“That’s the most off-the-wall thing I’ve ever heard.” Helmut Etzel’s mother on her wedding day. Her maiden name was Carmen Marina Rodriguez Perez Arango Mora. (Photo courtesy of Helmut Etzel) That was ...

University of Arizona senior left-handed pitcher Eric Orloff, shown pitching against Cincinnati in March, helped lead the Wildcats to their 19th College World Series appearance this month. (Photo by ...

Did you know that every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood? It’s vital for surgeries, cancer treatments, chronic conditions, and emergency care. Whether it’s whole blood, red cells, ...

Rabbi Helen Cohn, spiritual leader of Tucson’s Congregation M’kor Hayim, speaks at her retirement party on May 4, 2025. Cohn will officially retire at the end of June. (Courtesy Congregation M’kor ...

University of Arizona Professor David Graizbord speaks on “Is Anti-Zionism Antisemitism?” on May 18 at Congregation Anshei Israel. On May 18, Congregation Ashei Israel volunteers scrambled to bring in ...

Barbara and Larry Subrin will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 20. They were married in Chicago on June 20, 1965. They met as teenagers at a BBYO dance in Chicago. They now have three ...

Jean Helene Glassberg died May 29, 2025, three weeks after her 88th birthday. She was born in the Bronx, New York. Her family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, for a healthier life for her brother, who ...

The Tucson Jewish Community Center is proud to host former UA Women’s Basketball & Phoenix Mercury star, Sam Thomas, for the ...

On July 18, Argentina’s embassies in 20 cities around the world will mark the anniversary in a joint initiative with the World Jewish Congress. The next day, Argentina will host a Western Hemisphere ...

One friend told me last year that she could never afford health insurance and worked full-time until she was 75. She was rarely ill. But since she stopped working, her health has been a challenge. She ...

Judith Manelis On a recent Friday night, I arrived at my synagogue to discover something had been added to its architectural design. There were large round cement balls in a line across the front of ...