Pops concert under the stars drew 1,000

By Eileen Wingard

Eileen Wingard

SAN DIEGO — Despite the cool evening, nearly 1000 people gathered at Allied Gardens Park last July 11 to hear the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO), conducted by David Amos, in its annual “Summer Pops Concert on the Green.”

Sponsored by the Grantville-Allied Gardens Kiwanis Club, the event was enhanced by sophisticated sound equipment, colored light play, and a program designed to satisfy a gamut of tastes.
    
New this year was “Prisoner of Azkaban” from the Harry Potter movies’ musical score. It was undoubtedly recognized by the younger set. Richard Rodgers’ “Victory at Sea” showcased concertmaster Juanita Cummins’ in a well-executed square dance solo. The first trumpet passages were beautifully rendered by Ronald Miller.   Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance March #4” catered to classical taste, while “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” with dramatic narration, appealed to the baseball fans.  Familiar marches by Sousa and others  kept feet tapping. 

Jay Wilson, a civic leader whose generosity helped ensured the concert’s taking place, conducted Sousa’s “El Capitan March,” and Don Brennan, a leader in bringing about Mission Trails Visitors’ Center, conducted Sousa’s “Fairest of the Fair.” They were each awarded TICO’s golden baton (gold colored).
    
During the Armed Forces Medley, those who had served were asked to stand when the music for their branch of service was played. It was impressive to see the large number of men, many advanced in age, who fought for our country.
    
The concert concluded with a sprightly “Stars and Stripes Forever.” The brass and the three-member flute section on piccolos, stood for their respective solos. The audience departed marching and humming to the beat.
    
Food, including baked potatoes, was sold during the intermission. There were children on the playground, swinging to the music. Many families brought picnic dinners which they spread out on blankets.
    
I attended with three generations of the Bendelstein Family. Sylvia Bendelstein is the new chair of the JCC’s Jewish Music Series Committee on which David Amos serves. She was there with her husband, a radiologist at Kaiser Hospital, her elder daughter, who is working for her teaching credential, and her mother-in-law, who was visiting from Australia. We all enjoyed the music, the informal atmosphere, and the feeling of community which such events inspire.  

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Wingard is a freelance writer and retired violinist with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra

 

Trapped in and by ‘The Elevator’

By Cynthia Citron

Cynthia Citron

HOLLYWOOD–Seven people stranded in a stalled elevator makes an interesting premise for a play, wouldn’t you think?

Well, almost.  In Elevator, a new play written and directed by Michael Leoni, seven strangers, fine actors all, twiddle through the first hours of the ordeal without really making contact with each other.  In fact, they don’t even have names; they are identified by their stereotypes: Business Man, Musician, Maintenance Man, Hot Girl, etc.

The pace is slow, as it probably would be in these circumstances, but in this case it is more stupefying than entertaining.

Moreover, the claustrophobia that one would naturally feel in such a confined space (in a set superbly designed by David Goldstein) is mitigated by the fact that the fourth wall remains open to the audience.  Of necessity, of course, but it serves to destroy the communal claustrophobia that the audience might otherwise share.

Eventually, as their confinement stretches on, the players finally open up to each other in a rather “truth or dare”-like manner, sharing their secrets, having epiphanies, and shattering their own stereotypes.  The brusque, pompous Business Man (Alex Rogers) reveals his sexual inadequacies.  The classy Hot Girl (Karlee Rigby) talks about her impoverished childhood.   The Goth Girl (Rachael Page), who has been practically catatonic throughout the proceedings, opens up.  The Maintenance Man (a finely tuned William Stanford Davis) explains his optimistic outlook on life.  The Musician (Mikie Beatty) passes around a joint and makes a play for the CEO Woman (Deborah Vancelette).  And Erica Katzin, who is somebody’s Assistant, reveals her powerful singing voice.

Because the elevator needs a part that isn’t readily at hand, the passengers are forced to wait, and their captivity is stretched to eight long hours.  When they are finally released, the audience is as well.  And it comes as a major surprise to discover that we’ve only been held captive for an hour and a half!

Elevator will run Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 and 7 p.m. through August 22nd at the Hudson Guild Theatre, 6539 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood.  Call (323) 960-7787 for tickets.

