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The Rose Neumann Collection contains the personal papers of San Diego businesswoman and philanthropist Rose Neumann, and includes correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and certificates of appreciation.

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The New Life Club Collection consists of files documenting the club's monthly meetings and special events and includes newsletters, photographs and newspaper clippings. The collection is arranged in chronological order.

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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.

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The Alice H. Paisin B'nai B'rith Collection consists of newsletters, photographs, scrapbook contents, newspaper clippings, a ceremonial banner, and a banquet cloth. Materials are from both the Birdie Stodel Chapter and the Bay City Chapter of B'nai B'rith Women.

Scope and Contents The Leon Reichel Collection consists of the business records of the San Diego north county Jewish congregation (known at various times as Congregation for Living Judaism, Temple Solel of Oceanside, North County Jewish Community Center, and eventually Temple Judea of Vista) and includes meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs, and records of special programs and events from the 1950s to the early 2000s. Leon collected these materials during his years...

Scope and Contents The San Diego Jewish Newspapers Collection consists of Jewish newspapers published in the San Diego region from 1948 to 1987. About half of the collection consists of bulletins and newspapers from the East County (54th St.) and Lawrence Family Jewish Community Centers published from 1959 to 1986 as Center-Scribe, CENTER PIECE, and CENTERFOLD. Other newspapers...

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The Paul Schraer Collection has two parts. Box 1 contains materials related to the Beth Jacob Congregation and includes photographs of congregational activities, anniversary books and programs from special events from the 1930s to the 1980s. Box 2 contains materials related to B’nai B’rith and the Lasker, Heartland, Fox, and Weinberger lodges and includes by-laws, newsletters, membership lists, event announcements, correspondence, and a dues ledger book.

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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.