Vernon Kahn (1923-2013) was born in Germany. After escaping with his family just before WWII, Kahn made the long and difficult journey to San Diego. Having trained as a cook's apprentice in Germany, he worked as a cook at the Park Manor Hotel and was trained as a baker, which became his specialty. After serving in the US Army during WWII, he and his parents opened Vernon's Delicatessen which moved to North Park in 1948, where he supplied most of the major hotels and the Jewish community with catering and baked goods. Later he owned the North Park Bakery on 30th St. The materials in this collection were donated to the Jewish Historical Society of San Diego by Vernon Kahn in 2004. The collection consists of copies of photographs, personal documents and an autobiography. Most are copies of originals which are in the possession of the Kahn Family.