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San Diego Organizations To Mark Israel’s Tenth Anniversary
Southwestern Jewish Press, February 21, 1958, Page 5
Joseph I. Feldman is heading a large committee to mark the 10th year of the founding of the State of Israel.
Those aiding Mr. Feldman are Phillip Abrams, Mrs. Bess Borushek, Mrs. Sidney Chemnick, Isaac Domnitz, Ben Fineberg, Mrs. Edith Gates, Mr. and Mrs. I.S. Gordon, Mrs. Ruth Janowsky, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kent, Phillip Mollick, Joe Olsher, R. Umansky, Jack Omens, Mrs. Rose Parnell, Jack Schwartz, Bertha Veitzer, Fred Yaruss, Mrs. Rose Brooker, Mrs. Rita Harris and Max Leopold.
The celebration will commence nationally April 24th in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, with local programs in 300 communities. Israel, founded 10 years ago by the United Nations at the active instance of the United States, is the only democracy in the Middle East. It’s friendship and strategic importance will be heralded.
Organizations already indicating their participation are Hadassah, National Council of Jewish women, Cottage of Israel, San Diego Federation of Jewish Agencies, Pioneer Women (Shoshona and Negba Groups), Jewish Labor Committee, Histadrut, Poale Zion, B’nai B’rith Weinberger Lodge, B’nai B’rith Fox Lodge, Beth Jacob Congregation, Tifereth Israel Men’s Club and Temple Beth Israel.
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Jose Greco To Dance Here Mar. 16
Southwestern Jewish Press, February 21, 1958, Page 5
Vivacious Flamenco dances imbued with the utmost in flashing speed and intense energy of performance are features of the new program that the renowned Jose Greco and his celebrated company of dancers, vocalists and guitarists will bring to San Diego in the Russ Auditorium at 8:30 Sunday night, March 16, under the banner of Impressario Mary Bran.
No two Flamencos are alike, for each is improvised on the spot by the dancer and varies according to the concept and emotions of the artist at the time. The brilliant troupe also will be set off with gay new costumes this year.
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“Anniversary Waltz” At Old Globe Feb. 25
Southwestern Jewish Press, February 21, 1958, Page 5
“Anniversary Waltz,” the long-run New York comedy hit by Jerome Chodorov and Joseph Fields, is the next attraction scheduled for the Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park. It will open Tuesday, February 25 as a San Diego Community Theatre production under the direction of Craig Noel and will continue nightly, except Mondays, at 8:30 through March 23.
The play tells the riotous story of a blissful couple in the midst of celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary when the husband in a moment of over-enthusiasm lets slip a few choice family secrets. The news shocks the wife’s parents but it merely whets the precociousness of the couple’s two teen-age children. The daughter tells the story on a coast-to-coast television show and the father responds by kicking the screen of their TV set, thus giving in to an inpulse of long-standing.
The Globe cast of “Anniversary Waltz” will be headed by Andy Anderson, long-time Globe favorite, and Mimi Sunkel as the harassed couple, Sharon Bard and Jeff Lustig as their children, and A.L. Anderson and Clytie Chivington as the wife’s parents.
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Dance Drama Group At Russ February 24
Southwestern Jewish Press, February 21, 1958, Page 5
One of the dance highlights of the season will be presented at the Russ Auditorium on Monday, February 24 at 8:30 p.m. when the Dance-Drama Company of New York headed by Emily Frankel and Mark Ryder make a San Diego appearance under the sponsorship of the Howarth Box Office.
The Dance-Drama Company is unique. It is not just a Ballet Company or a Modern Dance Company or a Jazz or Ethnic or Comic Group of players. It is all of these combined. All the dances are Dance Dramas. Each tells a different story and uses Ballet, Modern, Folk, Jazz, or in some cases a completely new style – whatever the subject demands.
Tickets for this outstanding attraction are now on sale at the Howarth Box Office, 630 C St. (Southern Calif. Music Co.) Phone BE-9-6469 for reservations.
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Claudio Arrau To Play Here Feb. 21
Southwestern Jewish Press, February 21, 1958, Page 5
A man who has often been called “The No 1 pianist of our time,” will play in San Diego next month.
He is Claudio Arrau, world famed Chilean pianist, who gives a concert here on Saturday, March 8, at 8:30 p.m. in Russ Auditorium. Arrau’s local appearance is the fifth event in the current Famous Artists Series, sponsored by Lucille J. Palmer.
Famed for his cycle performances of the great masters, Arrau is the only living pianist ever to have played all the keyboard works of Bach in a series of 12 recitals and all of the piano music of Mozart, Weber, Beethoven and Schubert. He is said to be second to none in Schumann, Liszt and Brahms and in a class by himself in Chopin, Ravel and Debussy.
Today, Arrau is one of the few major pianists to be given simultaneous billing by both Columbia Records and RCA Victor and his recordings on these two labels, as well as on English Columbia, HMV Decca and Parlaphone, are prized items in every record collector’s library.
