Spotlight: Three
philanthropic profiles
Literally, thousands of generous mem-
bers of the Greater Phoenix Jewish com-
munity throughout the past six decades
deserve to be spotlighted for their excep-
tional spirit of giving. Here are brief
profiles of three Valley philanthropists
who have become icons – emblematic of
the difference generosity can make in the
growth and success of a community.

Bill Levine
When Bill and Ina Levine moved from
Brooklyn to Arizona in 1960, Bill became
involved in Valley real estate. Eventually,
he co-founded Outdoor Systems, which
became the largest advertising/billboard
company in the U.S. He is now a general
partner of Levine Investments.

When Levine’s three children were
growing up, the family were active mem-
bers of the Jewish Com-
munity Center (JCC),
then located in Phoenix.

“The center was an
important part of my
family,” Levine said in a
2008 interview with the
Arizona Jewish Histori-
cal Society (AZJHS).

Bill Levine
When Ina died in
1999, Levine sought to create a memo-
rial for her that reflected her devotion to
Judaism and Jewish causes. At the same
time, the existing JCC in Phoenix was
looking for a new home. Levine pur-
chased 30 acres at Sweetwater Avenue
and Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale and
then donated the land to build the Ina
Levine Jewish Community Campus.

Jean Grossman
Jean Grossman’s commitment and
dedication to the federation system first
began in 1949 in Minneapolis, where,
according to a biography of her in the
Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix’s
2006 annual report, she was canvassing
neighborhoods on behalf of the United
Jewish Appeal.

In 1981, she and her late husband,
Harold, relocated to the Valley and
became involved with the Jewish Fed-
eration of Greater Phoenix. Through
the years, Grossman has served on the
boards of the Federation, the Bureau of
Jewish Education, the Council for Jews
with Special Needs (CJNS, now Gesher
Disability Resources), the Jewish Commu-
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