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Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Betrothal Announced Southwestern Jewish Press, June 25, 1954, page 2 Mr. and Mrs. Browne Cleveland Hamilton of Glendale have announced the engagement of their niece, Ellen Marie Clark, to Stuart Naliboff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Naliboff.  The bride-elect is a speech therapist for the San Bernardino

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–On June 10 San Diego County Library reached a national library milestone of checking out over ten million items in one fiscal year.  This statistic includes check outs and renewals of book, movies, music, and other library materials.  This increase is a jump from the 2008-2009 fiscal year circulation statistics of eight

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today that the United States will be making an additional contribution of $60.3 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to support UNRWA’s core budget and special projects in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria,

SAN DIEGO (Staff Report)– Congregation Beth Israel in conjunction with the Lawrence Family JCC is organizing a drive to find a donor for Penny Spector, who recently was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and is in need of a bone marrow transplant. Medical technicians will be on hand from noon to 6 p.m., Tuesday,

By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO–“Zos Chukas HaTorah…”  “This is the decree of the Torah…” Num. (19:2) Chukas HaTorah refers to the decrees of the Torah that are beyond our understanding. Indeed, the Torah is infinite. How can we expect to fully comprehend it in all its depth and breadth. We cannot even fathom how

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Southwestern Jewish Press, June 25, 1954, page 1 Jewish Women Honored for Aid to Hospital In 1946, a group of Jewish women in san Diego conceived the idea  of aiding in the dream of building a new hospital for crippled children. They offered their services to Mrs. Mort

We received a link to a comprehensive story by Debbie Maimon in the Orthodox paper Yated Ne’eman on the acquittal in Iowa of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin in a state child labor case.

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Thursday  applauded Italy for its plan to establish a new state police office to monitor, analyze and counteract hate crimes. The initiative comes in response to recent acts of religious and racial discrimination in Italy. “We strongly support Italy’s effort to improve the safety of its citizens

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Through an extensive and comprehensive process undertaken by a committee of the Republican Jewish Coalition’s Board of Directors, the RJC has streamlined its policy platform into a broad and basic statement of the principles that define what the organization stands for. The committee was chaired by Marc Goldman and included

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff To See Or not To See Southwestern Jewish Press, June 11, 1954, page 4 By Berenice Soule This Hurts Me—In the “cultural center” 140 miles to the north, a theatrephile can see this summer: “The Seven Year Itch” with Eddie Bracken; the four prize winner, “Picnic”; Yul Brynner

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)—An organizing meeting of the San Diego Israel Coalition – described as a “grassroots, passionate, inclusive pro-Israel group focused on powerful and peaceful Israel advocacy”– will be conducted at 7:15 p.m., Thursday, June 17, at Congregation Beth Am, 5050 Del Mar Heights Road in the Carmel Valley area. Co-chairs Audrey Jacobs and

Chaim Weizmann Branch Paole Zion Southwestern Jewish Press, May 28, 1954, Page 9 The recent monthly meeting was devoted to a commemoration of our late beloved member, Sol Goodman.  His friends and members of the Labor Zionist organization to which he was so especially devote have decided that a living tribute to his memory be