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Media maven Fran Mallace: “At the top of her game”

“Welcome to Fran’s Zoo!” Those were the words that welcomed me as I arrived at the Paradise Valley home Fran Mallace presently shares with husband Michael; two daughters, Sydney and Jordie; and their...

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Meir Jolovitz from A to Z: ardent activist/zealous Zionist

For inspiration, Meir Jolovitz doesn’t have to look farther than his late mother and father. He explains that his father survived an unprecedented 13 camps and his mother also endured the Holocaust and...

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Third graders share their thoughts on Thanksgiving

In anticipation of celebrating Thanksgiving, just about everyone’s favorite secular holiday, we asked some third graders at Pardes Jewish Day School in Scottsdale to tell us what they are thankful for,...

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Energetic entrepreneur Myra Richman looks to the future – rooted in the present

Full disclosure: Myra Richman and I met in Columbus, Ohio as collegians and “sisters” in a Jewish sorority. She comes from small-town life in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. I am a native New Yorker. To me,...

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Nothing Like a Dame

She’s a self-described “big, brassy dame” with a penchant, as a kid, for “overacting and stealing the show.” She is Paulette Rockir, a native New Yorker with a flair for mimicry and a passion to...

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Journalistic Jewish geography

During the International Jewish Media Summit in Jerusalem last December, Arizona Jewish Life Contributing Editor Leni Reiss took advantage of the opportunity to ask several colleagues to briefly...

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Innovative and inspirational Israeli entrepreneurs – but a brusque and...

Although this was my 15th business trip to Israel, it never ceases to amaze me that there is always something new and special to see and learn in and about the Jewish state. On this particular trip, I...

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Recently renovated Museum of the Jewish People strengthens cultural ties

Beit Hatfutsot, the museum which chronicles the history of Jews throughout the Diaspora, has been one of Israel’s most visited tourist sites since it first opened in 1978 on the campus of Tel Aviv...

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All aboard for education and adventure

If you’re a history buff, you might be interested in an innovative travel program sponsored by the Bureau of Jewish Education (BJE): A Presidential Libraries Tour to Southern California this summer,...

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Debut novel highlights Phoenix

Brad Graber says his goal of writing a novel had been percolating for years but acknowledges that he “had to make a living.” He finally decided to fulfill his fantasy by saving enough money and...

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Libby and Bernie Weiner: Not sitting on the sidelines

In the mid-1960s Libby and Bernie Weiner would escape the winter weather in Kankakee, a small town a few hours from Chicago where Bernie headed a successful insurance agency, to soak up the sunshine...

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Nancy Kravetz: Not slowing down

“Arizona was a revelation to me,” says New England native Nancy Kravetz, describing her reaction the first time she saw “a palo verde tree, exotic cacti, the desert colors, sunsets and rock formations...

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Concert concept reaps rewards for Israel’s Magen David Adom

Not only are Barbara Zemel and Jay Bycer fast friends – but they are also the formidable duo responsible in good part for the local success of Arizona Friends of Magen David Adom, (Israel’s Red Cross),...

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Allan Naplan: Valley of the Sun’s own Music Man

He’s living proof that America’s Got Talent – and he definitely has The Voice! He is Allan Naplan, executive and producing director of Arizona Musicfest, the unique concert experience based at various...

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Animal adoption center is a legacy of love

At the Scottsdale home of Sonia and John Breslow, it’s reigning cats and dogs. From her earliest childhood memories in Omaha, NE, Sonia says she had a passion for any animal, but especially “puppies...

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“Win-win” programming for seniors at The J

Prior to her recent move to Arizona from her native Philadelphia, Cheryl Blumenthal managed “Golden Slipper on the Main Line,” a lifelong learning program for Jewish seniors. So it appears that her...

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Hannah and Phil Adelman: Celebrating 18 years of serving seniors

Pictured above: Phil and Hannah Adelman with Marc Adelman. Marc Adelman and Hannah and Phil Adelman aren’t related – but theirs is a very special relationship. Here’s Marc’s brief backstory: He came to...

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Philanthropic pair sponsors MIM’s Israel exhibit

If the names Ira J. Gaines and Cheryl Hintzen-Gaines are familiar to you, it isn’t surprising. You will see them included in donor listings in playbills and for myriad charities, causes and...

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Meet superfan Fred Fingerhut

Pictured above: Fred Fingerhut with a 1973 limited edition of a Leroy Neiman serigraph. There are sports fans – and fanatics – and then there’s Fred Fingerhut. When I phoned the longtime, now retired...

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Sharon Shuster is passionate about caring – and sharing

In 1962, Canadian natives Sharon and Garry Shuster crossed the border into the United States and headed to Arizona along with one child and another on the way. “We knew in our hearts that our future...

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