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Citron is Los Angeles bureau chief for San Diego Jewish World

A ‘Dream’ comes true at La Jolla Playhouse

'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at La Jolla Playhouse

By Carol Davis

                         

Carol Davis

LA JOLLA, California—If you’ve never seen Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, this might be a good time to catch it at the La Jolla Playhouse. If you have seen it, this may be a good time to see it again and compare it to other productions you’ve seen. I think you will be more than pleasantly surprised, sensually satisfied and overall in awe of the creator’s imaginations.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the most part is just that, a dream play. And dreams take on many layers and this production is no different. The story starts off pretty straight-laced. Theseus/Oberon (Daniel Oreskes), Duke of Athens is planning a four-day wedding celebration in honor of his marriage to Hippolyta, /Titania (Charlayne Woodard) queen of the Amazons.

While arranging the entertainment Egeus, an Athenian nobleman (Jonathan McMurtry looks great on the La Jolla Stage) comes to the court with his daughter Hermia (Amelia Campbell) demanding that she marry Demetrius (Seán Mahon) even though she loves Lysander (Tim Hopper).

A decree on the books makes it mandatory for daughters to obey their fathers in this regard or face the penalty of death or the convent. His choice for her is Demetrius, like it or not. They have four days to decide whether or not to obey both the king and Egeus.

Having no other alternatives they decide to run off into the forest together and then off to Lysander’s aunt’s house where they will be married. When they tell Helena (J. Smith-Cameron) Hermia’s best friend who just happens to be in love with Demetrius… and so on and so on, she decides to join them.

And here’s where the fun begins, especially if you believe in fairy tales (and fairies), magic (and magic potions) dreams coming true and happy endings.

OK! There’s more. Nothing in Shakespeare is simple and this classic comedy is no different but under artistic director Christopher Ashley’s ideas of what he envisioned, you will not go home wondering about the play but ‘how it all got done’.

Ashley actually had a vision while he was in some ‘state of fever’ and the world looked upside down to him. That’s fair. . Fevers do that to us as do dreams.

So when the couples run off into the forest to find ‘auntie’s’ house, they kind of get lost and decide to rest before going any further. Voila! The formal Victorian drawing room with crystal chandeliers, fireplace and huge mirror, grand piano (back to that one later) tables and plants we saw when the play begins (Neil Patel) suddenly become a whirlwind of activity.

The furniture starts flying up, up, up, the piano is turned on its head, chandeliers become plants sprouting from the forest, servants are turned into fairies doing stunts seen in cirque shows, (keep your eyes peeled on aerialist Tatyana Petruk) and they crawl in and out of the paneless windows revealing a full orchestra (in a garden off to the side) composed of professional musicians and students past and present from the San Diego Youth Symphony.

They hang from the walls and rest on the lights. Acrobats (Ken Berkley, Matthew Cusick) fall from overhead lofts aided by curtains that float away from the windows (Basil Twist is the puppeteer who engineered the whole thing.) and perform fetes and feats of balancing.

Things are jelling in the forest. Theseus is there with the rest of the gang but is now Oberon king of the fairies and Hippolyta; queen of the fairies is now called Titania. They are there to bless (you guessed it) Hippolyta and Theseus on their upcoming marriage. 

Since Oberon and Titania weren’t on the best of terms in their former lives and nothing much changed in the forest, Oberon decides to play a little joke on Titania because she stubbornly refuses tp turn over her newest acquisition to him, a young royal, (flutist Sara Kornfeld Simson) so he can be knighted.

He has Puck, who also causes much angst to everyone he touches; spread some of the juice from a magical flower on Titania while she is sleeping so she will fall under a love spell.  The first person she sees when she opens her eyes is Bottom, one of the roving entertainers, (Lucas Caleb Rooney) and she is smitten. The only problem is that Bottom’s head, has been transformed by Puck, into the head of an ass.

Puck also is responsible for putting the ‘love potion’ onto the sleeping lovers’ eyes so that when they wake, there will be no mistakes about who belongs to whom. In his haste, though he causes chaos with both sets of lovers (the wrong ones, thank you) and once again everything is turned inside out.

