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Nicole Raz

Cans of Zyklon B on display at Auschwitz. (photo credit: CC BY Jaysmark, Flickr)
February 17, 2022, 10:11 pm
Arizona Jews sue to stop the state from using Zyklon B in executions
Outlawed by the state in 1992, the toxic gas employed by the Nazis at Auschwitz can still be used on those sentenced before the ban; Jewish leaders call it ‘cruel and barbarous’
By Nicole Raz and Mala Blomquist
Rabbi Nina Perlmutter officiates a wedding overlooking the Grand Canyon in 2017. (Tom Brodersen/ via JTA)
December 4, 2021, 3:34 am
For Jews of the Grand Canyon and rural Arizona, religious life requires dedication
Where there isn’t a synagogue for hundreds of miles around, some people drive hours to attend service, and congregations are like families – you only get one
By Nicole Raz
FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2021 photo, anti-vaccine mandate protesters rally outside the garage doors of the Los Angeles Unified School District, LAUSD headquarters in Los Angeles (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
November 3, 2021, 8:11 am
‘It’s the Jews’: Antisemitic tirade unchallenged at Arizona school board meeting
Jewish organizations express outrage that board members didn’t respond more strongly to Jew hatred in anti-vaxxer speech
By Nicole Raz
From left: Arizona Teaching the Holocaust co-founder Michael Beller, Alexander White, Arizona State Rep. Alma Hernandez and Oskar Knoblauch. White and Knoblauch, both Holocaust survivors, testified on behalf of legislation that would mandate Holocaust education in the state. (Courtesy of Michael Beller/ via JTA)
July 8, 2021, 3:27 am
Arizona okays Holocaust education bill stalled over IHRA antisemitism definition
Legislation requiring schools to teach about the genocide is headed to the governor for ratification after some lawmakers said they wouldn’t back it unless the terms were included
By Nicole Raz
Ghufran Almusawi, proprietor of Al Basha Grocery in Tucson, Arizona, speaks with a Jewish customer. Her store sells both kosher and halal products in an effort to create a 'melting pot' for Jews and Muslims. (Michael Zaccaria/Keeping Jewish/ via JTA)
June 5, 2021, 9:44 am
This Muslim market in Tucson offers kosher food and intercultural dialogue
‘Both religions teach peace,’ says owner Ghufran Almusawi. ‘Everybody is welcome. And if there are any items missing that they are looking for, we’re always willing to bring it in’
By Nicole Raz
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