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    • Shoshana and Robert Tancer

    • Shoshana and Robert Tancer

    • Unknown

    • 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...
    • Sheila Singer, 1957

    • Sheila Singer, 1957

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life; Yom Kippur; Temple Beth Israel (Phoenix, Ariz.)

    • Sheila Singer holds a poster for the 1957 Yom Kippur dance at Temple Beth Israel.
    • Rabbi Plotkin's First Consecration Class, 1955

    • Rabbi Plotkin's First Consecration Class, 1955

    • Bob Markow Photography

    • Jewish life; Temple Beth Israel (Phoenix, Ariz.)

    • Rabbi Albert Plotkin of Temple Beth Israel poses with his first Consecration class in 1955. In Reform congregations, Consecration marks the beginning of child's formal Jewish education. Each child is holding a gift, possibly containing a small...
    • Rabbi Bonnie Koppell en route to Korea, 1993

    • Rabbi Bonnie Koppell en route to Korea, 1993

    • Unknown

    • Jewish life; United States. Army.

    • Rabbi Bonnie Koppell, Phoenix's first female congregational rabbi, has served Conservative Temple Beth Sholom in Mesa since 1987. She is also the first female rabbi to serve in the United States military. She spent Passover in Iraq in 2005,...
    • Rabbi B. Charles Herring

    • Rabbi B. Charles Herring

    • Stratford Studios

    • Jewish Life; Temple Beth Israel (Phoenix, Ariz.); Temple Kol Ami (Scottsdale, Ariz.)

    • B. Charles Herring served as assistant Rabbi at Temple Beth Israel from 1968 until 1989, when a group of Beth Israel families founded a new congregation, Kol Ami, and asked him to lead it. He retired from Kol Ami in 2004. Herring and his wife,...
    • Queen of the May Fair Contestants, 1958

    • Queen of the May Fair Contestants, 1958

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life

    • Contestants for Queen of the May Fair advertise the Phoenix Jewish Community Center's May Fair in 1958. One lucky attendee that year won a 1958 Fiat sports car.
    • Queen Esther Candidates, 1951

    • Queen Esther Candidates, 1951

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life; Beth El Congregation (Phoenix, Ariz.); Purim

    • Three Queen Esther candidates pose at the Beth El Purim Ball in 1951.
    • Presentation Ball Debutantes, 1960

    • Presentation Ball Debutantes, 1960

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life

    • In a shot taken for the "Jewish News of Greater Phoenix," a group of young ladies poses in anticipation of a Presentation Ball to be held in their honor.
    • Portrait of Sam Hoffman, 1953

    • Portrait of Sam Hoffman, 1953

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life

    • Artist Jo Rogozen puts the finishing touches on a portrait of Sam Hoffman in 1953. Born in Russia in 1901, Hoffman worked as a builder in Canada and Detroit before moving to Phoenix after World War II. He spearheaded the construction of the Phoenix...
    • Portrait of Rabbi Ydel Dow, 1950

    • Portrait of Rabbi Ydel Dow, 1950

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life; Beth El Congregation (Phoenix, Ariz.)

    • In 1925, Rabbi Ydel Dow moved from El Paso to Tucson, solicited by a group of more traditional Jews who were uncomfortable with aspects of Reform Judaism, primarily the English language services held at Temple Emanu-El. Rabbi Dow conducted Modern...
    • Portrait of Jay Edson, 1953

    • Portrait of Jay Edson, 1953

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life; Beth El Congregation (Phoenix, Ariz.); boxing

    • Jay Edson moved from Pittsburgh to Phoenix in 1952 to set up a sales office for State of Israel Bonds. He was later appointed director of the Phoenix Jewish Community Council and Beth El Congregation. Edson also hosted "Jewish Hour" on a Phoenix...
    • Portrait of Eleanor Spector, 1956

    • Portrait of Eleanor Spector, 1956

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life

    • Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Spector moved to Phoenix in 1943 and embarked on a successful career as a public relations manager for many Jewish, civic and cultural groups. She served on the Board of the Brandeis University National Women's...
    • Portrait of Belle Latchman, 1962

    • Portrait of Belle Latchman, 1962

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life; Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix

    • Belle Latchman was the first female president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix and chair of its Women's Campaign. Latchman was the recipient of many honors, including the Federation's Medal of Honor.
    • Plaque for Jewish Servicemen, 1951

    • Plaque for Jewish Servicemen, 1951

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life; Veterans

    • Members of the Jewish Community Council (915 North 4th Street) install a plaque recognizing Jewish servicemen. From left to right: Sam Brodsky, Bob Weinstein, Edith Baum, and Wally Levinson.
    • Planning for B'nai B'rith Fashion Show, 1956

    • Planning for B'nai B'rith Fashion Show, 1956

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life; B'nai B'rith

    • In a promotional shot for the Jewish News of Greater Phoenix, a young boy models an outfit to be shown in a fashion show benefitting the B'nai B'rith Organization. B'nai B'rith was founded in the United States in 1843 and is committed to aiding the...
    • Phoenix Vice Mayor Joy Wolf Carter and Councilmember Barry Starr, 1980

    • Phoenix Vice Mayor Joy Wolf Carter and Councilmember Barry Starr, 1980

    • Unknown

    • Jewish life; Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America

    • Phoenix Councilmember Starr missed his official swearing in due to snow in 1980 and was sworn in at a special ceremony on January 4. Starr was a police officer, a probation officer and a member of the political staffs of former Arizona Governors...
    • Phoenix Jewish Community Center, 1955

    • Phoenix Jewish Community Center, 1955

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life

    • The Phoenix Jewish Community Center, as seen in 1955. The building, located at Camelback Road and 15th Street in Phoenix, was constructed in 1953. Today, the Camelback Toyota dealership stands in this location, but a commemorative plaque for the...
    • Phoenix Jewish Community Center Inauguration, 1951

    • Phoenix Jewish Community Center Inauguration, 1951

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life

    • Young couples dance at a celebration held on December 8, 1951. Four hundred people attended a dedication ceremony commemorating the Jewish Community Center's move to 2211 N. Central Avenue. The site was leased from the estate of the late Dwight B....

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