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    • 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 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...
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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,...
    • Rabbi Bonnie Koppell en route to Korea, 1993

    • Rabbi Bonnie Koppell en route to Korea, 1993

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    • 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 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...
    • 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.
    • 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...
    • Sign Installation at New Phoenix Jewish Community Center, 1951

    • Sign Installation at New Phoenix Jewish Community Center, 1951

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life

    • Morrie Hershman and Sidney Pickelner hold the sign for the new Phoenix Jewish Community Center, while Edith K. Baum points. The center opened at 2211 North Central Avenue in December 1951 and was used until the permanent center at 1510 East...
    • Sun Valley Bakery, 1958

    • Sun Valley Bakery, 1958

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life

    • Sun Valley Bakery was Phoenix's first Kosher bakery. It was founded by Joseph Wilkins in the 1940s. This building was located at 15 West Roosevelt.
    • Sun Valley Bakery, 1958

    • Sun Valley Bakery, 1958

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life

    • Sun Valley Bakery was Phoenix's first Kosher bakery. It was founded by Joseph Wilkins in the 1940s. This building was located at 1301 Grand Avenue.
    • Temple Young Marrieds, 1955

    • Temple Young Marrieds, 1955

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life

    • In a shot taken for the "Jewish News of Greater Phoenix," members of a club called the Temple Young Marrieds pose in character for a publicity shot advertising an upcoming dance at Bud Brown's Barn.
    • Tercentenary Play, 1954

    • Tercentenary Play, 1954

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life

    • A choir performs in "To Be Free," a play written by Phoenix resident Brenda Weisberg Meckler in honor of the 300th anniversary of the arrival of the Jews in the United States. The pageant chronicled nearly every era of American history, showing how...
    • Testimonial Dinner at Beth El, 1952

    • Testimonial Dinner at Beth El, 1952

    • Markow Photography

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

    • Joe Cohen speaks at a testimonial dinner at Beth El Congregation for the Phoenix United Jewish Welfare Fund.
    • Thanksgiving Dinner, 1955

    • Thanksgiving Dinner, 1955

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life; Thanksgiving

    • The Golden Age Group celebrates Thanksigiving with a dinner at the Phoenix Jewish Community Center in 1955.
    • The Smith Boys, 1951

    • The Smith Boys, 1951

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life; Halloween

    • Three men, identified by the photographer as "The Smith Boys," dress up for Halloween in 1951.

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