The intertwining plots and side stories, (especially the group of wandering actors rehearsing for the entertainment of the Duke’s wedding is almost too much to watch), play themselves out with a splendid cast in particular Charlayne Woodard who is not only stunning to look at but shows her multiple talents, especially acting and musical

As Hippolyta she’s uptight, unwilling to give an inch to Theseus, whom she does not like much from the outset. As Titania, she shows the freedom of a liberated woman who is carefree and independent.  Davis C. Woolard’s costumes are eye popping— particularly the change from formal Victorian to fairy sparkly, colorful and exotic. (One has to wonder how much stress the stuffy Victorian costumes put on women of that era.)

Oreskes (speaking of costumes) looks more like a military cadet in his grey looking getup. When we first meet him he is up tight and cold. When he enters the forest, he’s in flowing robes of many colors and more relaxed. His performance as the Duke/ King range opposite ends of the spectrum. He is dictatorial, powerful and rather uncompromising as the Duke and playful yet somehow apart from the goings on as Oberon.

The misguided lovers Hermia (Amelia Campbell) and Helena are less convincing as the scorned and disappointed lovers but J. Smith-Cameron’s Helena is a hoot as she stomps, circles and munches on sandwiches from a picnic basket they brought for the schlep through forest as she tries to solve the puzzle in the about-face affections of Demetrius and Lysander. Both Tim Hopper and Seán Mahon are perfect foils.

Ashley’s production shines with sparkling gems throughout but the crown jewel is Mark Bennett’s additional music and score in combination with, of course, Felix Mendelssohn (“Wedding March”). Without the music threading through this production it would be another fine, but busy, “Dream”. 

Bennett’s score (I thought I recognized something like G&S at one point) along with a 27-piece orchestra (under the direction of Eric Stern) is all encompassing. It wraps itself around you throughout and carries the production through the hills and valleys up to and including the traveling craftsmen who entertain (acting, fumbling and bungling if you pardon the expression, the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, the play within the play) with a rendition of a Calypso dance number.

As is to be expected, “All’s Well That Ends Well”. The confusion of the trek through the forest is sorted out, fairies are turned back into servants, the sitting room is transformed back into its original setting, the weddings take place and love conquers, all at least for now.

 “The course of true love never did run smooth.”

See you at the theatre.

Dates: July 20^th-August 22nd

Organization: La Jolla Playhouse

Phone: 858-550-1010

Production Type: Comedy

Where: 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, and Ca 92037

Ticket Prices: $31.00-$66.00

Web: lajollaplayhouse.org

Venue: Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre

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Theatre critic Davis is based in San Diego

A short history of anti-Semitism and its modern equivalent

By Ira Sharkansky

Ira Sharkansky

JERUSALEM–Anti-Semitism is ancient, although the term itself appears only from the 19th century onward. By the latter part of the 20th century, Arabs were ridiculing the charge that they were anti-Semites, on the grounds that they are Semites.

Tendentious claims aside, no less a reference than the Oxford English Dictionary defines anti-Semitism as “theory, action, or practice directed against the Jews.”

Josephus describes claims against the Jews from first century Alexandria, then a city populated largely by Greeks. They sound like some of those still expressed: that Jews are diseased; clannish; committed to bear no good will to non-Jews; kill non-Jews in order to eat their entrails and their blood; and observe laws that are inhumane.

The New Testament refers to Pharisees (predecessors of modern rabbis) as vipers, blind guides, and hypocrites who preach one thing and do another. It also claims that Jews demanded the death of Jesus, while the Roman official Pilate saw him as innocent of a charge that would require the death penalty; that Jewish priests bribed Roman soldiers to testify that disciples stole the body of Christ from his tomb, in order to create the image that he had not risen from the dead; that Jews poisoned the minds of Gentiles against Christians; and that Gentile authorities acted against Christians in order to curry favor with the Jews.

A later entry in the classic literature of anti-Semitism is The Protocols of The Learned Elders Of Zion. Civilized intellectuals recognize it as a concoction produced as anti-Jewish propaganda by authorities in Czarist Russia. In recent years it has been trumpeted by Arabs and others as a genuine document produced by Jewish leaders, and containing their plan to control the world.

