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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, February 8, 1957, Part 1

Abramson, Sklar, Domnitz Accept Leadership In Drive Southwestern Jewish Press, February 8, 1957, Pages  1, 6 Abe Abramson, local carpeting executive, has been appointed Pace-Setters Chairman of the United Jewish Fund of San Diego, it was announced by Dr. Walter Ornstein and Victor Schulman, General Campaign Co-Chairmen. He was joined as a division leader by […]

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Jan. 25, 1957, Part 3

  * Jewish War Vets Auxiliary Hold Card Party, Jan. 29th Southwestern Jewish Press, January 25, 1957, Page 5 The Jewish War Veterans Auxiliary will hold a membership luncheon and card party on Tuesday, January 39th, at noon at the North Park Club, 3927 Utah.  The luncheon will be catered by the club who promises

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Jan. 25, 1957, Part 1

Hadassah Presentation Ball To Highlight Social Season Southwestern Jewish Press, January 25, 1957, Pages1, 3. The Presentation Ball, Hadassah’s biggest fund raising affair of the year, will take place tomorrow night at 8:30 p.m. at the Hotel del Coronado ballroom The sixteen lovely debutantes, attired in formal white ball gowns, and their court of pre-debutantes

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Survivor commemorates his deportation from Stuttgart

Editor’s Note: Our Australia bureau chief, Garry Fabian, recently received the following request from the city of Stuttgart, Germany: ”  “On the 22nd August this year there will be the 70th anniversary of this very sad moment in Stuttgart (Germany) history. We are planning to commemorate this date when transport of Jewish citizens were commenced

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Cultural Museum brings ancient Kumeyaay ways to life

            Story and photos by Mimi Pollack TECATE, Mexico — There are only 70 to 80 people left in Baja California who speak Kumeyaay, according to Michael Wilken Robertson, an anthropologist with a specialty in ethno-botany who is curator of the Kumeyaay Museum in this city hugging the U.S.-Mexican border. In a recent interview, Wilken

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A Holocaust survivor again demonstrates his faith

  By Joel A Moskowitz, M.D. SAN DIEGO — Lou Dunst is a Holocaust survivor.  He is much sought after for his lucid ability to describe, despite the horrors of his experience, his continuing faith in G-d.  Does he have the answer? There have been studies to attempt to correlate prayer and healing.  “Anecdotal evidence”

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Jan 11, 1957, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Press Notes Southwestern Jewish Press, January 11, 1957, Page 3 By Julia Kaufman London-U.S.A. A friend of mine occasionally shares London newspapers with me.  Last week I gave their “Sunday Times” a thorough going-over. I noted that out of twenty-five cinemas listed in the amusement section, twenty-two had

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Jan. 11, 1957, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Wedding Told Southwestern Jewish Press, January 11, 1957, Page 2 Donna Gail Godes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ivan Godes, became the bride of Harvey Lewis Cohen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cohen, on December 23 at Temple Beth Israel.  Rabbi Morton J. Cohn officiated. A

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Jan. 11, 1957, Part 1

  Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff New Officers Elected To Lead United Jewish Fund Southwestern Jewish Press, January 11, 1957, Pages 1, 6 New officers of the United Jewish Fund for 1957 were elected last Wednesday at the first Directors meeting for 1957. Directors selected Milton Y. Roberts as President to succeed Morrie

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Dec. 28, 1958, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff S.I. Fox Lodge B.B. To Install Officers Southwestern Jewish Press,  December 28, 1956, Page 5 The Jewish community is invited to the tenth annual installation of officers of the Samuel I. Fox Lodge No. 1747, B’nai B’rith, Tuesday, January 8, 8:30  p.m., at the Beth Jacob Center.  A

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‘The Line,’ aka ‘El Primero,’ played with gusto but script is boring

  By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — The Line  by Israel Horovitz is the longest-running play off-off Broadway, having made its debut in 1974. It has been seen in 25 countries and translated into 35 languages. One of those languages is Spanish and Teatro Punto y Coma recently presented it during the San Diego Repertory Theater’s 19th

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, December 28, 1956, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Press Notes Southwestern Jewish Press, December 28, 1956, Page 3 Time Covers and Uncovers: Lanes and roads overgrown during years of disuse are once again open for men and women in pursuit of knowledge. Five years ago when the California Western University took over 117 acres of wooded

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