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WEBOct 7, 2011 · Longtime Jewish family business says goodbye and thank you. As young men, Jewish first cousins Jerry and Roland Weiss left Cleveland, Ohio, and moved to Phoenix. Jerry’s father was in the car wash business back in Ohio, and though he had worked there too, Jerry and his cousin wanted to build something of their own in their new home in the desert.
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WEBJul 30, 2013 · Jewish News Staff. Aug 9, 2024. Howard Sobelman, a member of Greater Phoenix’s Jewish community, was recently elected to the board of directors of One Step Beyond, Inc. (OSBI) a Phoenix-based nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive programming and services for adults (18+) who have intellectual disabilities.
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WEBRenee ‘Lovey’ Borenstein, matriarch of local restaurant brand, dies at 89. Mala Blomquist | Managing Editor. Apr 9, 2024. Renee “Lovey’’ Borenstein’s Arizona legacy began when the Borenstein family — Lou, Lovey, Mark, Neal and Wendy — moved to Greater Phoenix from Queens in 1978. A year later, they opened Chompie’s Bagel ...
NCJW’s ‘Ruth Place’ is finally here | Community | jewishaz.com
WEBNov 3, 2023 · Ruth Place is a project of NCJW AZ, which serves as the fiscal agent, but the two are accounted for separately. Tamarkin estimated Ruth Place would need approximately $450,000 each year, and it has raised about half of the first year’s funding, though she expects things to go more quickly now that there is an actual program in place.
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ASU releases first study of Jewish community since 2002
WEBFeb 19, 2020 · Since 2002, the Jewish population in Maricopa County has grown by 19%. According to ASU’s tally, the community now includes 82,900 Jewish adults and 98,750 Jews overall. Today, the majority of the Greater Phoenix Jewish community identifies as Conservative or Reform and only attends services once …
Arizona women writers share their latest work
WEBMar 22, 2022 · Deena Goldstein, author of “OK, Little Bird” Former comedienne and multimedia artist, Scottsdale resident Deena Goldstein is the author of “OK, Little Bird,” which she described as “an irreverent, inspiring and funny story of an unforgettable father-daughter connection, told through voicemails, letters, cantankerous family dinners, anecdotes, wry banter and a lot of love.
New Jewish cemetery dedicated in Phoenix - jewishaz.com
WEBMar 25, 2005 Updated Aug 5, 2013. Ray Perlman, left, and Gerald Webner are founders of Mount Sinai Cemetery, a new Jewish cemetery in Phoenix. Photo by Mark Gluckman. When Gerald Webner and Ray Perlman set out to create a Valley cemetery dedicated exclusively to both affiliated and non-affiliated Jews nearly two decades ago, the pair figured ...
Program explores culture, history of Bukharian Jews
WEBMay 17, 2022 · In 1989, just before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the majority of the world’s Bukharian Jews — around 50,000 — lived in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, Cooper said. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the majority of Bukharian Jews immigrated en masse to the United States and Israel. Today, less than 200 Bukharian Jews remain in ...
Adult yeshiva opens in Phoenix | Education | jewishaz.com
WEBNov 9, 2012 · Currently, Shomrei Emunim has three minyans each day, as well as morning and evening learning, at its temporary location at 302 E. Bethany Home Road in Phoenix. Shabbat services are held in a private home. The group is actively pursuing a permanent location, Kanner said. The yeshiva is for men age 18 …
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