Among the points in the Protocols said to come from the Elders of Zion are:

“God has granted to us, His Chosen People, the gift of dispersion . . .which has now brought us to the threshold of sovereignty over all the world. . . . when we come into our kingdom it will be undesirable for us that there should exist any other religion than ours . . .In this difference in capacity for thought between the GOYIM and ourselves may be clearly discerned the seal of our position as the Chosen People and of our higher quality of humanness, in contradistinction to the brute mind of the GOYIM. . . . From this it is plain that nature herself has destined us to guide and rule the world.”

Anti-Semitism got a bad press in the 1940s. Since then the Roman Catholic Church and other Christians have tended to emphasize friendship and accommodation. Many of their scholars concede that their earlier doctrines, including elements of the New Testament, were created to serve purposes no longer relevant, and ought to be archived.

Those looking for clear expressions of anti-Semitism can use the internet to find Muslim clerics preaching about the “Filth of the Jews, the Brothers of Apes and Pigs” 

While overt anti-Semitism has declined, anti-Zionism has become fashionable. It is directed against Israel, rather than against Jews, per se. Some of its practitioners are Jews and others are Gentiles who chafe at any accusation of anti-Semitism. “Some of my best friends are Jews” is still heard, although it has long since become a line of ridicule. 

Some of my best friends are Jews who accuse Israelis of claiming that every critic of the country is an anti-Semite. 

Some of Israel’s severest Jewish critics may be “self-hating Jews,” a phenomenon that has been around at least since Jewish collaborators testified at medieval trials of inquisition. However, many may simply be misguided in their choice of political fashions.

Distinguishing anti-Semitism from anti-Zionism is not easy. A useful conception is that anti-Zionism verges into anti-Semitism to the extent that individuals accuse Israel of violating standards of activity far more onerous than they use to judge other countries, including their own.

Americans and Europeans are among those who go over this line. People from other countries may be even guiltier, but Americans and Europeans may be reachable by argument, and their governments are most important to Israel. The United States is the largest and most powerful of this cluster. It is also a country not regularly censured by official bodies that censure Israel routinely, and it may be one of those most vulnerable to censure if it would be compared fairly to Israel. Norwegians, New Zealanders, and a few others may come out smelling even sweeter than Israel or the United States, but they are far from nastiness, and appear to be irrelevant to this discussion. 

There are several indicators to challenge the often-heard charge that Israel represses its Arab minority. Among the most persuasive is the summary indicator of health: longevity. Israeli Arabs do not live as long as Israeli Jews, but the differences are smaller than those between American Whites and Blacks. Not only do Israeli Arabs live, on the average, six years longer than American Blacks, but Israeli Arab men live longer than White American men.

The incidence of Israeli Arabs as opposed to African-Americans who are so far removed from the norms of their societies as to be incarcerated also shows that Israel is not the oppressive society often depicted. While Arabs are incarcerated at twice the incidence of Jews in Israel, Blacks are incarcerated at four times the rate of Whites in the United States.

Israel’s security actions often come under attack, but an inquiry into the balance of threat versus defensive action does not support the condemnation of Israel. Since 2000 the incidence of Israelis who have died from Palestinian violence and terrorism. is six times the incidence of American casualties on 9-11, in Iraq and Afghanistan, corrected for population . The casualties caused by Israel in its defense appear to be substantially fewer than those caused by the United States. Lacking the kind of international investigations focused on Israel, however, the figures about fighters and civilians killed by American troops are far from precise. Perhaps 7,500 Palestinians and Lebanese have been killed by Israeli security forces since 2000.

Estimates of those killed in Iraq since the US-led invasion of 2003 range between 100,000 and one million, and estimates of those killed in Afghanistan range up to 40,000. Both figures reflect violence among Iraqis and Afghans, as well as casualties traced to American and allied troops. Those willing to listen to a non-Israeli professional soldier on the morality of the IDF might consider the comments by the former commander of British forces in Afghanistan. He describes the IDF’s concerns to avoid civilian casualties as greater than those of any other military force. 

A friend in Thurston County, Washington is more certain than I that he can distinguish anti-Semitism from a posture against Israel. He described efforts to oppose the boycott of Israeli products by the Olympia Food Coop. He writes

This isn’t about anti-Semitism. The momentum for the boycott comes from anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian people in our community. For the most part they are careful to avoid doing/saying anything which would open them to a charge of anti-Semitism. 

