Dr. Ben Corn is an internationally recognized oncologist and co-founder, along with his wife, Dvora, of the Israeli-American nonprofit Life’s Door, dedicated to enhancing hope, meaning, and dignity in healthcare.

Cindy Wool Seminar to Explore the Role of Hope in Healthcare

January 22, 2026 / Phyllis Braun, AJP Feature Writer

As an internationally renowned oncologist, Dr. Ben Corn knows “it’s much sexier to pursue a cure for cancer than to try and instill hope.” “But I don’t think it’s any less gratifying,” he says. Corn is a professor of oncology at the Hebrew University School of Medicine in Jerusalem. He and his wife, Dvora, a family therapist, co-founded Life’s Door, an Israeli-American nonprofit committed to addressing the emotional needs of patients, as well as the family members and professionals who… Read more »

Tucson Hebrew Academy Launches the Lions’ Discovery Den Maker Space
January 28, 2026 / Dorron Blumberg, THA Marketing & Communications

This semester, Tucson Hebrew Academy opened the Lions’ Discovery Den, a new maker space designed to support hands-on, collaborative STEM learning for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The Discovery Den reflects the school’s commitment to experiential learning, cross-curricular connections, and preparing students with the skills they need for… Read more »

Antonia Lassar, Jewish Comedy’s Rising Star, to Perform Live in Tucson
January 28, 2026 / Congregation Anshei Israel
Antonia Lassar

If you spend any time online, chances are you’ve stumbled across Antonia Lassar’s very funny — and very Jewish — comedy clips on TikTok, YouTube, or Instagram, or caught her co-hosting the “Yenta!” podcast. And even if you haven’t, now is your chance to catch this young, fresh Internet sensation live in her first Arizona appearance on Feb. 21, 7 p.m., at Congregation Anshei Israel.  Lassar describes her Jewish comedy as much more than stereotypical Borscht… Read more »

Tucson J Welcomes Two New Team Members to its Hanhallah (Executives) Team
January 28, 2026 / Rachael Mitchell, Sr. Director of Marketing, Communications + PR, Tucson J
Matt McQuoid, left, and Zach Glicksman

The Tucson Jewish Community Center (the J) has welcomed two new senior leaders whose professional expertise and personal connections to Jewish communal life are poised to strengthen the J’s impact across Southern Arizona. Matt McQuoid joined the organization in November as Chief Experience Officer (CXO), and Zach Glicksman recently came on board as… Read more »

Israeli Supreme Court Justice Coming to Tucson to Discuss Democracy in Times of Crisis
January 28, 2026 / Phyllis Braun, AJP Feature Writer
Justice Prof. Daphne Barak-Erez

In the months before Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets to protest the Netanyahu government’s plans to overhaul and weaken the Israeli Supreme Court.   This attempt at a judicial coup and the attack by the government on democratic institutions… Read more »

A Weekend of Song, Spirit, and Connection: Dan Nichols Comes to Tucson
January 27, 2026 / Sean Moss, Kol Ami Executive Director

For more than a decade, the Mitch Dorson Scholar-in-Residence Fund has stood as a living expression of the belief that Jewish learning should be engaging, accessible, and meaningful. Established in 2012, the fund brings a visiting scholar or artist to Tucson to offer a popular exploration of Jewish life… Read more »

Of Blessed Memory: Martin (Marty) Victor Drozdoff
January 26, 2026 /

Martin (Marty) Victor Drozdoff said, “Hasta la vista!” to his body at age 78 on Jan. 14, 2026. He valiantly fought idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis for eleven years, which was many years longer than expected for those facing the disease. In the face of his illness, he continued many meaningful… Read more »

Why Hillel Gave Me a Built-In Community: Reflections from a First-Year Student at UA
January 15, 2026 / Avah Montgomery, University of Arizona Hillel

I can say without hesitation that my experience so far with Hillel at the University of Arizona has been nothing short of incredible. As I get ready to begin my second semester at college, I’ve been thinking a lot about those first few days on campus — and how far I’ve… Read more »

Of Blessed Memory: Andrew Schot
January 13, 2026 /

Local Holocaust survivor Andrew Schot died Jan. 11, 2026, at the age of 94. A 25-year veteran of the United States Air Force, Andrew dedicated much of his life to Holocaust education and memory by sharing his own testimony with thousands across Southern Arizona and beyond. One of Andrew’s… Read more »