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APRIL 12, 2019 | NISAN 7, 5779 | VOLUME 71, NUMBER 27
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Shevet Shemesh holds Philanthropist Jean Grossman first public Holocaust has died at 91 remembrance ceremony P E NICK ENQUIST | STAFF WRITERS
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ver since launching in 2016, the local chapter of Shevet Shemesh, the Israeli Scouts youth group, has hosted a Holocaust remembrance ceremony featuring its scouts. In the past, it has been a private affair, but this year the organization has decided to make the event public. “Shevet Shemesh’s Holocaust remembrance ceremony has always been about honoring and remembering the lives lost in that tragic event and really ensuring that the Holocaust survivors are never forgotten,” said Shevet Shemesh Director Hadar Hamu. “It is our collective duty to make sure that we don’t forget. Opening it up to the community really fulfills that purpose.” The ceremony will be held on Tuesday, April 16 at 6:30 p.m., at Scottsdale Community College (SCC). For this first public ceremony, the organization has partnered with the college as well as other community entities, including Congregation Beth Tefillah in Scottsdale, the Phoenix Holocaust Association, Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix, Temple Chai in Phoenix and the Israeli American Council Arizona. The ceremony will be led by Beth Tefillah Rabbi Pinchas Allouche. “We are so honored [to have] this Holocaust remembrance ceremony,” said Hamu. “We really try to promote strong Jewish values and leadership and we felt that making the event public
hilanthropist and community stalwart Jean Grossman, who dedicated so much of her time and resources to the Phoenix Jewish community, died on Sunday, April 7. She was 91. Born in 1927 in Sioux City, Iowa to Israel and Helen Menin, Jean developed a commitment to good works and philanthropy early on. When she was at college at the University of Minnesota, a SEE GROSSMAN, PAGE 3
Community stalwart Jean Grossman always had a smile for everyone. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE VALLEY OF THE SUN JCC
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Wild art Winter is coming — not to the Valley, of course, but to the phenomenally popular HBO show “Games of Thrones.” And there’s a group of area Jewish residents who are extremely excited for the new and final season. Members of the Jewish Nerd Crew, as they jokingly call themselves, are gearing up to enjoy the Jewish-created program in true GOT style, though perhaps with fewer layers than Kit Harington as Jon Snow and Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, at left. See Page 5 for more. PHOTO BY HELEN SLOAN/HBO
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