Arizona Jewish Pioneers It is reported that in 1877, there were 48 Jews living in the Arizona territory. Over succeeding decades, Arizona's Jewish population rose (2,000 in 1897), fell (500 in 1907), and by 1973 rose to over 21,000. More recent demographics find approximately 50,000 Jews living in the Phoenix area and 20,000 in Tucson. Jewish Community Councils were founded in the 1940 in Phoenix and in 1942 in Tucson. NSJE p. 76-77. These exhibits offer a "snapshot" into the lives of Arizona's Jewish pioneers. Selected Images of Southern Arizona Set of Ten Dolls Honoring Southwestern Jewish Women Pioneers Bloom Family of Tucson Capin Collection (Hyman, Dora, and Esther) Philip and Samuel Drachman The Goldwater Brothers The Barron M. Jacobs Family Alex Levin of Tucson The Isador Elkan Solomon Family The Albert Steinfeld Family Read two articles from the October 27, 1929, Tucson Daily Citizen: "Albert Steinfeld, Tucson's Merchant Prince, Arrived Here 57 Years Ago, When City Had Only 1200 Population" "Two Jacobs Brothers, Pioneer Merchants, Were First Tucson Bankers" "Jewish Pioneers, temple due honors," appeared in the November 12, 1982 Tucson Citizen. It gives snapshots of the lives of pioneer Jews Samuel and Philip Drachman, Albert Steinfeld, Isodore Gotthelf, and Sam Mansfeld. How did Jewish pioneers living in Tucson in the 19th century maintain rituals? Read this short note from George Hand's diary for March 16, 1877.