendance or bigger,” says Gerst. “We have lots of gals coming who are new to mahj so we are trying to recruit more women who can help teach. This year we are going to streamline the event so there is more time to play.” Participants should bring a new blan-

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andy Cardin, who recently stepped down after 25 years as president of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, where he remains a senior advisor, visited Tucson Dec. 3 to speak at the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona’s lead gifts dinner. Earlier that day, at a lunch meeting at the Tucson Jewish Community Center with more than a dozen representatives of JFSA and Tucson’s Jewish agencies, he discussed challenges and opportunities in the Jewish community, as well as his new role as CEO of Our Common Destiny, a global initiative founded by the Genesis Philanthropy Group and the State of Israel to strengthen bonds among Jews worldwide. The Schusterman foundation is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Cardin thinks smaller Jewish communities like Tulsa and Tucson are making a mistake if they try to mimic what larger communities such as Detroit, Cleveland, or Baltimore do. “Maybe at one time, that was a good way to think about things — it was aspira-

Sandy Cardin, CEO of Our Common Destiny, talks with Michelle Blumenberg, executive director of the University of Arizona Hillel Foundation, and Abbii Cook, assistant director at UA Hillel, Dec. 3 at the Tucson Jewish Community Center.

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veryone loves potato latkes, but no one likes the mess of frying them or the guilt associated with eating them. These latkes are baked in the oven and easily won over my kids. You do need to watch them so they don’t burn; they were done at different times in different ovens. And my pickled applesauce is basically a tangy-spicy applesauce, which we also eat like eating with schnitzel. Note: Latkes may be made two days in advance and reheated in the oven or frozen; applesauce may be made four days in advance. You can also serve this with classic applesauce. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons sunflower or safflower oil, or more if needed 1/2 medium onion, quartered 3 scallions, ends trimmed, cut into thin slices or chopped into small pieces 3 medium potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds), scrubbed clean and unpeeled 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 2 large eggs 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 2 tablespoons potato starch 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper For the Pickled Applesauce: 1 teaspoon sunflower or safflower oil 1/3 cup red onions, chopped into 1/4-inch pieces 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 2 tablespoons light brown sugar 2 apples, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1 cinnamon stick 1/4 teaspoon salt Pinch black pepper Directions: To make the latkes, preheat the oven to 450 F. When the oven is hot, pour 2 tablespoons of oil onto 2 jelly roll pans and turn them in every direction so that the oil coats the pans. Heat the pans in the oven for 5 minutes. Place the onions and scallions in the bowl of a food processor and chop them into small pieces. Place them

in a medium bowl. Shred the potatoes by hand on the large holes of a box grater or in a food processor with the shredding blade, and place in the bowl. Add the lemon juice, eggs, baking powder, potato starch, salt, and pepper and mix well. Very carefully (I mean really carefully; move very slowly) remove one of the pans and use your hands or a spoon to scoop up and drop clumps of the potato mixture, a little less than 1/4 cup, onto the pan. I use my hands. Press the mixture down to flatten it a little. Place the pan in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes and immediately remove the second oiled pan. Repeat the same process with the remaining potato mixture and bake the second pan of latkes for 10 to 12 minutes. Bake them until the edges are well browned, and then with a slotted spatula turn them over and cook the latkes for another 8 to 10 minutes, or until the bottoms are browned. Makes 25 latkes. Meanwhile, to make the applesauce, heat the oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and cook them for three minutes, until they soften. Add the vinegar and brown sugar and cook for another three minutes. Add the apples, coriander, ginger, cinnamon stick, salt, and pepper, and cook, covered, on low heat for 15 minutes, or until the apples are soft. Let the mixture cool for 10 minutes and then puree it, using an immersion blender or a food processor. Serve warm or cold. Reprinted with permission from “The Healthy Jewish Kitchen” ©2017 by Paula Shoyer, Sterling Epicure.

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he Tucson Desert Song Festival celebrates ‘The American Voice’ in its eighth annual fest, Jan. 15-Feb. 16. This year marks the first in TDSF’s series of composer commissions. Israeli soprano Hila Plitmann will premiere “Songs of Love and Loss,” commissioned for this festival and written by American composer Richard Danielpour, on Jan. 17. “Richard is one of the greatest composers of our time, classically speaking,” Plitmann says. “He has the ability to take you for an emotional journey. The way he paints with his music and the melodic capacity that’s always flowing is so beautiful in everything he does.” “TDSF’s 2020 roster of artists is the most stellar in our history,” says George Hanson, festival coordinator. “With American icons like Renée Fleming and Thomas Hampson and rising stars like Italian soprano Federica Lombardi, Tucson will be the cultural destination for lovers of great singing.” Andrea Crane, the festival’s treasurer, adds, “Having Richard’s composition premiere

in Tucson with Hila as the featured soprano is a tremendous accomplishment for the song festival and a true gift to Tucson.” “Songs of Love and Loss” is made posHila Plitmann sible through a gift from Wesley Green of Green Valley as part of the Wesley Green Composer Project. Danielpour, who is of Persian Jewish heritage, based his composition on texts written by the Persian poet Jalal Al-Din Rumi, from “The Rubaiyat,” he told the AJP. “My parents were born in Iran and although I was born in the U.S., Persian culture has been ever-present throughout my life. It is only relatively recently that I have begun to set text in Farsi, but I find the endeavor most rewarding and then it brings me back to my essential roots.” Plitmann shares his love for the poet. “Rumi is so unique in that capacity to open a person’s heart and leave you to contemplate. This will be sung in Farsi ... being in the original language it’s written in, the

magic is fully there. The way this music is set, it is threaded and sewn into the language,” she told the AJP. The collection of five songs are from five distincRichard Danielpour tively different poems. “The entire arc of the work is about love, loss, and the eventual sense of renewal that sometimes follows. The work was written expressly for Plitmann who has sung a great deal of my work over the last decade,” Danielpour says. “Most pieces are written as commissions that I was later attached to,” Plitmann says. “For this one, we sat over lunch one day and talked about Rumi. Richard said, ‘Maybe I can write a songcycle for you.’ This will go deeply into what my voice can do. We have a mystical and spiritual connection that has carried us through our journey. A lot has happened through kismet.” Grammy award-winning vocalist and actress Plitmann is known worldwide for

her musicianship, light voice, expressive quality, and the ability to perform challenging new work. She has performed with many ensembles worldwide, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, and the London Symphony Orchestra. Serving as the festival’s artist-in-residence, award-winning composer Danielpour is among the most recorded composers of his generation. In 2016, Danielpour had seven world premieres in the United States. Most notable among them were “Percussion Concerto” with the New Jersey Symphony, his ballet “Layla and the Majnun” for the Nashville Ballet, and most recently, “Talking to Aphrodite,” written in collaboration with Erica Jong and premiered by the Sejong Soloists and Sarah Shafer at Carnegie Hall. Among his other commissions are celebrated artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Jessye Norman, Dawn Upshaw, Emanuel Ax, Gil Shaham, Frederica von Stade, the Guarneri and Emerson String Quartets, the New York City and Pacific Northwest See Festival, page 24

