Unusual Antique Collection To Go On Sale
Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Page 1
The annual Antique Sale, sponsored by the Beth Israel Sisterhood, will take place at the Temple House, 2570 Third Ave., on June 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A collection of antiques, rustics, early Americana and bric-a-brac will be offered for sale. Co-Chairmen of this Sisterhood project is Mrs. Sol Brown and Mrs. Marvin Jacobs, assisted by Mmes. Mortimer Rosenbaum, George Katz, Don Pogrell, Irving Hertz, Alfred Heumann and Charles Silverman.
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William Worthy to Speak in San Diego
Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Page 1
William Worthy of the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper, has been invited t o speak by the American Civil Liberties Union at the Unitarian Church, at 8 p.m. on June 23.
Mr. Worthy was one of three reporters (the others from Look Magazine) who visited Red China. He will discuss the difficulty in obtaining permission from the State Department to enter that country and his experiences while there.
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Refugee Student Finds Haven
Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Page 1
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(JCC Construction Contract Signing)
Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Page 1
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$82,500 Sent to UJA: 313 Hold Key To Fund Goal
Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Pages 1, 3
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Sklar gave away $82,500 last Saturday evening at the United Jewish Appeal Cash Conference in the Hotel Roosevelt in New York.
They represented the Jewish commun ity of San Diego at the National “Rescue Conference” which took place on June 8 and 9. It was the United Jewish Fund’s reply to the United Jewish Appeal’s request for $75,000 cash as San Diego Jewry’s part of the $50,000,000 Cash Campaign to aid the vast and continually mounting refugee problem.
As the campaign total rolled oer $280,000 from 2,150 contributors, Dr. Walter Ornstein and Victor Schulman, General Campaign Co-Chairmen, stated that the complete success of the campaign rests with 313 prospective contributors, who gave in 1956 and have not yet made their pledge in the 1957 campaign. “With gifts from t he 313 families who have not as yet given we can secure the necessary $15,000 to reach our goal of $295,000, the largest goal in Jewish community history,” the Chairmen said.
Gifts from the children of the Religious School of Temple Beth Israel and Beth Jacob Synagogue swelled the total this past week. Each of the Religious Schools gave United Jewish Fund envelopes for the children to make their contributions. Over 125 children contributed individually to the United Jewish Fund from the two Religious Schools.
The Chairman reported that the Regular United Jewish Fund Campaign had exceeded its goal of $175,000 by securing $180,000 . However, the UJA Emergency Rescue Fund was still $21,000 short, as $99,000 was raised for the Emergency.
The entire campaign represents a jump of $74,000 over the $206,000 raised in 1956.
In making an appeal to all those who have not as yet contributed, Ornstein and Schulman made public a dispatch from abroad received this week from the Campaign leadership that revealed the gravity of the overseas crisis. The cable dispatch from Giora Josephthal, Treasurer of the Jewish Agency, is as follows:
“The extreme urgency of our need for additional funds impels me to appeal again to you and your devoted fellow workers who have dedicated themselves so selflessly to helping Isrel cope with its staggering immigration and absorption problems.
“In April 8,600 immigrants reached Israel. On April 30, 2,780 were enroute and 6,300 were in European ports awaiting departure for Israel. In the first half of May 6,000 reached Israel. The total for the month will be 12,000. June, too, will bring a number far exceeding our original expectation.”
Contributions may be mailed to the office of the United Jewish Fund, 333 Plaza, San Diego 1, Calif.
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Center Bldg. by Apr. ’58
Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Pages 1, 6
Ground was broken last Monday at the 54th Street and University Site for the new Jewish Community Center Building, according to William B. Schwartz, Center President. First steps were taken in the erection of the $500,000 facility which will serve as a community building, housing all local Jewish Welfare Agencies, including the Federation and the United Jewish Fund, Jewish Social Service Agency, and the Jewish Welfare Board Armed Services Committee. George Lykos, Architect, and Chris Larsen, Contractor, anticipate that construction would be completed eight to nine months after the first spade full of earth was turned. Center leaders are making plans to be in the building, completely functioning in all phases of the program by April 1, 1958.
As the ground was being made ready for the building purposes, Center pledges were being converted into cash and all those who had made pledges to the Jewish Community Center were asked to pay their pledges either in full or partially, so that the compete building could be finished in time.
Schwartz said that committees on furnishing and Equipment, landscaping, nursery school, personnel, membership are now beginning to function and preparing plans for the new building. Members of the Building Committee, who worked for more than a year in making a dream come true, were: Sidney Rose, Chairman; Maury Novak, John Ruskin, Rodin Horrow, Sidney Posin, Edward Greitbard and Schwartz. Staff member was Albert A. Hutler.
Members of the Finance Committee were: William Starr, Louis Steinman, Edward Furbush, Avrom Dickman, William Schwartz, and Sidney Rose.
