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S OUTHERN A RIZONA ’ S A WARD -W INNING J EWISH N EWSPAPER S INCE 1 9 4 6 www.azjewishpost.com INSIDE JFSA interfaith trip took Tucsonans into Israeli homes, hearts Hanukkah Gift Guide PHYLLIS BRAUN One of the trip’s  rst sessions AJP Executive Editor was with Times of Israel political 19-23 analyst Haviv Rettig Gur, who “set Legal Profi les n a Jewish Federation of the stage,” Jacobs says, by describ- 15-17 Southern Arizona inter- ing how the growing divide be- faith mission Oct. 27- tween Israeli Jews and Diaspora Arts & Culture ...... 11, 22, 27 ONov. 5, dubbed “Connecting Cul- Jews, particularly in North Amer- Classifi eds ...... 14 tures, Communities, and Hearts,” ica, has its roots in their di erent 28 participants got a taste of Isra- origin stories. Commentary ...... 6 el’s diversity and complexity, com- Rettig Gur also covered Israeli Community Calendar...... 30 ing away with a new appreciation politics, much on the minds of for the nation’s challenges, but no Israelis who were waiting to see if Letters to the Editor ...... 10 easy answers. Blue and White party leader Ben- Local ...... 3, 7, 11, 12, 13 Members of the group “were ny Gantz would succeed at form- National ...... 14 touched so deeply. ey were af- ing a government, which Prime fected for a variety of reasons, Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Obituary ...... 28 Hoffman Graham Photo courtesy learning about the faiths and Graham Hoffman holds a challah for Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona interfaith mission had failed to do a er the country’s Our Town ...... 29 what’s sacred and what’s ordinary. participants celebrating their arrival in Jerusalem on Oct. 30. Sept. 17 election. Recipe ...... 23 I think that everyone’s lives were Jon Kasle, a communications changed a little,” says Deborah leaders were Jewish educator and e trip “touched on so many executive at Raytheon who was Religion & Jewish Life ...... 24 Howard Jacob, a community vol- author Amy Hirshberg Lederman of the faiths there: the Druze and visiting Israel for the third time, Synagogue Directory ...... 26 unteer who co-chaired the trip and Jewish Community Founda- the Bahai, Christian and Muslim, says many things were surprising with her husband, pharmaceuti- tion of Southern Arizona CEO and the Jewish faith, and how it’s on this mission, from the country’s World ...... 25 cal entrepreneur Je Jacob. Sta Graham Ho man. all intertwined,” Jacob says. See Interfaith, page 4

WINTER PUBLICATION SCHEDULE WIC, Fox to bring Israeli superstar David Broza back to Tucson Dec. 20 DEBE CAMPBELL Jan. 10 AJP Assistant Editor Jan. 24 sraeli singer/songwriter David Broza is considered one of the world’s most dynamic and vi- Ibrant performers. From his whirl- wind  nger picking to  amenco percussion and rhythms, to a signature rock and roll sound, his charismatic and energetic perfor- mances have delighted audiences throughout the world. Broza re- cently told the AJP that he fell in

love with the poetry of Arizona’s Theatre Tucson Fox Photo courtesy  rst state poet laureate Alberto ‘David Broza & Friends’ will perform at the Fox Tucson Theatre on Dec. 21. Álvaro Ríos 25 years ago. Songs inspired by this poetry will be Broza has been in Tucson to per- I came there I felt the closest I Broza has 25 number one hits part of his homage to Ríos when form,” says Weintraub Israel Cen- could feel to the desert and colors in Israel, where he is a beloved na- he returns to the Fox Tucson e- ter Director Inbal Shtivi. “Our we have in southern Israel,” Broza tional treasure. His unique blend atre stage in Tucson, Saturday, people do feel like he’s part of our says. “Even the air. It’s very much of Israeli- and Spanish-infused Dec. 21. family.” like we have. My body reacted to guitar songs will be backed in “ is is the third time David “I love Tucson. e  rst time it right away.” See Broza, page 7

CANDLELIGHTING TIMES: December 6 ... 5:01 p.m. • December 13 ... 5:02 p.m. • December 20 ... 5:05 p.m. 2 ARIZONA JEWISH POST, December 6, 2019 LOCAL Beckers celebrate ‘40 Years of Torah Growth’ Experience Matters CHERYL TOFF Special to the AJP

abbi Israel and Esther Becker of Congregation Chofetz Chayim will celebrate “40 Years of Torah Jim Jacobs RGrowth Together” with an on-line fund- ASSOCIATE BROKER raising campaign on Sunday and Mon- day, Dec. 8 and 9, and a 40th anniversary dinner on the last night of Chanukah, 520-444-1444 | [email protected] | JimJacobs.com Sunday, Dec. 29, at 5 p.m. at the syna- gogue. Married in 1973, the Beckers arrived in Tucson in 1979. “Even when we were dating, Esther and I shared a dream of

outreach to move ‘out of town’ and in- Vankren Van Photo: Britta spire Jews that otherwise would not be Esther and Rabbi Israel Becker reached,” says Becker. of 1984, to its current location at 5150 E. TransFormational A er high school, Becker dedicated Fi h St., carrying the Torah in a proces- Medicine his next 13 years to Torah study at the sion that included future Tucson Mayor Rabbinical Seminary of America/Yeshiva Jonathan Rothschild. Treating: Chofetz Chaim in Queens, New York, in- Becker began teaching a weekly Torah Thyroid • Adrenal & Hormone Issues cluding three years at the seminary’s Je- class upon arrival in Tucson. “For the last rusalem branch. He received ordination Epstein Barr • Lyme/Mold • Fatigue decade, the class has been called Biblical Prolozone & Ozone treatments available. from the Rabbinical Seminary of Ameri- Breakthroughs,” he notes. “People tell me Myofascial Release with Zach. ca and from Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the late that when they come to the class, their chief rabbi of the State of Israel. While in whole week has changed.” WellnessFIRST! New York, Esther worked for Brooklyn DeeAnn Saber, NMD 3861 N 1st Avenue • (520) 209-1755  e couple established  e Southwest Zachary M. Saber LMT/MFR College and Equitable Life as a computer Torah Institute in 1986 “to make Jewish www.TFMND.com programmer and analyst to support her learning approachable and exciting for husband and young family. everyone. Classes were open to all Jews Following his ordination, Becker was regardless of background or a liation,” approached with the idea of starting a Becker relates. synagogue on Long Island. At the same Although Becker is the longest-serving time, he learned of an opportunity to rabbi in the history of the Tucson Jewish start a synagogue in Tucson. “Esther said, community, the Beckers o en have strug- Markets fluctuate. ‘Long Island is New York. Our vision is gled for  nancial security. At one point, to go out of town and make an impact. Becker called his mentor, the late Rabbi Relationships shouldn’t. Tucson is out of town. Let’s go for it.’” Henoch Leibowitz, who was the rosh ye- Becker drove across the country with shiva, or head, of the Queens seminary. (520) 584-3036 his father’s Sefer Torah, which had been “I said, ‘We’re  nished. It’s over.’  e rosh [email protected] discovered by an American soldier in the yeshiva asked, ‘Are you closed or are you 4051 East Sunrise Drive, Suite 200 ruins of a Berlin synagogue. open? You are not closed until you are  e congregation’s  rst Shabbos ser- closed.’ His encouragement strengthened Burt G. Derman, CFP® Investment and Insurance Products: vice was held in their home. Soon the us to persevere. His unwavering trust in First Vice President Investments NOT FDIC Insured • NO Bank Guarantee • MAY Lose Value Beckers rented their  rst building for Hashem inspired us to strive to follow Wells Fargo is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. Member SPIC, a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. @2016 Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. All rights reserved. 0816-03253 (9987-v)1-A2088 $160 a month. “ e place became known his example, not to be overwhelmed by as ‘the barber shop shul’ because for many our challenges, but to calmly ponder each years the space had been a barber shop,” issue and come to the appropriate solu- Esther recounts. “Before holding our  rst tion.” Caregiving and service, we swept hair o the  oor. Once Help came from an unexpected source. during services a leaky water pipe  lled “One summer when Esther was visit- so much more! one woman’s purse with water.” The help you need to maintain the lifestyle ing her parents in Brooklyn, one of the and independence you currently enjoy Despite these quirks, “in a short time children needed to see a doctor. In con- Jews of all ages and backgrounds began Certifi ed Caregivers providing you versation with the pediatrician, Esther with a custom care plan! to participate and we were a congrega- spoke about our programs in Tucson. • Grocery Shopping • Appointment Organizing tion,” she says.  e doctor called his receptionist and or- In May 1980 Chofetz Chayim moved • Light Housekeeping • ADL’s/Personal Care dered, ‘Hold all the patients. I must hear • Meal Preparation • Memory Care to 5720 E. Fi h St, and in the summer See Beckers, page 8 • Doctor Visits • Same Caregivers Of course we take care of pets too! Clari cation: Congregation Anshei mate Shabbat with song, story,” AJP Israel’s scholar-in-residence weekend 11/22/19) is supported by  e Rabbi Call today! (520) 261-2273 with Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny Marcus Breger Fund at Congregation www.miracleslifecare.com (“CAI scholar-in-residence to ani- Anshei Israel.

December 6, 2019, ARIZONA JEWISH POST 3 INTERFAITH it was “incredibly powerful” to hear many first graders, the children of migrants and continued from page 1 refugees, identify themselves as Israelis. Yet Hoffman notes that the school is not growth in the 12 years since his last visit, perfect in its handling of the challenges to the depth and range of cultures in evi- these populations present. dence — “the everyday interaction with Bill Kelley, an executive at Diamond so many different types of people from Ventures, Inc., was fascinated by the lay- around the world.” He was especially ers of history the trip revealed. As a real impressed by the number of millennials estate developer he found the mechanics choosing to move to Israel. of the earliest construction in old Jeru- But Kasle says the most memorable salem, “back in the day when it was just aspect of the trip was spending time with chiseling rocks with manpower,” espe- Israelis in their homes, which “increased cially intriguing. our collective understanding of the op- The rate of current development is portunities and challenges that Israel is “unbelievable,” he says. “I’ve never in my facing as a nation, and what it is like to life seen so many cranes.” live there now.” An “army brat” who stayed connected “We had dinner in two different to the military as a board member of the homes, one in Tucson’s partnership re- Davis-Monthan 50, a civilian support gion (Kiryat Malachi/Hof Ashkelon), and group for the Air Force base, Kelley was one with educators at Pardes, the open inspired by Israel’s mandatory military yeshiva in Jerusalem, for Shabbat dinner service for men and women, particularly in Jerusalem,” Hoffman says. “It was very after a Shabbat home hospitality dinner powerful for the mission participants to where he met a couple and their three be in essence welcomed into someone’s daughters who were either currently in home as a stranger, afforded the opportu- the Israel Defense Forces or already had nity to really sit and speak openly and ask served. The three young women spoke questions and engage” in a way that may highly of the experience and how it will not happen on a more typical tourist trip. help them going forward in life. Similar experiences included a lunch As one of a number of Christians in in a Druze village and a meeting with an the Tucson contingent, Kelley says it was interfaith couple, Ora and Ihab Balha, a “very emotional walking in the steps of Jewish woman and a Palestinian Arab Jesus” in Jerusalem and visiting the Sea Muslim man, in Jaffa. “They shared with of Galilee where Jesus preached. He re- us the story of their meeting, falling calls visiting a church near the sea, when in love, bringing both of their families a group of kids from Norway came in along to a place of relative engagement and started to sing. “It was just lovely,” he with them,” Hoffman says. Ihab had been says, echoing off the ceiling of the circu- raised to hate Jews, but at age 20, meeting lar sanctuary. Jews for the first time, he and his Pales- Another once-in-a-lifetime experi- tinian friends were drawn into dialogue, ence was walking up the Masada trail and he went on to become a peace activ- with his wife, Jamie, skipping the tram ist. He and Ora started “The Orchard of that took the rest of the group to the top. Abraham’s Children,” which now has sev- “I was winded,” Kelley admits, but the en interfaith kindergartens, so that their historical perspective made the climb children could be educated in an atmo- worth it. sphere that integrates languages, cultures, Eighteen participants extended their and religions. trip with a three-day sojourn in Jordan, “The talk with them was fascinat- which included the Petra archaeological ing and really meaningful for everyone,” site; Wadi Rum, the valley where “Law- Hoffman says, noting that there are web- rence of Arabia” was filmed; and Wadi sites about Ora and Ihab’s work, includ- Musa, where it is said Moses struck water ing a TEDx video of them performing from a rock. “The Jordan piece was unique, Sufi whirling dervish dances. being able to explore in nature” after the in- Kasle cites the group’s visit to the Bi- tensity of the Israel trip, Jacob says. alik-Rogozin School in South Tel Aviv, Lederman, who wrote about the mis- an economically underserved area, as sion in her Reflections column (“Israel is an example of Israel’s diversity. “We saw a nuanced, complicated country, as JFSA hundreds of children from many differ- interfaith trip affirms,” AJP 11/22/19), ent nations,” he says, including Sudan, stayed on a few more days to visit fam- Eritrea, and the Philippines, “who had ily in Israel. She spoke to the AJP from migrated to Israel with their families in Jerusalem Nov. 12, the day hundreds of recent years, being provided a quality rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza school environment.” Strip after Israel killed an Islamic Jihad The school closes the opportunity gap leader. for these students, enabling them “to ma- “It’s surreal,” she said. “We know that’s triculate into the right type of army ser- going on, and yet, people are just doing vice so that they’ll be set up career-wise life.” Schools were closed, but people for the future,” says Hoffman, adding that were going to restaurants and otherwise 4 ARIZONA JEWISH POST, December 6, 2019 carrying on as normal. a Zionistic ideal, to enable individuals to support Pales- Lederman says she learned from the group’s tour tinian rights and dignity and strengthen Israel as a just guide, a “soulful, highly educated” young woman, “that and worthy society. Together with Blue and White, the the newer generation of Israeli’s is so exhausted and so group walked through each of the stages of the security committed at the same time.” screening Palestinians must cross each day to enter Is- “They don’t want to have to work so hard at creating rael from the West Bank for work. Blue and White has an image for the rest of the world. They just want to live,” worked with Israeli border police and others to reduce she says. the wait for Palestinian workers coming into Israel from Both Israelis and Palestinians the mission partici- hours to about seven to 15 minutes, Hoffman says. pants met, she says, “see the conflict more as a conflict They also met with a group called Shorashim (Roots), between the governments not the people.” which brings together Palestinians living in the West “We talked to people who were born into the struggle Bank and Jewish settlers to try to build a framework for … and they didn’t ask for it.” she says. “They’re now sev- mutual understanding and cooperation, Hoffman says. eral generations into it and how they view it is different He is keenly aware that when you sit on the beach in Tel from the generations that came before. I think that was Aviv, or in a Jerusalem café, enjoying the safety and free- very eye-opening for all of us.” dom Israel affords its people, “as a part of the existence Despite so much that would seem to drain Israelis, of this thriving first-world democracy, on some level we Lederman adds, “There is such a thriving, vibrant, elec- must also remember the compromised rights and qual- tric, energetic society. There’s so much building going ity of life in the West Bank and Gaza.” on, so much cultural development, so many start-ups, “You have to constantly grapple with the fact that ideas that are becoming industries.” these things are paradoxes that are increasingly prob- The group visited a border crossing near Bethlehem lematic and difficult,” Hoffman says. “And yet you can’t with Blue and White Human Rights, a part of the Insti- expect any Israeli mother to accept sending her children tute for Zionist Strategies. Blue and White was created as to a kindergarten under the threat of rocket attack.” JFCS donates local survivors’ stories to Yad Vashem Photo: Jon Kasle Photo: Susan Kasle of Jewish Family & Children’s Services presents Yad Vashem docent Robert Eden with books of stories by Southern Arizona Holocaust survivors, Nov. 3.