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is something that will be needed everywhere, in every Jewish community, no matter how small and no matter how large. I beg you to think about how to deal with this issue,” he said, because the larger cities, which still can count on a core of old-school major donors, are not leading the way. Aviva Zeltzer-Zubida, JFSA vice president for planning and community engagement, noted that at the recent Jewish Federations of North America conference, FedLab, there was discussion about how to also be inclusive of Jews of color and diverse sexual orientations — that the traditional Jewish family of two white, straight parents can no longer be assumed. “The challenge is huge, if we want to be relevant to the way Jewish communities look today,” she said. Following a discussion of leveraging resources in the Jewish and broader communities, Todd Rockoff, president and CEO of the Tucson J commented, “The question that’s always asked is, ‘How Jewish is the JCC?’ And the answer to that is always 100%. You want to talk about demographics, they’re irrelevant. Who we are and what we do is based on a set of values that is welcoming to the entire community, and that is set up to include everybody. And when that experience includes everybody, I really believe you answer the question of who’s welcome because the tent is as large as you need it to be,” leading to positive outcomes for the Jewish community and the broader community. Discussing his work with Our Common Destiny, Cardin explained that in its first dozen or so years, Genesis Philanthropy Group focused on working with Russian-speaking Jews and strengthening their Jewish iden-

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ballets, and institutions such as the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia, and Vienna Chamber orchestras. With Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, Danielpour created his first opera, “Margaret Garner.” He has received the American Academy of Arts & Letters Charles Ives Fellowship, a Guggenheim Award, Bearns Prize from Columbia University, and fellowships and residencies from the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, Copland House, and the American Academies in Berlin and Rome. He is on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music and Curtis Institute.

tity, wherever they lived. (The Genesis Prize, although it comes under the GPG umbrella, is a separate enterprise, Cardin said.) A few years back, GPG leaders became concerned about the growing rift between Jews in Israel and in the Diaspora, he said, and sought to create a platform where the voice of every Jew can be heard in matters relating to the Jewish people. They began to look at “what unites us, what are our shared values, what are our shared principles — indeed, how do we shape a common destiny.” A global group of Jewish scholars, from progressive to haredi (ultra-Orthodox), drafted and commented on a declaration, which can be read at www.ourcommon destiny.org. Cardin outlined its six principles: the safety and security of Israel and the Jewish people wherever they live, mutual responsibility for each other, strengthening the Jewish identity of every Jew, serving as a light unto the nations, encouraging people to live moral and ethical lives, and contributing to the world through science, technology, and other innovations. In September, the declaration was presented to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, who challenged the group to crowdsource it. The next step is to get people to vote on the priority of the principles, and to answer, for each principle, this question: We will have fulfilled our commitment to this principle when the following is true. The top answers in each category will be added to the document, which was deliberately left incomplete. Our Common Destiny is currently seeking a project manager to implement the crowdsourcing, Cardin said, with an ultimate goal of getting 500,000 people to interact in a simple way with the document — something akin to “liking” it — with 50,000 “wrestling with the document” by ranking the priorities and answering the questions.

Plitmann, who has soloed in many world premieres, is emerging as a crossover artist, with her own songs and arrangements on YouTube and in live concert. Recordings include Hans Zimmer’s Grammy-winning soundtrack for “The Da Vinci Code,” Eric Whitacre’s “Good Night Moon,” and Oscar winner John Corigliano’s song-cycle “Mr. Tambourine Man” with the Buffalo Symphony, for which she won the best female vocalist Grammy. “Songs of Love and Loss” with Plitmann and a string septet will premiere at the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music, Holsclaw Hall, 1017 N. Olive Road, on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. Although tickets are free, seat reservations are essential. For details on this and other festival events and performances, go to www.tucsondesertsongfestival.org.

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At Green Valley shul, 85-year-old brings dedication to second bar mitzvah PHYLLIS BRAUN AJP Executive Editor

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tuart Tobin, 85, was called to the Torah to celebrate his second bar mitzvah last month at Beth Shalom Temple Center in Green Valley, surrounded by family and friends. The custom of a second bar mitzvah ceremony, which has grown in popularity, is based on Psalm 90:10, which says that a human’s expected life span is 70 years. Reaching age 70 qualifies as a new start, so a second bar mitzvah may be held 13 years later, at 83 — but for Tobin, it took another two years of gentle cajoling from his children to get him back up to the bimah. “After I joined the temple down here, one of the kids said it’s time to have another bar mitzvah, and then it just kept growing and growing,” says Tobin, who moved to Sahuarita full-time two years ago with his wife, Marylou, after many years in Scottsdale and several divided between Northern and Southern Arizona. “Stuart was so dedicated,” says Michael Mussman, who officiated at the Nov. 16 service with his wife, Cantorial Soloist Sara Golan Mussman. Mussman points out that a traditional bar mitzvah boy, at age 13, may be celebrating out of obligation to his family or for the party or the presents. “Definitely Stuart wasn’t doing it for those purposes, and he went out of his way to do it so seriously. He did a lot of

Bar mitzvah celebrant Stuart Tobin, center, with Michael Mussman and Sara Golan-Mussman at Beth Shalom Temple Center in Green Valley, Nov. 16.

research, a lot of preparation on his own as well as with me and Sara,” Mussman says. “I like to develop background and know what I’m talking about,” says Tobin, who went beyond the history of the second bar mitzvah — actor Kirk Douglas is perhaps the most famous participant — to delve into the reason 13 became the age for a first bar mitzvah. It is based on the biblical story of Levi and Shimon, two sons of Jacob, who “took up their swords to destroy the inhabitants of a village that violated their sister [Dinah],” he says. Levi, the younger brother, was just 13, and that became the age at which a Jewish boy is considered a man, at least in

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he Gerd & Inge Strauss Manor on Pantano is one of two B’nai Brith affordable housing communities for seniors in Arizona. Both are in Tucson, the other being the better-known Covenant House. Managed by Biltmore Properties, the communities come under B’nai B’rith’s advocacy umbrella as the largest national Jewish sponsor of housing for the elderly, government-subsidized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD funding requires a sponsoring agency, which is where B’nai B’rith comes in. Its first housing partnership with HUD was in 1971. Now with 38 buildings in 28 communities, it the largest Jewish sponsor of subsidized housing in the United States. B’nai B’rith Senior Housing provides seniors with quality, affordable housing in a secure, supportive community environment, without regard to religion, race or national origin, to maximize their independent and dignified lifestyle. B’nai B’rith provides benefits to management and the board through training, contract monitoring, and advocacy. The Strausses, both Holocaust survivors who immigrated to this country after World War II, took an active role in senior housing from the 1970s and were responsible for hundreds of apartment units across the country for low-income seniors. They moved to Tucson in 1986, founding Covenant House in 1995 and the Manor in 2006. After Inge died in 2003, Gerd continued to seek federal funding to develop more apartments in Tucson. He died in 2009 at age 90. The Manor on Pantano looks more like a gracious retirement community than low-income apartments. “The common areas are charming and sophisticated ...

