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Home for Aged To Welcome New Members at Home Luncheon Oct. 23
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page 5
On October 23, at noon, the members of the Auxiliary of the Hebrew Home for the Aged are looking forward to greeting new members and friends at the Home, 4075 54th St.
Cantor Joseph Cysner will present a program of Hebrew, Yiddish and English songs. President of the Home, Maxwell Kaufman, will welcome the new members. A tour of the Home will be made.
For reservations contact luncheon co-chairmen, Mrs. Louis Feller, AT-2-7344, or Mrs. Rodin Horrow, AC-2-2453.
If in need of transportation, call Mrs. H. Rabinowitz, AT-1-1585.
October 19 promises to be a very busy day at the Home. Rosh Hodesh-Hesvan will observed and attendance is urged for the minion which will be held at 9 a.m. All members of the community are invited.
Under the auspices of the Women’s Auxiliary services were held at the Home for the High Holy Days. Among those who participated were Rabbi Morton J. Cohn, Harry Levinson, Ike Jacobson and Harry Goodwin. The guests at the Home were delighted with the table model Sukkah made for them by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tennebaum.
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Sr. Adults Hear About “U.N. and Peace”
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page 5
In honor of United Nations Month, the next monthly program sponsored by the Senior Adults Committee of the Council of Jewish Women will feature a discussion of “The United Nations and World Peace,” by Mrs. Daisy Lee Worcester, legislative chairman of the local branch of the American Association for the Unite Nations. Mrs. Worcester, who is a former social worker and teacher, wrote a book entitled “Grim the Battles,” a history of social work in the United States. Jody Sackheim will entertain with folk songs from many lands. Also, a surprise will be in store for those attending who have birthdays in September or October.
The program which will take place on Tuesday, October 22nd, at 1 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, will be chaired by Mrs. Fritz Lavender. There is no admission fee and refreshments will be served.
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Temple Youth League
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page 5
TYL has started the New Year right. The first affair was a caravan to UNISTY, University Synagogue in Brentwood. Thirty TYL’ers went on the caravan and everyone had a good time dancing, swimming, singing, eating and last , but certainly not least, making new friends.
The next affair is Saturday, October 19, at the Temple Center. It’s a dance featuring the Mellowmen from 8 p.m. until 12 midnight. Anyone who is of high school or college age is welcome.
December 26 through 29 are dates to remember. The biggest and best caravan is planned. All SCFDTY groups are invited to join the fun at Camp Cuyamaca, for only fifteen dollars. TYL is aking you to be a member, so come join now and learn more about the caravan.
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Jewish Center News
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page 5
Teens of the Center and Temple Beth Israel will join forces for a Harvest Hop to be held October 19th in the Temple Center. Music will be provided by the Mello-Men from 8 p.m. on. Admission is 50x, stag, with dressy sport clothes the rule.
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The Young Adult Group will have several dance programs on the first and third Sundays of each month in conjunction with the Singletons. The second and fourth Sundays of every month will see special planned activities at the Center for the YAG’s.
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The 4C’s will have a Las Vegas Night on Saturday, October 26tgh in the Center. The cost will be $1.00 per couple with refreshments served later in the evening.
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Earl Feldman, Chmn. Of the Tween Program Committee, announces the following programs for Tween Jr. High boys and girls: Sat nite, Oct. 19th, Patio Party; Wed. nite, Oct. 30th, Halloween Dance at the University Ballroom; Sat. nite, Nov. 2nd, a joint J.C.C. and Beth Israel Temple Dance; Sun, afternoon, Nov. 10th, Picnic at Peacock ranch. For informations tweens should contact Earl Feldman or call Mrs. Harriet Miller and Herb Gross at the Center.
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To acquaint the many women with the Rhythmic Exercise Class, a free lesson will be given on Thursday, October 24th at 10:00 a.m. in the Center. Free child care will be provided during the class. The class is aimed at body building and figure control to musical accompaniment. Mrs. Lilo Berger is the instructor of the class.