usan Kasle is vice president of community services “We know of at least 268 people who survived the at Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Southern Holocaust and made Southern Arizona their home at Arizona, which coordinates services for Holocaust various points in their lives,” she notes. Ssurvivors living in Southern Arizona. For Kasle, a high- The first volume of “To Tell Our Stories,” pub- light of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona’s re- lished in 2015, includes 36 stories; the second volume, cent interfaith mission was representing JFCS during published in 2018, includes another 45 accounts, all the mission’s Nov. 3 visit to Yad Vashem — The World translated from Russian. The third volume, published Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem. in 2018 at the request of Russian-speaking survivors, Kasle hand-delivered copies of the books, “To Tell includes 46 stories in Russian. Our Stories: Holocaust Survivors of Southern Arizo- The books are available for purchase at JFCS and na,” published by JFCS. on Amazon. In addition, the survivors hold frequent, “I felt humbled and honored to bring the Holocaust well-attended readings in the community. The next survivors’ testimonials to Yad Vashem — personal in- reading is Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. at the Joyner-Green Valley dividual stories that will be part of collective remem- Library. For more information, visit www.jfcstucson. brance,” Kasle says. org/services/holocaust-survivors-program.

December 6, 2019, ARIZONA JEWISH POST 5 COMMENTARY What ZOA’s legal victory at UNC means for Jewish students across country SUSAN B. TUCHMAN and 2017 song “Mama I Fell in Love With A MORTON A. KLEIN Jew,” Nafar encouraged the audience not to JTA think of Rihanna or Beyonce when singing along but instead to “think of Mel Gibson” NEW YORK — the actor whose drunken anti-Semitic hose who care about Jewish college rant made headlines in 2006. students should be celebrating a “Go that anti-Semitic,” the rapper urged. landmark legal victory in the ght “I cannot be anti-Semitic alone.” Tagainst campus anti-Semitism. In a video that went viral, the audience  e victory stems from a civil rights — which presumably included university complaint led against the University of sta , students, faculty and “scholars”— can North Carolina at Chapel Hill by our or- horrifyingly be heard singing along and ganization, the Zionist Organization of laughing to the refrain, “Oh! I’m in love America. Triggered by the complaint, with a Jew.” Days a er the conference, anti- UNC agreed to take several crucial steps Semitic  iers were discovered on campus Photo: Getty Images Getty Photo: to address anti-Semitic harassment on the The Old Well at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which agreed to take several key steps to address that referred to “an evil Jewish plot.” campus under the supervision and moni- anti-Semitic harassment on the campus. Based on the ZOA’s complaint, the OCR toring of the U.S. Department of Educa- opened an investigation into whether the tion’s O ce for Civil Rights, or OCR. UNC and schools across the country complaint alleged that UNC sponsored a university violated Title VI of the Civil  is legal victory is good news for Jew- also should appreciate the signi cance of one-sided anti-Israel conference in March Rights Act by failing to address a hostile ish students at federally funded schools ev- this important development: If they fail titled “Con ict over Gaza: People, Poli- anti-Semitic environment. Before OCR erywhere, and should give Jewish students to provide Jewish students with a learning tics and Possibilities.”  e three-day con- could complete its investigation and make con dence that if they are harassed or dis- environment that is physically and emo- ference included a performance by the a Title VI determination, UNC expressed criminated against based on their Jewish tionally safe, they will face serious legal Arab-Israeli rapper Tamer Nafar that we an interest in resolving the case. ancestry, and their schools fail to address consequences that could include the loss of and many others found o ensive and anti- In a recent letter to the ZOA, the OCR the problem, then OCR will vigorously en- federal funding. Semitic. advised us that UNC signed a Resolution force U.S. civil rights law to protect them. Filed with OCR in April, the ZOA’s Before performing a rendition of his See ZOA, page 10 In face of hate crimes, let 2020 be a year of respect, kindness and courage CARLOS GALINDO-ELVIRA has called out anti-Semitic and hateful who stand up against hate and the rapid a time for courage. In 2018, we witnessed ADL Arizona incidents, from Flagsta to Tucson, 33 response by law enforcement. a 23% increase of anti-Semitic vandalism times, by standing up for Jewish, African In November, the FBI released 2018 and harassment incidents in Arizona. oon it will be 2020. For some, the American, LGBTQ, Latino, and Muslim data on hate crimes.  e spread of anti-Semitism is not thrill of a New Year starting is tem- communities.  ere were 7,120 hate crimes reported something seen in far away places. It’s pered by concerns for what may We’ve expressed our reaction as dis- nationally in 2018 … that’s 20 hate crimes happening here in Arizona. It’s happen- Sbe: an increase in hate incidents and/or turbed, o ended, appalled, concerned, per day.  e most numerous hate crimes ing in Southern Arizona. Last August, crimes and increase in hate speech both shocked, horri ed, troubled, and disap- were race-based. Nearly 50% were direct-  yers were found in Tucson promoting online and on the streets. pointed. Never have we been discouraged, ed against African-Americans. the ugly, anti-Semitic conspiracy theory Since the start of 2019, ADL Arizona as we’ve also seen the good will of many  ere was a 42% increase on hate crimes that Jews have an outsized in uence over against transgender people. the media, banks, and government. We Nearly 60% of religious hate crimes cannot accept normalization of this age- were motivated by anti-Semitism. Since old trope here or anywhere. 1991, Jews have been the most common Tablet Magazine author Carly Pildis 3718 E. River Rd., Suite 272, Tucson, AZ 85718 • 520-319-1112 victims of religiously motivated hate wrote what needs to be said every day: “I www.azjewishpost.com • [email protected] crimes in the United States. believe we must stand up and ght anti- The Arizona Jewish Post (ISSN 1053-5616) is published biweekly except July for a total of 24 issues.  e FBI also reported that anti-His- Semitism. It is our patriotic duty, for anti- The publisher is the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona located at 3718 E. River Rd., Tucson, AZ 85718. panic crimes went up 14% — an increase Semitism is a threat to all Americans.” Inclusion of paid advertisements does not imply an endorsement of for the third consecutive year.  is is a time to preserve and strength- any product, service or person by the Arizona Jewish Post or its publisher. The Arizona Jewish Post does not guarantee the Kashrut of any merchandise advertised. What should be the response in the en our democracy — ensuring the pro- The Arizona Jewish Post reserves the right to refuse any advertisement. face of these statistics? tection of the First Amendment and in- EXECUTIVE EDITOR ASSISTANT EDITOR Phyllis Braun Debe Campbell • Policymakers and industry leaders terests of vulnerable communities.  is [email protected] [email protected] need to step up and take concrete action to too is our patriotic duty. ADVERTISING MANAGER stop this extremism from spreading. One way ADL seeks to make an im- Bertí S. Brodsky [email protected] •  e White House must call out this pact on Arizona communities is through threat by name. ADL’s No Place for Hate® initiative. It pro- OFFICE MANAGER — April Bauer offi [email protected] • We need social media platforms to vides schools and communities with an GRAPHIC DESIGNER — Michelle Shapiro ASSISTANT GRAPHIC DESIGNER — Román Urias enforce their terms of service and take organizing framework for combating bias, [email protected] [email protected] down hate speech. bullying, and hatred, leading to long-term Arizona Jewish Post Advisory Board • We need all faith, educational, and solutions for creating and maintaining a Damion Alexander, Myles Beck, Barbara Befferman Danes, Bruce Beyer (chairman), Roberta Elliott, Cathy Karson, Steve Weintraub nonpro t organizations to step forward positive school climate. Currently, ADL Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona and stand together. Arizona partners with 51 schools across Stuart Mellan, President • Fran Katz, Senior Vice President • Deborah Oseran, Chairman of the Board  is is a time for mobilization.  is is See Respect, page 10

6 ARIZONA JEWISH POST, December 6, 2019 ARTS & CULTURE / LOCAL Olson Center for Jewish Life jazz event to launch JFSA NW 2020 campaign DEBE CAMPBELL love with in my first year creation.” cians,” she says. AJP Assistant Editor as a music major at age Bessier has performed For the Olson Center’s event, Bessier 18. This was personal for five concerts at the Tucson will explore a sampling of songs from each azz vocalist and songwriter Robin Bes- me, as it is on my moth- Jewish Community Center decade from 1911 to the 1960s, with Chris sier and her jazz trio will bring the rich er’s side of the family (the in the past two years. The Peña on piano, Mike Levy on bass, and history of jazz alive at the Ruth and Ir- Jewish side) that we are first was an overview of Danny Brito on drums. Jving Olson Center for Jewish Life’s 2020 musicians. I couldn’t help the contributions of Jew- Before moving to Tucson three years Northwest Division of the Jewish Fed- but feel some pride in re- ish composers and artists ago, Bessier lived and performed in Wash- eration of Southern Arizona Campaign alizing how much Jewish to jazz; the second focused ington state, and recorded two albums. The Kickoff dinner, “An Evening of Jewish Jazz musicians have contrib- on the music performed first hit the top of the jazz charts the week Throughout the Ages” on Tuesday, Dec. 10. uted to the music I love so by Benny Goodman. The of its release and remained in the top 40 Bessier will combine selections from dearly. third, “From Rio with for several weeks. The second album, all her “Jewish Jazz Connection Concert Se- “That fascination was Robin Bessier Love,” focused on Jewish original material, “has been played literally ries,” focusing on Jewish composer- and fueled when a friend of contributions to Brazilian around the world,” she says. artist-influence on jazz as a truly Ameri- mine told me an amazing story about jazz, both there and in the United States, Jewish Jazz Through the Ages will be can art form, especially on the intersection his Jewish great grandparents, who had with a special focus on Stan Getz. The held at The Buttes at Reflections, 9800 N. between African American and Jewish taken an African American boy under fourth concert was a celebration of the Oracle Road. The evening begins at 5 p.m. American cultures in the creation of what their wings in New Orleans and given Gershwin brothers, and the most recent, in for cocktails, followed by the dinner and we often refer to as the “Great American him his first instrument. I won’t spoil November, focused on the music and life music at 5:30 p.m. Options are a three- Songbook,” she told the AJP. the story (which I will tell as an intro at of Irving Berlin. course salmon dinner or a kosher dairy “The inspiration for this concert se- the concert) by sharing too much here, “I’ve been very fortunate to receive so meal upon request. Cost is $45. Check for ries began several years ago when I came but suffice to say that it motivated me to much support from the J, which has host- availability at www.jfsa.org/nwcampaign to realize the enormous contributions look further into the history of jazz and ed these concerts, and I’ve been blessed kickoff2020 or contact Anel Pro at apro@ from Jewish composers, which I fell in the cultures that came together in its to have been joined by truly stellar musi- jfsa.org or 647-8455.