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“Seniors are so happy to have company and to have a companion take them places. They’re just glad to get out there,” Mami says, adding,“Transportation is available in Tucson but not always easy to access or climb into. Volunteers have an insured car or can drive the senior’s car to places other ride services won’t take them. So many low-income clients don’t have a smartphone or the money to call an Uber ride.” Other stations facilitating the Senior Companion Program are Tohono O’odham and Pascua Yaqui nations, Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest, the Southern Arizona Veteran’s Administration Healthcare System, and St. Luke’s Home. Senior companions also serve clients of PCOA’s family caregiving and inhome services programs. Those interested in becoming a senior companion volunteer should call 305-3453. For JFCS’s Jewish Elder Access services or for other volunteer opportunities, call 795-0300. Seniors interested in signing up for the companion service waiting list or learning about other PCOA and community organization services should call 790-7262.

Through the friendship and encouragement of companions, people who rarely or never leave their homes have the opportunity to reconnect with their communities and regain some of their independence.

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starting from Tobin’s childhood. Mike Finkelstein, membership chair for BSTC, says it was only the second bar mitzvah held at the synagogue since he joined 24 years ago. “It was nice to have a simcha to celebrate,” he says, adding that whenever a member has a new idea, “we’re all ears.” Mussman likens the second bar mitzvah to a renewal of wedding vows. In

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and has handicap accessible units. There are food and personal hygiene pantries, stocked through donations or the board. The security-access central lobby has a homey atmosphere with overstuffed leather chairs and a fireplace. The community coffee room with a pool table is a gathering point to stop off for a visit as residents go about their daily routines, checking their mail, taking trash to a central indoor location, or visiting the laundry facility. “It’s an extension of their home, outside of their apartment. It’s their home and we make it look like it,” says Marilyn Thompson, Biltmore’s regional property supervisor. “Many of the residents don’t have family and this is their community,” says Dombrowski. “The staff really cares about the people. We work as a collaborative team. And residents create their own buddy system.” Residents volunteer to coordinate movie nights, coffee times, meal events, holiday and birthday parties, classes, and welcoming new residents. Community volunteers donate items including food, medical equipment,

this case, he says, “It’s saying, ‘I rededicate myself to the vows I made at my first bar mitzvah, to being a part of Judaism, to being involved in the synagogue.’” “It was a very special feeling” to participate in a second bar mitzvah, says Golan Mussman, who has coached many young b’nai mitzvah students and prepared a group of adult women for a b’not mitzvah some years ago. Tobin was her first second-timer, though. “We were really honored to be able to do that for him,” she says. “He’s a very special human being.” clothing, furniture, small appliances, personal hygiene items, computers, art supplies, books, videos, and pet food assistance, and also help by teaching classes, providing entertainment, and installing holiday décor. Unfortunately, for those who’d like to reside at Strauss Manor, there are 115 on the active waiting list. It takes on average two years and four months to get accepted, says Beaty. “The criteria to get on the list is simple: Gross annual income of no more than $22,400 single or $25,600 for a couple, and the head of household must be 62 years or older. Prior to move-in residents are screened for evictions, past due rent, and criminal or sex offender records. If you qualify to get in, you’re in. Rent is approximately 30% of adjusted gross income, which takes into account medical expenses. It’s an allowable medical expense for residents to have caregivers. Residents can have other assets. The lowest rent paid now is $190 and the highest is $500, with the average resident income of $12,000 to $13,000, and average resident age is 77.” For more information, to schedule a tour of the facility, or to apply, contact Beaty at 722-9015, smmgr1@qwestoffice. net, or go to www.straussmanor.org.

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P.S. Tucsonans make the most of New York, Israel, longtime friendship SHARON KLEIN Special to the AJP

Childhood friends re-connect

In August, AJP Executive Editor Phyllis Braun received an email from a “Susan Weinstein” who had searched online to locate her childhood friend Hedy Feuer. Susan saw an AJP article about Hedy, a breast cancer survivor, and realizing this was indeed her long-lost friend, asked Phyllis to forward her email address to Hedy. Phyllis obliged. Hedy emailed Susan questions to verify her identity — where she was from, her maiden name, and the clincher, the name of the summer camp where they met as 8-year-olds, Camp Glenwood in New Jersey.

BFFs Susan Weinstein (left) and Hedy Feuer

Jonathan and Rachel Teitel at the Western Wall on Honeymoon Israel

with alone time. Here is Rachel’s takeaway: “It is hard to put into words how unique this adventure was, exploring Israel as husband and wife and with 19 other couples from downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn. We felt surrounded by a community of supportive couples in the same stage of life, figuring out what Judaism means to them. What was more unexpected was how supported we felt by the larger community in Israel with Hebrew and Jewish stars surrounding us. We were moved on the Tel Aviv boardwalk on Shabbat when an Israeli dance group grabbed our hands and taught us their folk dance. The itinerary included typical requisite sites and activities — putting a note in the Western Wall in Jerusalem, hiking Masada, and floating in the Dead Sea. We also ventured to places we knew less about, such as the nature-made grottos of Rosh Hanikra and a vineyard in the Western Galilee. At each place, we heard perspectives from journalists and politicians, giving us an inside look at Israeli life and helping us feel more connected. We think ‘connection’ was really the goal of the trip — connecting Judaism, Israel, and a new HMI Jewish community back home in New York. On the last day of the sojourn, the rabbi explained that this is just the beginning. We already have three more reunion events with our group scheduled in December!”

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Hedy Feuer cuts her Sweet Sixteen cake in 1967 as Susan Weinstein (in striped top) and other friends look on.

From seven camp summers to traveling through Israel together with Hedy’s Israeli cousins to Hedy being maid of honor at Susan’s 1973 wedding, the two were best friends. Over the years, they lost touch; Susan remained in New York and Hedy relocated to Tucson. In mid-October, Hedy flew to New York to visit Susan. And so begins the renewed history of their friendship.

