Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, July 27, 1956, Part 1

 

Council of Jewish Women Plan Nautical Party For Members
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 27, 1956, Pages 1, 3

National Council of Jewish Women, San Diego Section, will weigh anchor this year on August 1 with a “Council to the Rescue” party beside the pool at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Sims, 4884 E. Alder Dr., according to Mrs. Norman Mann, membership chairman. Carrying out the nautical “rescue” theme, hostesses will wear sailor caps, middy blouses and kerchief ties, according to Mrs. Jack Stein, Preident.  The committee includes Mmes Dan Abramson, Bernard Arenson, Donald Benjamin, Robert Carlin, Stanley Foster, Richard Gilbert, Max Glaser, Rolf Haas, Lester Himmel, Milton Kifferstein, Robert Kreisler, Mac Leichter, Carl Prager, Albert Rosen, Burton Ross, Herman Schulman, Stanley Stein, David Sugarman, E Wasserman, Joseph Winston, Mal Winston, Bruce Witte and Hubert Wolff.  Membership is under the supervision of Mrs. Herbert Reder. The décor , under the direction of Mrs. Irving Coleman, will be in red, white and blue with life preservers, model boats and other sea-faring objects lending a “salty” touch.

Program highlight of the afternoon will be songs by Sue Carson, popular Hollywood entertainer starring in the La Jolla Playhouse production of “Pal Joey.”  Also appearing will be the Council Glee Club, in a script by Mmes Harvey Furgatch and Edward Merkin.  Glee Club members are Mmmes. Ralph Cohen, Ben Kutchuk, Sidney Silverman, Sidney Steckel, Stanley Youkon, Furgatch and Merkin.  Program Chairman is Mrs. Simon Reznikoff.

Mrs. Mann feels that one of the most important functions of this annual membership event is to familiarize both new and old members with the wide scope of Council’s activities in the fields of education and service. As Mrs. Mann points out, “Council is an international organization with 15 member nations, and it is local sections such as ours which make Council’s overall-program possible. And such National Council projects as Ship-a-Box, which provides educational play materials for children in Israel, and the Golden Age program, both of which celebrated their national tenth anniversaries this year, find their counterparts in our local Section activities.  We also sponsor Ship-a-Box and other services for children here and abroad, and maintain a Senior Adult program in which we cooperate with Edgemoor, the Jewish Community Center and the Hebrew Home for the Aged.

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Fiesta Time
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 27, 1956, Page 1

San Diego – a community of over 500,000 people has joined forces to stage America’s largest community celebration, the first annual Fiesta del Pacifico – a city and county wide celebration ending August 19.

Highlight of the Fiesta will be the 14 performances of the might California Story, a 32-scene musical spectacle depicting the history of the Golden State from its discovery to date. A cast of over 1300 is featured in the pageant, which will play in the 23,000 seat Balboa Stadium in Balboa Park.

The largest non-movie spectacle ever staged, the California Story is produced by Wayne Dailard and directed by Val Rosing, famed New York musical director.  Meredith Willson has composed and will conduct the original score.

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Schulman To Join Hutler in Israel
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 27, 1956, Page 1

Victor J. Schulman, local civic leader, left on July 24 for a month’s tour of Europe and Israel.  He will fly to Paris and then to Rome. On July 28, Mr. Schulman will join Al Hutler in Tel Aviv and will stay a few days at a kibbutz.  Before returning to San Diego on Aug. 18 he will visit several European countries.

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City of Hope Srs. Plans Bus Tour
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 27, 1956, Page 1

On Tuesday, August 21^st, that long awaited Bus Tour to the City of Hope will take place. This all-day excursion includes luncheon in the new Central Service Building. There is no better way to learn about this wonderful cause you are working for – you’ll come back an enthused and enlightened person. Definite reservations are necessary. Contact our President, Ethel Berwin, phone Atwater 4-4806.  Don’t delay insuring space on the bus.

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Hadassah Plans For Fall Season
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 27, 1956, Page 1

Another “first” for Hadassah will take place on Wed., Sept. 19, when the new membership luncheon and the premier meeting of the year will be combined to launch Hadassah’s Fall Season.

Mrs. John Ruskin, President, invites all prospective members top attend this meeting as guests of the San Diego Chapter.

Mrs. Sam Cohen and Mrs. Howard Hoffman, Membership Co-Chairmen, plan to honor the new members. There will be food and entertainment plus an opening Couturier Fashion Show by a leading women’s shop.

The committee assisting the chairmen will consist of Mmes. Marvin Bobrof, Fred Leeds, Lew Weiss, Al Shrieber, Bert Mallinger, Lee Harkavy, Raby Lieberman, Harold Elden, Sid Smith, Ray Bass, Elmer Wohl, Gabriel Berg, Harry Felson, Leon Solomon, Eddie Kitaen, and David Block.