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Simchas Torah Dinner at Beth Jacob Center
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page 5
Bertha Friedman, chairman, extends an invitation to all to the Beth Jacob Ladies Auiliary’s Simchas Torah Dinner, to be held on Sunday, October 20, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Beth Jacob Center, 4473 30th Street. A social hour will follow the dinner.
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Hebrew Home Board To Meet October 30
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page 5
Directors of the Hebrew Home for the Aged will hold their October Board meeting on Wednesday, October 30, at the Home at 8:00 p.m. It will the first Board meeting of the new directors and new officers for the year 1957-58.
Maxwell Kaufman, re-elected President, stated that the matter of construction of infirmary facilities under license by the State Department of Public Health will be one of the important matters on the agenda. Another matter which will be discussed at the meeting, according to Kaufman, is committee appointments for the year.
Mr. Kaufman stated that he and the officers of the Hebrew Home were well pleased with the religious services that were held at the Home for the High Holy Days under the supervision of the Women’s Auxiliary, chaired by Mrs. Harry Tennenbaum.
The Hebrew Home is a constituent agency of the San Diego Federation of Jewish Agencies and receives its support from the Federation through the United Jewish Fund, as well as from the Guardians of San Diego and the Women’s Auxiliary.
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Beth Jacob Youth Group
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page 5
The Beth Jacob Group is holding a dance at the Beth Jacob Center on October 26 at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served and a door prize awarded. Everyone from the ages of 13 to 16 years is invited. Admission is 25 cents person.
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Fox Lodge News
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page 5
With the Fall season started the Lodge will hold the first social meeting of the season on October 22 at 8:30 p.m. in our meeting hall at the Beth Jacob Center, 4473 30th Street.
Wives and friends are invited. Don’t forget the Southern California Council dance tickets. The time is getting short so sell as many tickets as possible and return the money by the next regular meeting. Brother Abe Holendersky is the leader with 130 tickets sold.
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“Coffee Chats” to Present Talk on Nuclear Medicine October 24th
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page 6
Recent developments in nuclear diagnosis and treatment of disease will be discussed by Dr. Leo Smollar at 8 .m. on Thursday, October 24, at the Mission Valley Country Club. This is the second Coffee Chat of the 1957-58 season presented by National Council of Jewish Women.
Dr. Smollar, a San Diego physician specializing in internal and nuclear medicine, will present two films, “Atoms for Peace,” and “Atom and the Doctor.,” Following the discussion of the fils and their implications, there will be a question and answer period.
According to Coffee Chat Chairman, Mrs. Simon Reznikoff, Dr. Smollar is well qualified to present the topic of nuclear medicine. A native Chicagoan, he attended the University of Illinois Medical School, interned at Los Angeles County General Hospital, spent four and one-half years in the Army, and in 1954 took the second course ever offered in nuclear medicine at University of California at Los Angeles. As a member of the Nuclear Medicine Society of Southern California, he keeps abreast of the most recent developments in this new and very exciting field.
Mrs. Herbert Robbins, Council President, extends an invitation to the entire community to attend the timely and interesting meeting. Coffee and birthday cake, commemorating the Council’s 64th anniversary, will be served following Dr. Smollar’s talk. The refreshment charge is 50 cents per person and reservations may be made by phoning Mrs. Lester Kraus, BR-7-3206.
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Pioneer Women Negba Club News
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page 6
The next regular luncheon meeting of the Pioneer Women, Negba Club, will be held in the Beth Jacob Center on Thursday, November 7 at 12 noon. An interesting program has been arranged. Guests are welcome.
President Rose Weitzman wishes to thank the participants and the guests at the Succoth Festival. Cantor Israel Dubner gave a musical program and Tania Bercutt, of Los Angeles, inspired the group with her talk. Rose Brooker was chairman of the event, assisted by Goldie Kitaen and Sima Caminer.
