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Jewish Historical Society of San Diego

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Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:

Lou Dunst Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0529
Scope and Contents The Lou Dunst Collection consists mainly of correspondence received from young audiences who have heard Mr. Dunst speak about his Holocaust experiences. There are also newspaper clippings, photos, videos and DVDs of interviews with Mr. Dunst, including a VHS tape entitled "From the Ashes." Interviewer Judge Norbert Ehrenfreund and Lou Dunst simulate the Nuremberg Trials as Mr. Dunst describes his Holocaust experiences. The collection also includes a...
Dates: 1930 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1999 - 2014

Laverne Fefferman B'nai B'rith Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0445
Scope and Contents

The Laverne Fefferman B'nai B'rith Collection consists of scrapbook contents including photographs, newspaper clippings, newsletters, invitations, community programs, etc. Materials are from the Birdie Stodel and Bay City Chapters along with some miscellaneous items regarding the donor.

Dates: 1929 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1979

Eve Wertheimer Gerstle Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0575
Scope and Contents

The Eve Wertheimer Gerstle Collection consists of Gerstle's personal papers and documents regarding Eve Wertheimer Gerstle's life before and after World War II and includes correspondence, newsletters, photographs and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1920 - 2013

Rabbi Aaron Gold Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0579
Scope and Contents

The Rabbi Aaron Gold Collection mainly documents congregations Gold served in San Diego county and includes biographical information, photographs, newspaper clippings, religious services, sermons & addresses, articles, eulogies, and dedication and event booklets. Additional material documents the various congregations Gold served in Wisconsin, New York, Pennsylvania, Nevada and California.

Dates: 1964 - 2001

Cantor Henri Goldberg Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0508
Scope and Contents The Cantor Henri Goldberg Collection consists of the cantor's correspondence, writings, poems, and sermons, as well as autobiographical information. The collection includes significant documentation regarding the Jewish Community Center choir such as scrapbook contents, copies of newspaper clippings, programs and photographs, copies of lectures and services, songbooks and musical plays. The collection also includes reel to reel tapes of services and concerts...
Dates: 1939 - 1977

Ralph and Goldie Goldstein Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0582
Scope and Contents

The Ralph and Goldie Goldstein Collection consists of the Goldstein family papers, including life cycle documents, memorial books, wills and trusts, property records and deeds, correspondence, oversized property maps, documents pertaining to the Goldsteins' son Gilbert Gaines, and Gaines' geological photographs. There is also a scrapbook from Goldie Goldstein and Gilbert Gaines.

Dates: 1923 - 2011

Mollie Harris Jewish Community Center Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0483
Scope and Contents The Mollie Harris Jewish Community Center Collection consists of Harris's working papers from the Astor Judaica library regarding staff, long range planning, budgeting, publicity and working documents for programs. It includes detailed information about events and speakers, including guest registers, newspaper clippings and press releases. General program information, staff minutes, policies and documents regarding the functions of the overall JCC are also...
Dates: 1960 - 1996

Donald H. Harrison Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0581
Scope and Contents

The Donald H. Harrison Collection includes photos, correspondence, audio tapes, typed and handwritten notes and copies of various documents collected by San Diego journalist and historian Donald H. Harrison. Notably, this collection includes Harrison's research files and manuscripts for his biography of San Diego Jewish pioneer Louis Rose. Additional files and photographs document San Diego's Jewish community.

Dates: 1990s - 2006

Hillel of San Diego Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0400
Scope and Contents The Hillel of San Diego Scrapbooks collection consists of four scrapbooks documenting the history of the Jewish Student Organization of San Diego from 1947 to 1976, preliminary decades to the formation of Hillel of San Diego under the auspices of the United Jewish Federation in 1977. The scrapbooks include by-laws and other organizational records, flyers, newspaper clippings, photographs, and newsletters advertising student events both on and off campus....
Dates: 1947 - 1976

Deborah Horwitz and Paul Nierman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0556
Scope and Contents The Deborah Horwitz and Paul Nierman Collection consists of materials regarding the San Diego Chapter of the American Jewish Committee from the 1980s to the 2000s and the first San Diego Jewish Community Mission to Israel in 1995 when Yitzchak Rabin was assassinated. It also includes personal notes, speeches and clippings from Deborah Horwitz who was president of the San Diego Chapter of the AJC. There is also material on the Nierman Foundation and its...
Dates: 1963 - 2008

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Jews--California--San Diego 62
Jews--California--San Diego--Societies, etc 34
Personal Papers 34
Organizational Records 17
Photographs 9