He goes on to write that a hate crime at the Chabad Center produced an outpouring of support for the Jewish community; that he and his friends defeated a effort by pro-Palestinians to name Rafah as a sister city; and that hundreds of people, not just from the Jewish community, came out to protest when neo-Nazis tried to stage a rally. 

I am a long way from Thurston County, and I would not condemn its population on the basis of an unknown number who may have gone over the line between a reasonable posture against Israel and anti-Semitism. It appears to me, however, that my friend is being too generous in clearing his adversaries from the charge. What he describes smells too much like “Some of my best friends are Jews.”

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Sharkansky is professor emeritus of political science at Hebrew University

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, October 29, 1954, Part 4

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff

Bay City B’nai B’rith Women To Hold Donor Dinner Dance November 14^th
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 29,1 954, Page 8

Mission Valley Country Club will provide the setting for the Fifth Annual Donor Dinner-Dance sponsored by the Bay City B’nai B’rith Women on Sunday, November 14^th, 6:3-0 p.m.  Mrs. Ralph Schwartz, donor chairman, announces that more than 150 reservations have been received with additional attendance expected.

Highlighting the evening will be Hollywood entertainment featuring Lucille Smith, who is currently appearing in “Brigadoon” and “Living It Up” and Robert Domino who has appeared as vocalist on all major radio networks as well as coast-to-coast on NBC-TV with the Comedy House.  Dance music will be provided by Earl Fisher and his orchestra.

Serving with Mrs. Smith on the donor committee are Mesds. Sidney Rose, co-chairman; Ben Elvove, Eugene Sacks, Seymour Okmin, Bernard Lipinsky and Jack Schindler. Acting as official hostesses will be the past-presidents Mesds.  Harold Gavin, David Schloss and Sanford Sack.

For reservations call Mrs. Schwartz at AT 2-9125.

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John E. Hunter Asks Election to 80^th
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 29,1 954, Page 8

John E. Hunter, Democratic Nominee for the 80^th Assembly District, had proved his ability for leadership in many ways. A former 6-time president of the AF of L Carpenters’ Union,, he is currently serving his second year as a member of the El Cajon Valley School Board.

An ardent Democrat, he firmly believes in the principles of the Democratic Party and favors a tax based on the ability to pay rather than a sales tax hitting the lower income groups.  He is endorsed by all Democratic Party organizations and all facets of organized labor.

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T.I. Sisterhood Holds Rummage Sale
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 29,1954, Page 8

Tifereth Israel Sisterhood begins its Annual Rummage Sale on Monday, November 1, at the Synagogue Recreation Area. The Rummage Sale, a major fund raising event for Sisterhood, will continue through Friday, November 5.

Rummage is urgently needed announced Betty Feller (AT 2-7344) Chairman and her Co-chairman, Pearl Herd, (AT-4-5499).  Please call the above numbers if you have any rummage that will help put this sale over the top. Anything and everything will be accepted such as clothing of all types, shoes, china, furniture, toys, books, pots and pans, jewelry and antiques.

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Beth Jacob News
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 29, 1954, Page 8

Beth Jacob Congregation this year inaugurates a new Oneg Shabbat series, starting Friday, Oct. 29, at 8:15. This series of 10 sessions is planned to give participants a dynamic and interesting panorama of the 10 great books and authors in Jewish literature and culture.

Each Friday session will deal with a different subject. They are the Hebrew Bible; the Talmud; Rashi’s Commentaries; the Kusart; Maimonides’  Guide for the Perplexed; the Zahar; the Shulchan Aruch; Graetz’s History of the Jews; Ahad Ha-am’s Essays and Bialik’s Poems.  Call Rabbi Stern for more information, AT 4-1706.

Beth Jacob Youth League presents “This is Show Business”.   November 12 is the big date, at 8:00 p.m. in the auditorium of Beth Jacob Center.  A show sparkling with talent will be presented, which you won’t want to miss.  Admissions 50c.  Dancing and refreshments will follow.

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Double Talk
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 29, 1954, Page 9

By Janet and Susan Solof

Hi Gang.

