Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff
A Tangible Example of Brotherhood; ‘Christian Friends’ Pledge $9,589 to Fund Drive
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 22, 1955, Page 1
112 Voluntary pledges totaling almost $10,000 have been made by non –Jews to the United Jewish Fund’s 1955 Campaign, (according to) Campaign Chairman, Max Rabinowitz.
These contributions which are solicited by the Christian Committee, headed by Anderson Borthwick, many of which come in unsolicited through the mail, are received each year from many Christian residents of San Diego, who, Rabinowitz pointed out, are sympathetic with the needs and great humanitarian program of the agencies supported by the United Jewish Fund.
Indicative of the spirit behind these gifts, is the following note accompanying one of the pledges: “This is a small token of appreciation for all that the Jewish people of San Diego have done for the non-Jewish community.”
Declared Rabinowitz, “I think the entire Jewish community should know about this spontaneous gesture on the part of the Christian neighbors, for it is a very real and very tangible example of brotherhood expressing itself in an area of great human need.”
Irving Friedman has been for many the liaison between the United Jewish Fund and the Christian Committee.
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Home For Aged Invites Visitors To “Come and See”
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 22, 1955, Page 1
Sundays have become “Come and See Sunday” at the new Hebrew Home for the Aged located at 54th near University, according to Victor Schulman, president of the Home. Schulman, announced that the Home, which is in finishing stage, would be opened for conducted tours every Sunday so that all members of the Jewish Community may be able to see the new building as it neared completion.
Built in contemporary ranch style, set back on a 2 ½ acre site, the Home will house 35 guests in single rooms or 40 in double rooms. Each room has been built so that two guests would be comfortably housed if necessary. Rooms are decorated differently and in colors that will brighten the Home.
The modern kosher kitchen is large enough for any possible expansion of the Hebrew Home in the future. Dining Room, Lounge facilities, Chapel and small visiting loung facilities for use of guests, friends and family are all part of the building.
It is estimated by the committee, headed by Max Maisel, building chairman, that the Home will be ready for occupancy in early September. Plans are now underway for developing the parking area and for landscaping the grounds according to Mr. Maisel. Members of the various committees are working hard to see that the home is completely equipped in time for the opening. Furniture, floor covering, drapes, kitchen equipment and all other necessary essentials for the opening are now being purchased under the direction of president Schulman.
Working against time for the dedication are: M.S. Berlin, Henry Price, Paul Nestor, Max Maisel, Milo Berenson, Mrs. Saul Chenkin, Mrs. Julia Neumann, Mrs. Alex Neuman and Sam Addleson.
Announcement of the dedication date for the first community building built by the Jewish community of San Diego will be made in the very near future.
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Parent-Indian Nite Held At Day Camp
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 22, 1955, Page 1
Over 250 parents, guests and Indians were present at the first “Parent an Indian Night” at the Indian Village of Camp Jaycee, sponsored by the Jewish Community Center last night. The Indian Pow-Wow was the big event for parents and their children in the fourth week of activities at Camp Jaycee, San Diego’s oldest Day Camp.
Activities opened at 6:30 p.m. and ended at 9:00 p.m. Campers entertained their parents around a campfire; had a wienie bake and barbecue; told stories; sang songs, and entertained the older folk, according to Leonard Zlotoff, chairman of the Day Camp Committee.
Mr. Jack Zlotoff was honored by the Indian Council for his work in making the camp site possible. Mr. Zlotoff, retired business man of San Diego, voluntarily cleared the camp site, buyilt part of the trading post, put in water line and made the whole plan practical. Mr. Zlotoff was made an honorary member of Camp Jaycee and was presented with a Camp Jaycee hat.
In its first four weeks of activities Camp Jaycee has had over 225 individual campers enrolled with an average of 135 attending weekly.
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Institute On World Affairs At State College
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 22, 1955, Page 1
United States foreign policy will be the theme of the three-week Institute on World Affairs at San Diego State College August 1-19.
Fourteen authorities on political science and international relations will highlight the 13th annual session, open to all interested persons.
Its purpose is to improve understanding of such questions as coexistence, containment or massive retaliation; trade or aid; communism and nationalism; European unification; the role of the United Nations and many of the most pressing problems facing Americans today.
The lectures will be accompanied by 26 films. Although a curse given for credit, the sessions will be open to the public.
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March of Dimes Chairman Named
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 22, 1955, Page 1
County Clerk Robert B. “Bud” James will be Chairman and Campaign Director of the 1956 March of Dimes, the San Diego Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, announced this week.
An active worker in the local polio chapter for the last five years, James takes charge of the January, 1956 fund drive with an announced goal for 1956 of “taking care of the needs of San Diego County polio patients.”
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Tifereth Israel Men’s Club Sponsors Seventh Annual Boat Ride
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 22, 1955, Page 1
On Sunday, July 24th, members of Tifereth Israel Men’s Club, their families and friends will enjoy a cruise on San Diego Bay. The excursion will begin at 5:30 p.m. from the Market Street Pier and will last about 3 hours. Admission for adults, which will include dinner is $2.50 a person with a special half rate for children of 12 years and under.