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Personals
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 27, 1956, Page 2

Seymour Rabin will represent San Diego at the sixth national weekend institute for Jewish community leaders from all over the country at the Brandeis Camp Institute in Santa Susana, Calif.

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Ike Jacobson is might proud of son Ellis, whose art work won him first prize at the S.D. County Fair.  He also won the first prize and a $100.00 cash award for his painting at the Vista, Calif., Annual Arts Show, where he competed with noted artists from the entire West.
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On July 21, the Leah Weinberg Memorial Minyon held a Fiesta Party, at which their husbands were the guests of honor.  The party was held in the garden of minion captain and hostess, Mrs. Louis Stitzel.

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Mrs. Mack Esterson held a luncheon on July 20, at the Bali Hai Restaurant, in order to introduce her son, Howard’s fiancée, Carol Steuer, to her friends.

Out of town guests were Marylin Schuman, Miss Lynn Ehrlich, Mrs. Phillip Subkow, MRs. Jrome Lascoe and Mrs. Del Friedman.
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Jan Klaskin, daughter of MR. and Mrs. Harry Klaskin, will enter all-girl Stephens College, Columbia, MOs., this Fall.

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Grandmother Julia Winsberg stays young watching her granddaughters grow up.  Janet Solof will be entering the University of California at Berkeley, after leaving San Diego High in a blaze of glory.  Sister Susan is carrying on the family tradition of leadership as Colonel of the Majorettes at San Diego High.

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Lake Arrowhead was busy with San Diegans these last few weeks. Watching chap water-skier, Dr. Walter Ornstein, were his wife, Evelyn, the Jack Wynars, the Milton Effrons, the Herb Reders and the Bob Arensons.

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Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Schaffer got spot news from Israel from their son, Ezra. Eight years ago he left San Diego to settle in a kibbutz in Israel.  His son, Yoav, is five years of age and a real Sabra.
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Mrs. Morton E. Ernest wishes to thank her many friends for their kindness during her recent illness.

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At the last luncheon meeting of the Jolly-16 Club, at which Mrs. Maxwell Kaufman was hostess, November 10 was set for their annual dinner dance.
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These are busy days for David and Sada Cohen.  In addition to being recipients of two dinners honoring their 25 Wedding Anniversary, they are attending Going-Away Parties in their honor and getting ready for their five-weeks’ vacation. They plan to visit their daughter in Tacoma, Wash.; relatives and friends in Chicago and New York City and will spend most of their time in Mrs. Cohen’s home town of Rochester, New York.

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Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Goodman of New York City have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Nathan of San Diego and while here renewed a very warm friendship with their old New York friends, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Lowenbein.

Mr. Goodman is a well known Jewish leader in New York Jewish philanthropic circles.  He laid the cornerstone for the Bar Ilan University in Tel Aviv and donated the observatory and water tower known as the Eva and Jacob Goodman  Tower.

Mrs. Goodman keeps up with her prominent husband. She is best known as Eva Goodman, President of the Manhattan Chapter of the Yeshiva University and the Albert Einstein Medical School of New York City.

The couple plan to fly to San Francisco, where they will visit Dr. and Mrs. Abe Nasatir.

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Pampered boarder at Toby and Sol Bloom’s home is granddaughter Ginger. She is staying with them while her parents, Nancy and Alan Geist, are in Lake Tahoe.

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Betrothal Announced
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 27, 1956, Page 2

Dr. and Mrs. M.C. Schuman announce the engagement of their daughter, Carol H. Steuer, to Howard Esterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Esterson. Both families reside in Pt. Loma.

The wedding is being planned for early September.

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Hawaiian Night Planned by Templers
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 27, 1956, Page 2

The Templers ask that single “guys and gals” reserve Sunday, July 29 the date of their Summer Dance.

It will be a Hawaiian Night – guys wearing island prints and gals in flowery skirts or cottons.  One of San Diego’s best local bands will supply the music and Emma “Kaaglelani” Bishop, famous Hawaiian dancer will perform.  Drinks will be served at the Hawaiian bar: drag or stag – don’t miss it!

Time: 8:30 p.m.; Date, July 29; Place: Tifereth Israel. For information, phone Elaine—BE 9-3229.

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Fun Night Aug 4 For Youth Group
Southwestern Jewish Press, July 27, 1956, Page 2

On August 4 the United Synagogue Youth is having a fun night from 7:30 to 11:30 at Tifereth Israel.

Wear children’s clothes (short skirts or trousers) and you can participate in the fashion show. There will be dancing, games and refreshments.

You are invited to join the U.S.Y. if you are between ninth grade and first year college. The fun night is for members only.

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