Rabbi Daniel Lowy, who died Sept. 30, 2010, was the longest serving rabbi in the history of the congregation. A New York City native who took his ordination form the Jewish Institute of Religion, Lowy always described himself as a "small town rabbi," yet he touched the lives of many people, some of whom, including his son, Judah, went on to become rabbis themselves. He taught religion at several schools in the Wheeling area, became an original member of the city's Human Rights Commission, and was a fixture at Ohio Valley Medical Center where he served on the chaplaincy staff
Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver is considered one of the leading American Zionists of the 20th century.
Born in Lithuania and brought to New York City at age 9, Silver served as a rabbi for almost half a century, first at Eoff Street, then, for the next 46 years at The Temple-Tifereth Israel in Cleveland, Ohio. A life-long Zionist, Abba Hillel Silver is best known for leading the mobilization of American and world support for the founding of the State of Israel.
