Dr. Lorrie Henderson, president and CEO
of Jewish Family & Children’s Service, left,
and Carol Seidberg, JFCS board member
emeritus, attend the JFCS’s eighth annual
Better Tomorrow Luncheon, held Feb. 24 at
the Arizona Biltmore.
 Photo by Carl Schultz
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, president and dean of Valley Beit Midrash, left,
poses with Rabbi Dr. Darren Kleinberg, founding executive director of Valley
Beit Midrash, at the 2017 Hammerman Family lecture March 9 at Temple Chai.

The Hammerman lecture series was named in honor of Cheryl and Stan Ham-
merman, right. 
Photo by Joel Zolondek
Marc Kelman, left, presents Jewish National Fund’s
Golden Branch Award to Ted and Ann Zinman at JNF’s
Tree of Life Celebration on Jan. 19 at the Camby Hotel
in Phoenix. That evening, Michael Crow, president of Ari-
zona State University, received JNF’s Tree of Life award.

 Photo courtesy of JNF
Susan and William Levine share a laugh during the Valley of the Sun
Jewish Community Center gala at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix
on Nov. 19. The event raised more than $1.2 million for the VOSJCC.

Photo by Sandra Tenuto Photography
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