After about two decades of waiting, two Tucson Jewish organizations will have a building to call their own.
The Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona and the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona plan to move into a new office building on the campus of the Tucson Jewish Community Center summer 2017.
They will hold a groundbreaking ceremony 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 off of East River Road and Dodge Boulevard in the northwest corner of the Tucson JCC parking lot. The building will be called the Harvey and Deanna Evenchik Center for Jewish Philanthropy.
The 18,000-square-foot facility will also house sub-organizations that fall within the federation, such as the "Arizona Jewish Post," the Weintraub Israel Center and others, said Stuart Mellan, the president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona. A large meeting room to accommodate 100 to 150 people will also allow for community events, organized by the Tucson JCC.
The federation is currently located in a house on campus and the foundation has been renting space off-campus. The current budget for the project is $4.5 million, says Mellan.
The groundbreaking is open to the public. RSVP at jfsa.org.