Honeymoon Israel

Rachel (Surwit) Teitel, a native Tucsonan who now lives in New York, married Jonathan Teitel last December in Tucson. The pair went on a honeymoon to Belize, but also applied to travel on Honeymoon Israel (HMI). They were accepted for the Nov. 14-24 journey. Rachel had been to Israel on family trips and Birthright Israel, but Jonathan had never experienced our homeland. The Honeymoon Israel program is like Birthright for newlyweds. The itinerary balances group experiences

Tucson was well represented in the 93rd Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Catalina Foothills High School Marching Band, which last participated in 2006, performed. Susan Claassen, managing artistic director of Tucson’s Invisible Theatre, was a “Half Baked Sweets Clown” in her 19th year of “clowning around” the streets of New York in the parade. The 266-member Falcon band, the largest high school band in Arizona, marched to Sergei Prokofiev’s “Troika.” Besides their parade appearance, the group’s week included a jam-packed Big Apple itinerary — Times Square, a Broadway show (“Come From Away”), Ground Zero, the 9/11 Museum, One World Observatory tour, dinner cruise, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island tour, Radio City Music Hall tour and Rockettes show, New York Philharmonic concert at Lincoln Center, Central Park walking tour, Rockefeller Center, and more. The following are some trip impressions: Melissa Hall, a chaperone, emailed her thoughts during the journey: “This trip has been amazing! With the exception of the students being tired, they have all had smiles on their faces. Yesterday (Thanksgiving Day), we were out the door for the parade by 2 a.m., and by 10 p.m., the kids were dancing fools on the dinner cruise. We were all wowed by the Statue of Liberty and I personally was teary-

Sousaphonists Harris Brody (left) and Eric Hall march on the Avenue of the Americas before the Macy’s parade rehearsal.

Susan Claassen as a “Half Baked Sweets Clown” in the Macy’s parade.

eyed at Ellis Island, knowing that my great-grandparents came through there.” Davis Yalen, a CFHS freshman drummer: “I marched holding the left side of the Arizona banner, as my instrument was too large to take to New York. For me, a highlight was visiting the 9/11 Museum. I focused on finding one name, David DiMeglio, and found his picture. I also enjoyed Rockefeller Center and seeing the Rockettes. The parade was the best part. I watch part of it on TV every year, but to be in it was amazing. I went with such a great group; I’ll never forget it.” Harris Brody, a CFHS senior tuba player (sousaphone for marching): “Going to New York was such a fantastic experience. Band has been an important part of my high school career and being able to close it out on such a high note has been incredible. My favorite part of the trip was simply wandering around the Big Apple, experiencing the hustle and bustle of the streets, eating the food and seeing amazing monuments. Just being in New York surrounded by my favorite people in the world was what really made this trip unforgettable.” “The parade was fantastic,” Claassen enthused. Since 2001, Susan has been many different thematic clowns in the parade: “Funny Firefighter Clown,” “A Saguaro,” “Confetti Clown,” Uptown Doggy Walker,” “Billiard Ball Clown,” “Sleepy Time Clown,” and “Troll Clown,” to name a few. During her New York stay, she connected with friends from the theater community, saw “To Kill a Mockingbird” on Broadway, and took in other city sites/museums.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR The calendar deadline is Tuesday, 10 days before the issue date. Our next issue will be published Jan. 10, 2020. Events may be emailed to office@azjewishpost.com, faxed to 319-1118, or mailed to the AJP at 3718 E. River Road, #272, Tucson, AZ 85718. For more information, call 319-1112. See Area Congregations on page 34 for additional synagogue events. Men’s Mishnah club with Rabbi Israel Becker at Cong. Chofetz Chayim. Sundays, 7:15 a.m.; Monday-Friday, 6:15 a.m.; Saturdays, 8:15 a.m. 747-7780 or yzbecker@me.com. Chabad of Sierra Vista men’s tefillin club with Rabbi Benzion Shemtov, first Sundays, 9 a.m., at 401 Suffolk Drive. 820-6256 or www.jewishsierravista.com. Southwest Torah Institute Beginners Hebrew for Women with Esther Becker, Sundays, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 14 sessions through Feb. 2, no classes the last two weeks of December, at 5150 E. Fifth St. Free. Register at 591-7680. “Too Jewish” radio show with Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon on KVOI 1030 AM (also KAPR and KJAA), Sundays at 9 a.m. Dec. 22, Brooke Goldstein, founder and executive director of the Lawfare Project. Dec. 29, Professor Noa Lavie, on the Israeli electorate and Israeli culture today. Beth Shalom Temple Center of Green Valley bagel breakfast and Yiddish club, first Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Members, $7; nonmembers, $10. 648-6690 or 399-3474. Southern Arizona Jewish Genealogy Society, second Sundays, 1-3 p.m. at the Tucson J. Contact Barbara Stern Mannlein at 731-0300 or the J at 299-3000. Tucson J Israeli dance, taught by Brandi Hawkins, 2nd and 4th Sundays, 5 p.m., no

Friday / December 20

11 AM: JHM Gallery Chat, “Bonding Over Bread — Jewish & Mexicana Identity in Art,” with local artist Ondrea Bell. Coffee, pan dulce, challah. Followed by art-making workshop. Free. 564 S. Stone Ave. www.jewishhistory museum.org or 670-9073. 5:45 PM: Cong. Anshei Israel Family Shabbat Experience service and dinner. Dinner at 7 p.m.: members, $25 family of 2 adults and up to 4 children; nonmember family $30; adult (13+) $10. RSVP for availability for dinner only at www. caiaz.org or 745-5550.

Saturday / December 21

8 AM: Temple Emanu-El Wandering Jews hike and Shabbat morning service with Rabbi Batsheva Appel at Seven Falls. 327-4501. 7:30 PM: Weintraub Israel Center co-sponsors Israeli singer/guitarist David Broza & Friends with Trio Havana at the Fox Tucson Theatre. Tickets at www.foxtucson.com.

Sunday / December 22

9:15 AM: Jewish War Veterans FriedmanPaul Post 201 breakfast meeting at B'nai B'rith Covenant House, 4414 E. 2nd St. Contact Seymour Shapiro at 398-5360. 3-4:30 PM: PJ Library and Cong. Or Chadash present “Hanukkah at Handmaker” multi-generational Hanukkah event. Religious school youth choir, stories and crafts. Free.