Plans call for a fried chicken dinner with “all the trimmins” and of course, strictly kosher. Special entertainment on the boat will include music, songs and varied games.
Judging from past experience, the boat ride will attract a large crowd and since only a limited number of people can be accommodated, members and friends are requested to make reservations as soon as possible. Telephone Belmont 9-9429, Atwater 1-5529, or Belmont 9-9040.
The committee in charge of arrangements are Lou Tonsky and Al Young, co-chairmen; Barney Korey, Arnold Gale, Ben Levinson, Isadore Silverman, Moe Hershey, Dan Cheron, Lou Elcanan, Jerry Weisman and Lew Feller. Joe Spatz is President of the Men’s Club.
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Fund Drive Still Short 22 Per Cent of Goal
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 22, 1955, Page 1
As the 1955 Campaign Leadership began to plan for the climax of the drive which is still 22 percent short of its goal, 25 representative leaders of the Community were appointed to the task of studying national and overseas agency needs to determine the allocation of funds raised in the drive, according to Morris Douglas, Fund president.
To date 78 percent of the goal has been reached with the total mounting steadily as returns from the campaign’s recent mail appeal are tabulated, according to a report by the campaign chairman, Max Rabinowitz.
How the funds will be divided between the 55 agencies supported by the United Jewish Fund will be the subject of several months of hearings and discussions by the Allocations Committee, it was said.
The Allocations Committee headed by Seymour Rabin as chairman, consists of ten members selected from the board of directors of the United Jewish Fund, and an additional 15 selected from the community at large. Board members of the Allocations Committee are: William Colt, Arthur L. Cohen, Dora Friedman, Arthur Goodman, Dr. A.P. Nasatir, Maury Novak, Dr. Josua Rittoff, William Schwartz, Ruben Umansky and Harry Wax.
Those invited to serve from the community at large are Edward Baranov, Dr. Seymour Kuntz, Mrs. Bernard Arenson, Robert Strauss, Edward Breier, Jack Spatz, Carl Friend, Mrs. Bertha Veitzer, Philip Abrams, Joe Olsher, Leonard Zlotoff, Sally Ratner, Stanley Foster, Mrs. Milton Roberts, and William Casler.
In making public the personnel of the budget committee of the Allocations committee, Douglas said:
“Keeping in mind the responsibility of the community in supporting total Jewish Welfare needs, te United Jewish Fund has appointed to this important committee men and women who represent every phase of activity and interest in the community, and who have played a prominent part I the campaign. Only by having a cross section of leadership can the allocation of funds be made on a fair and equitable basis.”
First meeting of the Allocations Committee has been called by chairman Rabin for Tuesday, July 26, at 7:30 p.m.
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Charlotte Pearl Betrothed To Dr. Abrams
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 22, 1955, Page 2
Mr. and Mrs. Max Pearl announce the engagement of their daughter, Charlotte Florence, to Dr. Edward H. Abrams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Abrams, of Buffalo, N.Y.
Miss Pearl studied at San Diego State College and received her B.A. degree from the University of California at Berkeley. She is presently employed as a caseworker for the San Diego Welfare Dept. Dr. Abrams received both his B.S. and M.D. degrees from the University of Buffalo. After serving as a Captain in the Air Force, he completed several years of specialized training in the field of internal medicine. At present he is resident physician at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco. He has been awarded a fellowship in gastroenterology for this year.
A Fall wedding is planned.
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Personals
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 22, 1955, Page 2
A Hawaiian dinner party featured the meeting of the Leah Weinberg Memorial Minyan given by the Minyan captain, Mrs. Lou Stitzel on Sunday, July 17. It was a delightful party which also served to welcome the sisters of the hostess, Mrs. Shirley Rebuf and Mrs. Natalie Wasserthal of New York City.
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Friends of Lillian Baume who signs in Beth Israel Temple Choir will be interested to know that she has been accepted as a member of the Robert Shaw Choir. Congratulations, Lillian!
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Mr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Cohen and young son , Steven, of Bloomington, Indiana, were recent visitors of his mother, Mrs. Henrietta Cohen.
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Reitha Stokes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Stokes left for an extensive eastern trip. She will visit relatives and friends in San Francisco, New York and Chicago, and then go to Starlight, Pa., where she will represent San Diego State College at the National Hillel Scholarship Convention.
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Dr. Leonard Lieberman, well-known physicist of Scripps Institute, accompanied by Mrs. Lieberman, is on a three weeks lecture tour of Europe. He will lecture at Cambridge and the university of Rome. The tour is sponsored by the Scripps Institute.
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Mrs. Sally Victor of Chicago, Ill., a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin, is visiting her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Witte and cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Witte.
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The family of Jacob Janowsky wish to thank their many friends for their thoughtfulness during their recent bereavement.
