Special Collections & University Archives Finding Aid Database

The Ralph Berman and Roberta Wagner Berman Collection consists of newsletters, photographs, scrapbooks, and membership rosters related to the B'nai B'rith Lasker-Breitbard Lodge. Photographs of various medals, pins, a gavel, and a presentation Bible given by Solomon Rosenberg are present and are also available in digital format. The collection also includes a copy of the book 90 Weinberger Years.

The Ed Naiman Collection consists of B'nai B'rith Weinberger Lodge newsletters from the late 1950s and early 1960s, membership directories from the 1960s through the 1980s and letters and photographs from the American Committee for Israel’s 10th Anniversary, an event celebrated in Balboa Park in 1958. Mr. Joseph I. Feldman was the chairman of this event and editor of the lodge newsletter. Ed Naiman is the son-in-law of Joseph Feldman.

The Dr. Seymour Okmin Collection consists primarily of photographs and negatives, most of which were taken by Dr. Okmin. A large photographic scrapbook and album are also included, in addition to newspaper articles, correspondence, newsletters, and materials pertaining to lodge business.

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.