Jewish History

Union Raises Fund For Histadrut Center Southwestern Jewish Press, May 31, 1957, Page 5 Mr. Charles J. Hardy, Secretary, Local 500 of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders Union, reports that at a recent testimonial dinner to Mr. Ed S. Miller in Chicago, funds were raised tobuild a youth center in Israel. More than […]

97 Jewish Lives Saved; 625 Families Shirk Jewish Responsibility Southwestern Jewish Press, May 31, 1957, Pages 1, 3 Ninety-seven lives have been saved to date by San Diego Jewry through the Emergency Rescue Fund of the United Jewish Appeal, according to Dr. Walter Ornstein and Victor Schulman, General Campaign Co-Chairmen of the most successful Jewish

Donor Luncheon to Mark ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Southwestern Jewish Press, May 17, 1957, Page 4 “… and the desert shall bloom” has been selected by Chairman, Mrs. Elmer Wohl and her co-Chairman, Mrs. Sam Cohen, as the theme for Hadassah’s Donor Luncheon to be presented on Thursday, June 20, in the Palm Room of the U.S.

$30,000 Needed To Reach Top Goal of $295,000 Southwestern Jewish Press, May 17, 1957, Pages 1, 3 As the 1957 United Jewish Fund reached its peak this week, Dr. Walter Ornstein and Victor Schulman, General Campaign Co-Chairmen, issued a plea to all those who have not as yet contribute to participate immediately in what they

$5000 Needed by Women to Reach Fund Drive Goal Southwestern Jewish Press, May 3, 1957, Pages 1, 6 One hundred eight five women contributed over $5,000 at the 3rd Women’s Division luncheon for $35 minimum givers chaired by Mrs. Irving Alexander and Mrs. E.A. Slayen, Co-Chairmen of the Women’ Division. Mrs. Myrtle Karp, dynamic woman

Hadassah Slates Regional Meeting Here May 19-22 Southwestern Jewish Press, April 18, 1957, Page 7 Mrs. Gabriel Berg, Chairman of Hadassah’s 12th annual Southern Pacific Coast Regional Conference to be held at Hotel del Coronado, from May 19 through 22, has just issued a statement of plans for the conclave. There will be delegates from

Fox Lodge News Southwestern Jewish Press, April 19, 1957, Page 5 The next regular meeting of the Samuel I. Fox Lodge will be held on Tuesday, April 30th, 1957, at 8:30 p.m. at the Beth Jacob Center.  At this meeting we will have the pleasure of meeting Mr. Norman Simon, Assistant Grand Secretary of Southern

Press Notes Southwestern Jewish Press, April 18, 1957, Page 3 By Julia Kaufman Sound Off! 1-2-3-4 During and after the last war, because of my U.S.O. affiliations, I attended many Naval ceremonies in this area.  Last Saturday, I had a personal interest in the graduation exercises for “Boots” at the Naval Training Center. I had

Women’s Division Of Fund Drive Plan Last Luncheon Apr. 30 Southwestern Jewish Press, April 19, 1957, Page 1 The Women’s Division was announced as the top group in the United Jewish Fund Campaign by Dr. Wallter Ornstein and Victor Schulman, Geneal Campaign Co-Chairmen. Under the leadership of Mrs. Lewis Solomon and her Co-Chairmen, Mrs. Irving