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    • Cantor Honorees, 1983

    • Cantor Honorees, 1983

    • Unknown

    • University of Judaism

    • The Greater Phoenix Committee of the University of Judaism in Los Angeles honored graduates Cantor Barry Caplan and Cantor Reuven Taff with merit awards. From left: Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Doctor Joel Rembaum; honoree Cantor Barry Caplan of...
    • Deborah Sussman-Susser Interview

    • Deborah Sussman-Susser Interview

    • Sussman-Susser, Deborah

    • Phoenix; Jewish Community; World War II; Concentration Camps; Holocaust Survivor Stories; Reform Judaism

    • Deborah Sussman-Susser talks about her father's family who lived in Europe during World War II. They lived in Berlin, Prague, and Amsterdam. Her father attended school with Ann Frank and his parents were friends with Frank's parents. She talks...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • Future site of Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 2002

    • Future site of Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 2002

    • Unknown

    • Orthodox Judaism; Jewish Community Centers

    • Michael Pollack (right), Chairman of the Building Committee, and Rabbi Mendy Deitsch (left), Director of Chabad of the East Valley, stand beside the sign at the future site of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Chandler, AZ. The Pollack Chabad...
    • Jewish Education at Temple Chai, 1997

    • Jewish Education at Temple Chai, 1997

    • Unknown

    • synagogues;

    • During Temple Chai's Jewish education class, "A Taste of Judaism! Are you Curious", Sharona Feller explains that a 'yad' - translated as hand - is used to point to the words in the Torah, so that it does not become damaged by skin oils.
    • March for Soviet Jews, 1986

    • March for Soviet Jews, 1986

    • Unknown

    • 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....
    • 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...
    • Temple B'rith Shalom, 2001

    • Temple B'rith Shalom, 2001

    • Unknown

    • Synagogues; Reform Judaism

    • Temple B'rith Shalom, Prescott's first synagogue, was built in 1997. However, Jewish families in Prescott have been holding services and celebrating holidays together since 1978. Rabbi Berkewitz joined Temple B'rith Shalom in 1996 as the temple's...
    • New Torah Dedicated at Young Israel of Phoenix, 1997

    • New Torah Dedicated at Young Israel of Phoenix, 1997

    • Unknown

    • Torah scrolls; Orthodox Judaism

    • Almost 200 people were part of a joyful procession through the streets of Phoenix on September 21, 1997. The procession began after the completion of a new torah at Rabbi Chaim Silver's house. It ended at Young Israel, an orthodox synagogue in...
    • Young Israel Completes Torah, 1997

    • Young Israel Completes Torah, 1997

    • Unknown

    • Torah scrolls; Orthodox Judaism

    • Rabbi Zvi Chaim Pincus (far right) completes a new torah for Young Israel. The torah was commissioned by valley architect Irwin Pasternack in honor of his late fiancé, Dana Cheryl Beitscher. Pasternack also created the Dana Cheryl Beitscher...
    • Torah has new home at Young Israel, 1997

    • Torah has new home at Young Israel, 1997

    • Unknown

    • Torah scrolls; Orthodox Judaism

    • Rabbi Zvi Chaim Pincus (left), Rabbi Chaim Silver (center), and Irwin Pasternack (right) celebrate as a new torah is placed in the ark at Young Israel.
    • 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.
    • Beth Ames Swartz Interview

    • Beth Ames Swartz Interview

    • Swartz, Beth Ames

    • Phoenix; Jewish Community; Art; Desert; Religion; Philosophy; Kabbalah; Museum

    • Beth Ames Swartz discusses moving to Arizona, her development as an artist and love for the earth. She discusses her art, and how she tries to reflect the ideas of compassion, love, life cycles, and connection to the earth and each other that all...
    • Helen Handler Interview

    • Helen Handler Interview

    • Handler, Helen

    • Phoenix; Jewish Community; Holocaust; World War II; Auschwitz

    • Helen Handler talks about her experiences growing up Jewish in World War II Europe and being sent to Auschwitz as a teenager. Sharing her stories as a Holocaust survivor, Handler also talks about coming to America, living in Detroit, moving to...
    • Lucia Schnitzer Interview

    • Lucia Schnitzer Interview

    • Schnitzer, Lucia

    • Phoenix; Jewish Community; Religious Conversion; Jewish Identity; Poetry; Inter-faith Marriage

    • Lucia Schnitzer describes her conversion to Judaism after being raised the daughter of a Christian pastor. She describes the Jewish community as a large, extended family, and shares a poem she wrote to describe the Jewish community. She talks about...
    • Arid lands newsletter

    • Arid lands newsletter

    • University of Arizona. Office of Arid Lands Studies.

    • Arid regions--Periodicals;

    • This title contains one or more publications. Currently issued twice a year.

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