Center for Jewish Philanthropy of Greater Phoenix

08/22/2026

08/20/2026

Join the Ben-Gurion Society for an evening of drinks, appetizers, and conversations with young Jewish professionals who are helping shape the future of Jewish Phoenix!
📅 Tuesday, September 1 | 5:30 PM
📍 Tatum/Shea area
🔗 Link to register: https://ow.ly/Zzep50ZBBLc

08/18/2026

✨ Jewish Joy ✨

08/14/2026

What if a journey through history could change the way you see today? Join the Center for Jewish Philanthropy of Greater Phoenix November 15–19, 2026, for a meaningful journey through Atlanta, Montgomery, Selma, and Jackson. Explore Civil Rights history, discover Jewish stories of courage and solidarity, and connect with the leaders shaping the South today.

📅 November 15–19, 2026
📩For more information contact: [email protected]

08/12/2026

Join us for PROJECT HEROES — a powerful multimedia experience featuring live music by internationally acclaimed Israeli musician Gilad Segev and stories of extraordinary courage from October 7th.

📅 Sunday, October 18, 2026
🕝 Doors 2:30 PM | Program 3:00 PM
🎟️ $18 General | $25 VIP | $50 Family

Registration required: phoenixcjp.org/projectheroes

08/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who helped, supported, and made yesterday possible ❤️❤️
What was your favorite moment from Jewish Heritage day?

08/10/2026

Sam Wagman is a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor. He survived over a year of imprisonment in the Wengrow Ghetto before being deported to the Buchenwald Concentration Camp. After a harrowing escape, Sam and his mother hid for the next two years in the woods until they were liberated by Soviet troops at the end of the war.

Despite being born into an extended family of 50 people, he and his mother were the only family members to escape death during the war and the only known survivors of the Wengrow Ghetto. Sam immigrated to the U.S. in 1950 and graduated high school in New Jersey before serving in the United States Air Force.

He moved to Phoenix in 1970 where he spent his mornings hiking Camelback three times a day, hiking the mountain over 34,000 times. We are honored to have Sam throw the ceremonial first pitch as part of Jewish Community Day.