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    • March for Soviet Jews, 1986

    • March for Soviet Jews, 1986

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    • Soviet Jews;

    • Rabbi William Berk marches with sons Sam (left) and Joe (on sholders) to show support for Soviet Jews who faced persecution in the 1970s and 1980s. Only a small number of Jews were allowed to leave the Soviet Union between December 1979 and 1986....
    • Council for Jews with Special Needs

    • Council for Jews with Special Needs

    • Unknown

    • Bat Mitzvah, Bar Mitzvah

    • Members of the Council for Jews with Special Needs prepare the candle lighting ceremony for the council's B'nai Mitzvah Party. Pictured: Event Co-chair Leslie Sanders, Co-Founder Joyce Berk, Board President Kent Berk, and Event Co-chair Laurie...
    • B'nai B'rith Women March for Soviet Jews, 1986

    • B'nai B'rith Women March for Soviet Jews, 1986

    • Unknown

    • Soviet Jews;

    • B'nai B'rith is a Jewish philanthropy dedicated to promoting Jewish human rights in the United States and internationally. The women of B'nai B'rith are shown here marching to show support for the Soviet Jews who were not allowed to practice...
    • Marginalia: the magazine of the Piper Center for Creative Writing

    • Marginalia: the magazine of the Piper Center for Creative Writing

    • Arizona State University. Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing.

    • Arizona State University. Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing--Periodicals; Creative writing--Periodicals;

    • This title contains one or more publications. Marginalia is the Piper Center's magazine that features news about Piper Center programs, items that promote the ASU MFA program and alumni, and community engagement.
    • Arizona Council on Soviet Jewry, 1979

    • Arizona Council on Soviet Jewry, 1979

    • Unknown

    • Soviet, Jews; Sharansky, Anatoly;

    • Members of the Arizona Council on Soviet Jewry listen attentively to Avital Sharansky during a meeting in 1979. Avital is discussing the plight of her husband Anatoly. In 1977, Anatoly was imprisoned for more than ten years for promoting his...
    • Soviet Jewry Proclamation, 1980

    • Soviet Jewry Proclamation, 1980

    • Unknown

    • Government; Soviet, Jews

    • The vice president of the Arizona Council on Soviet Jewry, Risa Mallin (left) and President Joan Wellish(right) are shown holding a proclamation for Soviet Jewry Human Rights Week. The proclamation was issued by Governor Bruce Babbit. In the...
    • Ninfa Lowe Interview

    • Ninfa Lowe Interview

    • Lowe, Ninfa

    • Phoenix; Jewish Community; Conversion; Crypto Jews; Family History

    • Ninfa Lowe discusses her conversion from Catholicism to Judaism. She talks about Rabbi Plotkin's role in her conversion. She talks about crypto Jews in the southwest and Mexico.
    • "The Traveler" Glendale Community College Literary Magazine, 1991

    • "The Traveler" Glendale Community College Literary Magazine, 1991
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    • Glendale Community College (Maricopa County, Ariz.); College students' writings, American--Arizona--Glendale--Periodicals; Creative writing (Higher education)--Periodicals; Short stories, American--Periodicals; American poetry--20th...

    • The Traveler, Spring, 1991. Art Director: Pamela Spears. Cover Photography: Greg Streich. Editorial Staff: Cheryl Johnson; Paul DeDonatis. Graphic Designers: Joanne Bono; Karen Holland; Kathleen Plate; Star Yensen Literary Editor: Terry...
    • Beth Hebree Torah, 1951

    • Beth Hebree Torah, 1951

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life; Orthodox Judaism; Torah

    • More than 500 people attended a Siyum Hatorah (completion of a sefer Torah) at Beth Hebree Congregation on April 29, 1951. The Torah was donated by Rabbi A.L. Krohn of Temple Beth Israel. Beth Hebree Congregation, also known as Beth Hebrew and...
    • Eleanor Roosevelt Radio Interview, 1947

    • Eleanor Roosevelt Radio Interview, 1947

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life; United Jewish Appeal; CBS Broadcasting Inc.

    • Eleanor Roosevelt endorses the United Jewish Appeal in a radio interview with KPHO in March 1947. The United Jewish Appeal was a philanthropic organization dedicated to raising funds to assist Jews living in Europe and Palestine.
    • Karl B. Justus at United Jewish Appeal Dinner, 1947

    • Karl B. Justus at United Jewish Appeal Dinner, 1947

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life; United Jewish Appeal

    • Reverend Karl Bennet Justice (far left) attends and speaks at a dinner for the United Jewish Appeal at the Silver Spur. Bennet was a military chaplain and the Western Regional Representative for the National Conference of Christians and Jews from...
    • 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...
    • Eleanor Roosevelt at United Jewish Appeal Dinner, 1947

    • Eleanor Roosevelt at United Jewish Appeal Dinner, 1947

    • Markow Photography

    • Jewish life; United Jewish Appeal

    • Eleanor Roosevelt delivers the keynote address at a 1947 fundraiser in Phoenix benefiting the United Jewish Appeal. The UJA was a philanthropic organization dedicated to raising funds to assist Jews living in Europe and Palestine, which became...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • Future Home of the Jewish Community Campus, 1998

    • Future Home of the Jewish Community Campus, 1998

    • Unknown

    • Jewish Community Center; Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center

    • In 2002 the Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center was built in Scottsdale. The Valley of the Sun JCC is part of the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus which houses four other Jewish agencies including the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix,...
    • Founders of the Sephardic Community of Arizona, 2001

    • Founders of the Sephardic Community of Arizona, 2001

    • Unknown

    • Sephardic Jews

    • The Sephardic Community of Arizona is an organization that strives to promote Sephardic culture in Phoenix. It was founded in 2001 by Mercedes Roussel (left), Jacky Sebag (center), and Rabbi Laibel Blotner (right). The Sephardic Community of...
    • Arizona Jewish Historical Society, 1988

    • Arizona Jewish Historical Society, 1988

    • Unknown

    • Arizona Jewish Historical Society;

    • Jerry Lewkowitz and Marshall Lehman, both sons of Arizona pioneers, established the Arizona Jewish Historical Society in 1981. The AJHS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the history of Jews in Arizona. Pearl Newmark was the...
    • Jerry Lewkowitz Interview

    • Jerry Lewkowitz Interview

    • Lewkowitz, Jerry

    • Phoenix; Jewish Community; law practice; Attorney General; Phoenix Thunderbirds; Antisemitism

    • Jerry Lewkowitz talks about his experiences growing up Phoenix in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. He discusses his experiences going through law school and working for the Attorney General. He discusses his community involvement including his...

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