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Three Day Celebration for Dedication Of New Tifereth Israel Center
Southwestern Jewish Press August 21, 1953 Page 1
Mr. Ben Lax, President of Pacific Southwest Region of the United Synagogue of America, will be the guest speaker at the Friday Evening Service, August 28th at 8:15 p.m. at Tifereth Israel Synagogue. This Service will be the opening event in the Dedication Celebration of the new Tifereth Israel Center.
Mr. Alex J. Newman, past president of the synagogue and present member of the Board, will serve as Chairman of the evening. He will be introduced by Sam Addleson, General Chairman. Mr. Newman will make special presentations to the past presidents of the Congregation, Daughters of Israel, Sisterhood, Men’s Club, Young Jewish Couples Club and Young People’s League. In recognition of the meritorious service rendered by these past presidents, they will receive honor citations.
Those to be so honored are: Congregation: Isadore Jacobson, Hyman S. Wolf, Paul Nestor, David Fischbein, Morris Breitbard, Sam Smith, Sol Blanc, Alex J. Newman. Daughters of Israel: Rose Neumann, Anna Shelley, Sylvia Adler, Anna Epstein, Rose Fischbein, Ruth Douglas, Jennie Siner, Ida Pearl. Sisterhood: Betty Penter, Lillian Newman, Ann Cantor, Ruth Newman. Men’s Club: A. J. Newman, Zel Greenberg, Bob Cheron. Young Jewish Couples Club: Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Grossman, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Anfanger. Young People’s League: Al Davidson, Edith Press, Jerry Levens, Shirley Krasner, Cecille Oglesby.
At the conclusion of the Service, a reception will be held in the Lounge and Patio of the new center. Hosts will be members of the Daughters of Israel and the Sisterhood.
The main Dedication Ceremonies will take place on Sunday, August 30th at 2:30 p.m. Mr. Sam Addleson will present Edward A. Breitbard, who will serve as chairman of the afternoon. Besides the main address, the program will include the introduction of honored guests and dignitaries and a special presentation to be made to Mr. A. J. Sutherland in appreciation of his outstanding service to the Jewish Community of San Diego.
The program in the Synagogue Auditorium will be followed by the Ceremony of the Ribbon Cutting by Mr. Abraham Pomeranz, a charter member of congregation Tifereth Israel with the longest record of membership in the Congregation.
A cordial invitation is extended to the entire community to be present at all the dedication events.
Rabbi Heller Guest
of San Diego Zionists
Southwestern Jewish Press August 21, 1953 Page 1
 Rabbi James G. Heller {at right}, president of the Labor Zionist Organization of America-Poale Zion will be the guest speaker at a public meeting to be held on Saturday, August 22 at 8 p.m. in the synagogue of Tifereth Israel.
Considered one of America’s outstanding orators, Rabbi Heller has been a leader in American and Jewish life for many years. He is a past chairman of the United Palestine Appeal, a senior Rabbi of the Isaac M. Wise Temple in Cincinnati for 31 years and has played an active role in communal affairs of that city for many years.
At the recent meeting of the Jewish Agency Executive in Jerusalem, called to discuss the future of the world Zionist movement, Rabbi Heller was one of the four heads of American Zionist Organizations to attend. His first stop upon returning from Israel has been to attend the ZOA Western Region conference held on August 16th in Los Angeles and it is indeed a privilege to have this distinguished personality a guest of San Diego Jewry following the Conference.
Sponsoring this meeting are the Chaim Weizmann Poale Zion, the newly organized Ben Zvi Poale Zion and the Negba and Shoshanna groups of Pioneer women. There will be a musical program and following the meeting a reception will be given in Dr. Heller’s honor. Admission is free and there will be no solicitation of funds.
