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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, December 23, 1955, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Lasker Lodge News Southwestern Jewish Press, December 23, 1955, Page 5 By Lou Levitt The new officers for the forthcoming year were elected at the last regular meeting. They are Dr. Milton Millman, president; Edmund Herman, 1st vice president; Samuel Bennett, 2nd vice president; Harold P. Lasher, 3rd […]

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, December 23, 1955, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Who Started This Arms Race? (Editorial) Southwestern Jewish Press, December 23, 1955, Page 3 The secretary-general of the Arab League, speaking in Los Angeles this week, warned that the United States is in danger of losing the friendship of the oil-rich Arab nations. The big fly in the

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, December 23, 1955, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff UJF Fund Board Pledges $51,600 As Special Fund Southwestern Jewish Press, December 23, 1955, Page 1 The United Jewish Fund has accepted the responsibility for the Jewish community of San Diego of raising a Special Fund of $51,600 for the United Jewish Appeal, over and above its usual

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‘Simpatico’: a tale hard to track… but well played

By Carol Davis CARLSBAD, California— New Village Arts Theatre in Carlsbad has, over the years, mounted four of Sam Shepard’s plays: A Lie Of The Mind, Curse Of The Starving Class, True West  and Fool For Love.  Simpatico marks the fifth. For San Diego audiences, these are good choices for this company since they do

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‘The Lieutenant Of Inishmore’ makes torture a source of humor

 By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — ion theatre company, now in it’s fifth season, has established itself as pretty avant-garde. So it’s no surprise that Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant Of Inishmore would be on their wish list of plays to produce. He’s also the playwright who wrote The Beauty Queen Of Leenae (it was a

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How do we preserve someone’s memory?

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—The continuing column “Adventures in San Diego Jewish History,” which is compiled from issues of the Southwestern Jewish Press, has,  in recent postings, been dealing with the construction and development in the 1950s of two adjoining properties on 54th Street: the Hebrew Home for the Aged and the Jewish Community Center.  In late 1955, the

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, December 9, 1955, Part 4

Compiled by San Diego Jewish WorldThe Festival of Lights (Editorial) , Chanukah, commemorating history’s first uprising on behalf of religious liberty, is a holiday which has grown in meaning and importance with the years. Jews have suffered and died for religious liberty, but the occasions when  they fought were few and far between.  The example

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, December 9, 1955, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Dial Long Distance Southwestern Jewish Press, December 9, 1955, Page 5 Installation of direct distance dialing equipment that will enable local telephone users to dial their own long distance calls to many points in the country after next  April 15 is scheduled to start next week. Local residents

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, December 9, 1955, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Own Your Own! Southwestern Jewish Press, December 9, 1955, Page 3 Don’t bother to phone a friend for a recipe… Own your own Jolly 16 “Treasured Recipe” Cook book and treat the family to Potato Pancakes or Kugel, Cheese Blintzes, Noodle Kugel and other “Michels.”  Only $1.00 per

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African-American family’s drama is set in Martha’s Vineyard

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — Opening night at the 10th Avenue Theatre in downtown San Diego where Mo’Olelo Performing Arts Company is mounting Lydia R. Diamond’s Stick Fly was packed to capacity. Everyone was anxious to hear about the rich LeVay’s of Martha’s Vineyard. Diamond’s LeVay family drama is quite intriguing and thought provoking

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, December 9, 1955, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Mrs. Henry Monsky Speaks At Sisterhood Luncheon Dec. 14 Southwestern Jewish Press, December 9, 1955, Pages 1, 9 Mrs. Henry Monsky, 1st Vice President of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, will address the December luncheon meeting of Sisterhood of Temple Beth Israel on Wed., December 14, at

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