There were six women who secured the money for the land and the building of Temple Beth El. They were the Hebrew Ladies Sewing Society. A plaque on the wall of the Temple pays tribute to them.
* Mrs. Carrie Bodenheimer
* Mrs. Emily Hochstadter
* Mrs. Matilda Wolferman
* Mrs. Hannah Straus
* Mrs. Carrie Vetsburg
* Mrs. Minnie Goldman