Getting right into the swing of the Halloween spirit at a g-h-o-s-t-l-y good party given by Phil Brenes and Norman Kelner were Don Aved ‘n Janice Asner, Steve Ross ‘n Louise Gelman, Norman Bard ‘n Linda Schulkins, David Janowsky ‘n Frankie Hutler, Buzzy Lippet ‘n Ruth Schwartz, Raphael Levens ‘n Marcia Ruskin, Arnold Korey ‘n Jackie Wickson, Gary Fine ‘n Hymie Bobroff, Phil’s date Marjorie Lowitz and Norman’s date Sharlene Zeeman (sic, Zeman).  The kids danced and joined in on the traditional Halloween games with loads of fun involved.

Seen swirling around the dance floor of the magnificent De Molay formal were Jerry Mendell ‘n Robin McStroll, Larry Strauss ‘n Rosalind Steffel, Bob Glassman ‘n Susan Solof, Susie Hutler, Leani Leitchtag and Adrian Cantor and their dates. It was a terrific affair.

David Glower, David Gordon, Michael Paul Blanc, Buddy Kitaen, Bobby Faguet, Jerry Newman, Jerry Solof, Lee Allen Kidder and Paul Levine were really entertained by Johnny Ruden with a party in honor of his birthday.  Johnny also entertained the gang with some really good magic tricks before “nashing” a delicious Hopalong Casidy cake and then to a show.  This was really “living” said all the kids.

The T.Y.L.  got off to a good start with the “hello Hop.”  Their next affair will be November 7, an interfaith discussion with dancing and refreshments afterwards.  All of you get to the T.Y.L affairs and see how much fun they really are. Scoop: Scoring for touchdowns for Hoover High is Gary Naiman. Good work, Gary.

Joan Borenstein and Eleanor Cohen say “hi” to all the gang.  They came home for the weekend from Anockia School which they attend.

Bye now –CY 5-0679.

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Dan Rossi Makes Contribution to Home
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 29, 1954, Page 9

Dan Rossi, Supervisor for the 4^th District, issued the following statement to the Jewish community: “At the recent groundbreaking exercises of the San Diego Hebrew Home for Aged, it was my privilege to present the cornerstone of the project institution which the Jewish Community is building for their aged.  My long association with the Jewish community has always been a point of pride with me.  My organization, the Southern California Granite Company, has tried to serve the religious needs of the Jewish people faithfully.  I hope our association will continue for many years to come.”

Mr. Rossi is seeking reelection as the 4^th District Supervisor in the November 2 elections.  He has served in that office for the past 10 years.

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Chaim Weizmann Branch, Poale Zion
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 29, 1954, Page 9

Installation of officers was held on Oct. 23 with Chaver Leon Elkind acting as master of ceremonies and Chavera Lillian Marks of the Los Angeles Zionist Council acting as the installing officer.

New officers and committee heads for 1954-55: President, Joseph Olsher, first vice-president, Isaac Domnitz; second vice-president and recording secretary, Phillip Abrams; corres. Sec., Samuel Bloom; financial secretary, Bertha Veitzer; treasurer, Joe Richlin; publicity chairman, Bess Borushek; delegates to the S.D. Zionist Council, M.S. Berlin and Meir Barach; Social Chairman, Anna Mallen.

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Knight Chairman Calls For Rousing Campaign Finish
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 29, 1954, Page 9

“All advocates of sound government must be on the firing line for Gov. Goodwin J. Knight in the closing days of the campaign.”

This call to action was sounded by Edgar B. Hervey, chairman of the County Knight-for-Governor Committee.

“More than 1,700,000 voters in the primary said they wanted Goodwin Knight for Governor. It is our task now to finish the job,” Hervey said.

“We must demonstrate that California wants the dynamic leadership and the progressive sound program that the Governor has given us during his first year in the State’s highest office.  Our slogan is “Knight is Right for California” and you couldn’t express our belief better.

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Both Political Parties Endorse Prop. 5
Southwestern Jewish Press, October 29, 1954, Page 9

Proposition 5, the maritime measure which reaffirms a 40-year-old law twice previously approved by the voters to maintain California shipping on an even keel with that of other ports and nations, has “gained widespread support,” the State Committee for Proposition 5 announced today.

“Proposition 5,” the Committee of prominent citizens declared, “probably enjoys as much, if not more, widespread, non-partisan backing than any other measure on the November ballot.”

“The Republican Party and the Democratic Party have endorsed Proposition 5.”

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