Jewish Life in Arizona

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- Zionist Organization of America, Phoenix Chapter, 1948
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- Jewish life; Zionist Organization of America
- Members of the Arizona Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America pose in 1948.
- Dedication of Temple Beth Israel Building, 1950
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- Jewish life; Temple Beth Israel (Phoenix, Ariz.)
- Prominent members of the Phoenix Jewish community gather for the dedication of the Temple Beth Israel (now Congregation Beth Israel) building in 1950. Pictured from left to right are: (top row) Nat Silverman, Nelson Glueck, Archie Kroloff, and...
- First Confirmation Class of Temple Beth Israel, 1920
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- Jewish life; Temple Beth Israel (Phoenix, Ariz.)
- Temple Beth Israel's first Confirmation class poses at the Temple, located at 330 North 3rd Avenue, in 1920. Pictured from left to right are: (seated) Helen Wolpe, Rabbi Liknaitz, Al Solomon, and (standing) Ben Cooper, Beatrice Epstein, Milton...
- Arizona Jewish Theatre Company, 1989
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- Jewish life; Theater.
- Members of the Arizona Jewish Theatre Company perform "Chopin Playoffs" in March 1989, during the AJTC's first season. From left to right are: Mark Rossman, Linda Lieberman, Henry Caplan, Janet Arnold, and Steve Goldman.
- Jewish Passover Services Overseas, 1946
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- Jewish life; Passover.; World War II
- Lt. Col. George Puchall and other Jewish servicemen observe Passover in Saipan or Guam in 1946.
- Fred Greenwood Playing Piccolo in Korea, ca. 1953
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- Jewish life; Korean War
- Fred Greenwood, a Holocaust survivor, moved to the United States from the Netherlands in 1952. He was drafted into the US Army in 1953, during the Koren War, and served as a flautist in an army band. Fred has resided in Phoenix since 1966.
- Dedication of Temple Beth Israel, 1949
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- Jewish life; Temple Beth Israel (Phoenix, Ariz.)
- Congregants attend the dedication ceremony for Temple Beth Israel's new location on Tenth Avenue and Flower Street in Phoenix on September 11, 1949.
- Al Schwartz in Guam, 1944
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- Jewish life; World War II
- Phoenix resident Al Schwartz (left)and his friend Bob Haan pose in Sylvia's Canteen while stationed in Guam during World War II.
- Paul Markow, 1974
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- Jewish Life; Photography
- Paul Markow is a commercial advertising photographer based out of Phoenix. His father, Robert Markow, was the founder of Markow Photography, which created photographic records of many events and people in Phoenix, including the Jewish community, in...
- Leni Reiss and Flo Eckstein at Jewish News of Greater Phoenix
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- Jewish life; Jewish newspapers
- Flo Eckstein (seated) and Leni Reiss (standing) pose at the offices of the Jewish News of Greater Phoenix in this undated photo. In 1961, Eckstein's parents, Pearl and Cecil Newmark, bought the paper from M.B. Goldman Jr., who founded the paper in...
- National Bank of Arizona, ca. 1890
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- Jewish life;
- The National Bank of Arizona in Phoenix, as seen in the 1890s. Emil Ganz, Confederate war veteran and three-time mayor of Phoenix, was president of the bank at this time. Ganz had a successful career in the hotel and banking business, and his...
- New York Store, 1895
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- Jewish life;
- This photograph of the New York Store was taken in 1895, the year it opened. The store's founder, Sam Korrick, is the man smiling to the right of the middle man. Korrick immigrated to America from Poland in 1888, worked his way west and settled in...
- Shoshana and Robert Tancer
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- Jewish life; Tancer, Robert S.; Tancer, Shoshana B.
- Shoshana and Robert Tancer pose in their study in this undated photo. The Tancers own Tancer Law Firm in Phoenix, which specializes in U.S. immigration law. Shoshana's father was Salo Wittmayer Baron, a prominent Jewish historian who taught at...
- Lantin Store in Globe, ca. 1910
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- Jewish life;
- Max Lantin, second from right, and his employees pose outside of Lantin’s store in Globe, Arizona, around 1910. The man on the far left is Mr. Ballard, a bookkeeper, and second from left is Mr. Rowe, a salesman.
- Brenda Meckler in “Little Women,” ca. 1929
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- Jewish life; Acting.
- Brenda Meckler poses in character as Meg from the play, “Little Women,” around 1929.
- Edward Herzberg, ca. 1915
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- Jewish life; Arizona State Fair
- The ribbon Ed Herzberg is wearing in this photo post card commemorates his win as the “healthiest baby at the state fair” in 1915. The message written on the back indicates that Herzberg was 23 months old at the time.
- Karp Wedding, 1919
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- Jewish life;
- Charles and Gertrude Karp were married on August 17, 1919.
- Freeda Marks
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- Jewish life; Republican Party (Ariz.)
- Freeda Marks (1885-1976) moved to Arizona in 1905 with her husband, Barnett. She was a member of the Republican National Committee in 1924 and alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1936. She also founded the Phoenix chapter of...
- Blanche Korrick in Costume, ca. 1920
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- Jewish life; Opera.
- Colorized portrait of Blanche Korrick in costume for a performance of La Traviata, ca. 1920.
- Mandell Store, Casa Grande, ca. 1915
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- Jewish life;
- Interior of Kaufman Mandell’s store in Casa Grande, around 1915. The man in the tie is Kaufman Mandell.