Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff
The Fiftieth Golden Jubilee of Tifereth Israel Synagogue, 1905-1955
Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 22
By Isadore Jacobson
It is just 50 years ago this Yom Kippur evening that the very few Jewish families who then resided here in San Diego decided that plans should be formulated at once in the interest of our future Jewish welfare and it was then on that eventful day that Tifereth israel was born.
In retrospect, we see the march of our people, through the ages, holding high the banner of our sacred Torah, unfolded to the Heavens as we go forward with the Name of the Almighty on our tongues and in our hearts.
With this standard proclaiming freedom for all, we travel through the wilderness of time and while in each successive age there are some who fall by the wayside, yet the Eternal Light was never extinguished, because of those who remained faithful to their sacred cause and trust.
Many powers tried their destructive pressure against our small minority but we have been able to withstand all of these ordeals because of our devoted faith in our Heavenly Father in whose trust we place ourselves.
We have woven our golden threat into the fabric of history’s tapestry and we have kept unbroken the long chain of our existence. Each generation in turn accepted the heritage from those who preceded it and with renewed devotion and unselfish sacrifice, transmitted it to the succeeding generation.
It is true that 50 years is but a short period of time in the life of a people whose record dates back over 5,000 years, a record not equaled nor partly shared by any other peole, yet 50 years in the life of our congregation is comparatively a very long time, an envious and joyful record of which we may all be duly proud.
We are indeed most grateful and thankful to the Almighty for sustaining us so that we can all enjoy and celebrate this Golden Jubilee Anniversary and we ask in our prayers that the New Year will bring good will and universal peace to the inhabitants of this earth.
May we look forward to continued anniversaries for Tifereth Israel.
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Harry Golden Writes on Anti-Semitic Literature
Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 22
Some weeks ago my good friend, Judge Francis O. Clarkson, of the state Superior Court, sent me some literature that had come to him through the mails. A few editors around the state have sent me the same material. Apparently very extensive mailings are going on to editors, judges and other political and cultural leaders. Where does all this money come from? It must run into tremendous figures! My influential non-Jewish subscribers have helped me build up a big library of this stuff, and I usually send a sample of each to my friends, Irving M. Engel, president of the American Jewish Committee. The stuff is mailed from Inglewood, California, and Glendale, California, as well as from Charlotte, N.C., which leads me to the conclusion that these folks probably have individuals in the various local communities who act as distributing agents. Conde McGinley’s paper, “Common Sense,” comes in this “Charlotte, N.C.” wrapper. The literature of course is the same old stuff used by Streicher, the Nazis and all the other assorted hate mongers of the past. Now they have stopped their obscenities against the late President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt and the new theory is that Eisenhower is a Jew, and for some reason that I haven’t yet been able to fathom, they also hate Henry Luce of Life Magazine with great passion, and, of course, he’s also a Jew, and the United Nations is the Sanhedrin, etc., etc.
What a terrible thing it must be to be an anti-semite. Can you imagaine a more frustrating occupation? These poor fools with the spittle running out of their mouths and whose constant companision is failure. Wouldn’t you think that six million murdered Jews would have eased their terrible pain and their hopelessness. But even that didn’t help them. There’s no relief for being benighted and impotent loons, pitiably tormented by exploding roman candles in their brains.
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High Holy Day Services To Be Held At Home For Aged
Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 23
Religious services will be held at the Hebrew Home for the Aged, at 2750 4th Ave., Rosh Hashonah Services on Saturday, Sept. 17th, and Sunday, Sept. 18th, and Yom Kippur on Monday, Sept. 26th.
Evening services will start at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16th, and Saturday, Sept. 17th. Kol Nidre services are set for 5:45 p.m. Sunday evening, Sept. 25th. Morning services for all three days will start at 9 a.m. and will be concluded by noon. “Kiddush” and refreshments will be served following the Rosh Hashonah morning services. Refreshments will also be served upon conclusion of the Yom Kippur services about 5;30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 26th.
The “Musaaf” and “Kol Nidre” prayers will be chanted by Mr. Harry Goodwin; the “shaacharis” prayers by Mr. Maurice Schaffer; the reading of the Torah and sounding of the Shofar will be conducted by Mr. Philip Horowitz.
Servicemen and others who have no definite plans to attend Synagogue services are especially urged to come and participate in the services at the Home.
Further details regarding these services may be obtained by phoning the Home atg CY 6-23724 or Mrs. Sam Waldman, Auxiliary Religious Chairman, CY 5-4731.
