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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 13, 1956, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Diet-Schmiet, This Is It! Southwestern Jewish Press, April 13, 1956, Page 3 Monday: Breakfast: Weak tea Lunch: 1 Bouillion cub in ½ cup diluted water Dinner: 3 oz. prune juice (gargle only) Tuesday: Breafast: Scraped crumbs from burned toast Lunch: 1 doughnut hole (without sugar) and 1 glass […]

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 13, 1956, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World Staff Fund Campaign Moves Fast–$130,000 Pledged; “Still a Long Way to Go,” Roberts Says Southwestern Jewish Press, April 13, 1956, Pages 1, 4 With the official opening of the 1956 United Jewish Fund campaign less than two weeks old, Milton Y. Roberts, Campaign Chairman, reported that over $130,000 or

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, March 30, 1956, Part 4

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Senior Citizens Group Formed To Aid In Leisure Time Activities Southwestern Jewish Press, March 30, 1956, Page 15 A Coordinating Committee on aging has been established by the San Diego Federation of Jewish Agencies, according to an announcement by Dr. A.P. Nasatir, President. Jewish organizations represented on the

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, March 30, 1956, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff As the Psychologist Sees You Southwestern Jewish Press, March 30, 1956, Page 5 By Irving R. Stone, Psychological Consultant In the Spring, A Young Man’s Fancy…. Poets have a way of using words to create an expression of mood or feeling and music composers use a blending of

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, March 30, 1956, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Passover Greetings Southwestern Jewish Press, March 30, 1956, Page 3 Holiday Greetings: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Apelman and Family. * Passover Greetings: Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Bard and Family. * Holiday Greetings from Mr. and Mrs. M.S. Berlin and Family * Greetings: Mr. and Mrs. Elias Berwin and

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, March 30, 1956, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Women to Hear Speaker at “Heart of Gold” Luncheon April Fifth Southwestern Jewish Press, March 30, 1956, Pages 1, 16 Mrs. Milton Roberts, chairman of the Women’s Division of the United Jewish Fund campaign, has announced that the “Heart of Gold” luncheon, the initial affair of the women’s

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, March 16, 1956, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Carmel Wines From Israel Imported Here Southwestern Jewish Press, March 16, 1956, Page 5 The Jewry of Southern California will be able to choose for their Passover Seder table for the first time from nine distinct blends of Carmel Wines that have been imported from Israel. Throughout Southern

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Jason Alexander perfectly cast for ‘Prisoner of Second Avenue’

By Cynthia Citron NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California — Neil Simon and Jason Alexander would appear to be a theatrical match made in heaven.  And so they are. In Simon’s The Prisoner of Second Avenue, now running at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood, Alexander romps, rages, and unravels to early Simon at his most hilarious.

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‘Cabaret’: A painful reminder of the Shoah’s origins

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Nancy and I commemorated Yom HaShoah in unorthodox fashion. We went with our cousins Bruce and Pat Feldman to see Cygnet Theatre’s production of Cabaret at the Old Town Theatre. No, I didn’t like the musical drama; I hated it, as I knew I would—even though the cast did a

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, March 16, 1956, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Mission Bay Sportfishing Southwestern Jewish Press, March 16, 1956, Page 3 Sportsfishermen around San Diego are eagerly waiting the opening of this area’s newest fishing fleet when Mission Bay Sportfishing Landing opens on March 15. “And we’ll promise you a fishing trip, not a boat ride,” says Garric

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, March 16, 1956, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff UJF Campaign Opens Sunday, March 25; Senator Speaks on Israel as Israel Crisis Grows More Critical Southwestern Jewish Press, March 16, 1956, Page 1 United States Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota will be the honored guest and principal speaker at the Pace-Setters Dinner on Sunday evening, March

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, March 2, 1956, Part 4

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff The Red Cross and You (Editorial) Southwestern Jewish Press, March 2, 1956, Page 7 All through the year, American people call upon the Red Cross for help.  Once each year the Red Cross asks the people for support. This year, which marks the 75th anniversary of the founding

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, March 2 1956, Part 3

  Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Jewish Center Tenth Annual Meeting: The Program of the Jewish Community Center Southwestern Jewish Press, March 2, 1956, Page 5 By Irving Mortin, Asst. Dir. J.C.C. The word Community in the Jewish Community Center has a great deal of meaning. The community is People; human beings, living

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, March 2, 1956, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Famed Correspondent Will Present Report on Middle East March 13th Southwestern Jewish Press, March 2, 1956, Page 1 Edward R. Murrow’s “See It Now” hour-and-a-half report on the international crisis in the Middle East, with special emphasis on Egypt and Israel, will be broadcast on Tuesday, March 13

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