BROZA eral humanitarian causes, especially the rating the donated guitars into her mu- doing for over 40 years and will continue Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Since 1977, sic program. It has allowed her to use doing forever.” continued from page 1 when his hit song “Yihye Tov” first hit the instruments in her music programs Broza was awarded a Spanish medal of the airwaves, he has been working to school-wide, for about 380 children. Af- honor by the King of Spain, Juan Carlos Tucson by the Afro-Cuban beats of the promote a message of peace. The song’s ter-school performing music programs I, for his longtime contribution to Israel- New York-based “Trio Havana,” led by lyrics, roughly translated as “Things also have access to the instruments, Spain relations and his promotion of tol- flute virtuoso Itai Kris. “This is a new Will Be Better,” struck at the heart of the which were introduced in 2018 through erance. He also has been named a Good show with a Spanish flamenco singer and issue — that people all over the world the Kids Rock Program. Will Ambassador for U.N.I.C.E.F. dancer and a Latino-Israeli flute player. want peace. Broza is recording his first instrumen- The performance is sponsored by the I’ve always listened to Cuban music and I Broza has yet another connection to tal album in Spain, for release in spring Weintraub Israel Center, the Jewish Fed- always like experimenting. This is a fresh Southern Arizona. Roadrunner Elemen- 2020. “It is challenging to play like a gui- eration of Southern Arizona, and the trial for me to hear my music dressed up tary School in Marana uses 24 special tarist,” he says, since he usually sings and Tucson Jewish Community Center, with in Afro-Cuban rhythms. You’ll want to guitars from Broza’s One Million Guitars plays. A documentary about Spanish additional support from community dance to it,” Broza promises. Even his fa- foundation, which aims to train disad- guitar will accompany the album release. members Liz Kanter-Groskind and Eric mous Hebrew songs will feel Cuban. “For vantaged young musicians in school mu- “My last international album, “East Jeru- Groskind. Tucson, I will pick the most fun songs sic programs. The school’s music direc- salem West Jerusalem,” also included a Tickets are available at the Fox Tuc- and mix them predominantly with Span- tor, Erica Nagode, says the kids call them documentary that exposes my work us- son Theatre box office, 17 W. Congress or ish,” he adds. the “heart guitars” because of the unique ing music as a bridge-builder. To get Pal- online at www.foxtucson.com. Enter code More than a singer/songwriter, Broza heart-shaped hole in the soundbox. “It’s estinians and Israelis to know each other JFSA10 for a 10% discount. The perfor- also is known for his dedication to sev- been great,” says Nagode about incorpo- through music. It’s something I’ve been mance begins at 7:30 p.m.

December 6, 2019, ARIZONA JEWISH POST 7 BECKERS and her sister-in-law in Silver Spring, Maryland, they arranged an introduc- continued from page 3 tion to a young woman. The couple fell STRONGER in love over the telephone and when the this.’ The doctor told Esther, ‘You are do- young man flew to Silver Spring, they got TOGETHER ing what we all should be doing. I’ve got engaged that weekend. “Today they are to meet your husband the next time he raising a beautiful Jewish family.” A Monthly Look At The Jewish Federation visits New York,’” Becker says. Beginning in 1995, Becker taught in of Southern Arizona’s Work In Our Community After meeting the rabbi, the doctor ar- the Florence Melton School of Adult Jew- ranged a fundraising “parlor meeting” in ish Learning. In recognition of his impact, SUMMITS FEATURE INTERFAITH ACTIVIST, AUTHOR his basement. Rabbi Amos Bunim, a not- he received the 1996 Community Profes- ed community activist and author, shared sional of the Year award from the Jewish Mohammed Al Samawi, center, the accomplishments of the Southwest Federation of Southern Arizona, which was the guest speaker at the 2020 Torah Institute that he had personally never before had been given to a rabbi. Campaign Summits luncheon and witnessed. Becker recalls, “At the end of A group of students asked to continue dinners in mid-November. Author the meeting, I could hear people tearing of “ e Fox Hunt: A Refugee’s learning after completing the two-year Memory of Coming to America” checks out of their checkbooks and we Melton program, “and our long-lasting (William Morrow), Al Samawi raised $15,000 that night. The meeting Southwest Torah Institute Enlightenment escaped a brutal war in Yemen and at the doctor’s house was a turning point Series began,” he says. became an interfaith activist.  e for us, revealing that Jews outside of Tuc- “Rabbi and Esther have been a true book is being adapted into a movie L-R: Men’s Division Vice-Chair Andrew son valued our outreach efforts and were blessing to our community,” says Stuart screenplay. Kunsberg, guest speaker Mohammed willing to support us. In addition to our Mellan, JFSA president and CEO. “Driv- Al Samawi, and 2020 Campaign Chair backers from within Tucson, during the en by the purest mission to inspire a love Melissa Goldfi nger. late 1980s and early 1990s, I developed of Judaism and Jewish living, they have a network of donors inspired so many of us ANNUAL JEWELRY SALE GIVES CENTER NEW CHAIRS in New York, Chicago, ‘It is said that words through their teaching,  e Ruth and Irving Olson Center Los Angeles, Toronto, through their personal for Jewish Life reprised its annual and Baltimore to help from the heart enter the commitments, and their Baubles, Bangles & Beads sale sustain us during those many kindnesses.” of “previously loved” jewelry in formative years.” heart, and that surely “It is said that words November. About 1,000 pieces of At another fund- captures the teachings from the heart enter the jewelry, purses, scarves, handmade raising presentation in heart, and that surely glass, and novelty items were New York, Becker met of Rabbi and captures the teachings of donated to the sale, which raised philanthropist Naomi Rabbi and Esther Beck- nearly $2,000. Nine volunteers Adir, whose donations, Esther Becker.’ er. Their devotion, dedi- helped sort, price, and sell over matched by donors in cation, and commitment four mornings at the Harvey and Tucson, led to the payoff of the syna- to opening hearts and minds has enabled Deanna Evenchick Center for gogue’s mortgage in 1994. those fortunate enough to have been Jewish Philanthropy and at JFSA’s Over the decades, the Beckers’ out- their students or congregants to develop Northwest location. Proceeds Northwest council member and volunteer reach efforts continued to expand. In ad- a deeper and richer understanding of the funded the purchase of chairs for Jane Meyerson helps set up items for the dition to teaching adults, Becker taught beauty of Judaism,” adds Amy Hirshberg the new center. profi table jewelry jumble sale on Nov. 6. children at Tucson Hebrew Academy, Lederman, who founded and directed the Tucson Jewish Community Center, Tucson’s Melton school. LOCALS FUND U.S. PLAYERS IN ISRAELI OLYMPIC BID and the synagogue’s own preschools. In 2001, Becker was nominated for A strong Tucson connection spurred “With children, I focused on concepts the prestigious Covenant Award, which Leslie Glaze, Bruce Ash, and Bobby of mutual respect, gratitude, the joy of honors exceptional Jewish educators in Present to raise about $40,000 this being Jewish, and developing a person- North America. summer for JFSA’s collaboration al relationship with G-d. I reached out Also in 2001, he created Tucson’s Spirit with Jewish National Fund’s Project through stories and songs with my guitar Program, an ongoing outreach program Baseball/So ball.  e locally- ‘Simcha,’” says Becker, who often created for Jewish men and boys featuring vis- donated funds sent former Wildcat his own lyrics to teach various concepts. iting scholars from Yeshiva Chofetz so ballers Vanessa Foreman and In the 1990s, Becker extended his Chaim, his alma mater. Tamara Statman, Arizonans AJ teaching in partnership with the Univer- In 2018, with the leadership of a stu- Kaiser, Jamie Morgan, and Leah (L-R) Bobby Present, Vanessa Foreman, Bruce Ash, Stacy Iveson, Audrey Saull sity of Arizona Hillel Foundation. “Those dent congregant and in conjunction with White, and seven other Jewish Lewis, Tamara Statman, and were beautiful years,” he remembers. “We the Federation, he brought two rabbis players from across the United States Doug Liebman to  eld the 15-woman Team Israel to had Shabbatons and classes and events and 12 yeshiva students from the Fox- compete in the July European So ball Championships in the Czech Republic, which were life-changing for many stu- man Torah Institute in Cherry Hill, New a 2020 Olympics quali er. Stacey Iveson, University of Arizona’s so ball dents. Many who had never previously Jersey to Tucson for three weeks of free director of recruiting-operations, coached the team along with UArizona seen a Shabbos table were moved to Torah learning for men and women in a alumnae Debby Day and Lisa Bernstein. Italy dashed Team Israel’s hopes of shape their vision of Shabbos observance. program called, “The Connection.” qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics but Israel placed 9th among 23 teams, Two students met for the first time at our While raising a family and working raising its European ranking. Shabbaton and later they got married.” full-time in the computer industry, Es- Once, a sergeant at Davis Monthan Air ther began teaching women individu- Force Base responded to a newspaper ad ally and at Rosh Chodesh dinners. In for a Talmud class. “He had grown up in 1997, she began teaching full-time at the www.jfsa.org Long Island, without much spirituality in Southwest Torah Institute. Grants from Jewish Federation STRONGER his background. He enrolled in numerous the Avi Chai Foundation and the Jewish OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA TOGETHER classes and became a regular at our Shab- Federation of Southern Arizona led to bos table and at Chofetz Chayim,” the founding the Women’s Academy for Jew- rabbi says. Through Esther’s late brother ish Studies. 8 ARIZONA JEWISH POST, December 6, 2019 Since 2004, one of the Women’s Acad- ed by the help and creativity of congre- emy hallmarks has been an annual com- gants and students, which could not have VISIT OUR SHOWROOM munity-wide women’s book brunch in happened without generous  nancial the High Holiday season. support from within the synagogue and AND REPAIR SHOP e Beckers worked for nine years to the extended Tucson Jewish community,” build the Perach Yisroel (Flower of Isra- Becker says, expressing thanks to all who el) Community Mikveh, which opened have worked with them “for our  rst 40 in 2003 for all Jewish women, with an years.” One student recently digitized 169 interior by an award-winning local de- class cassette recordings, which will soon sign  rm Lori Carol and Associates. “We be available via the Tucson Torah website. wanted to create a digni ed,  ve-star fa- Another congregant is transcribing all of cility that women look forward to using,” the Torah Energizers into book form. Esther says. e Beckers point to their parents as In September 2014, Chofetz Chayim exemplars of Jewish outreach. “Both of dedicated a new Torah written in Israel, our sets of parents were leaders in the with 150 people attending the celebration. community, always displaying tremen- Earlier this year, Becker made history dous amount of acceptance and love,” by creating the Tucson Eruv Project, the Esther says. Becker’s parents were Holo-  rst o cial demarcation of sancti ed caust survivors and he grew up speaking private space within the city. It allows for Yiddish. carrying objects within its boundary on e Beckers raised nine children here. Shabbat and other Jewish holy days. “ is “We were very blessed,” the rabbi says. “We comes a er several years of painstakingly included our children in our outreach ac- detailed work in conjunction with Tuc- tivities. e life of our family and the life of son Electric Power and Southwest Ener- our children was the life of the community. gy Solutions,” he says, noting that among ey developed a love of every Jew while others, the eruv bene ts young families growing up here in Tucson.” and those who need to carry medication “Rabbi and I look at ourselves as sim- or use walkers or canes. ple messengers for the community. e e Beckers currently teach over 100 people of Tucson are really special,” Es- students weekly, via individual, group ther adds. and online classes, and lead periodic To participate in the fundraising cam- Israel journeys. e rabbi produces a paign, visit www.causematch.com/en/ weekly “Torah Energizer,” a short video projects/tucsontorah-2019 or call Esther exposition of the weekly Torah portion Becker at 591-7680 to make a pledge delivered by email, with 443 episodes that can be paid over time. Either way, to date. New programs include “Power matching donors will quadruple dona- Talmud,” a nightly study group for men, tions. To RSVP for the 40th anniversary and a weekly Hebrew class for women. In dinner, visit www.tucsontorah.org. For addition to Shabbat and holiday services more information, contact Je DuBois and community events, the synagogue at 248-8663 or [email protected]. holds daily minyans and bar mitzvah and Cheryl To is a Tucson Jewish community vol- bat Torah training. unteer. AJP Executive Editor Phyllis Braun contrib- “Our outreach e orts have been assist- uted to this article. OUR SELECTION, SERVICE & INSTALLATION ARE UNSURPASSED • FREE in home consultation on new blinds • Fa ory Certifi ed in allers and repair center • Hunter Douglas PowerView® Motorization Speciali Visit www.azjewishpost.com and follow the AJP on Facebook!

