congregation israel arizona congregation israel hebrew jewish congregation located north 56th street arizona formally incorporated affiliated reform judaism tenure congregation grew member families succeeded served years original building downtown phoenix constructed listed city historic property register national_register_of_historic_places sold housed churches jewish community started million campaign restore convert museum oldest phoenix metropolitan area senior associate early years building jewish settlers phoenix began gathering high holiday services early formal congregation established lawyer chicago held services room saloon organized sunday school provide jewish education sons congregation calling holding services english hebrew congregation incorporated congregation israel president serve services held number temporary locations respectively local chapters formed purchased church converted use phoenix association soon defunct building taken congregation israel year congregation raised today hired architectural firm design construct building near street downtown phoenix building simple end street mission revival style structure constructed annex added time building constructed phoenix area jewish residents served cultural center jewish community including hosting communal time jews faced discrimination hotels places public gathering 1920s difficulty keeping stay years particular suspected college claimed attended record served congregation divided need jewish community hire slaughter animals meat hire reform conservative traditional members broke away form affiliated year hired born family emigrated united_states graduated ordained pulpit iowa appointed board left temple michigan ordained joined adopted religious school curriculum added choir music services year building destroyed fire library lost congregation built structure extensively sanctuary added religious school building classroom annex serve era replacing time congregation fewer member families children religious school born named abraham_lincoln children russian jews immigrated united_states career social worker chance meeting impressed compassion intellect strongly urged consider career entered wise graduated served assistant temple new_jersey year senior temple albert new_mexico seven years joining heavily involved community according organizations served capacity president board member include later changed founded served president valley later phoenix town hall lecture series lecturer biblical literature civilian chaplain neighboring military bases hospitals world war tenure congregation began calling temple israel leadership flourished world war israel provided religious services servicemen stationed luke air force base hosted dances military personnel congregation started library initially consisted works shelf late 1940s congregation increased size approximately families original facilities congregation moved suburban location eleventh flower relationship reform movement joining central avenue street building sold housed chinese baptist church central market jewish community raised today purchase building listed city historic property register national_register_of_historic_places stepped poor health congregation grown families active work june named man year jews annual dinner ill attend died months later eras phoenix jewish population grown families city jewish congregations year support joined born raised indiana parents immigrants russia getting undergraduate degree entered academic probation taken hebrew notre dame ordained graduating master hebrew letters started career assistant seattle pulpit met future wife family long time members married year later shortly moved washington senior tenure heavily involved phoenix jewish non jewish communities strong time movement unpopular later staunch supporter israel advocate civil rights supporter arts founded program taught volunteered years chaplain jews awarded added cultural educational wing flower street building founded jewish museum museum galleries house artifacts second held collection chronicle history exhibitions direct museum death acquiring mounting exhibitions renamed museum day death largest respected museums united_states death museum director begun working volunteer eventually earned degree museum studies serve congregation years retiring emeritus loved opera music years retiring sang professionally daughter founding artistic director toronto jewish film festival daughter years main forces san francisco jewish film festival executive director succeeded following year joined congregation moved current location north 56th street square foot building main sanctuary seated chapel seated decorated fused glass surrounded colored glass left join new_jersey replaced previously served years spiritual leader arizona grew phoenix professor voice opera sang new_york years serve moving temple montgomery alabama recent events july membership approximately families largest jewish congregation arizona library open public grown volumes making largest libraries financial reasons job museum director reduced hours week position volunteer museum visitors year regular traveling exhibits number artifacts grown congregation purchased acre lot street building house accommodate future growth time member families year congregation reverted original congregation israel view congregation represents people community word temple represents place building like people arizona jewish historical society undertook million campaign raise funds needed restore original building related structures create jewish heritage center plan center include museum public spaces connection history jewish community arizona history grant received year august work phase restoration sanctuary annex completed million million required work raised opened phoenix metropolitan area ritual bath according local modern orthodox time jewish history built approved auspices reform conservative orthodox congregation hired year replacing left graduated previously served congregation israel austin texas died february oldest congregation phoenix metropolitan area senior associate congregation owned operated camp jewish overnight camp near arizona jewish camp area
Congregation Beth Israel (Scottsdale, Arizona)