Nicole Raz
By Nicole Raz
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Fast Forward Arizona Jews sue to stop the state from using Zyklon B, which the Nazis used to gas Jews, in executions
(JTA) — (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix via JTA) — Leaders of Arizona’s Jewish community are suing the state to prevent it from using hydrogen cyanide, the same lethal gas that was deployed at Auschwitz, to carry out capital punishment. During the Holocaust, the Nazis used pellets of Zyklon B, a hydrogen cyanide formulation, in…
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Fast Forward Meet the Jews of the Grand Canyon and rural Arizona, where Jewish life takes dedication
(JTA) — (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix via JTA) — Stan Coffield and his wife were pretty open-minded when deciding where they would retire. “I wanted someplace that was lower cost of living [than New York] — warm, dry, near a body of water that I could water-ski on, and had some manner of Jewish…
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Fast Forward ‘It’s the Jews’: An antisemitic tirade at an Arizona school board meeting spurs a response, and a debate
(JTA) — (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix via JTA) — An antisemitic tirade at a school board meeting in suburban Phoenix last week has spurred an extensive response among local officials and Jewish leaders — some of whom say they were distressed that board members did not rebut the comment at the time. During the…
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Fast Forward Arizona passes long-delayed Holocaust education bill after sidelining debate over antisemitism definitions
(Jewish News of Greater Phoenix via JTA) — When Michael Beller set out three years ago to get a law passed in Arizona requiring Holocaust education in public schools, the response he got was clear. “People told me this would never happen. They were like, ‘Not now, not ever. It will never happen in Arizona.’…
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News This Muslim market in Tucson offers kosher food and intercultural dialogue
(Jewish News of Greater Phoenix via JTA) — Tucked between a dance school and a ’60s retro lounge on a quiet street in Tucson, Arizona, sits a small Middle Eastern and African foods store. But the Al Basha Grocery isn’t just a place to get kosher meats and hard-to-find ingredients. “It provides an opportunity for…
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