Leni Reiss describes her growth within the Jewish community and becoming editor of the Jewish News. She was invited to go with journalists to Lebanon right after the war. She met President George H.W. Bush at the White House. She talks about her numerous trips to Israel through her profession. She talks about meeting Simon Weber and Susan Goldwater.

This video interview is part of a collection of “Video Histories of Arizona Jewish Residents” and consists of short video interviews of notable Jewish residents in the Greater Phoenix area. Important subjects such as Anti-Semitism, family life, business, religion, and the vitality of the Phoenix Jewish community are discussed in the interviews. Subjects share memories which span from Arizona’s admittance to the Union up until the collection’s creation in 2008-2009. This collection was produced by the Arizona Jewish Historical Society.

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