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December 6, 2019, ARIZONA JEWISH POST 9 Please thank our advertisers for supporting our Jewish community LETTERS TO THE EDITOR him as a young man, concluded, “I’m deeply and everlast- Spiritual experience shared ingly grateful to God.” Perhaps something of that same As someone who grew up in Tucson and remembers spirit is what drew Mr. Nolen to Judaism. As the great the joy of seeing the “mousecars” as a kid, the story of Tru- rabbi and scholar Abraham Joshua Heschel pointed out, ly Nolen (“From ‘Antcars’ to ‘Mousecars,’ Tucson’s Truly Jews and Christians share “an openness to God’s pres- Nolen delivers smiles worldwide,” AJP, 10/25/19) indeed ence.” That comes from Heschel’s essay, “No Religion Is an brought a smile. But it might help readers to clarify a point Island” — a point that reminds people of all faiths that our of ethics in regard to Christian Science the faith in which shared spiritual experience can bring mutual understand- Mr. Nolen was raised — and his experience with polio in ing to help heal the religious divisions in our own time. the early 1950s. As a 23-year-old, he would normally make — Diane R. Hanover, Christian Science Committee on his own decisions in such a matter. The practice of spiritual Publication for Arizona healing in Christian Science is an individual commitment that involves sincere consecration and worship. It would be contrary to our teachings and values to insist that family Apology to fellow survivors members — or anyone — turn entirely to God for healing. When I spoke to the reporter for the profile about me Even had Mr. Nolen been a younger child whose parents (“At 95, Tucsonan Bill Kugelman still charming, vigorous,” held differing views, Christian Scientists would normally AJP 10/11/19), I misspoke in stating that others didn’t feel respect the wishes of the other spouse out of love and obe- the boot of the Nazis during World War II. Anyone of dience to Golden Rule ethics. What matters above all is the the Jewish faith that lived under the Nazis, their life was well-being of the child. threatened. I didn’t intend to minimize others when in In that earlier era, there were a number of healings of fact every Jew living under the German boot was at risk of medically diagnosed polio and its effects. One Christian death. Thank you for correcting my statement. Scientist, telling in a church periodical how prayer healed — Bill Kugelman

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Tuchman is director of the ZOA Center for Law and Jus- This major breakthrough comes not long after another tice. Morton A. Klein is the national president of the Zionist Organiza- tion of America. important development: Last year, under new leadership The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the au- at the agency, OCR reopened the ZOA’s student-support- thors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the AJP or its publisher, Explore our ed Title VI action against Rutgers University. The legal ac- the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona. website RESPECT From kindergarten to high school, students declare continued from page 6 their school is No Place for Hate. In anticipation of 2020, wouldn’t it be better for all www.azjewishpost.com the state, touching the lives of over 50,000 students. of us to make resolutions mirroring the ones made by Students participating with NPFH sign a Resolution these young people? We can, for the 365 days of the News and views from the Jewish world from new year, respect one another’s opinion, act kindly to Tucson to Israel — Iceland to Tunisia. of Respect at the beginning of the school year. Within that resolution, students pledge to seek understanding, everyone, and demonstrate courage in the face of ad- For advertising opportunities, call 647-8461. speak out against prejudice and discrimination, support versity. those who are the targets of hate, promote respect, not Let 2020 be the year of respect, kindness and courage. Carlos Galindo-Elvira is the regional director for ADL Arizona. be an innocent bystander when it comes to opposing The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author hate, and recognize individual dignity and promote in- and do not necessarily reflect the views of the AJP or its publisher, the Jew- tergroup harmony. ish Federation of Southern Arizona. 10 ARIZONA JEWISH POST, December 6, 2019 ARTS & CULTURE / LOCAL ATC’s ‘Cabaret’ hits contemporary notes Photo courtesy Arizona Theatre Company Theatre Arizona courtesy Photo Sean Patrick Doyle (center) and the company of Arizona Theatre Company’s ‘Cabaret’ in rehearsal. PHYLLIS BRAUN and enjoy them … and hopefully be AJP Executive Editor moved by them.” Sean Patrick Doyle, a Broadway, TV, abaret,” on stage at the Arizona and film actor who plays the emcee of Theatre Company in Tucson the Kit Kat Klub in the ATC production, through Dec. 29, “has toe-tap- says it is his job “to capture all the bawdi- ping,C show-stopping musical numbers,” ness and humor and extravagance of the says Sara Bruner, who is directing the Weimar era. But also because ‘Cabaret’ is ATC production. “It’s wildly entertaining in that time, coming off the censorship … but it also has real meaning.” of the Kaiser Wilhelm era, they were al- It’s such a famous show — there’s Bob lowed to finally, in clubs, not just include Fosse’s 1973 film, the original 1966 Broad- bawdy humor and provocative dancing, way musical, and a renowned 1998 revival, but political satire. among others — that many people are fa- “We have a unique opportunity here miliar with the plot, which in the stage ver- to also comment on what’s happening sion brings together American author Cliff currently politically, so that it’s a double Bradshaw, English cabaret performer Sally punch,” he says. Bowles, and the seedy Kit Kat Klub in Ber- “‘Money,’ for instance, we’ve staged as lin during the waning days of the Weimar kind of a comment on the 1% siphoning Republic, as the Nazis are beginning their away money from the middle and lower rise to power. classes,” he says, referring to one of the “Cabaret is so beautiful and vital; it show’s iconic songs. “‘Two Ladies’ becomes stays resonant,” says Bruner. “It remains a comment on toxic masculinity, through a a piece that at almost any point in time vaudeville-burlesque lens.” offers some sense of self-reflectivity on a The entire show, he says, “comments really deep level in both a political way on the dangers of apoliticism and apathy. and also in a personal way.” That’s a lesson worth receiving.” Bruner’s direction honors the past ver- “‘Cabaret’ is undoubtedly one of the sions, but she isn’t seeking to recreate them. greatest musicals ever,” says ATC Artis- Instead, she uses them as a jumping off tic Director Sean Daniels, who adds that point to explore how to present the play at ATC, which will have a full live orchestra this moment in time. on stage, “is able to bring the best in our “So much of my career has been acting country to work with the best here.” in Shakespeare plays,” she says, so for her, “In terms of artists,” says Daniels, “Sara it’s all about the text. Bruner is one of the hottest directors in While you can’t take a blueprint of the country, just coming off a smash hit at Weimar Germany in 1930 and match Oregon Shakespeare Festival. And Jaclyn it up with America in 2019, “there are Miller’s choreography wowed Arizona au- things that feel familiar,” she says. diences last year during ‘The Music Man.’ “There are lines in the play that you With a diverse cast packed full of Broad- think, ‘My God, this sounds like it was way credits, it promises to be a ‘Cabaret’ written yesterday,’” Bruner says. “So we and a night unlike any other.” try to pull those things out and serve For tickets, visit www.arizonatheatre.org them up so the audience can hear them or call the Tucson box office at 622-2823. December 6, 2019, ARIZONA JEWISH POST 11 The Only Name for Real Estate LOCAL On border issues, Jewish values spur community work DEBE CAMPBELL AJP Assistant Editor

collaborative Jewish community initiative that sprang from the Oct. 24 day of a learning jour- ney to the U.S.-Mexico border at Nogales, Ari- Azona, continues to move forward. “There are clearly two tracks of interest that emerged from the initial education event,” Jewish History Museum Director Bryan Davis told the AJP. Those are ongoing education on border is- sues and direct community action. The Jewish History Museum and the Jewish Federa- tion of Southern Arizona’s Jewish Community Relations

Council are spearheading the ongoing community col- Shawl Stephen Photo: Jewish community members rally in support of humanitarian Scott laboration. “We are developing both tracks,” Davis says, Mazel Tov Warren on Nov. 12, the opening day of his retrial at the federal courthouse William and Marsha Corey while participants may be interested in either or both in Tucson. Those in attendance included Rabbi Avi Alpert, Rabbi Thomas On The Purchase avenues. “The focus under the rubric of collective action Louchheim, Jewish Community Relations Council Chair Mo Goldman, will take some time to happen,” he adds, but promises Of Your New Home Jewish History Museum Executive Director Bryan Davis, and JHM board that the spring will be full of opportunity. member Eric Schindler. May It Always Be Filled Meanwhile, several activities occurred in November. With Simchas Dozens of community members rallied against the crim- that provides a hotline to respond to fear and anxiety inalization of the Jewish value of pikuach nefesh (saving surrounding immigration enforcement. They wrote let- MADELINE FRIEDMAN a life) on Nov. 12. They participated at a press confer- ters and made cards for those currently in detention. Vice President, ABR, CRS, GRI ence outside the federal courthouse in Tucson to sup- The museum’s gallery chat at 11 a.m. today, “Forg- 520.296.1956 • 888.296.1956 port activist Scott Warren as he was re-tried for provid- ing Arizona: Narrative, Borders, and Identity,” features ing humanitarian aid to migrants. Warren, a volunteer Anita Huizar-Hernandez, an assistant professor of bor- WWW. TUCSONAZHOMES.COM for Tucson-based No More Deaths, was acquitted two der studies at the University of Arizona. Her research

EQUAL HOUSING [email protected] OPPORTUNITY days later after jurors deliberated two and a half hours investigates how narratives have shaped the political, over charges stemming from Warren’s Jan. 18, 2018, ar- economic, and cultural landscape of the Southwestern rest in Ajo, Arizona. He was charged with two felonies borderlands and Arizona in particular. for harboring illegal immigrants and felony conspiracy Scholar-in-residence Maxwell Greenberg will join to smuggle. After a hung jury in the initial trial that end- the museum staff in January to focus on “Jewish Lati- ed July 2, the conspiracy charge was dropped. nidad: A History of Jews, Race, and the U.S.-Mexico In the education track, the museum held an event Border.” Greenberg is a doctoral candidate at UCLA and Nov. 18 with testimony from a community member was a Skirball Fellow in Modern Jewish Culture. He will who spent years in detention. Participants also learned conduct three three-week courses, culminating in an about Keep Tucson Together’s Rapid Response Network endowed lecture on March 4. Author to share insider look at widowhood in local talks DEBE CAMPBELL also taught her how to use a computer, which AJP Assistant Editor she put to good use on JDate.” Miller is a writer, fine art photographer, ucson resident Sula Miller will discuss and documentary filmmaker. Her first book, her recent book “Welcome to … The “Memory Hit,” is a romantic science fiction Widows Club” (CreateSpace Indepen- novella. She has exhibited her images in gal- Tdent Publishing, 2017) at two local venues leries across the country, and her documen- next week. Tucson is the last stop on Miller’s tary work has aired on the Sundance Chan- seven-state book tour that began in Florida. nel and PBS stations nationwide. She and her The novel was inspired by her mother-in-law, Sula Miller husband, Steve Waxman, moved to Tucson in Bernyce, who became widowed after 55 years of mar- late 2019. They worked together on the documentary “A riage, and her many friends who shared true accounts Call to Serve: South Florida Jews in the U.S. Military,” of widowhood. commissioned by a South Florida PBS affiliate, and are “This is not a memoir or a self-help book,” says Mill- currently working on a new documentary, “Vote Here,” er, who offers a rare look behind the gates of a vibrant slated for release next summer. South Florida Jewish senior community, where there’s Miller’s Tucson events are Dec. 12, 2 p.m. at Dusen- a whole new set of rules for widows, especially when it berry-River Library, 5605 E. River Road, and Dec. 14, comes to dating, sex, and love. 11 a.m., at Bookmans Northwest, 3733 W. Ina Road , in When asked how to best help grieving parents, Miller association with the Tucson Jewish Community Center. says “simply spend time with them and do things you She will read excerpts from “Welcome To … The Wid- can all enjoy together. Sometimes even taking them out ows Club” and hold a discussion for those who have of their comfort zone as we did with my mother-in-law questions or wish to share their experiences of widow- and the protagonist in the book — we took a swim in the hood. Copies of the book and “Memory Hit” will be ocean, something she hadn’t done in over 20 years. We available for sale and signing. 12 ARIZONA JEWISH POST, December 6, 2019 LOCAL PLEASE THANK OUR ADVERTISERS FOR SUPPORTING OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY Diplomat to speak as J Street honors Gellman Street will honor Larry is a member of the Council Gellman at a Tucson recep- on Foreign Relations, Aspen tion on Monday, Dec. 16, Strategy Group, and American Jat 6 p.m., with guest speakers Academy of Diplomacy. Presi- Ambassador Wendy R. Sher- dent Barack Obama awarded man and J Street President Sherman the National Secu- Jeremy Ben-Ami. Sherman rity Medal for her work on the led the U.S. negotiating team Joint Comprehensive Plan of that reached the Iran nuclear Action (the Iran nuclear deal), agreement in 2015. Larry Gellman among other diplomatic ac- Gellman has chaired the boards of the complishments. She is the author of “Not Milwaukee Jewish Day School (which he for the Faint of Heart: Lessons in Cour- helped found and endow), Tucson He- age, Power and Persistence” (PublicAf- brew Academy, Jewish Federation cam- fairs, 2018). paigns in both Milwaukee and Tucson, J Street founder Ben-Ami served in and Israel Bonds, which honored him the mid-1990s as deputy domestic poli- with its Gates of Jerusalem Award. He is cy advisor to President Bill Clinton and a board member and former chair of the worked on seven presidential and nu- National Jewish Center for Learning and merous state and local campaigns. He Leadership. He was a founding member was recognized by the Forward weekly of the Tucson AIPAC board. At J Street, newspaper for three years as one of the he has served as a member of the nance “Forward 50”; by Ha’aretz, the Israeli dai- committee. A graduate of the rst co- ly, as one of 50 “People of the Decade”; hort of the Wexner Heritage Foundation and by the Jerusalem Post as one of the program, he has lectured in Israel and world’s “50 Most In uential Jews.” Ben- around the United States on Judaism and Ami’s family connection to Israel goes business ethics. Gellman has worked for back 130 years. His great-grandparents 10 years as a TV news reporter and for 40 were among the rst settlers in Petah years as a nancial adviser. Tikva. His grandparents were one of the Sherman is a professor of the practice founding families of Tel Aviv, and his fa- of public leadership and director of the ther was an activist and leader in the Ir- Center for Public Leadership at the Har- gun, working for Israel’s independence vard Kennedy School and a senior fellow and on the rescue of European Jews be- at the school’s Belfer Center for Science fore and during World War II. and International A airs. She also is a  e reception will be held at the senior advisor at Albright Stonebridge home of Larry and Kristen Gellman. Group and former U.S. under secretary To register, visit www.jstreet.org/2019- of state for political a airs. She serves arizona-reception. Proceeds will bene t on the boards of the International Cri- the J Street Education Fund, a 501(c)3 sis Group and the Atlantic Council and organization.

