Jewish History

Allocations Committee to Plan Disbursement of Funds Raised in 1957 Fund Campaign Southwestern Jewish Press, July 12, 1957, Page 1 As the 1957 Jewish Fund Campaign continued to move toward its goal, 25 representative community leaders began planning a series of meetings and discussions preliminary to determining distribution of funds to the campaign’s beneficiary agencies.

Press Notes Southwestern Jewish Press, June 28, 1957, Page 3 By Julia Kaufman Stop the Clock!  In the last issue, I discussed some of the highlights of my visit to the State Capitol in Sacrament.  In the growing State of California, it is becoming increasingly difficult for legislators to complete all their work in the

231 Families Make No Contributions to Fund Southwestern Jewish Press, June 28, 1957, Page 1 $15,000 is still needed by the United Jewish Fund from 231 families who contributed over $16,000 in 1956 but who have not as yet made their pledge in this year’s drive, according to Dr. Walter Ornstein and Victor Schulman, General

Prize Winning Photo Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Page 4 “Judy”, a study by Lawrence Schiller, 20-year-old San Diegan, captured first place in the Portraiture Division of the Kappa Alpha Nu Photography Competition.  The “Judy” in the portrait is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Karp of Pt. Loma. Additional awards won by

Marriage Told Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Page 2 On Sunday, June 9, Alvin J. Abrams, of San Diego, was wed to Carol Bonnie Rosen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Peter Rosen, of Los Angeles, in a garden ceremony at the Robertson Rendezvous in Los Angeles. A reception and dinner followed the ceremony.

Unusual Antique Collection To Go On Sale Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Page 1 The annual Antique Sale, sponsored by the Beth Israel Sisterhood, will take place at the Temple House, 2570 Third Ave., on June 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. A collection of antiques, rustics, early Americana and bric-a-brac will be

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