Helen Barcoff Helen Barcoff Helen Barcoff, 83, passed away June 26, 2023. Her daughters, Tami and Stacey, write: “Dear Mom, “We were so lucky to share so much of our lives with you for so long and we are going to desperately miss having you here to share the rest. Read more » »

Photo: Courtesy Joshua DanzigerUniversity of North Texas Hillel students enjoy presentation by Bill Humphrey, director of community security.  By Marissa BishopSpecial to the TJP As antisemitism continues to rise within American society, it falls upon Jewish leaders to prepare their community for the possibility of attacks. Read more » »

Photo: Submitted by Jim StantonSophia Nason was named the Isadore Garsek Lodge of B’nai B’rith Person of the Year June 4, 2022 at a luncheon at Mira Vista Country Club.  The 2023 Tarrant County B’nai B’rith Jewish Person of the Year was revealed on Sunday, June 4 at Mira Vista Country Club. Read more » »

Photo: Courtesy Polsky family“When the heart is full, the eyes overflow,” wrote Sholom Aleichem, a favorite author of Debra Polsky, of blessed memory. So true, and why our community’s eyes now overflow. By Deb Silverthorn Debra Gayle Polsky, 69, passed away on May 7, 2023.  Born on Jan. Read more » »

Photos: Deb SilverthornHanna Lambert is shown here with granddaughter Carolyn Smith. By Deb Silverthorn Hanna Lambert taught her family, and her extended family of thousands of Akiba Yavneh Academy (AYA) students and their parents, the lesson of Abraham’s tent: hachnasat orcheem, welcoming strangers. Read more » »

Photos: Courtesy Shwiff/Meyers family“Yesterday is gone,” says Estelle Shwiff, who turns 100 this week. “Today is here and tomorrow we may never see. Live in the moment. Read more » »

Photos: CourtesyCamilla Maas of Rochester, New York, checks medical supplies on an Israel Defense Forces base as part of Sar-El, or the “Volunteers for Israel” program. By Deb Silverthorn Debra Gayle Polsky, 69, passed away on May 7, 2023.  Born on Jan. Read more » »

Submitted: Jim StantonAlex Nason, chair of the B’nai B’rith fundraising dinner for Ukraine, displays the check to the Jewish Agency indicating $65,000 raised. Applications are open for scholarships/grants provided by the The Martin Hochster Post of the Jewish War Veterans #755. Read more » »

Photo: TJP StaffThe Ukraine committee, from left, Dan Sturman, Sofia Nason, Alex Nason, Dr. Yevgeniy Ostrinski, Jim Stanton; committee members not pictured: Rina Ostrinsky and Rich Hollander B’nai B’rith will present a special evening in support of Read more » »

Gloria Bookstein Gloria Bookstein Gloria (Goldie) Bookstein, 86, from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and Dallas, passed peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 16, 2023. Born in Detroit, which she always considered home, she later split her time between Arizona, Michigan and Texas to be near her children and family. Read more » »