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ONGOING partners. Members, $6; nonmembers, $8. 2993000. Cong. Anshei Israel parent-tot class, led by Ally Ross. Mondays, 9-11 a.m. Children up to 24 months and their parent(s). Free. Mandatory vaccination policy. Call Nancy Auslander at 7455550 or visit www.caiaz.org. Temple Emanu-El mah jongg, Mondays, 10 a.m. 327-4501. Cong. Anshei Israel mah jongg, Mondays, 10 a.m.-noon. All levels, men and women. Contact Evelyn at 885-4102 or esigafus@aol.com. Tucson J current events discussion, Mondays, noon-1:30 p.m. Members, $1; nonmembers, $2. Bring or buy lunch, 11:30 a.m. 2993000, ext. 147. Cong. Bet Shalom yoga, Mondays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. $5. 577-1171. Jewish 12-step sobriety support group meets Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m. at Cong. Bet Shalom. dcmack1952@gmail.com. Spouse Bereavement Group, cosponsored by Widowed to Widowed, Inc. at the Tucson J, Tuesdays, 10 a.m. Contact Katie at 299-3000, ext. 147. At Handmaker, 2221 N. Rosemont Blvd. RSVP at www.jfsa.org/hanukkah@handmaker2019 or contact Mary Ellen Loebl at pjlibrary@jfsa.org . 5 PM: Chabad of Tucson Hanukkah menorah downtown lighting. Free. El Presidio Park, 160 W. Alameda St. www.chabadtucson.com. 5:30-7:30 PM: Tucson J/THA/PJ Library GLOW family Hanukkah celebration. Dinner, crafts, menorah lighting. RSVP to Jennifer Selco at 299-3000. 5:45 PM: Temple Emanu-El Hanukkah dinner and klezmer concert. Preceded at 5:30 p.m. by Millstone Menorah lighting (daily through Dec. 29). Light jazz by ZemerZemer Klezmer Band during dinner. After dinner sing along with Cantorial Soloist Marjorie Hochberg and dance to klezmer tunes. Dinner: Members, $30; nonmembers, $35; ages 3-12, $9; Under 3, free. RSVP for availability at 327-4501.

Wednesday / December 25

1-7 PM: Tucson J J-Cares Crew Christmas Day service project. Many ways to volunteer for Casa Alitas meal project on or before Dec. 25. Visit www.signupgenius.com/ go/60b0f48a4a62ea7ff2-meal. 10 AM-NOON: Cong. Anshei Israel Family Fun Day. At Round 1 at Park Place Mall, 5950 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 110. Attractions are payto-play. Children 12 and younger must be with a parent. Contact Rabbi Ruven Barkan at 7455550, ext. 227 or eddir@caiaz.org.

JFCS Holocaust Survivors group meets Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-noon. Contact Raisa Moroz at 795-0300. Awakening Through Jewish Meditation — Discover Freedom, with Reb Brian Yosef, Tuesdays/Sundays at 10:30 a.m., at Cong. Bet Shalom. Free. Check calendar at www.torahofawakening.com. Tucson J social bridge, Tuesdays and Thursdays, noon-3 p.m., year round. Drop-ins welcome. Meets in library on second floor. 299-3000. Tucson J canasta group, Tuesdays 1-4 p.m., and Thursdays noon-4 p.m. Instruction available and a beginners’ table every week. Call or text Lisa at 977-4054. Cong. Anshei Israel Talmud on Tuesday with Rabbi Robert Eisen. Meets 6 p.m. 745-5550.

Temple Emanu-El Talmud study, Wednesdays, 10 -11:30 a.m. Text required, call 327-4501. Chabad of Sierra Vista women’s class with Rabbi Benzion Shemtov, last Wednesdays, 2 p.m., 401 Suffolk Drive. 820-6256 or www.jewishsierravista.com. Jewish mothers/grandmothers special needs support group for those with children/ grandchildren, youth or adult, with special needs, third Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. at Tucson J. Contact Joyce Stuehringer at 299-5920. “Biblical Breakthroughs with Rabbi Becker” at the Southwest Torah Institute. Fridays, noon, for men and women. 747-7780 or yzbecker@me.com. Temple Kol Hamidbar (Sierra Vista) “Wrestling with Torah” study group, led by Reuben Ben-Adam, Fridays, 6-7:15 p.m. 458-8637.

Weintraub Israel Center Shirat HaShirim Hebrew choir, Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Learn to sing in Hebrew. Contact Rina Paz at 304-7943 or ericashem@cox.net.

Beth Shalom Temple Center (Green Valley) art gallery presents “Playing with Paper” by local artist and educator Linda Lucas Larriva, through Jan. 6. Call 648-6690 for a viewing appointment.

Cong. Anshei Israel gentle chair yoga with Lois Graham, Wednesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Members of Women’s League, $6 per class; nonmembers, $8 per class. Contact Evelyn at 8854102 or esigafus@aol.com.

Jewish History Museum/Holocaust History Center exhibit, “Asylum/Asilo,” through May 31. Drop-in hours Fridays 1-3 p.m., Saturdays/ Sundays 1-5 p.m. 564 S. Stone Ave. 670-9073 or www.jewishhistorymuseum.org.

Thursday / December 26

4-7 PM: Weintraub Israel Center Hanukkah open house. RSVP for location by Dec. 24 to Carol at israelcenter@jfsa.org or 647-8446. 6:15-9 PM: Cong. Or Chadash Chad Ash Brotherhood Men’s Night Out. Contact Ken Sandock at ksandock@comcast.net.

Friday / December 27

5:30 PM: Cong. Or Chadash/Temple EmanuEl 100 Menorah Celebration at Temple Emanu-El with outside menorah lighting; latke, soup, and salad nosh; Chanukah and Shabbat service at 6:30 p.m.; and oneg Shabbat. Bring menorah with seven candles. $5 per person over age 13. RSVP by Dec. 20 at 512-8500. 7 PM: Beth Shalom Temple Center of Green Valley Shabbat and baby-naming service, led by Rabbi Norman Roman, for the great-greatgranddaughter of 103-year-old Yetta Weston. 648-6690.

Saturday / December 28

NOON-3 PM: Secular Humanist Jewish Circle Hanukkah Party with food and gift exchange. Members, $3; nonmembers, $5. At St. Francis in the Foothills, 4625 E. River Road. RSVP by Dec. 24 to Pat at ptdmnd@gmail.com or 481-5324. www.shjcaz.org.

Sunday / December 29

5 PM: Cong. Chofetz Chayim Hanukkah

party, celebrating Rabbi Israel and Esther Becker’s 40 years in Tucson. Catered by Café à la C’Art under supervision of the rabbi. Adults, $36; Children under 11, $18. RSVP at www.tucsontorah. org or call Jeff DuBois at 248-8663. 6 PM: Cong. Anshei Israel Hanukkah “Pajamakkah.” Wear pajamas. “Breakfast for Dinner” buffet, kids activities, menorah lighting, sing-along led by Cantorial Soloist Nichole Chorny. $6.13 per person by Dec. 23, $13 after and at the door. RSVP to www.caiaz.org or 745-5550.

Friday / January 3

11 AM: JHM Gallery Chat. HEPAC Director Mario Nieblas and two staff members discuss their work in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Free. 564 S. Stone Ave. www.jewishhistorymuseum.org or 670-9073. 5:30 PM: Temple Emanu-El Shalom Shabbat “New Year” service. 327-4501.

Saturday / January 4

NOON: Cong. Anshei Israel “Read It & Meet” book discussion on “Forest Dark,” by Nicole Krauss. Contact Helen Rib at 299-0340 or helenrib@yahoo.com.