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December 6, 2019, ARIZONA JEWISH POST 13 Remember to recycle this NATIONAL paper when you finish enjoying it. Baron Cohen calls social media ‘propaganda machine’ JOSEFIN DOLSTEN JTA

NEW YORK acha Baron Cohen has made a career out of playing absurd comedic characters, from the dopey Brit Ali G to the Kazakh journalist Borat to the Israeli vet- Seran Erran Morad. He rarely gives interviews and stays relatively far from the movie star limelight. But on Nov. 21, Cohen tossed aside the humorous facade to excoriate the social media industry and the “autocracy” he says it promotes in a non-ironic speech. After receiving the international leadership award

from the Anti-Defamation League at its annual confer- Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Photo: ence at the Javits Center in Manhattan, the British Jew- Sacha Baron Cohen speaks at the Anti-Defamation League’s Never Is Now ish comedian slammed social media sites as the “greatest conference in New York, Nov. 21, 2019. propaganda machine in history” — reserving most of his 15-minute speech to specifically critique Facebook Cohen said that social media companies should be and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. held responsible for the content spread on their sites, “Facebook, YouTube and Google, Twitter and others referencing a federal law that shields them from liability — they reach billions of people. The algorithms these for specific posts. platforms depend on deliberately amplify the type of “Maybe it’s time to tell Mark Zuckerberg and the content that keeps users engaged — stories that appeal CEOs of these companies: You already allowed one for- to our baser instincts and that trigger outrage and fear,” eign power to interfere in our elections, you already fa- Cohen said. “It’s why YouTube recommended videos by cilitated one genocide in Myanmar, do it again and you the conspiracist Alex Jones billions of times. It’s why fake go to jail,” Cohen said. news outperforms real news, because studies show that Cohen additionally addressed the idea that he pro- lies spread faster than truth. motes anti-Semitic stereotypes in his movies, which “And it’s no surprise that the greatest propaganda ma- groups like the ADL have criticized. chine in history has spread the oldest conspiracy theory “Now I’m not going to claim that everything I’ve done in history — the lie that Jews are somehow dangerous. has been for a higher purpose,” he said. “But when Borat CLASSIFIEDS As one headline put it, ‘Just Think What Goebbels Could was able to get an entire bar in Arizona to sing ‘Throw Have Done with Facebook.’” the Jew down the well,’ it did reveal people’s indifference CLEANING SERVICES Cohen spent a significant part of his speech criticiz- to anti-Semitism.” ing a recent address Zuckerberg gave at Georgetown Cohen said he has been “passionate about challeng- MAGIC TOUCH CLEANING SERVICES University in which the Facebook founder spoke about ing bigotry and intolerance” his entire life and wrote Thorough, high-quality cleaning. Affordable, convenient, the importance of upholding free expression on social an undergraduate thesis on the American civil rights six days a week, weekly, biweekly, monthly. media. Cohen called out Facebook for allowing politi- movement “with the help of the archives of the ADL.” Move-in, move-out, residential, commercial. Licensed & insured (3005947). cal ads on its platform without verifying the veracity The ADL said that more than 1,600 people attended Free estimates. 334-0720. of their claims. Twitter and Google recently have taken the daylong event, which included a range of sessions on steps to ban such ads. anti-Semitism and hate. “Under this twisted logic, if Facebook were around in The organization also honored Hamdi Ulukaya, the HANDYMENSCH • LOCAL • DEPENDABLE the 1930s, it would have allowed Hitler to post 30-sec- CEO and founder of the Chobani yogurt company. Ulu- 20+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ond ads on his ‘solution’ to the ‘Jewish problem,’” Cohen kaya, a Kurd from Turkey, has donated millions to help NO JOB TOO SMALL • Fix • Repair • Paint said, saying the site should fact check all political ads. refugees and hired them in his factories. Assemble / Disassemble / Install / Hang-up / Take-down The actor also urged social media sites to consider Ulukaya used his speech to condemn hate and call on Stephen Weinstein 508-654-8017 (Tucson) delaying real-time posts that could spread hateful con- businesses to help refugees. tent, citing the gunman who attacked two mosques in “[I]f government isn’t willing to act, I believe that New Zealand and livestreamed his attack. business must lead,” he said. “This isn’t about politics. It’s For information or to place a “Why can’t we have more of a delay so this trauma- classified, contact April at about basic human decency.” [email protected] or 319-1112. inducing filth can be caught and stopped before it’s post- Go to www.azjewishpost.com/category/opinion to read ed in the first place?” he asked. the full text of Sacha Baron Cohen’s remarks.

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16 ARIZONA JEWISH POST, December 6, 2019 ADVERTORIAL PRISCILLA FRISBY ATTORNEY AT LAW, P.L.L.C. Ms. Frisby graduated from the University of Arizona magna cum laude with a double bachelor of arts in psychology and Spanish literature. As anti-Semitism rises, New York enacts law She obtained her Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in San Diego, California. After law to teach police to recognize hate crimes school, Ms. Frisby came back to BEN SALES both Jewish lawmakers. her home state and was thereafter JTA admitted to the Arizona State Bar. “Hatred has no place in New York In 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 her State and we will continue taking aggres- peers within the legal community NEW YORK sive measures to stamp out hate when- and judges nominated her a Rising ew York state police o cers ever and wherever it rears its ugly head,” Star by Super Lawyers; an honor must be trained in how to recog- Cuomo said in a statement. only received by the top 2.5% of nize and respond to hate crimes  e bill instructs the state Division all attorneys in the state. Ms. Frisby strives to obtain justice for all of her Nunder a new law. of Human Rights and Hate Crimes Task clients, explaining the process to  e bill comes as hate crimes in gen- Force to develop procedures for training them along the way and making sure eral — and anti-Semitic incidents in law enforcement to handle hate crimes. It they know what to expect by being particular — are on the rise in New York does not detail exactly what the training honest with them regarding their City. Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in will entail. case and the possible outcomes. Ms. Frisby handles criminal cases Brooklyn have seen a string of assaults “With the steady surge of hate crimes at the magistrate, city, state and and vandalism directed at Jews and Jew- across New York, there is little room for federal levels, orders of protection, ish institutions. complacency,” Rozic said in a statement. injunctions against harassment, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the mea- “ is new law will equip local law en- personal injury such as car accidents sure on Nov. 25. Its chief sponsors are forcement with the proper tools to iden- and wrongful deaths. State Assemblywoman Nily Rozic of the tify, report, and respond to these crimes New York City borough of Queens and that continue to divide and instill wide- State Sen. Todd Kaminsky of Long Island, spread fear.” O: 520-628-1234 F: 520-620-5555 www.frisbylaw.com 177 N. Church Ave., Suite 807 Tucson, AZ 85701 Remember to recycle this paper when you fi nish enjoying it. Priscilla Frisby

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ADVERTORIAL December 6, 2019, ARIZONA JEWISH POST 17 18 ARIZONA JEWISH POST, December 6, 2019 Hanukkah Gift Guide Crafts, volunteering, variety make Hanukkah meaningful for children SARAH GERSHMAN ronmental organization, “beeswax, soy, My Jewish Learning via JTA and palm oil provide more natural alter- natives to the traditional paraffin Hanu- anukkah’s proximity to Christ- kah candles.” Several vendors sell bees- mas can complicate the holiday. wax Hanukkah candles, and GoodLight For those who try to make Ha- Natural Candles’ Hanukkah candles not Hnukkah more like Christmas, it inevitably only claim to be “clean burning and non- seems to fall short. toxic,” but the company “contributes to Yet while Hanukkah traditionally was sustainable palm farming.” not one of the most central holidays of Hanukkah also is a wonderful time to the Jewish calendar, it can offer many bring light into the lives of those around opportunities for fun and joyous celebra- us. The winter months can be especially tion. Here are some suggestions for how difficult for those who need help. Why you can make this Hanukkah memorable not volunteer as a family at a local soup while staying true to the essential mean- kitchen, shelter, or any place that is mean- ing of the holiday. pxhere Photo: ingful to you? Jewish homes for the aged Bring light out of darkness in the oil that brought light for eight days the cold and light the menorah. Feel the often have Hanukkah parties or com- There are many ways to make this instead of one, and in the very act of contrast between the darkness outside munal menorah lightings. These are op- year’s Hanukkah a real “Festival of lighting candles during the darkest time and the light inside. portunities to connect your children with Lights.” As Rabbi Arthur Waskow writes of the year. The oil in the Temple menorah can be the older generation and help make the in his book “Seasons of Joy,” “Hanukkah Before lighting candles, try taking understood as an early example of en- celebration more festive for the residents. is the moment when light is born from your family on a night walk. Go outside ergy conservation. In keeping with that Get creative darkness, hope from despair.” Historical- together and feel how dark it is. Even in theme, try using environmentally sus- Hanukkah can be a great time for sim- ly, this was reflected in the unlikely vic- the city, the month of December has a tainable candles in your menorah this ple and fun family art projects. There is a tory of the Maccabees over the Greeks, special darkness to it. Then come in from year. According to Hazon, a Jewish envi- See Children, page 20

December 6, 2019, ARIZONA JEWISH POST 19 Hanukkah Gift Guide The Unexpected in Tombstone each night. Apples, cauliflower, or even since 1978 CHILDREN meat can be delicious additions to the continued from page 19 traditional potato latke. Cheese is also a great Hanukkah food, custom for each member of the family as it recollects the heroism of Judith, to have his/her own menorah. This year, who cleverly fed Holofernes, a general why not make your own? You can buy fighting the Maccabees, salty cheese and lots of small votive candles and decorate wine. When the general promptly fell the glass with a collage of colorful pieces asleep, Judith cut off his head and there- of tissue paper. When the votives are lit, by saved her town from his tyranny. light shines through the tissue paper like Hanukkah also is an ideal time to do stained glass. This is a great hanukki- fun activities like playing music, taking yah for the Friday night of the holiday, pictures or making home movies docu- when the candles are supposed to burn menting the year’s celebration. One fam- for at least two hours — as long as Shab- ily I know drips Hanukkah candle wax bat candles burn. No matter what kind each night on their family album. Then, of hanukkiyah you use, try to place it in the following year, they take out the al- as visible a spot as possible to fulfill the bum, look at the wax and try to remem- mitzvah of pirsumei nisa (publicizing ber where they were and what they did the miracle). on each night. Happy And don’t forget the decorations. Ju- Celebrate our uniqueness as Jews Chanukah! daica stores sell lots of colorful Hanuk- One of the miracles of Hanukkah is kah decorations that make the house feel that the Jewish people were able to recon- Gi Certi cates more festive. You may want to choose secrate the Temple — our spiritual center Available your own theme. I know one family that and a powerful symbol of our unique- decorates their house with homemade ness. Hanukkah today presents us with pictures of Jewish holiday objects, which the opportunity to reconsecrate our own symbolize to them the uniqueness of uniqueness as a religion, a people, and a Judaism — definitely a theme of the culture. holiday. Hanukkah is a time to discuss as a fam- Make each night special ily some of the blessings and challenges of One of the wonderful things about being Jewish in a predominantly Chris- Hanukkah is that it lasts eight days. tian country. One way to spark discussion Giving each night a special theme can on this subject is to watch a movie that in increase the excitement and take some some way tackles the subject of assimila- of the attention away from presents. tion. Some suggestions include “My Big Themes might include “Tzedakah (char- Fat Greek Wedding,” “Avalon,” “Keeping ity) night,” “Sing-Off Night,” “Party the Faith,” “The Jazz Singer,” “Monsoon Night” and, of course, “Presents Night.” Wedding” and “American Desi.” I know a family that eats a different kind Have a joyous and meaningful Hanuk- of potato latke (pancake) for dinner kah!

