Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff
Noted Jewish Editor To Speak Here May 12th on Tercentenary Theme
Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Pages 1, 6
San Diego’s Tercentenary Committee and the United Jewish Fund will act as co-host for the concluding event of the Tercentenary Year celebrating 300 years of Jewish life in America at the Temple Center, according to Dr. Abraham Nasatir, chairman of the Committee.
The Jewish community is invited to a after-dinner coffee and dessert to meet and hear Harry Golden, publisher and editor of the Carolina Israelite, who will be the principal speaker for the evening.
Mr. Golden is a member of the Executive Committee of the American Jewish Tercentenary and has had a great deal to do with the formulation of plans for the celebration. Known as an outstanding Southern Publisher and as one of the South’s finest speakers, Golden has appeared before newspaper publishers conventions, universities and colleges, service groups and church groups all throughout the South. He has written many articles which have been published in national magazines, the latest appearing in Commentary a few months ago.
Mr. Golden is being brought to San Diego by the committee because of the request of many of his subscribers in the local community who feel they know him personally through his writing. Dr. Nasatir urges the attendance of everyone who is interested in the American-Jewish scene” for Harry Golden is one of the best of the great Anglo-Jewish publishers in this country.
The committee announces that there will be no solicitation of funds and urges everyone to have their dinner at home and join the Tercenentary Committee and Mr. Golden for their dessert and coffee.
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Fund Drive Spurred By ‘Margic Carpet’ Push – All Divisions Report May 12
Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Pages 1, 6
Over one hundred workers in the one day residential “Magic Carpet” solicitation last Sunday under the direction of Bernard Arenson and Mrs. Harry Wax, helped bring the United Jewish Fund Campaign total to 54% of the goal in the fourth week of the drive. Labor Zionist, Jewish Labor Committee and New Life Club led the number of workers.
Spurred by the pace setting record of the Women’s Division who have been reaching 80% of their goal, according to Mrs. Gabriel Berg, Chairman, the Campaign Leadership is pushing immediate solicitation in order to bring the campaign to a close by May 24.
“The 1954 campaign with better than 50 percent pledged at present is running 12 percent ahead of 1954 effort,” said Max Rabinowitz, General Campaign Chairman. He stated further that this indicated an excellent coverage with over 900 contributors already in as against 1850 in last year’s completed drive.
“We are now entering the most intensive phase of the 1955 United Jewish Fund Campaign,” Rabinowitz continued, “and we will seek in the next four weeks to raise the 45 percent that is necessary to bring us to our goal of $220,000, the minimum amount that must be reached in order to insure minimum services in San Diego through our local agencies and the work that must continue in the United States and overseas as well as in Israel.”
Active solicitation is now underway in all divisions with the exception of the Tijuana and South Bay areas, according to Rabinowitz. The Big Gifts Division under Harry Snyder and Al Steinbaum, as Co-Chairman are continuing to move ahead and intend to intensify their effort in the next two weeks. Approximately 50 percent of the big gifts will be secured in this effort.
William Colt and Harry Wax, Co-Chairman of the Business, Commerce and Trades Division, reported almost a completed job through their various subchairmen. Leading sections of this division, which has the largest number of cards of any division, including Foods, with Seymour Rabin and Maury Novak as co-chairmen, 80 percent completed; Jewelry, Jack Spatz and Irving Schneider, Co-chairmen, 75 percent completion; Locker Clubs, Abe Sklar, 60 percent completion; Furniture, Ben Harris and Jerome Friedman, 96 percent completion.
North Park business district lead by Sam Supnik and Frank Black with Bill Schwartz as overall chairman of Business districts, reports 90 percent completion; Logan Heights, William Getman and Norman Gelman; Hillcrest, Edward Breier and Lou Jacobs; El Cajon, Herbert Reder, are in the process of completing their efforts.
In the downtown District Dave Stotsky and Robert Strauss, Co-chairmen of the District having the largest number of cards have promised completion within the next two weeks.
Dr. J. Rittoff and Dr. Walter Ornstein heading the Professional Division, have made great headway and report better than 50 percent completed with Optometrists lead by Dr. Seymour Kuntz and Dentists by Dr. Richard Disraeli showing the way to the other Professional Subdivisions.
The brightest spot in the County Area Division is led by Abe Eldex and Jack Port, Chairman of the Escondido Section. The report is tht theyw ill double the amount raised in 1954.