Sunday / January 5

9 AM-2 PM: Cong. Anshei Israel blood donor drive with American Red Cross. Free long-sleeve t-shirt with donation while supplies last. Donors 16+. Call 1-800-733-2767 for eligibility questions.

To reserve time slot or to volunteer contact Fran Stoler at franstoler@gmail.com. 9:30 AM: Cong. Anshei Israel Men's Club Breakfast, “Cosmology & Jewish Thought” with UA Steward Observatory astronomer Richard Green, Ph.D. Men’s club members, free; guests, $4. Contact Eric Flank at 256-7575 or eflank45@ gmail.com.

Thursday / January 9

7 PM: Tucson International Jewish Film Festival opening night presents “Carl Laemmle” at the Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. Films continue at Tucson J through Jan. 19. Tickets available at www.tucsonjcc.org.

Friday / January 10

4-6 PM: JFSA Jewish-Latino Teen Coalition 15-year ¡Quinceañera! celebration honoring Paul Baker and Humberto Lopez. Hors d’oeuvres, margaritas, mariachis and Klezmer music. Free. At the Harvey & Deanna Evenchik Center for Jewish Philanthropy, 3718 E. River Road. RSVP by Dec. 30 to www.jfsa.org/jlat.

1:30 PM: JFCS presents “To Tell Our Stories,” local Holocaust survivors reading from their book published by JFCS. Free. Joyner-Green Valley Library, 601 N. La Cañada Dr. Contact holocaust survivors@jcfstucson.org or 795-0300 ext. 2214.

3 PM: Beth Shalom Temple Center (Green Valley) and the Tucson International Jewish Film Festival present “Disobedience: The Sousa Mendez Story.” $7, at door. 1751 N. Rio Mayo, Green Valley. No RSVP required. 648-6690.

9-9:45 AM: Cong. Or Chadash Torah cantillation class with Cantor Janece Cohen. Continues Saturdays through Feb. 29; no class Feb. 15. Members, free; nonmembers, $36. 5128500.

10:30 AM: Desert Caucus brunch with Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1st). Guests should be prospective members. Contact desertcaucus@gmail.com or 299-2410.

Wednesday / January 8

9:30 AM: Brandeis National Committee Tucson Chapter and Tucson J present University on Wheels, with William Flesch, Ph.D., speaking on “How Movies Work.” At Tucson J, with continental breakfast. $20. To RSVP, send check payable to BNC to Marilyn Sternstein 5765 E. Finisterra Drive, Tucson, AZ 85750 by Jan. 3. For more information, call Lisa Ungar at 304-2443. 10:30 AM: JHM scholar-in-residence Maxwell Greenberg presents “Blood Purity, Castas, and Jewishness in Colonial Mexico (1590s-1820), part 1 of 3-course series on Jewish Latinidad. Continues Jan. 15 and 22. Part 2 begins Jan. 29; Part 3 begins Feb. 19. $75 for 3-class series or $200 for all 9. Register at www.jewishhistorymuseum.org or call 670-9073. 6 PM: JFSA Young Women’s Cabinet Mahj, Margaritas & Mitzvahs. $18. Benefits Youth On Their Own annual blanket drive, “Spread the Warmth.” Bring a blanket or donate online. RSVP at www.jfsa.org/ywcmahj2020 or to Anel Pro at apro@jfsa.org or 647-8455.

Thursday / January 16

Saturday / January 11

Sunday / January 12

9 AM – 4 PM: Cong. Anshei Israel 14th Annual Mah Jongg Tournament. $36 entry fee includes lunch, game, prizes. Benefits CAI’s United Synagogue Youth. Bring new underwear or socks, or gently-used sweatshirts and sweatpants for women at Sister Jose Women’s Center. Registration and payment required by Jan. 5. No walk-ins. RSVP at www.caiaz.org or 745-5550. For questions, call Rosie at 906-6947. 10 AM-NOON: JFCS CHAI Circle meeting. “Writing to Feed Resilience,” Presented by author Marge Pellegrino. Free. At the Tucson J. RSVP to Irene Gefter at igefter@jfcstucson.org or 7950300, ext. 2271. 11 AM: JFSA Winter Residents brunch reception. At the Harvey & Deanna Evenchik Center for Jewish Philanthropy, 3718 E. River Road. RSVP by Jan. 8 at www.jfsa.org/winterresidents or to Anel Pro at apro@jfsa.org or 647-8455.

Monday / January 13

NOON-1:15 PM: Cong. Or Chadash Lunch & Learn, “Who Needs God?” Weekly discussion with Rabbi Louchheim. Bring lunch. Mondays through April 27. Members, $50; nonmembers, $75. 512-8500.

UPCOMING

7 PM: Temple Emanu-El/UA Center for Judaic Studies Bilgray Memorial Lectureship with Rabbi Mary L. Zamore presenting “Judaism’s View of Wealth: Good or Bad?” At Jewish History Museum, 564 S. Stone Ave. Free. www.tetucson.org or 327-4501.

Friday / January 17

5:45 PM: Cong. Anshei Israel Family Shabbat Experience service and dinner. Dinner at 7 p.m.: members, $25 family of 2 adults and up to 4 children; nonmember family $30; adult (13+) $10. RSVP for dinner only by Jan. 13, at www.caiaz.org or 745-5550. 7:30 PM: Temple Emanu-El/UA Center for Judaic Studies Bilgray Memorial Lectureship Shabbat evening service with

NORTHWEST TUCSON

All Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life (JFSA Northwest Division) events are held at 180 W. Magee Road, #140, unless otherwise indicated.

ONGOING

Chair yoga with a Jewish flair taught by Bonnie Golden. At Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life, Mondays, 10-11 a.m. $7 per class or $25 for four. 505-4161 or northwestjewish@ jfsa.org. No class Dec. 23 or 30. NW Needlers create hand-stitched items for donation in the Jewish community. At Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life. Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m. RSVP to judithgfeldman@gmail.com or 505-4161. Mah jongg meets at Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life, Wednesdays, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., 505-4161. No games Dec. 25 or Jan. 1. Chabad of Oro Valley adult education class, Jewish learning with Rabbi Ephraim Zimmerman. Wednesdays at 7 p.m., at 1171 E. Rancho Vistoso Blvd., #131. 477-8672 or www.jewishorovalley.com. Chabad of Oro Valley Shabbat service and dinner, third Fridays. RSVP at 477-8672 or www.jewishorovalley.com.

Friday / December 20

6:30 PM: Cong. Beit Simcha musical Shabbat service with guest Cantor Bryce Megdal. www.beitsimchatucson.org or 276-5675.

Sunday / December 22

5 PM: Chabad of Oro Valley community menorah lighting and Hanukkah celebration, Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W.

Naranja Dr. Food, music, “Gelt Drop.” 477-8672 or www.jewishorovalley.com.