Tickets for the Arrau concert are available at Palmer Box Office, 640 Broadway
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Dancing Waters, the music-lights-water spectacle, which had its West Coast premiere at Del Mar four years ago, is being brought back for the 19th annual Southern California Exposition and County Fair, June 27 through July 6.
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Polak Bros. Circus will return to the Southern California Exposition and County Fair at Del Mar. it will be featured as free grandstand entertainment July 1, 2, 4. Exposition dates are June 27 through July 6.
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Southwestern Jewish Press, February 21, 1958, Page 6
“Science, Society and Sanity” will be the theme of a panel discussion at the annual Community Welfare Council luncheon meeting, noon, Wednesday in the Caribbean Room of the El Cortez Hotel, Feb. 26.
Panel members are Dr. Roger Revelle, director of the University of California’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Dr. Donald S. Howard, dean of the UCLA School of Social Welfare.
Dr. Revelle will speak on the role of science in the world today, while Dr. Howard will speak on contributions of the social scientist toward solutions of world problems.
Dr. William C. Rust, president of California western University, will be the moderator.
The Community Welfare Council, a United Fund beneficiary unit, is the planning and coordinating body of 118 health and welfare agencies, departments of governments and other organizations interested in social welfare.
frank Pickard, president, said the meeting is open to the public. Reservations may be made by calling the Welfare Council, Belmont 2-1055, he said.
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Quiz To Be Feature of Council Luncheon
Southwestern Jewish Press, February 21, 1958, Page 6
A Quiz Show, “What’s My Council Line,” starring Sam Grossman, popular television and radio personality will be featured by the National Council of Jewish Women in the seventh of their current series –“Art of Living – In Council.” New members will serve on the panel. The luncheon meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 4, at 11:45 a.m. at the Lafayette Hotel. The group will attempt to guess Council positions filled in the past by eminent members of the San Diego community, according to Porgram Chairman Mrs. Harold Rothblatt.
Serving on the panel are Mesdames Julian Goodman, Samuel Kaye, Stanley Leonard and Lester Tokars.
Mrs. Jerome Holzman of Portland, Oregon, will be present to tell the “Council Story” of service to the community both on a national and local level. A past president of the Portland section and member of the National Board, she is presently serving as a member of the National Committee on Contemporary Jewish Affairs.
Decorations have been designed by Mrs. Martin Green and MRs. Lee Bartell is in charge of reservations. MRs. Herbert Reder is Vice-President-in-charge.
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Delinquency Problems To Be Discussed February 28th
Southwestern Jewish Press, February 21, 1958, Page 6
“What makes a Delinquent?” will be the topic discussed at afternoon and evening meetings at San Diego State College on February 28.
Participants in the February 28 sessions will include Dr. John Robuck, psychciatist, Dr. David Milne, Chairman of Social Sciences Division, Sate College, Dr. Harry Depew, physician, Dr. Thomas McMillan, psychiatrist with Veterans Administration Mental Hygiene Clinic, Mr. Irving Stone, Clinical Psychologist, State Mental Hygiene Department, and Dr. John Kitsuse, Sociology professor, State College.
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T.I.S. Men’s Club
Southwestern Jewish Press, February 21, 1958, Page 6
Tifereth Israel Men’s Club held their annual election of officers Feb. 13 with the following elected to office: J. David Brooks, Pres.; Al White, VP; Arnold Gale, VP; Samuel F. Brenes, VP and Secy.; Bernard Levinson, Treas. Elected to serve on the Board of Directors were Daniel Cheron, Irving Dean, Sam Geller, Joe Kader, Al Karp, Barney Korey, Ben Mash, Henry Raymore, Joe Spatz, Al Young.
An installation dinner and dance will be held at the El Cortez Hotel, March 29.
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Hebrew Home For The Aged Auxiliary
Southwestern Jewish Press, February 21, 1958, Page 6
The regular monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 26, at the Home, 4075 54th Street.
A worthwhile movie will be shown. Mrs. Bernard Urbach, Mrs. Walter Bystrom, Mrs. Harris Levinson, Mrs. Morris Fried and Mrs. David Horowitz, Chairman, are preparing a most delicious lunchon.
Please make reservations with Mrs. Morris Fried, AC-2-8962. Cars will be at 54th and University and 54th and El Cajon from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. to pick up those who take buses.
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Beth Jacob Ladies Set Purim Dinner
Southwestern Jewish Press, February 21, 1958, Page 6
A Purim dinner will be served by the Beth Jacob Ladies Auxiliary on Sunday, March 9, 5:30 p.m. at Beth Jacob Center, featuring home-cooked beef and Hamantaschen. The cost will be $3 per plate.
The community is invited to attend the dinner and a social hour which will follow. For reservations call: AT-4-9523, AT -2-9517 or AT-1-7939.
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(Driver Troubles)
Southwestern Jewish Press, February 21, 1958, Page 6
The trouble with too many drivers is that their car is always in overdrive while their minds are in neutral.
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