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B’nai B’rith Girls
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page 6
At the first election held by the B’nai B’rith Girls, Hanna Jo Swartz was elected the new president, Elaine Luchin, vice president; Toby Kraus, corr. Secretary; Linda Goldfarb, recording secretary, and June Persky, treasurer.
The girls are planning many new and interesting activities. On Nov. 2 they will hold a United Nations Dinner, at which their officers will be installed.
If you wish to become a member, contact Hanna Jo Swartz, AT-2-6623.
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Yo-Ma-Co Club
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page 6
The Yom Kippur Dance was highly successful and the member of Yo-Ma-Co wish to express their thanks to those who helped make it so.
Plans are set for the Club’s annual rummage sale to take place November 19 and 20, at the American Legion Hall, 27th and B Sts. Proceeds go to the Jewish Communit8y Center. Chairman Pearl Strauss and her crew are making the arrangements and ask that you save your rummage for this worthwhile event. Cal BR-7-3172 or AT-4-8129 for pickup.
The Yo-Ma-Co weekly bowling tournament is again under way and a Halloween Party is planned for Saturday, Nov. 2. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 9 a.m., with Sammy Stein as our guest speaker. All members and their friends are invited.
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Scripps Offers Free Lectures in La Jolla
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page 6
The Fall 1957 series of Faculty Lectures jointly sponsored by the University of California’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Theatre and Arts Foundation of San Diego County open on Monday night, October 21, with a free public lecture on the causes and effects of smog.
Other talks in the series will deal with the origin of the earth and planets and with tuna research in San Diego.
All talks will be given at the La Jolla High school Auditorium. Admission is free.
“Can San Diego Escape Smog?” will be the title of the first lecture on October 21. Speaker will be Dr. John T. Middleton, Plant Pathologist, University of California Experiment Station, Riverside. Dr. Middleton has conducted research for several years on the effects of smog on plants. He will review the latest scientific information on the air pollution problem.
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Bay City B.B. Women U.N. Dinner Oct. 26
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page6
Bay City B’nai B’rith Women are celebrating United Nations Month by giving a United Nations dinner featuring foods of many nations.
Mrs. Eugene Sacks, President, has invited members and friends to participate by preparing their favorite foreign recipes, which will include German fruit cake, Hungarian beans, Swedish meat balls; Jewish knishes and stuffed cabbage, Mexican enchiladas, Italian ravioli, Chinese chow mein and many others.
The party will be held Saturday evening, October 26th, at the East San Diego women’s Club, 4037 39th St., and is open to the public.
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There will be dancing and fun for everyone.
Mrs. Louis Entin of Chula Vista will be chairman. Others assisting include: Mrs. Victor Stolarsky, U.N. Chairman; Mrs. Manuel Rosenthal and Mrs. Marco Thorne, tickets and reservations; Mrs. Rose Osser, Mrs. Moe Block, Mrs. Sidney Derene, Mrs. Arnold Gale and Mrs. Victor Millman, dinner; Mrs. David Shannahof, program.
Proceeds will help support the many philanthropies in which B’nai B’rtih participates.
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You Are Invited
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page 6
The Jewish Welfare Board Armed Services Committee of San Diego cordially invites all hostesses and servicemen to attend the Gala Fall Opening of their regular Wednesday night programs, Wednesday, October 23, at 8:00 p.m., Temple Beth Israel, 3rd and Laurel Sts. There will be dancing games and refreshments.
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Pacific Relations Marks 22nd Year
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page 6
The Balboa Park Club will host an “international” crowd of partygoers when the House of Pacific Relations celebrates its 22nd Anniversary, Saturday, October 25. The annual Fiesta, which is the only fund-raising event staged by the House of Pacific Relations, will feature entertainment by member cottages, followed by refreshments and social dancing. The Fiesta will begin at 8 o’clock Saturday night.