Monday / December 23

5-6:30 PM: Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life Chanukah Party. Children’s activities and stories told by Rabbi Billy. Latkes. Bring your menorah. Free. RSVP to www.jfsa. org/nwchanukahparty.

Saturday / December 28

5 PM: Cong. Beit Simcha “We Are One, Lights and Latkes,” a Hanukkah/first anniversary celebration. Tickets start at $54. At Campbell Cliffs. Directions provided with reservation. RSVP at www.beitsimchatucson.org/ hanukkah or 276-5675.

Sunday / January 5

3 PM: Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life and the Tucson International Jewish Film Festival present “The Mambonicks — A Joyful Documentary.” At Saddlebrooke’s Desert View Performing Arts Center, 39900 S. Clubhouse Dr. $7, at door. No RSVP required. 505-4161 or northwestjewish@jfsa.org.

Tuesday / January 14

5 PM: Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life men’s group attends TIJFF screening of “Fiddler: Miracle of Miracles” documentary, at Tucson J. Arrive before 4:30 p.m. for seating. $9. Following film, meet for coffee at Denny’s, 5000 N. Oracle Road. RSVP to northwestjewish@jfsa.org.

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Rabbi Mary L. Zamore presenting, “We Should and Can Talk about Money.” Free. www.tetucson.org or 327-4501.

Saturday / January 18

NOON: Temple Emanu-El/UA Center for Judaic Studies Bilgray Memorial Lectureship Rabbi’s Tish with Rabbi Mary L. Zamore presenting “Coveting vs Contentment.” Bring dairy or vegetarian dish for potluck. www.tetucson.org or 327-4501.

Sunday / January 19

9:45-11:15 AM: Temple Emanu-El/UA Center for Judaic Studies Bilgray Memorial Lectureship with Rabbi Mary L. Zamore presenting from her book “The Sacred Table: Creating a Jewish Food Ethic.” $5 donation requested. www.tetucson.org or 327-4501. December 20, 2019, ARIZONA JEWISH POST

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AREA CONGREGATIONS REFORM

CONSERVATIVE

Congregation anShei iSrael

5550 E. Fifth St., Tucson, AZ 85711 • (520) 745-5550 Rabbi Robert Eisen, Cantorial Soloist Nichole Chorny • www.caiaz.org Daily minyan: Mon.-Thurs., 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.; Fri., 7:30 a.m.; Sun. and legal holidays, 8 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. / Mincha: Fri., 5:45 p.m. / Shabbat services: Sat., 9 a.m., followed by Kiddush; Tot Shabbat, 1st Fri., 5:45 p.m.; Family Service, 3rd Friday, 5:45 p.m.; Holiday services may differ, call or visit website. / Torah study: every Shabbat one hour before Mincha (call or visit website for times) / Talmud on Tuesday, 6 p.m. / Weekday Torah study group, Wed., 11 a.m. beverages and dessert provided.

ORTHODOX Congregation Chofetz Chayim/SouthweSt torah inStitute

5150 E. Fifth St., Tucson, AZ 85711 • (520) 747-7780 Rabbi Israel Becker • www.tucsontorah.org Shabbat services: Fri., Kabbalat Shabbat 15 minutes before sunset; Sat. 9 a.m. followed by Kiddush. / Mincha: Fri., 1 p.m.; Sat., 25 minutes before sunset, followed by Shalosh Seudas, Maariv, and Havdallah. Services: Sun., 8 a.m.; Mon. and Thurs., 6:50 a.m.; Tues., Wed., Fri., 7 a.m.; daily, 15 minutes before sunset. / Weekday Rosh Chodesh services: 6:45 a.m.

Congregation young iSrael/ChaBad of tuCSon

2443 E. Fourth St., Tucson, AZ 85719 • (520) 881-7956 Rabbi Yossie Shemtov, Rabbi Yudi Ceitlin • www.chabadoftucson.com Daily minyan: Sun. and legal holidays, 8:30 a.m.; Mon. and Thurs., 6:30 p.m.; Tues., Wed., Fri., 6:45 a.m. / Mincha and Maariv, 5:15 p.m. / Shabbat services: Fri. at candlelighting; Sat. 9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush. Mincha, Maariv, and Havdallah TBA.

ChaBad on river

3916 E. Ft. Lowell Road, Tucson AZ 85716 • (520) 661-9350 Rabbi Ram Bigelman • www.chabadonriver.com Shabbat services: Fri., Mincha at candlelighting time, followed by Maariv. / Sat., Shacharit service, 9:30 a.m. / Torah study: women, Wed., 2 p.m.; men, Tues. and Thurs., 7 p.m. Call to confirm.

ChaBad oro valley

1171 E. Rancho Vistoso #131, Oro Valley, AZ 85755 • (520) 477-8672 Rabbi Ephraim Zimmerman • www.jewishorovalley.com Shabbat services: 3rd Fri., 5 p.m. Oct.-Feb., 6 p.m. March-Sept., all followed by dinner / Sat., 10 a.m. study session followed by service.

ChaBad Sierra viSta

401 Suffolk Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 • (520) 820-6256 Rabbi Benzion Shemtov • www.jewishsierravista.com Shabbat services: Sat., 10:30 a.m., bimonthly, followed by class explaining prayers. Visit website or call for dates.

REFORM

Congregation Beit SimCha 7315 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, AZ 85704 • (520) 276-5675 Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon • www.beitsimchatucson.org Shabbat services: Fri., 6:30 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m., with Torah study at 9 a.m; monthly Shabbat morning hikes.

Congregation Chaverim 5901 E. Second St., Tucson, AZ 85711 • (520) 320-1015 Rabbi Stephanie Aaron • www.chaverim.net Shabbat services: Fri., 7 p.m. (no service on 5th Fri.); Family Shabbat, 1st Fri., 6 p.m. / Torah study: 2nd Sat., 9 a.m., followed by contemplative service,10 a.m.

Congregation Kol SimChah

(Renewal)

4625 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85718 • (520) 296-0818 Mailing Address: 6628 E. Calle Dened, Tucson, AZ 85710, Shabbat services: 1st and 3rd Fri., 7:15 p.m.

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Congregation m’Kor hayim 3888 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85718 (Tucson Hebrew Academy) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 31806, Tucson, AZ 85751 • (520) 305-8208 Rabbi Helen Cohn • www.mkorhayim.org Shabbat services: 2nd and 4th Fri., 7 p.m. / Torah study, 2nd and 4th Sat. 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Congregation or ChadaSh 3939 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85718 • (520) 512-8500 Rabbi Thomas Louchheim, Cantor Janece Cohen www.orchadash-tucson.org Shabbat services: Fri., 6:30 p.m.; 1st Fri., Friday Night LIVE (Sept.-May); 2nd Friday, Tot Shabbat (Sept.-May), 6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. / Torah study: Sat., 8:30 a.m.

temple emanu-el 225 N. Country Club Road, Tucson, AZ 85716 • (520) 327-4501 Rabbi Batsheva Appel • www.tetucson.org Shabbat services: Fri., 7:30 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m./ Torah study: Sat., 8:30 a.m. except when there is a Rabbi’s Tish.

temple Kol hamidBar 228 N. Canyon Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 • (520) 458-8637 www.templekol.com Mailing address: P.O. Box 908, Sierra Vista, AZ 85636, Friday night Torah study group: 6 - 7:15 p.m. / Shabbat services: Fri., 7:30 p.m.

