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The Henry Schwartz Collection comprises Schwartz's research material about the history of Jews and the Jewish community in San Diego and California and consists of alphabetical research files including notes, interviews, bibliographies, and photographs. Topics include persons, synagogues, antisemitism, the Holocaust, and Jewish organizations.

Scope and Contents The Myron Shelley San Diego Hebrew Home for the Aged Collection consists of the operational and fiscal records of the San Diego Hebrew Home for the Aged, dating from 1973 to 1995. It also includes some records from the North Shores B'nai B'rith Lodge (1963-1973), the Anti-Defamation League Council (1961-1978), the Community Relations Committee of the United Jewish Federation (1971-1976), the Temple Youth League of Temple Beth Israel (1947), and the Guardians...

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The Morris Showel Cottage of Israel Collection consists of documents from promotional events either hosted by the Cottage of Israel or sponsored by other Jewish organizations in the San Diego area. It includes newspaper articles, photographs, flyers, announcements, displays, and invitations documenting the public relations efforts of the Cottage of Israel in Balboa Park from 1948 to the late 1990s. Materials are filed chronologically.

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The Gussie K. Singer City of Hope Collection consists of tribute books, newsletters, certificates, and other papers, including a 1971 tribute book honoring Harry Bronstein.

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The Al and Pearl Slayen Collection consists of the Slayens' personal papers documeting their lives, philanthropic activities, and San Diego's Jewish community from the 1930s to the 1980s and includes correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, and event programs.

Scope and Contents The Smith Family Collection consists of documents spanning three generations of the Smith family and includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, genealogical documents, and annotated photographs in hardcopy and digital format. Of particular interest are Samuel Smith's letters to his niece Marilyn, written while he was living in San Bernardino. Samuel's letters provide details of the community, his life in San Diego and wartime service in France during World...

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The Gert Thaler Collection consists of Thaler's papers documenting her professional and civic activities as well as Thaler family documents, and includes hardcopy photos and digital family photos and genealogy documents. Scrapbook contents, photos, programs, clippings and invitations from Hadassah, the Jolly Sixteen, and the Women's Association of Allied Beverages Industries are also included.

Scope and Contents The Tifereth Israel Synagogue Collection consists of the congregation's business records and documents about Tifereth Israel Synagogue collected by several congregation members and includes newsletters, newspaper clippings, event announcements, songbooks, photographs, dedication, anniversary and tribute books, scrapbook contents, and meeting minute books. The collection is divided into three groups of records which were donated separately by three...

Scope and Contents The Maury M. Travis Collection consists of personal papers, correspondence, and press clippings which document Travis's personal life. It includes birth records, legal name change documents, and family correspondence with Travis's siblings, parents, and other extended family members. His profession as a Petroleum Geologist, along with his interest in the formation of the State of Israel, the Middle East in general, and his interest in anti-Zionism, are well...

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The Henry and Idelle Weissenberg Collection consists of a B'nai B'rith Weinberger Breitbard Lodge Banner, copies of 3 commemorative plaques, and assorted papers from North Coast B'nai B'rith Couples Unit #5282.