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Camp Jaycee Open 11th Year June 24; Preview Picnic June 16th at Ranch
Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Pages 1, 3
Over 200 boys and girls, between the ages of 5 and 12, have already registered for the summer activities of the Jewish Community Center’s Day Camp, opening on Monday, June 24, according to Bernard Arenson, Day Camp Chairman.
Irving Mortin, who will direct the camp, and the staff, had developed a program of themes which will mix Jewish culture and history with San Diego pioneer days. Jewish themes will be developed through Oneg Shabbats, arts and crafts, and music and dance.
Each two week period, Mortin pointed out, will have its own theme and the thread connecting all eight weeks is a history of the San Diego area.
Indians of the Southwest, dealing with the Aborigines of San Diego and El Cajon Valley, will be the first theme. The campers will re0create in the first two weeks of camp, the life, economics and cultural patterns of these Indians.
Second period will concern itself with the “Spanish-Mexican Era” dealing with the development of the Mission movements and the agricultural settlements of the Spanish and Mexican immigration.
The depiction of the many peoples who have come to America and have settled out West and the contributions made by many Nationality groups, will be the third period, called “The American Scene.”
Present day San Diego will be portrayed in the fourth period called “Our California” which will tie in the first three themes and add the modern touch of today’s living in Southern California.
Besides the theme material, Camp Jaycee will have an intensive water instruction course; cook-outs and camping; arts and crafts program; sports and games; horseback riding and roller skating and recreational sing-songs.
Camp Jaycee will begin its 11th season this summer. The first day camp established in san Diego, its activities are geared to meet the age level and interests of the camper, and the camp accomplishes its purposes with a well balanced program within the campers physical limitations; a grouping by ages; a staff of matured, experienced, trained personnel; and one counselor for every seven campers, according to Arenson. He also announced that there would be bus pick-up and delivery at stated places throughout San Diego, including Chula Vista, National City, Tijuana and Coronado.
Registration for Camp Jaycee is still being accepted. Information regarding registration is available at the Jewish Community Center, 4056 University Avenue, AT-1-7744.
The Jewish Community Center, which operates Camp Jaycee, is a Red Feather Community Chest Agency and a member of the San Diego Federation of Jewish Agencies.
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Picnic at Holiday Ranch
Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Page 1
A preview of day camp activities and the setting of the 1957 Indian Village will be given to Day Camp parents and their children on Sunday, June 16, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., when Holiday Ranch is thrown open for a get-together of parents and children.
Holiday Ranch, the site of the 1957 Camp Jaycee, is located seven miles East of El Cajon City, right off Route 80. The tepees, making up the Indian Village, will be set up in the wilds of the Ranch and activities of the Day Camp will be carried on at the Ranch during three days of the week. A swimming pool, athletic fields, arts and crafts, and many other facilities will help provide a vital program for the youngsters. “Everyone, whether they intend sending their children to Day Camp or not, is invited to participate in the Day Camp Jamboree on Sunday, June 16,” Arenson said.
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Officials Proclaim “Hope Sunday” June 23rd
Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Page 1
Hope Sunday, to take place locally on June 23, was proclaimed by Mayor Charles C. Dail and Board of Supervisors chairman, De Graff Austin as a fundraising period for the famed City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, California. Both officials joined with Governor Goodwin J. Knight in his proclamation for the City of Hope Month throughout California.
This was announced here today by County Assessor John McQuilken, Hope Sunday chairman of the campaign for contributions to help underwrite the work of the free, nonsectarian City of Hope.
Focal point of the campaign will be Hope Sunday, June 23, during which the drive will be capped by an all day, door-to-door solicitation, winding up on succeeding days with a “cleanup” operation.
Keynoting Hope Sunday and setting the stage for the army of door-ringing volunteers, a 10-hour Telerama emanating from KTLA, Channel 5, and XETV, Channel 6, will spotlight top entertainers in a marathon television spectacle starting Saturday night, June 22, and all day Sunday, June 23.
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Hutler To Speak at NCRAC Meeting
Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Page 1
“Moral and Spiritual Values” in the Public Schools will be discussed by Albert A. Hutler, Secretary of the San Diego Community Relations Council, at the annual Plenary Session of the NCRAC, to be held in Cleveland.
Six national Jewish organizations and thirty-eight Jewish community councils in all parts of the country will jointly chart plans for the coming year when their delegates meet June 22-24 at the Hotel Statler in Cleveland.
The impact on American public opinion and Jewish community relations of developments in the Middle East will be explored at an evening session of the conference on Sunday.
“Moral and Spiritual Values” will be dealt with in a workshop session Sunday afternoon. Ben Stark, Executive Director of the Jacksonville Jewish Community Council, and Hutler will report on efforts in their respective regions to introduce programs of “moral and spiritual values” into the public schools.
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