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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, March 19, 1954, Part II

Compiled by Gail Umeham Personals Southwestern Jewish Press March 19, 1954 Page 2 Home From College–Nelson Olf and a classmate of Oregon State College Edward Elliott, will arrive in town March 22, for a short stay with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Olf.  Enroute to San Diego, Nelson and Edward, both Midshipmen at O.S.C. […]

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, March 19, 1954, Part I

Compiled by Gail Umeham Mrs. Roosevelt To Speak Here April 3 Southwestern Jewish Press March 19, 1954 Page 1 Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will speak at Russ Auditorium Saturday, April 3, at 2 p.m. for the San Diego Chapter of American Association for United Nations aid in the nation-wide membership drive.  Her topic will be

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Helen and Sol Price Charitable Fund established at Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–To honor the memory of Sol Price, founder of Price Club which was later merged into Costco, the Helen and Sol Price Charitable Fund was established at the Jewish Community Foundation. “Helen and Sol’s legacy will live on through the thousands of lives they improved,” said Marjory Kaplan, president and chief executive

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Cowles Mountain hike, Tu B'Shevat seder planned by Young Israel Jan. 30

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Young Israel of San Diego, a small Orthodox congregation located near the base of Cowles Mountain, plans to celebrate Tu B’Shevat  with an evening hike to the top of the mountain, weather permitting,  at 8 p.m., Saturday, January 30. On return, hikers will enjoy a Melava Malka/ Tu B’Shevat seder featuring the fruits

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, March 5, 1954, Part IV

Compiled by Gail Umeham Berlins Are Subject of “This Is Your Life” Southwestern Jewish Press March 5, 1954 Page 7 Hadassah wishes to take this opportunity to thank the entire community for their splendid support at the February 22nd youth Aliyah dinner at which time the organization presented Mr. Ralph Edwards who acted as emcee

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, March 5, 1954, Part III

Compiled by Gail Umeham Jewish Center News Southwestern Jewish Press March 5, 1954 Page 6 Junior News–In addition to the Puppet Show and Dance presentation on Wednesday, March 17th, 4 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, juniors will be treated to a magic show by Larry Lessner, local teen-age magician.  The members of the Arts

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Alan Rusonik of AJE to address Hatikvah Hadassah Jan. 21

LA MESA, California (Press Release)–Hatikvah Hadassah will hold a general meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, January 21, at Coco’s Family Restaurant, 5550 Lake Murray Blvd., in La Mesa.    Alan Rusonik, Executive Director of the Agency for Jewish Education, will discuss “Hebrew, Lost in Translation.”   RSVPs are requested to Rita Hartman at 619 583-0527

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, March 5, 1954~ Part II

Compiled by Gail Umeham Music Festival Set By Cantor Cysner Southwestern Jewish Press March 5, 1954 Page 3 Tifereth Israel Synagogue will celebrate its fourth Annual Music Festival on Friday, March 5th, 8:15 p.m. Cantor Joseph Cysner presents on this occasion the Adult and Junior Choirs in a program of Liturgical, Israeli and Yiddish music.

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, March 8, 1954, Part I

By Gail Umeham Mayor Butler To Speak March 8 Southwestern Jewish Press March 5, 1954 Page 1 Mayor John Butler will be the speaker at the Lasker Lodge meeting Monday, March 8.  The mayor will discuss some of the problems facing San Diego which will be of interest to all members of the community.  Members

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