(Jewniverse via JTA) — Jews from Denmark first arrived on the white beaches of what is now St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands — a tiny speck off the coast of Puerto Rico — in the mid-17th century. These ...

Sam Golden and Ellie Hutchison have announced their engagement. Sam is the son of Bonnie and Norm Golden, both of Tucson. Sam ...

Mindy Bernstein, executive director of the Coyote Task Force, a local behavioral health agency, landed in Tucson in 1976. She wasn’t sure then what her path would be, but she never imagined a career ...

Hanukkah, Chanukah, Hanuka, Channukah, Hannukah — there are many ways to spell it and even more ways to celebrate the Festival of Lights in Tucson and Southern Arizona this year. The holiday begins ...

BALTIMORE (JTA) – After some 40 years in the business world, Gordon Steen never thought his morning would start outdoors with hyenas, elephants and monkeys. But that was more than six years ago, ...

Teaching cooking at Tucson’s Hebrew High gives Marjorie Cunningham hope for the future. “I have confidence in our young people,” says Cunningham, who has found, over the past 15 or so years that she’s ...

In the recent past, I have lost many people in my life including my husband, Shelby. Four friends have died. Others have ...

Tu B’Shvat is more than one day of honoring our trees and agriculture. The holiday serves as a yearly time to reconnect with our earth and our community. By celebrating in Tucson, we learn from the ...

One way is through the dissemination of accurate information. From Feb. 21-22, Anshei Israel will host Gil Hoffman, CEO of ...

Kirsten Miller is a groundbreaking feminist author in YA literature. Her first adult novel, “The Change,” was a Good Morning America Book Club pick. Her latest novel is “Lula Dean’s Little Library of ...