Scarlett Van Damme and Jacob Meyer were married on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Wild Horse Ranch in Tucson, Arizona. Rabbi ...

In 2015, Miriam Ruth Black saw a news report about Syrian refugees trudging across Europe, seeking safety. She noticed a little boy among the crowd. “I thought, ‘There’s my dad,’” says Black, whose ...

Jay Baruch, M.D., was an English major in college before he went to medical school. This may have made him, in his own words, “a very neurotic medical student,” but it also gave him an unusual skill ...

The recent commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day gave us the opportunity to remember the 6 million Jews and millions of others murdered by the Nazis and to reaffirm our commitment ...

He was standing at a busy intersection when I drove by. What caught my attention was the small dog wrapped in a blanket that he pushed in a stroller. Also, his sign had a name on it: Leo.

There’s an optimistic spirit in downtown Tucson. Whether it’s about food, the music scene or the arrival of artisanal coffee, many Tucsonans say it’s about time, while business people rejoice.

Connections Co-Chairs Karen Faitelson and Nanci Freedberg emphasized the power of tradition and the strength of women. “Our ...

Acclaimed songstress Neshama Carlebach is coming to the Tucson J, Saturday, March 1 from 7:30-9:00 pm. The performance, titled BELIEVE, is part of the 2024-2025 Beth and Mike Kasser Patron of the Arts ...

When David Wien’s wife, Fran, died of cancer in 2020, he found it hard to cope. But after 18 months, he says, “All of a sudden, I got this, maybe message from HaShem, I don’t know, but I got this ...

Sam Golden and Ellie Hutchison have announced their engagement. Sam is the son of Bonnie and Norm Golden, both of Tucson. Sam graduated from Arizona State University majoring in music composition. Now ...

Gugulethu Moyo, the new executive director of Tucson’s Jewish History Museum/Holocaust History Center, comes to the job with a unique set of qualifications, encompassing both her career as an ...

Some years ago, I had a 93-year-old client who was depressed. Try as I did to interest her in attending programs in the medical day care program where I worked, she resisted. One day, in response to ...