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Jewish Friendship Group news

  Marilyn Anthony Our annual Jewish Trivial Pursuit together with a full potluck is on February 20 at 6:00 p.m. (note the new time) in the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center. Please contact Sherry Marmorstein 825-6586 or [email protected] to co-ordinate your dish. The JFG is supplying lots of brisket! Please ensure that your dish is accompanied…

Jewish Friendship Group news

Marilyn Anthony The dining room at the Vistas was overflowing for the recent Chanukah Party. Larry Stillman wrote an even funnier presentation than last year – hard as that is to believe. Songs were sung, stories were told to the twinkling candles while a most delicious meal was enjoyed by all. A high stakes (nickels!)…

Jewish Friendship Group news

  Marilyn Anthony The annual JFG Chanukah Party – the must go to event of the season – will be held on December 13 in the main dining room of HOA One. The menu consists of beef brisket, potato latkes, vegetable medley and ice cream. Price is $24.50 for members/$26.50 for non-members. Please RSVP by…

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Marilyn Anthony The JFG hosted its annual Break Fast after Yom Kippur. The many attendees enjoyed a delicious meal with good company and conversation. Our first potluck of the season was on November 4. We are getting spoiled by the delicious food with the extra special treat this year of additional briskets provided by the…

Jewish Friendship Group news

Marilyn Anthony The JFG will be hosting its annual Break Fast after Yom Kippur on Saturday, September 30 at 6:15 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:45 p.m. It will take place in HOA1 Coyote Rooms North and South. (Vermilion Room floor is being replaced.) On the Menu are everyone’s favorites: Lox and bagels, sliced…

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Marilyn Anthony Our August Happy Hour was a full house, and the hors d’oevres were wonderful. Everyone got to touch base with each other, and over 25 people had dinner afterwards at HOA 2. A good time was had by all. The JFG will be hosting its annual Break Fast after Yom Kippur on Saturday,…

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Marilyn Anthony A great time was had by all at the Father’s Day Dinner on June 17. The temperature was predicted to be 109 degrees so the time of the dinner was moved from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. hoping it would cool down. And it did! We enjoyed a fabulous buffet cooked by Chef Dave.…

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Marilyn Anthony Our Mother’s Day Dinner was on the beautiful new patio of HOA 1. Most of the diners enjoyed delicious rainbow trout with rice and a dessert of lemon sorbet. Everyone thought the setting was beautiful and the dinner delicious. We are definitely being spoiled by Chef Dave! Larry Stillman read a sequel to…

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Marilyn Anthony June 17, 2017 will be our Father’s Day Dinner at the Roadrunner Grill Patio at 5:30 p.m. It will be an outdoor barbecue with skirt steak or grilled chicken, cole slaw, ranch beans-no bacon and brownies. Cost: $24.50 including tip and tax. Checks must be received by June 7, 2017. Please send to…

Jewish Friendship Group news

Marilyn Anthony In March the Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) organized a docent-led tour of the new Tucson Holocaust Museum, which is adjacent to the Jewish History Museum on Stone Avenue. About 30 people from SaddleBrooke carpooled down for this activity. The highlight of the Holocaust Memorial Museum was the series of videos by survivors telling…