Lemon Grove with Arthur Glickman and Mrs. Isadore Nesbaum begun to roll and report a high percentage of their work as completed.
Oceanside has just begun its section of the campaign under the chairmanship of the very reliable Elmer Glaser and the co-0chairmanship of Oscar Dobow, now a resident of that community.
Coronado, led by Board member Arthur L. Cohn, with Louis Kipperman, Irving Sonnobaum, Mrs. J. Land and Stuart Ferer, working hard will complete their job in the next week.
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Liberation To Be Marked by Group
Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Pages 1, 6
Both a joyous and sad occasion will be celebrated by the Jewish community of San Diego on Friday evening, May 13, at 8:00 p.m. at Beth Jacob Synagogue under the auspices of the New Life Club.
Friday, the 13th, at Beth Jacob will present a memorial service commemorating the death of six million Jews by Nazi Germany, and at the same time a service of thanks for ten years of liberation for those who survived the brutal mass murder.
The services will be conducted by Rabbi Baruch Stern and several of those who were participants ten years ago in the liberation and who lived through the holocaust of Europe.
Joseph Schwartz of the New Life Club, Chairman of the Committee preparing the service, is working with Rabbi Baruch Stern of Beth Jacob Synagogue, Charles Tennen of the New Life Club, Dr. Walter Ornstein, Chairman of the Local Émigré Committee and Carl Friend, President of the New Life Club, to make this service one that will long be remembered.
The New Life club headed by Friend was organized several years ago under the auspices of the Émigré Committee of San Diego by people who had emigrated to San Diego within the past ten years. It has a membership of well over one hundred and its primary function is to be of service to the community in all of its activities and to help integrate the newcomer to community life in San Diego.
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J.W. V Gets Award for N.C. Polio Aid
Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Page 1
A certificate of appreciation was awarded San Diego Post 185 for its participation in the March of Dimes Parade, which National City held January 30 to fight polio. Stanley Yukon made the presentation for National City.
San Diego Post will meet with Fighting Bob American Legion Post, May 4, at the War Memorial Bldg., for its annual “Back to God” Night, when the public is invited to hear Rabbi Elihu Rickel, Chaplain Corps, USN, and Com. William Kuhn, Chaplain Corps, USN. Cantor Joseph Cysner will offer songs in Hebrew. Miss Betty Hall will sing spiritual songs and a film, “This Atomic Age” will be shown. The program was arranged by Robert B. James, County Clerk. Program will open at 8 p.m.
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Open Forum Has Naval Intelligence Officer As Speaker
Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Page 1
The next speaker at the S.D. Forum at the First Unitarian Church, 6th and Date St. on Sunday, May 8, will be Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias, U.S.N. ret. His topic will be “Do our major interests depend on Asia?”
Adm. Zacharias has served for twenty five years in Naval Intelligence and was active in psychological warfare against the Japanese in the last war. He is author of the book “Behind Closed Doors,” the secret history of the cold war.
Admission is free.
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Community Invited to Celebrate Israel’s seventh birthday May 1
Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Page 1
The Cottage of Israel will open the season’s House of Pacific Relations lawn programs with a celebration of the seventh anniversary of Israel’s Independence Day on May 1st at 2:30 p.m. on the Cottage Lawns in Balboa Park.
The program will consist of a musical presentation entitled “Festival of the First Fruits” and will have the following participants: Cantors Jos. Cysner and Julian Miller with Mrs. Maurice Schaffer in the vocal selections, Israeli dance numbers directed by Ethel Mallinger assisted by Dorothy Hess and Phyllis Mollick, narrator, Ronald Feiler, accompanist, Edith Gates. The script for this Festival program has been revised by Seymour Gates and Martha Feiler from the original presentation given some time ago in Chicago. Musical direction is under the supervision of Edith Gates.
Following the musical program special home-made refreshments will be served in the patio facing the Cottage of Israel. This innovation in serving has been planned to better serve the guests and add to the festivity of the occasion.
Mrs. Hyman Parrell is general chairman, assisted by the following: Phil Abrams, Fred Yaruss, Bess Borushek, Seymour Gates and Martha Feiler. Refreshment Committee is headed by Mmes. Rose Abrams and Rose Brooker, outdoor decorations by Mrs. Walter Flexo.
