Cantor Jen Benrey of Kol Ami Synagogue has started a teen band, the “Shul of Rock,” for students in grades 7-12, and a junior ...

Eve Edwards and Joshua Edwards welcome their son Benjamin Wade Edwards, born on Dec. 20, 2025 in Tucson, Arizona. Benjamin is ...

Keynote speaker Tessa Veksler was thrilled to arrive at the Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona Women’s Philanthropy Connections brunch on March 8 and find a mirror emblazoned with her hashtag: ...

A daughter, Golda “Goldie” Iris Filous Malka, was born Feb. 8, 2026 to Katie and Jordan Malka. Goldie joins her brother, Lev. Her grandparents are Jaclyn and Steve Freedman of Dallas, Texas, Michael ...

Charlotte was a natural athlete, enjoyed softball and tennis. She worked at an indoor tennis club for several years and was widely appreciated and respected by her colleagues and tennis members. After ...

A chance encounter with Tucsonans Dana Narter and Ed Baruch inspired bestselling author Lisa Gardner’s latest book, “Kiss Her Goodbye,” which is set mainly in Tucson. Gardner met the couple in 2023 on ...

Walking through the iconic main gate of Auschwitz. In January, I traveled with thirty-five of my colleagues in Holocaust education to Poland for the 80 th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

Thomas Alan Louchheim was born on February 9, 1957, in Los Angeles, California, the third child of Sandy z”l and Marlene Louchheim. He graduated Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he ...

The late Jack Sarver was an excellent tennis player. In fact, he started at the University of Michigan on a tennis scholarship, but his need to support his mother, three sisters and a brother made it ...