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December 6, 2019, ARIZONA JEWISH POST 21 Hanukkah Gift Guide Hallmark Channel to broadcast its first Hanukkah movies he Hallmark mas” to her family Channel will and worries about premiere its keeping up the ruse Tfirst two Hanukkah- when she discovers themed movies this Joel is Jewish. month in honor of In “Double Holi- the holiday, which day,” which pre- starts this year on miers on Saturday, Dec. 22. “Our au- Dec. 21 at 7 p.m., dience is very vo- career-minded Re- cal, and they tell us becca (Carly Pope) when they’d like to finds her plans for see more of some- Hanukkah don’t go thing,” says Michelle as expected when Vicary, Crown Me- a promotion op- dia’s executive vice Media Crown Photo: portunity comes up Brittany Bristow, center, plays Brooke in the first of two new Hallmark Channel Hanukkah- president of pro- at work. When the themed features, ‘Holiday Date.’ Men’s gramming. “We’ve company CEO asks Women’s heard over the years that they would like to see [a Hanuk- Rebecca and her insufferable office mate, Chris (Krist- Brooks Adrenaline kah movie] if a script came in that we liked. And that hap- offer Polaha) — also her main competitor for the pro- GTS 20 pened this year — twice.” motion — to plan the company’s Christmas party, she “Holiday Date” premiers on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7 realizes they must overcome their opposing styles to We Fit YOU in the Proper Shoe. Since 1981! p.m. Brooke (Brittany Bristow) is dumped right before succeed. As their planning progresses, Chris embraces For all Runners & Walkers Christmas and enlists the help of actor Joel (Matt Co- Rebecca and her family’s Hanukkah traditions when he Mon-Fri 10-6 • Sat 10-5 hen) to play the role of her boyfriend for the holidays. joins their nightly celebrations. In turn, Rebecca begins 325-5097 | RunningShopAZ.com | 3055 N. Campbell Brooke had described her ex-boyfriend as “Mr. Christ- to see him in a new light.

22 ARIZONA JEWISH POST, December 6, 2019 Hanukkah Gift Guide Lemon ricotta fritters: Easier and just as delicious as jelly doughnuts Photo: Leanne Shor Leanne Photo:

LEANNE SHOR 2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest JTA 4 eggs 1/3 cup granulated sugar I know that sufganiyot — jelly dough- 2 cups whole milk ricotta cheese nuts — are traditional and beloved for 2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract Hanukkah. But I feel confident that 4-6 cups canola oil, for frying once you try these easy and incredibly 1/2 cup powdered sugar delicious ricotta fritters, you will be con- 1 cup jam or jelly verted to these sweet fried treats. Directions: And if I’m making a confession, I 1. Heat the oil in a large pot on me- have actually never loved traditional dium heat until it reaches 365 F. sufganiyot. Sometimes our family made 2. In the meantime, in a large bowl our own, or bought from local baker- combine the eggs, ricotta, sugar and va- ies, but were usually left feeling kind of nilla extract. Whisk thoroughly to com- “meh.” They were always a bit too bready bine. In a medium bowl, combine the and heavy. flour, salt, baking powder, and lemon Around 10 years ago my sister en- zest; whisk thoroughly to combine. lightened us all with these perfectly 3. Pour the dry ingredients into the crisp, round fritters. They’re so light and wet ingredients and stir with a spoon creamy with a hint of fresh lemon zest. until the batter just comes together and The batter comes together in just five there are no lumps of flour. minutes, and it is as easy as making pan- 4. If you don’t have a candy ther- cakes. We love to warm up some of my mometer, you can check if the oil is hot mom’s homemade jellies and jams for enough by placing a wooden spoon in dipping. the hot oil. If small bubbles form around Since these babies are at their abso- the spoon immediately, the oil is hot lute best right when they’re fresh, I like enough. When the oil has come to tem- to fry them up while I make tea after the perature, use a No. 40 cookie scoop (2 holiday meal. The “wow” factor of fresh tablespoons) to carefully scoop the bat- fritters is incomparable! Our guests love ter into the hot oil without crowding the the deconstructed sufganiyot because pan. it’s unexpected and gets people talking. I 5. Cook for about 2-3 minutes per serve a variety of warm jellies like pome- side until deep golden brown. Check the granate, peach, and blackberry. first fritter for doneness on the inside. Note: I doubt you will have any frit- 6. Use a slotted spoon or metal spider ters left over, but if you do, store them in to remove the fritters and any excess oil, a paper bag for one or two days at room then transfer to paper towels to drain. temperature. 7. Dust with powdered sugar. Ingredients: 8. In a small pan, heat the jam or jelly 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour until it becomes liquid, then transfer to 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt a serving bowl. Serve immediately for 4 teaspoons baking powder best results. Serves 24 fritters. December 6, 2019, ARIZONA JEWISH POST 23 Please thank our RELIGION & JEWISH LIFE advertisers for supporting our Jewish community Joan Nathan dishes on her 15 favorite Jewish foods GABE FRIEDMAN JTA

f you’re part of a Jewish family in the U.S., there’s a decent chance you grew up in the vicinity of a Joan Nathan cookbook. Her many books, like “Jewish ICooking in America,” have been staples of the American Jewish experience for decades. Nathan, 76, was honored Dec. 2 at a gala dinner for the Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfusot in New York City. To mark the occasion, she has released a list of her “Jewish food must-haves” — we’ll take it to mean her favorite Jewish dishes. Nathan is noted for researching and promoting in- ternational Jewish cuisines, and her list re ects that di- versity. Here’s the list, with her commentary, courtesy of the museum: Brisket braised in a savory wine and herb sauce: Long and slow is my mantra for brisket. If there is one Photo: joannathan.com Photo: Jewish dish that transcends many cultures, it is brisket, Joan Nathan braised for a long time in a savory wine sauce with herbs. Moroccan challah with anise: Of all the challahs that around Rosh Hashanah. I have ever tasted, my favorite is a Moroccan challah a- Libyan aharaimi ( sh in tomato sauce):  is is so good vored with anise that I learned many years ago from a that it has become part of the panoply of Israeli cooking. Moroccan woman living in a seventh oor walk-up with Homemade ge lte sh: Until I tasted my mother-in- a tiny kitchen in Bordeaux. I have spiked my weekly law’s homemade ge lte  sh, I didn’t like the dish. Now challah ever since with anise seeds. I invite friends to a “ge lte-in” and we all assemble the Chicken soup with matzah balls: I honestly believe classic  sh patties for Passover. that chicken soup with matzah balls is in the Jewish Yemenite soup with hilbeh and hawayij (spice blends): DNA as the ultimate symbol of comfort food. I make I  rst tasted this many years ago sitting cross-legged on mine with lots of vegetables, matzah balls avored with the oor at the home of the late Yosef Zadok, a jeweler, dill, nutmeg and fresh ginger, and chicken fat. For holi- rabbi, and patriarch in Jerusalem. It is a comforting dish days or for health, it works every time. with ancient roots. Pletzel rolls with caramelized onions and poppy Pickled lox with sour cream: Whenever I walk into seeds: I still remember the  rst time I ate a pletzel, a Pol- Russ & Daughters, they immediately scoop out some of ish roll. It was in a bread basket with salt sticks served at their absolutely delicious pickled lox with sour cream Ratner’s on the Lower East Side. for me. Chopped chicken liver: I love the chopped chicken liv- Kibbeh with stu ed vegetables:  ere is never a trip er from Wise Sons Deli in San Francisco.  ey load it with to Jerusalem when I do not stop at Morduch’s in Mahane caramelized onions and use good schmaltz. It’s a real treat. Yehudah, where I eat kibbeh (bulgur and ground meat Chocolate babka: I have yet to meet anyone who croquettes) and all kinds of stu ed vegetables. doesn’t like chocolate babka. I like it with good, bitter- Damp nudeln: For me the crowning Jewish dish is sweet chocolate —not cocoa powder and not Nutella. probably not Jewish at all. Damp nudeln is a brioche-like Apricot rugelach:  is is what put Jewish sweets on the cake with a caramel sauce drizzled on top.  e Bavarian map, although no one knew that they were Jewish when dessert was popularized by Catholics and, through the the late Maida Heatter put them in her iconic “Book of centuries, variations crossed over to the German Jews, Great Desserts.” who served it with dairy meals. Hungarian chicken fricassee: I adore Mimi Shera- Salade juive: Each Jewish North African family has ton’s Hungarian chicken fricassee with meatballs from its own rendition of what the French call salade juive. It her cookbook “From My Mother’s Kitchen.”  ere is is cooked down tomatoes with a splash of peppers and something so satisfying about the chicken with the maybe onions, and served cold with at least 11 other sal- meatballs and tomatoes, especially with fresh tomatoes ads for the beginning of the Sabbath meal.

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24 ARIZONA JEWISH POST, December 6, 2019 WORLD Why Israelis feel at home on this remote Brazilian island Photo: Renato Santana/CORREIO Renato Photo: An Israeli couple at Second Beach in Morro de Sao Paulo, Brazil. MARCUS M. GILBAN drink, smoke. It’s a worry-free life. It’s paradise,” Shani said. JTA Not even the 24-hour trip seems to keep sababas from this Brazilian heaven. From Tel Aviv, it requires MORRO DE SAO PAULO, Brazil a 15-hour flight to Sao Paulo, followed by a 2 1/2-hour ummer is just around the corner here and the flight to Salvador, the capital of Bahia, and then a three- breathtaking beaches of Brazil’s northeastern coast hour boat ride to Morro. Israelis are the second largest soon will be packed with tourists from around the group here by nationality (after Argentines, who have a Sworld. Many of them will be sababas. dramatically shorter trip), according to the Cairu mu- A derivative of an Israeli slang word that roughly nicipality, which includes Morro de Sao Paulo. means “cool,” sababas is how many locals in this pictur- Morro is by far the most sought-after destination for esque car-free village refer to Israeli backpackers. Israelis booking travel packages through Tisot Drom “There’s an invasion of Israelis in the summer,” said America, a tourist agency run by Mauricio Laukenikas, 44, Miguel Kertzman, president of the Jewish federation in a Rio-born member of the Jewish community of Salvador. the Brazilian state of Bahia. “We are ready for another summer with lots of thou- Kertzman estimates that some 5,000 Israeli tourists sands of Israelis. The number grows every year,” Lauke- will disembark in Bahia’s capital city of Salvador between nikas told JTA. “Morro offers lush nature, lots of parties. December and the Carnival holidays in late February. It has become a meeting point for Israelis, who can speak “The large majority are youths who have just finished their language and be well supported by the Chabad.” the army and need to have a good rest and just relax,” The local outpost of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic Kertzman said. “There is no better place than Morro.” movement was opened two years ago and has already Settled in 1535, Morro de Sao Paulo — or St. Paul’s become a meeting place for Israelis in Morro. It is led by Hill — is one of five villages on Tinhare, one of 26 is- 24-year-old Rabbi Mendy Gerenstadt, who was born in lands in an archipelago just off Brazil’s Atlantic coast. Israel and brought to Brazil when he was 3 months old The once sleepy fishing village first drew hippies and after his parents became Chabad envoys in Sao Paulo. backpackers in the 1970s and became a trendy destina- “People spend three or four weeks here, and there used tion in the 1980s, but even today Morro’s population is to be nothing of Judaism,” Gerenstadt said. “We hold less than 4,000. prayers and classes, but also provide health assistance and Yet more than a dozen establishments along the vil- help in the case of emergencies. I asked myself where was lage’s main street feature signs in Hebrew, including a the place that needed more help, so here I am.” hostel, restaurant, tourist agency, and a pizza place. Lo- During the Carnival season, Gerenstadt will ship cals show off Hebrew tattoos, local children have Israeli some 200 pounds of kosher meat to Morro from the Jew- names and flags display the Hebrew word for “messiah.” ish community of Belem more than 1,000 miles away. During the summer, the beachfront clubs are busy all “Our house is a place for Israelis to be in touch with night. Drugs are cheap and abundant. Israel and Judaism,” he said. “For 22 years, I’ve always been told what to do and In 2012, a YouTube video helped make Morro even what not to do. We go straight from school to the army,” more popular among Israelis. A Brazilian rabbi with an backpacker Boaz Cohen said. “Now nobody else tells me internet television show interviewed a local Afro Brazil- what to do. If I want to party, I will. I like to feel free. I ian youth, who amazingly answered in fluent Hebrew, know I’ll need to go to college and take care of the fu- including the Israeli hard-to-pronounce guttural “r” and ture, but during this travel period, I have no pressure.” several slang expressions. Ortal Shani, 23, said many come because there are “Israelis are my friends, they are a present from God not so many rules. to me,” said Marcos dos Santos, who was filmed holding “People dance in the streets, fool around, feel free, See Island, page 26 December 6, 2019, ARIZONA JEWISH POST 25 ISLAND Subscribe! Don’t miss a single issue of the continued from page 25 award-winning Arizona Jewish Post. One year for only $36! his son Assaf, a common Israeli name. Tax-deductible except for the first $10 Santos’ passion for sababas started accidentally. Raised For home delivery subscribe at www.azjewishpost.com in a poor family in the countryside, he moved to Morro 15 or call (520) 319-1112. years ago seeking a job. 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26 ARIZONA JEWISH POST, December 6, 2019 ARTS & CULTURE Seth Rogen, dad honored by Jewish group ARIELLE KAPLAN ing and inclusive culture,” the group’s JTA executive director, Ann Toback, said in a news release. NEW YORK The Rogens were presented with the eth Rogen and his father were hon- organization’s Generation to Generation ored by the secular Jewish group The award. In a short speech, the younger Ro- Workers Circle — formerly known gen described the room as having “more Sas The Workmen’s Circle until Monday people who speak Yiddish” than there night — for their contributions to Jewish has been “in any room since the shtetl in culture, activism and promotion of the the 1920s.” Yiddish language. The actor and filmmaker also added Rogen, 37, who usually plays Jewish an anecdote about activism: When Seth characters in his movies, recently stud- was a child, his father made the news in ied Yiddish for “An American Pickle,” an his native Vancouver for interrupting a upcoming film in which he plays a Jew- Hanukkah lighting ceremony to yell at ish pickle maker who emerges from a an adversary, a man named Bill Vander pickle barrel after being stuck there for Zalm, about all his “injustices.” (He did 100 years. not elaborate.) Rogen’s father, Mark, 66, was an assis- The elder Rogen did so even though tant director of The Workers Circle chap- his wife, Sandy — the couple met on ter in Los Angeles. Both of Rogen’s parents a kibbutz in Israel in the 1970s — told were Labor Zionists who have performed Mark that she would pretend not to know in Yiddish theater productions. him if he went through with the plan to The Workers Circle debuted its new yell at the man during Hanukkah. name at a ceremony Monday in Manhat- “If you believe in something,” Seth Ro- tan nearly 120 years after its founding in gen said, “you should stand up for it, and 1900. yell about it, and scream about it, even if it “As the first woman to lead the organi- will make you look so nuts that your own zation, I am proud to uphold a welcom- wife pretends not to know who you are.”