As there will be no other local public celebration of Independence Day, the Cottage of Israel takes pleasure in inviting not only its own members but the community as well to attend this seventh annual celebration commemorating one of the modern miracles of our times, namely the establishment of the State of Israel.
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Albert Einstein—1879-1955 (Editorial)
Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Page 2
What has united the Jewry of the world are common tradition and common faith. Both factors are closely interwoven that one cannot say whether the tradition has determined the faith or the faith the tradition.
In former times it was the prevailing view that the tradition consists essentially in a religious ritual. But tradition embraces a much wider field. It embraces in particular all the subtle convictions as to what is good and what is evil, what is valuable and what is worthless, in short the scale of values – mostly active in the subconscious – that has such a significant influence upon the actions of human beings.
It is indicative of a community what goals it considers most worthwhile for the individual to pursue. In our tradition it is neither the ruler nor the politician, neither the soldier nor the merchant who represents the ideal. The ideal is represented by the teacher, that is to say the person who is able, through his work and his efforts, to enrich the intellectual, moral and artistic life of his people.
This implies a definite repudiation of what is commonly called “materialism.”
–Albert Einstein
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Anniversaries (Editorial)
Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Page 2
At this time 10 years ago Jews throughout the world saw several events take place that marked the end of one of the blackest periods in their long and trying history … IT is not so long ago that memory should dim these things that shocked and filled us with horror and pride when we read of the heroic story of the Warsaw Jews.
We were shocked by the mass slaughter by the bestial Nazis, but a the same time we marveled at Jews who fought back for the first time in modern history. April 19 marked the 12th anniversary of the uprising of the Warsaw Ghetto and the murder of six million European Jews.
This period is also the 10th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps. We Americans may have forgotten, but the group of “New Americans” have not. They will mark this day by gathering together and remembering. The survivors of these concentration camps cannot forget their experience – no more than we can forget them.
Another anniversary takes place at this time … the anniversary of the birth of the State of Israel… Among all the anniversaries this is the one we celebrate cheerfully. This anniversary we can all take a great deal of pride in, inasmuch American Jews helped make this long-sought dream comew true.
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Your Assemblyman Reports
Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Page 2
By Sheridan Hegland
Member, California Legislature
Sometime, not too many years from now, we may have U.C.S.D, just as Los Angeles has U.C.L.A.
The State Assembly has passed unanimously a Resolution I introduced requesting the Board of Regents to study the feasibility of a branch in San Diego County. The resolution was co-authored by Assemblymen Schrade and Luckel and by Mrs. Sankary – the entire San Diego delegation. It was supported by the San Diego Chamber of Commerce.
San Diego County is the third largest metropolitan center in the state. The San Francisco-Oakland area has its State College and also at Berkeley its university. Los Angeles has its State College and also U.C.L.A. Our youngsters deserve that same choice.
State College and University would supplement each other.
We have huge airplane plants—and the industry needs men and women trained in science. Our growing electronics industry also needs trained personnel. State Colleges are not equipped to provide this training.
We have miles of homes—and thousands of youngsters seeking higher education in San Diego County – even if our county does not grow – will double in the next decade.
By this resolution San Diego has served notice that this growing area needs a University. Perhaps the Regents will find the University feasible. In that case it will probably be located along the coastline, so that some emphasis can be given Oceanography as at the University’s present branch at Scripps at La Jolla. One suggested location is at Del Mar or near Del Mar.
If the Regents find the University not feasible, then we should push to transform San Diego State College into a full-fledged University.
I am grateful that the Resolution passed without any opposing votes.
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Southern California Exposition Features “Woman’s World”
Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Page 2
“A Woman’s World,” a new attraction will be exhibited in the new grandstand addition at the forthcoming Southern California Exposition & County Fair at El Mar, June 24 through July 4, secretary-manager Paul T. Mannen said today. Approximately 14,000 square feet will be devoted to this competitive feature. It will encompass the former home economics department plus several new major divisions – all of major interests to the lady of the home.
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Almanac of Liberty on Channel 8 Sunday
Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Page 2
Almanac of Liberty, the extraordinary dramatization of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas’ diary of civil liberties milestones, will be re-telecast on May 1, Sunday, 11:30 to 12:30, over KFMB-TV. Channel 8, as part of the annual national award ceremonies of the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai Brith.
