Category Archives: Jewish Post
Prayers for Israel from Handmaker and THA, AZ Jewish Post
Israel | Post-Its Posted October 25, 2023 / Nanci Levy, Handmaker Community Outreach Coordinator Starting last month, and for the second year, Handmaker residents have been enjoying monthly Better Together Intergenerational meetings with Tucson Hebrew Academy (THA) and B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (BBYO) teens. Read more » »
Tucson J’s New Director of Teen Engagement Returns to Tucson Roots; Gears up for 2025 JCC Maccabi Games®, AZ Jewish Post
Davis Hubbell, Tucson J Director of Teen Engagement This summer, the Tucson J community welcomed a familiar face in a new and exciting role: Davis Hubbell, a native of Tucson and an alum of Tucson J programs, was appointed as the J’s new Director of Teen Engagement. With a rich tapestry of experiences spanning from artisan bakeries in Vail, CO. Read more » »
Joan Kleinerman, Jewish community advocate, world traveler, and beloved friend, dies | AZ Jewish Post
Joan Semilof Kleinerman Joan Semilof Kleinerman died March 31, 2021, at the age of 92. Joan was born on September 1, 1927 to Dorothy and Morris Semilof in Brooklyn, New York. Throughout her life, she would always think of New York City as the center of the world she enjoyed and remembered. Read more » »
Federation plans online annual meeting and community awards celebration
Thanks from Strauss Manor to the Tucson community
I would like to express our appreciation for the incredible donations of DVDs, CDs, yarn, hygiene items, coloring books, colored pencils, etc. to everyone who donated to our residents at B’nai B’rith Strauss Manor during this pandemic. The love and compassion everyone showed and the response was amazing. Read more » »
Patty Vallance, extraordinary community volunteer, dies at 62 | AZ Jewish Post
Patty Vallance (Courtesy Mike McKendrick) The Southern Arizona Jewish community lost one of its most energetic and beloved volunteers when Patty Vallance, 62, died June 3, 2020. “We lost a one-of-a-kind force for good,” Stuart Mellan, former president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona, wrote on Facebook. Read more » »