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Representing San Diego at the Union of American Hebrew Congregations Camp at Saratoga, Calif., are Ilene Heiman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Heiman and Jenny Smollar, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Leo Smollar.
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Esther Siegel is now a firm believer in the saying, “It never rains but what it pours.” Recently, her nephew Jerome Greer of New York City, who was on a flying business trip to Los Angeles and San Francisco, managed to spend 24 hours in San Diego. It was a glorious visit with Mac and Julie Kaufman helping to show the sights of San Diego. Two days later, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kretchmar and son, Kent, of Little Rock, Ark., arrived unexpectedly, and Esther had the pleasure of accompanying her home-town friends on a tour of Tijuana, Rosarito Beach and other points of interest. He is a major in the Marine Reserve and will be at Camp Pendelton for two week’s training.
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Anna Gross, of Los Angeles, was married at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Kluchin on May 8th, to Sydney Grossman of San Diego. Rabbi Monroe Levens officiated. Out-of-town guests were Mrs. Regina Gross, Mr. and Mrs. M.J. Spitz, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gross and children, all of Los Angeles.
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The Max Pearls have been doing quite a bit of traveling. Mrs. Pearl recently returned from a six week trip to New York, where she visited with her family and close friends. A few weeks ago, Mr. and Mrs. Pearl witnessed the graduation of their son, Jack, from the University of California at Berkeley. Jack received his B.S.degree in the field of Zoology.
Mr. and Mrs. M.S. Berlin entertained at a delightful buffet patio supper on Sunday, July 10, in honor of the 40th wedding anniversary of the Joe Richlins. Elated at being home for this special event is Maedelle Richlin who is spending her summer vacation with her parents.
Mrs. Rose Abrams has as her house guest a long-time friend, Mrs. Ida Miller of Kansas City, Mo.
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Miriam Camiel recently arrived from Honduras to join her brother, Jack. She has just celebrated her 13th birthday and will make her home with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Zel Camiel.
Happy birthday, Miriam, and a joyous welcome to San Diego!
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Mr. and Mrs. Davis S. Lipschitz have returned to their home in New York City after a delightful visit with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cohen. The many friends of the Cohens kept the visitors in a whirl with a series of parties, luncheons and sightseeing expeditions. They are looking forward eagerly to a return visit.
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Mr. and Mrs. Edward Silver have as their houseguests all this month, their daughter, Selma Sperling, and son-in-law and their two children. Mrs. Sperling is renewing old acquaintances with old friends made while living here during World War II while husband, Nat, was in the service.
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Mrs. Morton Thaler reports that she will soon “be in the swing again after a little encounter with the mumps, and would like to thank her many friends for being so thoughtful while she was forced into temporary retirement.
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Cradle
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 22, 1955, Page 2
The long awaited son finally arrived at the home of John and Gizella Kluchin. Jeffrey Eugene joined his sisters, Elaine, 12, and Sharon, 8, on May 20th, weighing in at 7 lbs 8 ½ ozs. Jeffrey was named after both of his departed grandfathers. Rabbi Monroe Levens officiated at the Bris.
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Ralph and Marian Haas happily announce the birth of their first child, a son, Nathan Samuel, born July 19, weight 7 pounds 14 ½ ounces. Maternal grandparent, Marian Barrett; paternal grandparents,Mr. and Mrs. E. Haas.
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Southwestern Jewish Press, July 22, 1955, Page 2
Betrothal Told
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Addleson announce the engagement of their daughter Joyce to Sherman D. Love, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Love of Albany, New York. Miss Addleson graduated from Hoover High School Her fiancé attended the University of Syracuse and is currently serving with the U.S. Navy. He plans to enter the University of Maryland next year when he receives his release from the Navy. A March wedding is planned.
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Bar Mitzvah
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 22, 1955, Page 2
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Abramson announced the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Sanford, to be held at Beth Jacob Synagogue, 4473 309th St., Saturday morning, July 23, at 9:30 a.m. and invite their friends to join them on this happy occasion. Rabbi Baruch Stern and Cantor Israel Dubner will officiate at the services.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ted G. Brav would like to invite all of their friends to attend the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Melvin, which will be held at eight o’clock on Friday, July 22nd, at Temple Beth Israel. A reception will follow the service.
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Classified
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 22, 1955, Page 2
Now Available –Post-Maternity Nursing Specialist ; 1`5 years experience, New York City. Phone Mrs. L. Levine, JU 2-6598.
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Calendar
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 22, 1955, Page 2
July-August
Tuesday, July 24th – Tifereth Israel Men’s Club Boat Ride—departs Market St. Pier 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 7th – Jewish Vets and Aux. Picnic – Balboa Park—6th and Laurel.
Tuesday, August 10th (sic., 9th)—Bay City B.B. Women “Dessert Fair” Meeting – Schloss home –4525 48th St.
Tuesday, August 16th – “Flight to Tropics”—Council Jewish Women Party – Rabinowitz home. 2034 Sunset Blvd.
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