In the spring of 2021, the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix and the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix announced plans to integrate the two organizations into a single operatin…
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In the early 1990s, a few Jewish Bukharian families moved to Phoenix from New York in search of affordable housing and a warmer climate. Today, Phoenix has the largest Bukharian Jewish community in North America outside of New York.
The state of Arizona passed SB1251/HB2675 by a vote of 19-9 (Senate) and 49-4 (House) on April 19. The legislation adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, ensuring that the IHRA definition will be considered by state authorities wh…
Community Milestones
ALMA BYRD JACOBSON
ZANDER SCOTT BOGART
MADELINE DOLGIN AND MATHEW SHERMAN
HARRIET ESTELLE PECK
SHIRLEY GUBIN
WILLIAM “BILL” DIAMOND
DALE W. ABRAHAM
Lifestyle
MONTREAL (JTA) — In her 96 years on earth, Lilly Toth didn’t get much of a formal education. Born in Budapest in 1925, the self-proclaimed spoiled brat often misbehaved and was frequently suspended from school.
Scott Leader, the Jewish musician, producer and songwriter who owns Brick Road Studio in Scottsdale, says he’s probably worked with every well-known contemporary Jewish singer-songwriter. He’s also recorded vocals for pop star Dua Lipa and voiceover work for former Olympian Michael Phelps. “…
(JTA) — Gilbert Gottfried, the comic with a grating persona whose boundary testing got him canceled more than once, has died.
(JTA) — After two pandemic-altered seasons, a three-month lockout and a truncated free agent frenzy, the 2022 Major League Baseball season has finally arrived.
Religious Life
Evil has, once again, reared its ugly head.
Opinion
The 2022 graduation season is here!
We struggle to contain our indignation. The story is upsetting. The video is chilling. The a…
As Jews we are often told that the world must not be allowed to forget the Holocaust. We oft…
(JTA) — As a Jew growing up in Poland, I participated in the Polish democratic opposition of…
We are alarmed by the surge of legislative attacks on the rights, safety and dignity of LGBT…
US & World News
(JTA) – A Palestinian American journalist reporting on an Israeli military raid on a West Bank refugee camp was likely killed by fire from the Israeli military, according to the findings of two different investigations released Tuesday from the Associated Press and CNN.
(New York Jewish Week) — After a two-year COVID-imposed hiatus, New York’s Celebrate Israel Parade returns Sunday following a push by organizers to recruit marchers representing the “vast mosa…
(JTA) — Israeli police armed with batons and stun grenades rushed a crowd of funeral-goers in Jerusalem, nearly toppling the coffin of Shireen Abu Akleh, the prominent Al Jazeera journalist wh…
(JTA) — Among the many people condemning a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade is one who is working to make abortion more accessible for Jews in Israel.
Special Section: Home Design/Real Estate
We have many people in our community who are beginning their s…
Special Section: Seniors
The pandemic has been a challenging time, but for Jeffrey Sche…
Sharon Salomon’s powerlifting journey took off 12 years ago wi…
As Mayor Kate Gallego addressed the crowd at the ribbon cuttin…
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