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Speech Arts Studio Opens for Season
Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 23
Esther I. Siegel announces the opening of her Speech Arts Studio for the 1955-56 season at the Barcelona Hotel, 4th & Juniper Sts. Courses will be offered in Paractical Public Speaking, Voice and Diction Improvement, effective English and personality development. Training is directed toward the particular needs of the individual, adult as well as children.
Miss Siegel is also on the staff of the Adult Education Department of the San Diego school system.
For further information, call Belmont 2-0153.
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Music Foundation Set For Musicana
Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 23
Treble Dollars for Scholars is the theme selected for the sixth Annual Musical Merit Foundation of Greater San Diego, to be held at the House of Hospitality, Balboa Park, Friday evening at 7:45; September 23rd, and is open to the public. Mrs. Frank Levin, Chairman of Invitations and her committee members are busy preparing invitation for this outstanding event. In addition to a fine musical program a fashion show of up-to-the-minute fall and winter styles will be presented.
The Musical Merit Foundation was established in 1945 at the suggestion of Mrs. Harley E. Knox, Mayor of san Diego. Auditions are held annually and scholarships have been awarded to many wrothy musical students between the ages of 18 and 25 years.
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Carmel Wines Now Available in Stores
Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 25
The people of Southern California will very soon have the opportunity of tasting five distinct blends of Israel wine, according to an announcement made by the Honorable John S. Gibson, Jr., President of the California-Israel Chamber of Commerce. The first shipment of this Carmel wine has already arrived in the San Diego area and is available in 35 stores. The well-known firm of Young’s Markets of San Diego has been designated as exclusive distributor of Carmel wine in Southern California.
Developed especially to conform to American tastes, these five blends of Carmel wine impart the tradition of the wine-producing area in Israel dating back 5000 years.
Arrangements are now being made to enlist the cooperation of the membership of all Jewish organbizations in this area in terms of stimulating their membership for the purchase of Carmel wine imported from Israel. (The price has been set at $1.59 per bottle and $2.33 for Tokay).
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(Forrestal construction)
Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 25
Nearly 60,000 tons of metal have gone into the construction of the carrier Forrestal.
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As the Psychologist Sees You
Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 25
By Irving R. Stone, Psychological Consultant
The Journey Home – It is a strange psychological phenomenon that a traveler becomes susceptible to a time distortion – it seems like it has been but a short time since one has left home on the way out but it seems to be much longer than it was when one is on The Journey Home. As I turned my back to the Far East and headed in the direction of the United States, it seemed as though I had been away for months instead of only weeks.
The trip from the Philippine Islands to the first stop on the journey back, Guam, took only about seven hours. I found this important outpost of our defense being converted into a permanent establishment for our military forces with new homes, hospitals, roads, air stations and shops. Here, more than on many of our military islands, the comfort of and accommodation for the dependents of our personnel is given prime consideration. An active recreational program keeps things from becoming too dull, even for those who are single or do not have their families with them. The island, itself, is only sixty-five miles long.
From Guam we traveled in six hours to the tiny atoll of Kwajelin. As luck would have it, the plane developed engine trouble and it was necessary to remain there for a day instead of a few hours. I had expected to find things pretty dull and dreary but found that one could profit by a vacation of a week or two from the peace and relaxation necessitated by the boundary of ocean. The two miles of island left little opportunity for much more than swimming in the pools, walking along the beach in pursuit of beautiful coral and shells, and reading. This was an island that had but one tree remaining after the fighting but which now has been redeveloped to the point of having tall palm trees, low concrete buildings and homes and an airstrip that all but covers the entire island. When I left, I felt relaxed rather than bored.
The International Date Line was passed shortly after leaving Kwajelin and I retained the day lost on the journey out. Once again I was in Hawaii and the stay of twenty hours gave me an opportunity to loll on the beach at Waikiki. (And I was being paid for it, too). It is understandable why so many people are visiting this delightful spot and why some professional associations are scheduling their meetings there.
Finally our plane passed over the lights of San Francisco and we landed again at Travis Airport. The next morning I took off for San Diego, now a trip of only a bit more than two hours. I had covered about twenty thousand miles in a day less than three weeks. It was a trip worth taking and I recommend that those who wish to see the unusual, to travel far and fast, to buy things which are still relatively inexpensive, consider a trip to the Far East as a change from their consideration of European travel.
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City of Hope Aux.
Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 25
The Senior Auxiliary and the Junior Auxiliary were on Jeanette Branin’s T.V. Program, The Independent Woman, Labor Day Morning. Hoe you caught it – City of Hope received a lot of publicity.
See you at the meeting September 20th… 12 noon … Non-Profit Lunch… Beth Jacob Center.
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(Discoveries)
Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 25
Benjamin Franklin may have discovered electricity, but it was the guy who invented the meter who made all the money.
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