Working with Mr. M.S. Berlin, general chairman in arranging this meeting are Maedelle Richlin, co-chairman and Bess Borushek, publicity. Those on the reception committee are the following: Mmes. M. S. Berlin, Phil Abrams, Fred Yaruss, Harry Weitzman, Natalie Linton, and Miss Helen Berlin.
City of Hope Jrs.
Plan Hayride Aug. 29
Southwestern Jewish Press August 21, 1953 Page 1
The City of Hope, Junior Auxiliary , will have it’s first annual Hayride Party, August 29, 8 p.m. at Palomar Riding Academy, Friars Rd. and Mission Valley Freeway.
A moonlight ride of two hours followed by dancing and a barbecue supper has been arranged by party chairman, Mrs. Preston Hoggard. Assisting her are Mrs. Abe Malkoff and Mr. Elias Lindenfeld.
Tickets are $2.50 per person, and the public is cordially invited.
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Tickets may be obtained by calling Mrs. Hoggard, R-9259 or Mrs. Malkoff, M-4-4832.
Jewish Community Center To Break Ground For New Building On 54th Street
Southwestern Jewish Press August 21, 1953 Page 1
 Mr. Herbert Haimsohn, President of the Jewish Community Center, announced that the Center had acquired a 5½ acre tract, located on the east side of 54th street, 300 feet north of University Avenue, for the purpose of erecting a building to house the physical, recreational and social facilities now existing at 3227 El Cajon Blvd., where constricted quarters provide only a fraction of the normal functions of a Center.
Opposite New City Park
The newly acquired site is directly opposite a 30-acre tract on which the City plans a public park and recreational development. The 5½ acres obtained by the Jewish Community Center were purchased from Mr. Herbert P. Lipp of San Diego.
Others Invited
The Center obtained this sizeable land area with an eye to the future, hoping to interest other Jewish communal organizations like the San Diego Hebrew Home for the Aged, in building on the same tract. The latter are now seeking a parcel of land for building a new, larger home for the aged, and it is felt that it would effect both an economy and convenience to accommodate both enterprises on jointly held land. Discussions are now under way between representatives of the Center and a committee for the Home for the Aged headed by Mr. Victor Schulman.
Fund Sources
The purchase of the tract was made possible by a loan obtained from interested local Jewry by a committee headed by Seymour Rabin and Edward Breitbard. The Building Site Committee of the Jewish Community Center was responsible for the acquisition of the land. This group was headed by Sid Rose and William Schwartz as co-chairmen and included Edward Breitbard, James Effron, Seymour Rabin, A. J.Bard, Rod Horrow, Mack Esterson, Maury Novak, Henry Goldy, John Ruskin, Mort Thaler, and Morrie Douglas.
Years of Effort
Now on the threshold of a Community Center that a number of citizens have worked on long and diligently for fruition, plans are in the making for a tremendous fund-raising drive. Every family’s contribution will be solicited toward making possible a Center building large enough and with sufficient facility to take care of the present and future needs of our fast-growing community.
Dr. Moses A. Shulvass To
Speak in San Diego
Southwestern Jewish Press August 21, 1953 Page 1
 Dr. Moses A. Shulvass (at right), who is making his first West Coast appearance as principal speaker at the annual Los Angeles Conference of the Yiddish Scientific Institute (YIVO), will speak in San Diego under YIVO auspices.
Dr. Shulvass has long been associated with YIVO activities. The YIVO is one of America’s major learned societies. It is an organization devoted to the compilation and study of all available material dealing with Jewish history and sociology. The library and archives of the YIVO are the most comprehensive repository of Judaica in the world and provide source material for distinguished scholars not only associated directly with YIVO activities, but also faculty members of leading universities throughout the land.
Dr. Shulvass will speak at Jewish Community Center, 3227 El Cajon Blvd., on Tuesday, September 1st, at 8 p.m. His subject is “Three Hundred Years of the American Jewish Community.” Dr. Shulvass’ erudition and talent as a speaker are assurance that the evening will be a rewarding experience for those who attend.
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