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Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Rabbi Levens Joins Special Program Southwestern Jewish Press, October 1, 1954, Page 7 Rabbi Monroe Levens of Tifereth Israel will be one of three community leaders to participate in “An American Dedication,” a non-religious program to be presented Sunday, October 10, at 3 p.m. in the Balboa Bowl, […]

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Let’s Laugh A Little (Editorial) Southwestern Jewish Press, October 1, 1954, page 5 With the threat of war, the A, B and C of bombs hanging over our heads, juvenile problems, dope, and the massacre on the highways, it’s no wonder that America has lost its sense of

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staffSouthwestern Jewish Press, September 17, 1954, page 12 Some surprises in American Jewish History By Rabbi Lee J. Levinger In this tercentenary year we are going to hear many times the central themes of American Jewish history.  We shall be told how this community has grown in three-hundred years

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff March of “Dimes Raises $60,000 in Drive Southwestern Jewish Press, September 17, 1954, Page 10 The 1954 Emergency March of Dimes in San Diego County has been an unqualified success, Jerry Rudrauff, March of Dimes chairman, announced today. The Emergency drive to raise funds for the care of

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staffSouthwestern Jewish Press, September 17, 1954, pages 8, 13 Tercentenary Gallery: Builders of American Jewry and the Jewish Community Center By Bernard Postal That the builders of the American Jewish community, which now begins its Tercentenary year, and the principal founders and leaders of the Jewish Community Center movement,

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staffSouthwestern Jewish Press, September 17, 1954, Page 5{2010 editor’s note: it was common in 1954 for members and organizations of the Jewish community as well as friends of the community to take out small advertisements offering best wishes for the upcoming Jewish year.  As these greetings included the names

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Betrothed Southwestern Jewish Press, September 17, 1954, Page 3 Mrs. Edith M. Townes announces the engagement of her daughter, Marilyn (Mitzi) Carol Kohn, to Mr. Dan Yale Rosenberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Rosenberg of Cleveland and Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. Kohn is a graduate of Tucson High

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff A Grievous Loss (Editorial) Southwestern Jewish Press, September 3, 1954, Page 7 The Jewish Community lost one of its outstanding leaders last week with the passing of George Neumann, at the age of 69.  He and his wife, Julia, had been pioneers and leaders in every worthwhile activity