April 19, 2019 14 Nissan 5779 Volume 75, Issue 8
S O U T H E R N A R I Z O N A ’ S A WA R D - W I N N I N G J E W I S H N E W S PA P E R S I N C E 1 9 4 6
INSIDE Restaurant Resource....23-25 Classifieds ............................. 18 Commentary ..........................6 Community Calendar...........28 In Focus.................................30 Local ............... 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, ..............................15, 16, 17 National ................................ 19 News Briefs ..........................22 Obituaries .............................27 Our Town .............................. 31 P.S. ........................................26 Synagogue Directory........... 18
NW Division expansion warrants facility growth
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he Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona and its Northwest Division recently announced the expansion of its Oro Valley facility to larger premises. Due to increased participation in the many programs at the Northwest’s Ruth & Irving Olson Center for Jewish Life, this summer the center will move to 180 W. Magee Road, adjacent to the current facility. The division has grown to become a regional focus for Jewish life. Division Director Phyllis Gold describes it as a community center with weekly and monthly activities, and special events that are outgrowing the existing 1,500 square foot facility at 190 W. Magee Road. “Increasing programs for young Jewish families is a high priority,” says Alan Kendal, the Northwest Division’s advisory council chair. “Over the coming months, the new, 2,200 square foot space will be remodeled to include a reception area and director’s office separate from the main event area. A larger kitchen and two restrooms will be added. The move also will allow for better security at the entrance. As at the present facility, there will be access to a common outside space where we can erect a Sukkah and hold other outdoor activities.” The center’s name honors the late Ruth and Irving Olson’s contribution in 2012 to establish and sustain Jewish activities in the Northwest. “The Federation is very grateful to Carolyn and Michael Stelman, the Olsons’ daughter and son-in-law, and to Kathryn Unger, a dear friend of the Olsons, for providing the resources to further the Olsons’ support of the Jewish community in Northwest Tucson,” says Stuart Mellan, JFSA president and CEO. The center serves residents of Oro Valley, Marana, SaddleBrooke, Catalina, Oracle, and other northwest Tucson communities. The move also will allow for increased collaboration with community partners. “The Tucson Jewish Community Center looks forward to working collaboratively with See Northwest, page 2
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Happy Passover 5779
Bronze ‘Exodus 12:24 Seder Plate’ by award-winning Tucson artist Lynn Rae Lowe
Jewish community to honor top volunteers
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he second annual combined Jewish Community Awards Celebration and Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona Annual Meeting will be held Thursday, May 9 at the Phil Bregman Tucson Jewish Community Center. The event will include special recognition awards honoring lay or professional leaders from each of the Federation’s beneficiary and affiliated agencies. The Federation will install its 2019-20 officers and directors and honor outgoing board chair Shelly Silverman. The evening, which will begin at 7 p.m., will conclude with an ice
cream social. The Federation’s Man and Woman of the Year, Phil Bregman and Leslie Glaze, will be among the evening’s honorees. “Phil Bregman Leslie Glaze has been a man for all seasons,” says Stuart Mellan, JFSA president and CEO, citing Bregman’s numerous Jewish community leadership roles over several decades. Currently Bregman is board chair of both Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging and the Hebrew Free Loan Association, serves on the Federation board and See Honor, page 2
CANDLELIGHTING TIMES: April 19 ... 6:38 p.m • April 20 (Passover) ... 7:35 p.m. • April 25 (Passover) ... 6:43 p.m. April 26 ... 6:43 p.m. • May 3 ... 6:48 p.m.