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As the Psychologist Sees You
Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Page 2
By Irving R. Stone, Psychological Consultant
Report Cards
Three times a year all youngsters have a broad smile on their faces and frequently whoop for joy. These three times are upon the close of school for the Spring, Christmas and Summer vacations. There are three other times when only some of the children have the sign of happiness on their faces. The rest of the boys and girls may reflect disappointment, fear, or even rebellion.
The latter three times are on the days when Report Cards are distributed. A threat to every child, they represent a vital phase of our educational system. Not only do they provide an indicator of the youngsters’ progress, but they furnish a stimulation to greater effort. This is more true of the first two report cards than of the one at the end of the school year.
The report cards which are sued in most school systems these days offer more than a grade or score. They now show strengths and weaknesses in subject matter, school behavior, effort and preparation. They aim to indicate study and work habits. Parents should study these cards very carefully for they may be the only means by which they can keep abreast of how their children are doing and whether closer observation of the children is needed. Remarks of the teachers often point out serious deficiencies in interest on the part of the students as well as to show whether abnormal behavior is present and which may require therapy.
Reports cards are not confined merely to school systems. Industry and civil service systems use a modified form of these report cards which are given such labels as Proficiency Ratings, Progress Reports or Merit Ratings. The purpose of these ratings is much the same as those in school. They indicate how the worker is doing on the job, what his weaknesses and strengths are, and what modification or improvement is needed. In addition, they are used in determining promotions and salary increases.
Rather than to fear report cards or ratings, we should welcome them for they are the only indicators we have of how well we are doing. Often we become satisfied with our own progress without realizing that our performance is not meeting standards. They should spur us on to greater effort, where it is needed, as well as to give us the pat on the back we need for a job well done. It is doubtful if much could be accomplished either in schools or in industry without them.
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More About Three Hundred Years in America
Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Page 2
By Dr. Philip L. Seman, University of Judaism
Continuing from our last Chapter regarding the growth of Jewish Social Service, we may note that other outstanding social service agencies of national character for years has been the National Desertion Bureau, the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), the Jewish Agricultural Aid Society and until 1914, the Industrial Removal Office.
An outstanding national agency of social service organized about twenty years ago, is known as the National Council of Jewish Federation and Welfare Funds.
In the report on organization and financial experience of the Jewish Welfare Funds published some time ago, we were told that the Jewish communities were confronted with varied welfare responsibilities. They attempted to meet local social needs and they were called upon to share in the support of regional, national and overseas Jewish causes.
The movement for the establishment of the Council of Federation and Welfare Funds, arose out of two complementary forces; one, the constantly broadening scope of Federation interests, and two, the limitations placed by chest that could not apply any of its funds to the religious and cultural phases of Jewish activity. Another important factor in the movement for the creation of Welfare funds, was the desire of community leaders to avoid the expense, duplication and waste of separate campaigns and collections on the part of non-local agencies, by organizing a unified fund raising effort to meet non-local needs.
The Jewish Welfare Fund is a central organization created by the local Jewish community for the purpose of meeting its just obligations to national, regional and overseas causes, and distinctly Jewish local needs that are not otherwise met.
The National Desertion Bureau referred to before, facilitated the handling of the transient problem, and resulted in the unanimous adoption of the transportation Rule, dealing with the responsibilities of communit8ies who, prior to this agreement, promiscuously aided transients from one place to another, merely to get rid of the responsibility of taking care of them and loading them upon the community to which the transportation furnished by the city would take the transient.
H.I.A.S. (Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society) of America, organized to facilitate the lawful entry of Jewish immigrants into the United States, and to provide them with temporary assistance as well as to prevent them from becoming public charges, also to discourage their settling in congested cities and to encourage them to follow pursuits worthwhile, to prevent ineligibles from migrating into the United States, to foster American ideals and instill into the immigrants the knowledge of American customs and institutions.
This service has done a colossal piece of work in the interest of immigrant aid, and has instituted branches in many of the important cities in this country and abroad. (To Be Continued)
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Fiesta Club
Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Page 2
The Fiesta Club is having a Song Title Party, Saturday evening, April 30, at the home of one of its members. There will be dancing, games and refreshments.
The Fiesta Club is open to all unmarried young adults of the Jewish faith. Anyone desiring further information about the Song Title Party, or the club’s activities, are asked to call any of the following numbers, after six p.m. – AT 1-5682; AT -1-9291; AT -4-8546; BE-3-5547.
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