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Writings about Rabbi Henri Soille
-2005-
June 2005—Visit to Rabbi Henri
and Esther Soille's gravesite, Home of Peace Cemetery, San Diego, California:
-2005-
Winter 2005—"Bequests,"
JFS Family Focus, quarterly of Jewish Family Service of San Diego, page
4: .... Henry Soille* (*of Loving Memory)
-2006-
January 6, 2006—"In
Memoriam: Rabbi Henry Soille," Kolenu (monthly
newsletter of Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School), page 1: This coming
Thursday, Jan. 12 (12 Tevet) will mark the 11th yahrzeit of Rabbi Henry Soille,
z"l. Rabbi Soille's incredible life spanned his tenure as a communal Rabbi
in Paris prior to World War II, his efforts to save orphans and rescue survivors
in the aftermath of the Holocaust, being principal of a Talmud Torah in
Cleveland, and eventually settling in San Diego just in time to give input into
the Torah studies program of our Hebrew Day School during its first years.
In April 1970 Hebrew Day School honored Rabbi Soille for "years of devoted
service heading the school's Va'ad HaChinuch.' His lifelong
partner, Esther Soille, shared in every achievement. Rabbi Weiser remembers
Rabbi Soille's regular visits to Hebrew Day School, his serving as a judge of
the Mitzvah Fair, and his emotional joy at just visiting classrooms and
observing Torah study take place. Most recently, Sean Levi, parent of
three Hebrew Day students, spoke about his friendship with Rabbi Soille. His
vision and love of Torah remain a fixture of our school, which today proudly
bears his name. May his memory continue to count for a blessing."