Howard Polster passed away on Nov. 26, 2025, in Phoenix. Howard was born exactly two years before D-Day to Jerome I. and ...

This year’s Dorson Scholar-in-Residence reflects that spirit in a particularly joyful way. From Feb. 20–22, Kol Ami Synagogue ...

The Lions’ Discovery Den was created by renovating the school’s former computer lab and reimagining it as a flexible, ...

Lassar describes her Jewish comedy as much more than stereotypical Borscht Belt jokes. It’s about sharing voices, connecting ...

“We are grateful to have Matt and Zach join our team,” said Todd Rockoff, President and CEO of the Tucson J. “They bring a ...

Marty was married to his soulmate Marsha for over 52 years, and during this time, they always were the first — and sometimes ...

Balint will moderate the Center’s 2026 Jeffrey B. Plevan Memorial Talk, “Justice in the Public Eye: A Conversation with Israeli Supreme Court Justice Prof. Daphne Barak-Erez,” which will be held on ...

Isaac (Ike) Berkman, son of Matthew and Lindsay Berkman, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Feb. 7 at Kol Ami Synagogue. Ike attends Basis Tucson North, where he is in 7th grade. Ike loves music ...

Elise Danino Hirshberg, a creator and enhancer of beauty, philanthropist, consummate homemaker, and true matriarch, passed away at home surrounded by her family on August 5th, 2025. She was 99. Born ...

It was a sunny afternoon this May with temps in the ’90s, a preview of this month’s triple digit coming attractions. After lunch at a local café, I craved a dessert that was at once scrumptious and ...

(This is part of a special JTA report on conversion in America. Read our other pieces about who’s converting to Judaism in the AJP category Religion and Jewish Life, and about the 10 questions about ...

Irving J. Olson, 102, entrepreneur, photographer and philanthropist, died at his home in Oro Valley on Oct. 1, 2016. Born on Nov. 26, 1913, in New Britain, Conn., he chalked up the first of many ...