Adat Ami Synagogue Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS-0492

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Adat Ami Synagogue Collection consists of the congregation's business records and records about the congregation, including its meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs, and records of special programs and events regarding the congregation dating mostly from the 1990s with a few items from 2000 to 2002 and the merged congregation, Ohr Shalom Synagogue.

Dates

Creation: 1990 - 2002

Creator

Adat Ami Synagogue (San Diego, Calif.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The copyright interests in some or all of these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creator(s) of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of archival collections is such that multiple creators are often applicable and copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. In any case, the user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, obtaining publication rights and copyright infringement. When requesting images from Special Collections & University Archives for publication, we require a signed agreement waiving San Diego State University of any liability in the event of a copyright violation.

Historical Note

In 1976, a group of Spanish speaking Jews began holding services at Congregation Beth Israel’s synagogue building at Third and Laurel Streets in San Diego, as a second congregation at that location, under the name Or-El. The founding rabbi, Arnold Kopikis was born in Argentina and had had a large congregation in Mexico City. The founding president was Eddy Cohen. Though many of the congregants were from Latin and South America, the congregation grew into a truly international congregation. They eventually moved to a rented facility on Camino Del Rio South and then to one on Camino de la Reina and then to another rented space of Morena Blvd. In 1999 the congregation merged with Congregation Beth Tefilah to become Ohr Shalom Synagogue, and in 2001 they relocated to the former home of Congregation Beth Israel, at 3rd and Laurel Streets in San Diego.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (One records carton)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

This collection was donated to the Jewish Historical Society of San Diego in 2005 by Rocky Reid, president of Ohr Shalom Synagogue (JHSSD #2005.05). Ohr Shalom Synagogue is the product of a merger between Congregation Beth Tefilah and Adat Ami Synagogue.