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MARCH 3, 2017 | ADAR 5, 5777 | VOLUME 69, NUMBER 16
Campus hires
director of security
LEISHA WOLDOFF | MANAGING EDITOR
T he Ina Levine Jewish Community
Campus has hired a full-time director
of security on behalf of its tenants.

The decision is the culmination of two
months of research by layleaders and staff,
said Jonathan Hoffer, chair of the Valley of
the Sun Jewish Community Center and an
officer on the Jewish Federation of Greater
Phoenix board.

James Wasson starts as the campus’s direc-
tor of security on Jan. 23. He worked for the
JAMES WASSON
Scottsdale Police Department from 1990 to
2016: 10 years as a police officer, six years
as a police sergeant and from 2006 to 2016, as a police lieutenant.

Before joining the Scottsdale Police Department, he worked as a
police officer for the New York Police Department for four years.

In 2004, the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA)
and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish
Organizations launched an initiative to establish a nonprofit
organization dedicated to homeland security initiatives on behalf
of the American Jewish community. This nonprofit, the Secure
Community Network (SCN), connects Jewish communities across
the U.S. to local law enforcement and the highest levels of the
federal government.

Last month, representatives from SCN consulted with local leaders
for two days, as well as with campus staff and representatives of the
Department of Homeland Security and the Scottsdale Police Depart-
ment, and recommended hiring a dedicated security professional.

In the days leading to inauguration,
groups express concerns
LEISHA WOLDOFF | MANAGING EDITOR
JUSTING KATZ | WASHINGTON JEWISH WEEK
M embers of Arizona Jews for
Justice have reached out
to Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake
with concerns about the incoming
administration. On Jan. 10, a group met with
senior leadership at the senator’s
office to express concerns about
some of the president elect’s
nominees. These concerns included nomi-
nees being confirmed without
being fully vetted by the U.S. A group of Jewish leaders organized by Arizona Jews for Justice visited with senior leadership
SEE GROUPS, PAGE 8
of U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake’s office on Jan. 10 to share concerns about some of the president-elect’s
nominees. Flake serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee. PHOTO COURTESY OF RABBI DR. SHMULY YANKLOWITZ
Camping fun
Shevet Shemesh, the Arizona chapter of
Israel Scouts, held its first winter camp
adventure in December, a “Survivor”-
themed expedition of games, skill-learning
activities, snow and an overnight stay
on Mt. Lemmon in Tucson. For more
teen activities in the Valley, see Teen Scene
on Page 13.

PHOTO COURTESY OF SHEVET SHEMESH
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