December 6, 2019, ARIZONA JEWISH POST 27 OBITUARY John Polacheck John W. Polacheck, M.D., Health Service in New Mex- 77, died Nov. 25, 2019, in Tuc- ico (twice), Alaska, Arizona, son, Arizona. and Nevada, between which Dr. Polacheck was born on he was a faculty researcher April 10, 1942 in Milwaukee, at the University of Texas where he grew up with his Medical Branch at Galveston. parents, Walter and Shirley In 1992, he and Faye settled Polacheck, and his younger in Tucson, where they lived siblings Linda, Mary, and with their son, Joshua, for the Tom. After graduating as the valedicto- rest of their lives. He ran the Prostatitis rian from Riverside High School, he at- Center from 1999 until his retirement in tended Harvard University (class of ’64, 2012. He was involved in the local flying, cum laude) where he studied chemistry cactus, and amateur astronomy commu- and was deeply involved in civil rights. nities as well as being a lifelong support- He traveled to Love, Mississippi, with er of the opera and symphony. the Council of Federated Organizations Dr. Polacheck was predeceased by his as part of Freedom Summer, during wife, Faye, in 2015. Survivors include his which he was detained and assaulted son, Joshua, daughter-in-law Gugulethu, by local law enforcement. He continued and one granddaughter, all of Tucson; his activism while studying for his M.D. sister, Linda (Mellis) of Chicago; and at the Columbia University College of brother, Tom of Hobart, Australia. Physicians and Surgeons (class of ’69), Memorial services will be held at the including the 1968 protests against the Jewish History Museum on Saturday, war in Vietnam. He did his residency Dec. 14 at 6:30 pm. Memorial contribu- as a pulmonary internist at Montreal tions may be made to the Navajo Hopi General, where he met his life partner Health Foundation, Jewish Family & and wife of over four decades, Faye Ja- Children’s Services of Southern Arizona, net Libbey. He served with the Indian or the NAACP.

28 ARIZONA JEWISH POST, December 6, 2019 OUR TOWN B’nai mitzvah In focus Aaron Chase Handler, son of Marla and Steven Handler, cel- ebrated becoming a bar mitzvah on Nov. 16, 2019, at Congregation Or Chadash. He attends Orange Grove Mid- dle School and plays on the bas- ketball team. Aaron enjoys baseball, basket- ball, football, and Camp Interlaken in Wisconsin. For his mitzvah project, he is a spokesperson for “Pitch in for Baseball,” providing over $1,500 worth of new baseball equipment to underprivileged boys. Photo Debe Campbell/AJP Photo Abigail Rose Stadheim, daugh- Border trip enlightens NW/Hadassah group ter of Suzie and Chad Stadheim, will celebrate becoming a bat About 85 community members joined a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Nogales, Arizona, on Wednesday, mitzvah on Dec. 7, 2019 at Con- Nov. 20.  e bus trip, hosted by the Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life and Hadassah Southern Arizona, gregation Or Chadash. included several speakers along the journey: immigration attorneys Alexandra Miller from Humane Borders and She is the granddaughter of Gloria Goldman of Goldman & Goldman Immigration Attorneys; Fran Krackow, who volunteered at the Rincon Leah and the late Frederick Rich- Congregational United Church of Christ migrant shelter; and Phyllis Gold, Olson Center director.  e group ter of Tucson, and Myrna and stopped for lunch and shopping in Tubac. Robert Stadheim of Sun Lakes, Arizona. Abigail attends Orange Grove Middle School where she is an honor student, plays percussion in the school M’kor Hayim joins URJ band, and is a member of the student council. Congregation M’kor Hayim has joined She is a competitive swimmer, and enjoys reading the Union for Reform Judaism, the associa- and sewing. tion of nearly 900 Reform congregations in For her mitzvah project, Abigail sewed and sold North America. “Our congregation began items, using the proceeds to provide underprivileged in 2008. Now that we are fully established children with swim lessons. locally, we felt it was time to connect with the wider Jewish community,” Rabbi Helen Cohn said. She and M’kor Hayim President Birth Carol Weinstein will attend the URJ Bien- A son, Asher Jax Goldstein, nial later this month. Other local URJ mem- was born Oct. 15, 2019 to Ste any ber congregations include Or Chadash and and Joseph Goldstein of Scotts- Hayim M’kor Congregation courtesy Photo Temple Emanu-El. (L-R): Carol Weinstein; Janice Brumer, a member of the Union for Reform Judaism dale. Grandparents are Ellen and national board; and Rabbi Helen Cohn David Goldstein and Tess and Mark Holcomb, all of Tucson.

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December 6, 2019, ARIZONA JEWISH POST 29 COMMUNITY CALENDAR

The calendar deadline is Tuesday, 10 days before the issue date. Our next issue will be published Dec. 20, 2019. Events may be emailed to [email protected], faxed to 319-1118, or mailed to the AJP at 3718 E. River Road, #272, Tucson, AZ 85718. For more information, call 319-1112. See Area Congregations on page 26 for additional synagogue events.

Men’s Mishnah club with Rabbi Israel Becker Temple Emanu-El Talmud study, Wednes- at Cong. Chofetz Chayim. Sundays, 7:15 a.m.; ONGOING days, 10 -11:30 a.m. Text required, call 327- Monday-Friday, 6:15 a.m.; Saturdays, 8:15 a.m. 4501. 747-7780 or [email protected]. Hawkins, 2nd and 4th Sundays, 5 p.m., no part- Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-noon. Contact Raisa Moroz ners. Members, $6; nonmembers, $8. 299-3000. at 795-0300. Chabad of Sierra Vista women’s class Chabad of Sierra Vista men’s tefillin club with Rabbi Benzion Shemtov, last Wednes- Cong. Anshei Israel parent-tot class, led Awakening Through Jewish Medita- with Rabbi Benzion Shemtov, first Sundays, days, 2 p.m., 401 Suffolk Drive. 820-6256 or by Ally Ross. Mondays, 9-11 a.m. Children up tion — Discover Freedom, with Reb Brian 9 a.m., at 401 Suffolk Drive. 820-6256 or www.jewishsierravista.com. to 24 months and their parent(s). Free. Manda- Yosef, Tuesdays/Sundays at 10:30 a.m., at www.jewishsierravista.com. tory vaccination policy. Call Nancy Auslander at Cong. Bet Shalom. Free. Check calendar at Jewish mothers/grandmothers special Southwest Torah Institute Beginners He- 745-5550 or visit www.caiaz.org. www.torahofawakening.com. needs support group for those with chil- brew for Women with Esther Becker, Sundays, Temple Emanu-El mah jongg, Mondays, 10 Tucson J social bridge, Tuesdays and Thurs- dren/grandchildren, youth or adult, with special 10:30-11:30 a.m., 14 sessions, no classes the a.m. 327-4501. days, noon-3 p.m., year round. Drop-ins wel- needs, third Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. at Tucson last two weeks of December, at 5150 E. Fifth St. come. Meets in library on second floor. 299- J. Contact Joyce Stuehringer at 299-5920. Cong. Anshei Israel mah jongg, Mondays, Free. Register at 591-7680. 3000. “Biblical Breakthroughs with Rabbi 10 a.m.-noon. All levels, men and women. Con- Becker” “Too Jewish” radio show with Rabbi Samuel tact Evelyn at 885-4102 or [email protected]. Tucson J canasta group, Tuesdays 1-4 p.m., at the Southwest Torah Institute. Fri- M. Cohon on KVOI 1030 AM (also KAPR and and Thursdays noon-4 p.m. Instruction avail- days, noon, for men and women. 747-7780 or Tucson J current events discussion, Mon- KJAA), Sundays at 9 a.m. Dec. 8, David Broza, able and a beginners’ table every week. Call or [email protected]. days, noon-1:30 p.m. Members, $1; nonmem- Israeli and world music star. Dec. 15, Deb- text Lisa at 977-4054. bers, $2. Bring or buy lunch, 11:30 a.m. 299- Temple Kol Hamidbar (Sierra Vista) “Wres- bie Cenziper, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 3000, ext. 147. Cong. Anshei Israel Talmud on Tuesday tling with Torah” study group, led by Reu- “Citizen 865: The Hunt for Hitler's Soldiers in with Rabbi Robert Eisen. Meets 6 p.m. 745- ben Ben-Adam, Fridays, 6-7:15 p.m. 458-8637. America.” Cong. Bet Shalom yoga, Mondays, 4:30-5:30 5550. Beth Shalom Temple Center (Green Valley) Beth Shalom Temple Center of Green Valley p.m. $5. 577-1171. Weintraub Israel Center Shirat HaShirim art gallery presents “Playing with Paper” bagel breakfast and Yiddish club, first Sun- Jewish 12-step sobriety support group Hebrew choir, Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Learn to sing by local artist and educator Linda Lucas Lar- days, 9:30 a.m. Members, $7; nonmembers, $10. meets Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m. at Cong. Bet Sha- in Hebrew. Contact Rina Paz at 304-7943 or riva, through Jan. 6. Call 648-6690 for a viewing 648-6690 or 399-3474. lom. [email protected]. [email protected]. appointment. Southern Arizona Jewish Genealogy Soci- Spouse Bereavement Group, cosponsored Cong. Anshei Israel gentle chair yoga with Jewish History Museum/Holocaust Histo- ety, second Sundays, 1-3 p.m. at the Tucson J. by Widowed to Widowed, Inc. at the Tucson J, Lois Graham, Wednesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. ry Center exhibit, “Asylum/Asilo,” through Contact Barbara Stern Mannlein at 731-0300 or Tuesdays, 10 a.m. Contact Katie at 299-3000, Members of Women’s League, $6 per class; May 31. Drop-in hours Fridays 1-3 p.m., Satur- the J at 299-3000. ext. 147. nonmembers, $8 per class. Contact Evelyn at days/Sundays 1-5 p.m. 564 S. Stone Ave. 670- Tucson J Israeli dance, taught by Brandi JFCS Holocaust Survivors group meets 885-4102 or [email protected]. 9073 or www.jewishhistorymuseum.org.

