Arizona Exhibition Halls
Arizona’s “Jewish European” history goes back to the early days of the Spanish Conquest.
Members of the Spanish army and many of the early Spanish colonists were conversos, Jews who had been forcibly converted to Christianity in Spain.
This Arizona Exhibition Hall focuses on the Pioneer Jews of the second half of the 1800’s, when the Arizona Territory had come under control of the United States.
Arizona Territory Seal
— The Phoenix & Northern, Arizona Exhibition Hall —
This Arizona Exhibition Hall focuses on the northern two-thirds of the current State of Arizona. Phoenix is its largest city.
The cities and towns of Prescott, Flagstaff, Solomonville, Siligman, and Kingman were all part of the Jewish Pioneer period in Northern Arizona.
Early Jewish Pioneers of Phoenix and Northern Arizona
The Diamonds of Phoenix, The Boston Store & Diamond’s Department Store
Jacob Weinberger: Federal Judge Who Left His Mark on Arizona and San Diego California
Michael “Big Mike” Goldwater: Founder of Arizona Retailing & Political Dynasties
Wolf (Lukinitsky) Lukin: Pioneer Jewish Merchant of Tempe, Arizona and Friend of the Pima Indians
The Korrick Brothers of Phoenix, The New York Store & Korrick’s Department Store
Wolf (Saclis) Sachs: One of the “Ten Cattle Kings of Arizona”
Isadore & Anna Solomon: Founders of Solomonville, Arizona Territory
Organizations
Temple/Congregation Beth Israel of Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ
The Cutler✡Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center of Phoenix, Arizona
— The Tucson and Southern Arizona Exhibition Hall —
This Tucson Exhibition Hall focuses on the southern one-third of the current State of Arizona. Tucson is its largest city.
The cities and towns of Yuma, Nogales, Bisbee, and Tombstone were all part of the Jewish Pioneer period in Southern Arizona.
Early Jewish Pioneers of Tucson & Southern Arizona
Nathan Benjamin Appel: First Jewish Settler in Arizona
Dr. Herman Bendell: Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Arizona Territory
Rosa Katzenstein Drachman: “Tough” Pioneer Woman of Tucson, Arizona
Philip Drachman, Early Pioneer of Tucson, Arizona
Samuel H. Drachman: Tucson Tobacco Merchant and Community Leader
Abraham H. Emanuel: Pioneer Mayor of Tombstone
Leopold Ephraim: Arizona Jewish Merchant & Miner
Fred Fleishman: Jewish Pioneer Druggist of Tucson, Arizona
The Marcus Goldbaum Family of Tucson
Hyman Goldberg: Tucson Indefatigable Early Jewish Pioneer
Isaac Goldberg: Early Jewish Pioneer of the Arizona Territory
Isaac & Jacob Isaacson: Original Pioneer Brothers of Isaacson/Nogalas, Arizona) [Updated by family]
Lionel and Barron: The Jacobs Brothers of Tucson, Arizona: Merchants & Bankers
John B. “Black Jack” Newman: Jewish Miner, Developer & Farmer
Hattie Ferrin Solomon: First Jewish Girl Born, Educated & Wed in Tucson
Charles Moses Strauss: First Jewish Mayor of Tucson
Louis Zeckendorf: Pioneer Jewish Merchant of Tucson
William Zeckendorf: Flamboyant Tucson Jewish Merchant
Organizations
From Arizona’s First Synagogue to the Jewish History Museum of Tucson
Temple Emanu-El of Tucson: Arizona’s First Synagogue
The Original Settlers of Tucson