TRADITIONAL-EGALITARIAN

Congregation Bet Shalom 3881 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85718 • (520) 577-1171 Rabbi Hazzan Avraham Alpert • www.cbsaz.org Shabbat services: Fri., 5:30 p.m. (followed by monthly dinners — call for info); Sat. 9:30 a.m., Camp Shabbat (ages 6-10) 10 a.m.-noon, followed by Kiddush lunch; 12:30-2 p.m. CBS Think Tank discussion led by Rabbi Dr. Howard Schwartz and Prof. David Graizbord; monthly Tot Shabbat (call for dates) / Weekday services: Wed. 8:15 a.m. / Hagim 9:30 a.m.

OTHER

Beth Shalom temple Center

1751 N. Rio Mayo (P.O. Box 884), Green Valley, AZ 85622 • (520) 648-6690 Rabbi Norman Roman • www.bstc.us Shabbat services: 1st and 3rd Fri., 7 p.m. / Torah study: Sat., 9:30 a.m.

handmaKer reSident Synagogue

2221 N. Rosemont Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85712 • (520) 881-2323 www.handmaker.com Shabbat services: Fri., 4:30 p.m., led by various leaders, followed by Shabbat dinner; Sat., 9:30 a.m., led by Mel Cohen and Dan Asia, followed by light Kiddush lunch.

JewiSh arizonanS on CampuS 2146 E. 4th Street Tucson, AZ, 85719 • (520) 834-3424 • www.myjac.org Shabbat hospitality and social events for UA students with Yosef and Sara Lopez. Shabbat services on request.

SeCular humaniSt JewiSh CirCle www.secularhumanistjewishcircle.org Call Cathleen at (520) 730-0401 for meeting or other information.

univerSity of arizona hillel foundation 1245 E. 2nd St. Tucson, AZ 85719 • (520) 624-6561 • www.arizona.hillel.org Shabbat services: Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, and alternative services two Fridays each month when school is in session. Dinner follows (guests, $8; RSVP by preceding Thurs.). Call for dates/times.

OBITUARIES Hal Arkowitz Hal Arkowitz, Ph.D., age 78, died Nov. 16, 2019. Dr. Arkowitz was an emeritus associate professor of psychology at the University of Arizona. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and his B.A. from New York University. His work was dedicated to understanding how people change and why they don’t. He was the author of numerous books, including a collection of articles he co-authored in from Scientific American Mind, “Facts and Fictions in Mental Health.” Survivors include his children, Alex, Jennifer, and Laura; brother, Martin; the love of his life, Lollie; and four grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Alvin Kivel Alvin Kivel, 93, died Nov. 30, 2019. Mr. Kivel was born in Loma Linda, California, and moved to Tucson when he was 2. He attended Mansfeld Jr. High and Tucson High School, graduating in 1944. After high school, he joined the Navy and then returned to Tucson to attend the University of Arizona. He played basketball and baseball at Mansfeld Jr. High School, Tucson High School, and the University of Arizona and later became a competitive tennis player. His team won the High School State Basketball Championship in 1943. Mr. Kivel was inducted to the Arizona Basketball Hall of Fame in 1969, and later became the Men’s National Doubles Senior Hardcourt Champion. He was one of the charter members of the Tucson Conquistadors. Mr. Kivel was a supporter of UArizona sports and philanthropy benefiting Tucson and Jewish community. Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Janice Kivel; children, Karen Kivel, Sheri Kleiman, and Bob Kivel, all of Tucson; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services were held at East Lawn Palms Mortuary, with Rabbi Stephanie Aaron of Congregation Chaverim officiating. Memorial donations may be made to Jewish Family & Children’s Services, the UArizona Cancer Center or a charity of your choice.

Jennifer Mendelsohn Jennifer Tamara Mendelsohn, 39, died Dec. 4, 2019. Ms. Mendelsohn was born in Tucson. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Archie and Marjorie Mendelsohn of Tucson, Richard Temple of Kansas City, and Miriam Temple of Tucson. Survivors include her parents, Steven and Karen Mendelsohn; and brother, Jason (Kelly). Services were held at Evergreen Cemetery in the Congregation Anshei Israel section, with Rabbi Robert Eisen officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Pima Animal Care Center, 4000 N. Silverbell Rd., Tucson, AZ 85745 and Congregation Anshei Israel, 5550 E. 5th St.

OUR TOWN Birth

A son, Benjamin Meyer Ritzo, was born Nov. 20, 2019 to Joe Ritzo and Emily (Schwartz) Ritzo of San Carlos, California. Grandparents are Shelley and Bob Schwartz of Tucson, Patti Livingstone and Todd Finkle of Spokane, Washington, Dale and Christine Ritzo of San Carlos, California, and John Hight of Los Gatos, California.

Business briefs

Tucson Symphony Orchestra has appointed Steven P. Haines as president and CEO. Haines was vice president for POPS of The Philadelphia Orchestra, and president and CEO of Peter Nero and the Philly Pops for nearly eight years prior to that. He began his career as associate director of marketing and then marketing manager of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. Most recently, he was CEO of The Young Americans, a San Francisco-based performing arts college and international touring organization. Prior to that he served as vice president of strategic growth and marketing for the San Francisco Zoo, and previously was executive director of San Francisco’s Stern Grove Festival. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.

Beth Shalom Temple Center of Green Valley has hired Rabbi Norman T. Roman as its first part-time rabbi, beginning Jan. 1. Roman was rabbi emeritus at Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield, Michigan, after serving as senior rabbi there for 30 years. Roman, born in New York City and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio, area, was educated at John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio, and ordained at the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. He received the title of “Reform Jewish Educator” from the URJ and the National Association of Temple Educators. He earned a master’s degree in Hebrew letters and an honorary doctor of divinity from HUC-JIR. He also served at congregations in Cleveland, Santa Monica, California, and Birmingham, Michigan. An accomplished folk singer and guitarist, he as performed at synagogues, universities, and community functions throughout the United States and Israel. Interfaith Community Services will be honored as Nonprofit Volunteer Program of the Year by the Southern Arizona Volunteer Management Association at its second annual awards celebration Jan. 16 at the Tucson Convention Center. SAVMA also will honor Scott Summerford, ICS board member, with its Board Member of the Year award. Summerford has served as ICS board treasurer, vice chair and chair.

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