Friday / December 6 Bazaar. 327-4501. [email protected]. Hillary Chorny and Cantorial Soloist Nichole Chorny. $18 suggested donation. RSVP at 745- 11 AM: JHM Gallery Chat, Anita Huizar- 9:30 AM-12:30 PM: Cong. Or Chadash Sis- Thursday / December 12 5550 or www.caiaz.org. Hernandez, Ph.D., UA assistant professor terhood Gift Shop Hanukkah Boutique. 512- of border studies and author of “Forging 8500. 2 PM: Book reading "Welcome to... The Arizona.” Free. 564 S. Stone Ave. www.jewish Widows Club," by Sula Miller. Free. At Sunday / December 15 10:30 AM: Desert Caucus brunch with Steve historymuseum.org or 670-9073. Dusenberry-River Library, 5605 E. River Road, 7:45 AM: Tucson J Hot Chocolate Fun Run. Chabot (R-OH). Guests should be prospective 594-5345. Also Saturday, Dec. 14, 11 a.m. 5:30 PM: Temple Emanu-El Shabbat Rocks! members. Contact [email protected] or 10K, 5K, or 1K run/walk. Pricing varies by route. at Bookmans Northwest in association with the Register at www.tucsonjcc.org or 299-3000, or service with b’nai mitzvah students, followed at 299-2410. Tucson J, 3733 W. Ina Road. 579-0303. arrive at 6:30 a.m. to register. 6:30 p.m. by family Shabbat dinner, and tradi- 1:30 PM: Hadassah Southern Arizona 9 AM-NOON: Cong. Anshei Israel B’Yahad/ tional service at 7:30 p.m. 327-4501. Wine and Chocolates Philanthropy Event, Friday / December 13 Mishpacha Hanukkah Program “Being 5:45 PM: Cong. Anshei Israel Tot Shabbat Woman of the Year 2019 presentation, and 7:45 PM: Cong. Anshei Israel Scholar-in- Jewish in America: Dignity and Destiny.” service and dinner. Hosted by 14-month to installation of officers for 2020. Wine and Residence service and dinner with Rabbi Hanukkah activities and Maccabiah sporting 2-year-olds’ classes. Dinner at 6:15 p.m. $25 chocolate tastings by Enchanted Bean. $25. At Cantor Hillary Chorny of Temple Beth Am competition. Free. RSVP by Dec. 11 to Kim at family of 2 adults and up to 4 children; addi- Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life, in Los Angeles presenting “The Torah of 745-5550, ext. 224. tional adults $10. RSVP for availability for dinner 180 W. Magee Road, Ste. 140. RSVP for avail- Innovation.” Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat at 745-5550. ability to Rochelle Roth at 298-3038. Service at 5:45 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m.: mem- 9:15-10:15 AM: Cong. Anshei Israel Adult 2 PM: Tucson J Celebration of Heritage bers, $18 adults; $12 children; nonmembers, Studies Kollel “Wonder of Wonders, Mir- acle of Miracles,” Saturday / December 7 Concert Series presents Arizona Balalaika $22 adults; $15 children. $5 more per person presented by Rabbi Rob- ert Eisen. Hanukkah activities and Maccabiah NOON: Cong. Anshei Israel book club dis- Orchestra with Romani-style vocalists Natalia after Dec. 9. RSVP for dinner at www.caiaz.org sporting competition. Free. RSVP by Dec. 11 to cusses “To the End of the Land,” by David Neazimbyetov and Guy Velgos. $10. 299-3000. or 745-5550. Tamara at 745-5550, ext. 225. Grossman. Contact Helen Rib at 299-0340 or aturday ecember [email protected]. Tuesday / December 10 S / D 14 10 AM: Handmaker lecture. Yosef Lopez of 9 AM: Cong. Anshei Israel Scholar-in-Res- 4:30 PM: Beth Shalom Temple Center 6 PM: JHM International Human Rights Day Cong. Bet Shalom speaks about the Greek in- idence Shabbat service. Rabbi Cantor Hill- fluence on Jewish living from Hellenistic times (Green Valley) “Carnival of Illusion” pre- cards & cocoa, in collaboration with Casa ary Chorny presents “Targum and Torah.” to the present. Free. 2221 N. Rosemont Blvd. sented by Men’s Club and Sisterhood. At Scot- Mariposas. Card and letter writing event for 745-5550 or www.caiaz.org. RSVP to Nanci Levy at [email protected] or tish Rite Grand Parlor, 160 S. Scott Ave., Tuc- those held in detention in Arizona. Free. 564 S. 322-3632. son. $36.95. To purchase tickets contact Gary Stone Ave. www.jewishhistorymuseum.org or 10:30 AM: Cong. Bet Shalom and PJ Library Friedman at 344-7599 or grfriedman@yahoo. 670-9073. Tot Shabbat with Lisa Schacter-Brooks. 10 AM: Temple Emanu-El Hanukkah Spec- com. Free. At Cong. Bet Shalom. 577-1171. tacular with student participation. 327-4501 or Wednesday / December 11 7 PM: Cong. Anshei Israel Cantors’ Con- www.tetucson.org. Sunday / December 8 8-9:30 AM: Jewish Business Coffee Group cert, “Hadeish Yameinu K’kedem: Renew- 10 AM-NOON: Southern Arizona Jewish 9 AM-NOON: Temple Emanu-El WRJ Hanukkah meeting. At Tucson J. 299-3000, ext. 241, or ing Our Days as of Old,” with Rabbi Cantor Artist Group. Informal networking meeting. At

30 ARIZONA JEWISH POST, December 6, 2019 Tucson J. Contact Carol Sack at concierge@ bat Experience service and dinner. Dinner jfsa.org or 299-3000, ext. 241. at 7 p.m.: members, $25 family of 2 adults and NORTHWEST TUCSON up to 4 children; nonmember family $30; adult All Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life (JFSA Northwest Division) events are held at Monday / December 16 (13+) $10. RSVP for dinner only by Dec. 16 at 180 W. Magee Road, #140, unless otherwise indicated. 6 PM: J Street reception honoring Larry www.caiaz.org or 745-5550. Gellman, featuring Amb. Wendy R. Sher- ONGOING Circle presents “Shabbat in an hour,” an man and J Street President Jeremy Ben- Saturday / December 21 Chair yoga with a Jewish flair taught by Bon- interactive cooking demonstration with Ami. At home of Larry and Kristen Gellman; ad- 8 AM: Temple Emanu-El Wandering Jews nie Golden. At Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Chanie Schecter. Samples included. Recipe dress provided on registration. $100; students/ hike and Shabbat morning service with Jewish Life, Mondays, 10-11 a.m. $7 per class exchange — send your favorite kosher recipe young professionals free; sponsorships avail- Rabbi Batsheva Appel at Seven Falls. 327-4501. or $25 for four. 505-4161 or northwestjewish@ when you RSVP to [email protected]. jfsa.org. Suggested donation $5. able. https://act.jstreet.org/donate/j-street-ari- 7:30 PM: Weintraub Israel Center co-spon- zona-reception or [email protected]. sors Israeli singer/guitarist David Broza & NW Needlers create hand-stitched items for uesday ecember 7-8:30 PM: Arizona Center for Judaic Stud- Friends with Trio Havana at the Fox Tucson donation in the Jewish community. At Ruth and T / D 10 ies Shaol & Louis Pozez Memorial Lecture- Theatre. Tickets at www.foxtucson.com. Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life. Tuesdays, 5 PM: Ruth and Irving Olson Center for ship Series presents “‘Aliyah of the Mind: 1-3 p.m. RSVP to [email protected] or Jewish Life JFSA Northwest Division Cam- Zionism as Jewish Emancipation” with Dr. Sunday / December 22 505-4161. paign Kick-Off, “An Evening of Jewish Jazz David Hazony of The Hebrew University of Je- Through the Ages” with Robin Bessier and her 9:15 AM: Jewish War Veterans Friedman- Mah jongg, meets at Ruth and Irving Olson Cen- rusalem. Free. At Tucson J. 626-5758 or www. jazz trio, at The Buttes at Reflections, 9800 N. Paul Post 201 breakfast meeting at B'nai ter for Jewish Life, Wednesdays, 12:30 to 3:30 judaic.arizona.edu. Oracle Road. Sunset cocktail hour followed by B'rith Covenant House, 4414 E. 2nd St. Contact p.m., 505-4161. dinner and program. $45. RSVP for availability Seymour Shapiro at 398-5360. Tuesday / December 17 Chabad of Oro Valley adult education class, at www.jfsa.org/nwcampaignkickoff2020 or con- 3-4:30 PM: PJ Library and Cong. Or Cha- 5:30-7:30 PM: REAP dinner and presenta- Jewish learning with Rabbi Ephraim Zimmerman. tact Anel Pro at [email protected] or 647-8455. dash present “Hanukkah at Handmaker” tion, “The Silver Tsunami: How Watermark and Wednesdays at 7 p.m., at 1171 E. Rancho Vis- multi-generational Hanukkah event. Re- the senior housing industry are preparing for the toso Blvd., #131. 477-8672 or www.jewishoro Monday / December 16 ligious school youth choir, stories and crafts. valley.com. baby boomers,” at Watermark Communities — 5-6:30 PM: Ruth and Irving Olson Center for Free. At Handmaker, 2221 N. Rosemont Blvd. The Hacienda at the Canyon, 3900 N. Sabino Chabad of Oro Valley Torah and Tea for Jewish Life and Hadassah Southern Arizo- RSVP at www.jfsa.org/hanukkah@handmak- Canyon Road. Members, free; nonmembers, women na book club er2019 or contact Mary Ellen Loebl at pjlibrary@ , with Mushkie Zimmerman. Thursdays, discuss “The Spy Behind Home $55. RSVP to Jeanette Dempsey at jdempsey@ Jan. 27 jfsa.org . 2 p.m., through Dec. 12, at 1171 E. Rancho Plate” by Moe Berg, at the Olson Center. , jfsa.org or 647.8477. Vistoso Blvd., #131. 477-8672 or www.jewish “Uncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally 5 PM: Chabad of Tucson Hanukkah me- orovalley.com. Came Home,” by Leah Lax. RSVP at 505-4161 Thursday / December 19 norah downtown lighting. Free. El Presidio or [email protected]. 1:15 PM: Temple Emanu-El Jewish Novels Park, 160 W Alameda St. www.chabadtucson. Friday / December 6 com. Group discusses “The Dream Stitcher” by Deb- 5:30-6:15 PM: Cong. Beit Simcha Tot Shab- Tuesday / December 17 orah Gaal. 327-4501. 5:45 PM: Temple Emanu-El Hanukkah din- bat. Free. Contact Lori Riegel at 276-9244. 12:30-2 PM: Jewish Federation-Northwest ner and klezmer concert. Preceded at 5:30 community dining out event at Noble Hops, Friday / December 20 p.m. by Millstone Menorah lighting. Light Sunday / December 8 1335 W. Lambert Lane. Purely social. Purchase 11 AM: JHM Gallery Chat, “Bonding Over jazz by ZemerZemer Klezmer Band during din- 10 AM-NOON: Ruth and Irving Olson Center your own fare. RSVP by Dec. 13 for an accurate Bread — Jewish & Mexicana Identity in ner. After dinner sing along with Cantorial Soloist for Jewish Life hosts Stuff the Truck event headcount for restaurant staff at www.jfsa.org/ Marjorie Hochberg and dance to klezmer tunes. Art,” with local artist Ondrea Bell. Followed by for 1st Rate 2nd Hand Thrift Shop. Drop off noblehops. Dinner: Members, $30; nonmembers, $35; art making workshop. Free. 564 S. Stone Ave. gently used, re-sellable items. All proceeds from ages 3-12, $9; Under 3, free. RSVP by Dec. 16 www.jewishhistorymuseum.org or 670-9073. items donated on this day will benefit JFSA Sunday / December 22 at www.tetucson.org/event/hanukkah-dinner or Northwest Division. For more information, con- 5:45 PM: Cong. Anshei Israel Family Shab- 327-4501. 5 PM: Chabad of Oro Valley community me- tact 505-4161 or [email protected]. norah lighting and Hanukkah celebration, Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Dr. UPCOMING Monday / December 9 Food, music, “Gelt Drop.” 477-8672 or www. 6:30 PM: Chabad of Oro Valley Women’s jewishorovalley.com. Saturday / December 28 Sunday / December 29 NOON-3 PM: Secular Humanist Jewish 5 PM: Cong. Chofetz Chayim Hanukkah Circle Hanukkah Party with food and gift party, celebrating Rabbi Israel and Esther Beck- exchange. Members, $3; nonmembers, $5. At er’s 40 years in Tucson. Catered by Café à la SIGN UP FOR PJ LIBRARY St. Francis in the Foothills, 4625 E. River Road. C’Art under supervision of the rabbi. Adults, $36; and each month your Jewish child age 6 months to 8 years will get a FREE Jewish RSVP by Dec. 24 to Pat at [email protected] Children under 11, $18. RSVP at www.tucson book or CD in the mail. or 481-5324. www.shjcaz.org. torah.org or call Jeff DuBois at 248-8663. Go to www.jewishtucson.org.

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