WASHINGTON (JTA) — The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is about to tell a story, and it comes with a warning: Som…
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Gov. Doug Ducey arrived in Israel on Jerusalem Day, May 29, for five days of talks with political and business leaders. Ducey’s meetings focused on trade, water and border security, according to his spokesperson C.J. Karamargin. The governor met with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, President…
On June 8, the State of Arizona executed Frank Atwood. Atwood, whose mother escaped Nazi persecution in Vienna, faced a perverse choice: suffer execution by lethal injection, or by hydrogen cyanide gas, a version of which was used by the Nazis to murder more than one million Jewish people at…
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‘Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen” is a documentary about the non-Jewish film director, Norman Jewison, who turned the classic Jewish story and play, “Fiddler on the Roof,” into an Oscar-winning movie.
With the pandemic slowly settling down and the world opening up again, the theater is one of the best places to (re)visit. For audiences in the Greater Phoenix area, there’s a show currently running at the Herberger Theater Center that will get you off your feet and your heart pumping. “Wome…
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. “…
Religious Life
I visited Israel recently. Seeing this week's Torah portion, I wondered about discussing some of my experiences in the Holy Land. This week's parshah tells us that because of the way 10 spies spoke negatively about the land of Israel, the Jews had to stay in the desert for 40 years until all…
Opinion
A flame burns in the Hall of Remembrance of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
On June 8, the State of Arizona executed Frank Atwood. Atwood, whose mother escaped Nazi per…
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…
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WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden will visit Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia next month in a visit that will emphasize reestablishing U.S. ties with the Palestinians.
(JTA) – Pro-Israel activists are declaring a victory against the Israel boycott movement after a financial services company vowed to make changes to avoid inadvertently steering investors away…
(JTA) — Jewish extremists shouted racist slogans and clashed with Palestinians during a heavily policed Jerusalem Day march, but there were no major injuries at an event that last year was amo…
(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 tw…
Special Section: Home Design/Real Estate
We all know we’ve been in one of the hottest seller’s markets …
Today’s real estate market is tough for homebuyers. From the s…
Special Section: Seniors
As we head into the second week of June, the Phoenix and surro…
Rosalyn M. Meadow, Ph.D., describes her late husband, Stephen …
As Mayor Kate Gallego addressed the crowd at the ribbon cuttin…
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