Members and friends of the Cottage of Israel are urged to support this event and enjoy a memorable evening. Tickets, at 90 cents per person, may be obtained from Phil Abrams, Juniper 2-4749, or at the door the evening of the Fiesta.
In preparation for a busy year in the newly decorated Cottage of Israel, the following committee chairmen were appointed by President, Mrs. George Borushek, at the last board meeting of the cottage. They are: Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kent, hostess and guide; Mrs. Jay Borushek, publicity, and Mrs. Seymour Gates, program chairman.
The Cottage of Israel has been unable to participate in the monthly social meetings of
the House of Pacific Relations because these meetings are held on Friday nights. To accommodate the Israeli cottage, the November meeting will be held on a Thursday. Details will be announced at a later date.
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Letters From India
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page 7
Ernest Michel, West Coast Representative of the UJA reports on his experience in India:
It’s a hot and humid day, the humidity being like nothing we have on our worst days in Los Angeles. Your clothes actually stick to your body.
An Indian friend of mine takes me on a sightseeing tour through the city and the outskirts. There are two sights that impress me—the beggars and the cows.
It is estimated that there are a quarter of billion cows in India, all of them holy animals who roam the streets together with pedestrians, oxcarts and automobiles. The only difference is that is—the cows always have the right of way.
Almost as numerous as the cows are the beggars, many of whom remind me of the bodies seen in the concentration camps. They are skin and bone only. Some of them are maimed at birth by cutting off the feet, or one, and in some instances, both hands, the idea being that their helpless condition may induce a more substantial drop in the beggar’s cup.
From this not very pleasant part of India, which the government is striving to change, we get to the Jewish section of Bombay.
Let me first give a word of explanation about the Jewish community of Bombay. It consists of two completely separate groups which have only one thing in common … being Jewish. Aside from that, they live in worlds more completely apart than Governor Faubus and the nine negro school children of Little Rock.
One group is the European Jewry. Most of them have come from Poland, Russia and England. They are successful businessmen, who came to India some 20 or 30 years ago. The exceptions are somwe of the British Jewish families, several of whom date their ancestry back to the beginning of British rule in India. The most prominent among them is the Sassoon family, who have made their mark both in India and in Great Britain and who have contributed millions of pounds to the betterment of the Jewish community, as well as to0 the advancement of the Indian people.
I was invited to tea at the summer home of Mr. Lipshutz, a businessman who is also the largest contributor to the Indian equivalent of our United Jewish Appeal. His home is located directly on the Indian Ocean, about thirty-minutes drive from Bombay. When tea and cake were served, I noticed that all food was immediately covered with a cloth., As soon as a fly had a much as touched any part of the food, it was immediately thrown out. The reason for this is the constant fear of malaria, which still takes its heavy toll among the population. (More About India Next Issue).
Annual Meeting Of Fund Set For Dec. 15
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 18, 1957, Page 7
The Twenty-third Annual Dinner Meeting of the United Jewish Fund of San Diego is announced for Sunday, December 15 by Milton Y. Roberts, Fund President.
Business of the Jewish Community to be acted upon at the event will include the election of twenty directors to the Board of the United Jewish Fund to serve a term of two years – 1958-1959.
Recognition of outstanding services to the Jewish Community and to the community as a whole will be made during the evening.
MR. Roberts stated that the question of the merger of the United Jewish Fund and the Federation of Jewish Agencies into one central organization for planning, coordinating, budgeting and financing may be able to be brought before the annual meeting for approval of the entire membership.
The Nominating Committee, under the direction of Arthur Goodman, is now at work selecting the 20 members of the United Jewish Fund to be nominated at the annual meeting. MR. Goodman announced that the By-Laws provide that after the publication of the names of nominees selected by the Nominating Committee any five members of the United Jewish Fund may nominate any member of the United Jewish Fund by petition presented to the secretary of the Fund at least five days before the annual meeting.
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