Calendar - Spring/09
Chosen calendar listings cover public events for the coming quarter in the Jewish community and around the Valley of the Sun. Please confirm event details with the provided contact. Check the weekly Jewish News of Greater Phoenix for more comprehensive event information.
Calendar submissions for the June 2009 issue of Chosen must be received by Jan. 15. E-mail them to Jennifer Goldberg, fax to 602-870-0426 or mail to Jewish News of Greater Phoenix, 1625 E. Northern Ave., Suite 106, Phoenix, AZ 85020.
April 19
American Jewish Committee Community Service Award Dinner
This year's dinner will honor the work of the teens of B'nai Tzedek Youth Philanthropy
and Naomi Goodell, a member of the B'nai Tzedek Adult Steering Committee. 5:30-9
p.m. Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale.
Cost: $60; $50 per parent or sibling of a B'nai Tzedek teen; free for B'nai Tzedek
members and children ages 5 and younger. Liz Tregor-Dokken, 602-955-3600.
April 20-24
Days of Remembrance
A series of events during Holocaust Awareness Week include educational activities,
programs and a lobby display. Co-sponsored by the Valley of the Sun JCC, Jewish
Federation of Greater Phoenix, Bureau of Jewish Education and Phoenix Holocaust
Survivors' Association. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus,
12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. Free. Judy Searle, 602-789-8879 or gitel@cox.net.
April 23
'Musical Pictures'
Jeffrey Siegel's "Keyboard Conversations" concert and commentary series
continues with selections from Rachmaninoff, Debussy and Mussorg- sky. 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, 25150
N. Pima Road, Scottsdale. Cost: $38. 480-994-2787 or scottsdaleperformingarts.org.
April 26
'Jews and the News'
This year's annual Hillel at ASU fundraising event will honor the contributions
of Jews to journalism in America and include the presentations of the winners
of the Joan Frazer Memorial Award in the Arts and the Debra Goldstein Memorial
Photography Contest. 5:30 p.m. Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway.
Cost: $100. 480-967-7563 or maureen@hillelasu.org.
April 26
Yom Hashoah Community Commemoration
A communitywide event to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. 3 p.m. Har
Zion Congregation, 6140 E. Thunderbird Road, Scottsdale. Free. Judy Searle, 602-789-8879
or gitel@cox.net.
April 27
Yom Hashoah event
Attendees will listen to special speakers and view "Why We Remember," a
documentary about using the Holocaust as a teaching tool. 5:30 p.m. Barness Family
Jewish Community Center at Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave.
Cost: $8 adults, $5 seniors and students. Meg Gabay, 480-897-0588 or info@evjcc.org.
April 29
Fore the Kids Golf Tournament
The fundraising event for the Valley of the Sun JCC Scholarship Fund will include
golf, a cocktail reception, a silent auction and more. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Scottsdale
Silverado Golf Club, 7605 E. Indian Bend Road. Cost: $250. Sam Humphrey, 480-483-7121
or samh@vosjcc.org.
May 3
Yom Ha'atzmaut celebration
Communitywide celebration of Israeli Independence Day. Noon-4 p.m. Ina Levine
Jewish Community Campus, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. Free. 480-483-7121,
ext. 1230, or Sharron Topper-Amitai, 480-634-4900.
May 5
Jewish parenting lecture
Dr. Wendy Mogel, a clinical psychologist and author, will speak on "Using
Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant, Optimistic, Grateful Children in a Nervous
World." 7 p.m. Women's Division of the Phoenix Community Kollel at Arizona
Biltmore Resort and Spa, 2400 E. Missouri Ave., Phoenix. Cost: $36. Susan Harris,
602-885-8002 or smh1621@aol.com.
May 17
Chabad Aleph Bet Preschool fundraiser
Enjoy dinner, silent auction, entertainment and more. 5 p.m. Chabad of Arizona,
2110 E. Lincoln Drive., Phoenix. Cost: $75.Sashie Levertov, 602-740-0679 or director@alephbetaz.com.
May 17
Phoenix Jewish Free Loan annual meeting
The meeting will include the presentation of the Presidential Award to Jay and
Karen Bycer, introduction of the organization's new board members and officers,
recognition of named donor funds and a kosher breakfast. 10-11:30 a.m. Jewish
Federation of Greater Phoenix, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 201, Scottsdale.
Free. Terri Swirnoff, 602-230-7983 or terriswirnoff@jewishfreeloan.org by May
8.
May 23-June 7
'Fools'
This Neil Simon comedy tells the story of a 19th-century Russian village whose
inhabitants have been cursed with stupidity. Arizona Jewish Theatre Company at
Paradise Valley Community College Center for the Performing Arts, 18401 N. 32nd
St., Phoenix. Cost: $30-$40. 602-264-0402 or azjewishtheatre.org.
May 31
Beth El Las Vegas Night
Enjoy an evening of casino-style games, food and drinks, a silent auction and
a raffle. 5:30 p.m. Beth El Congregation, 1118 W. Glendale Ave., Phoenix. Cost:
$ 36 in advance; $50 at the door. Renee Joffe, 602-944-3359 or rjoffe@bethelphoenix.com.
June 11
Jess Schwartz College Prep graduation
Celebrate the graduating seniors' achievements. 6 p.m. Temple Chai Mollen Social
Hall, 4645 E. Marilyn Road, Phoenix. Free. Janice Johnson, 602-385-5100 or jjohnson@jessschwartz.org.