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MS-0491
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Collection Title: Congregation Beth Tefilah Collection
Dates: 1962-1998
Identification: MS-0491
Creator:
Congregation Beth Tefilah
Physical Description: 7.50 linear ft
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
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Other Information:
Since 2007, the Jewish Historical Society of San Diego has transferred numerous collections to Special Collections and University
Archives. Click the link below to view other materials from the Jewish Historical Society of San Diego.
Additional information may be found at http://scua2.sdsu.edu/archon/index.php?p=core/search&q=%22jewish+historical+society+of+san+diego%22&content=1
Congregation Beth Tefilah was founded in 1962. It was the first permanent East County conservative congregation. Its founding
directors were Aaron Kolkey, Robert Kolkey, Arthur Bressman, Eugene Janoff, Dr. Earl Richmond, William Wayne, Irving Coleman,
Robert Kipnis, Irving Krantz, Morris Cahan, Abraham Sandler, Louis Sander, Marilyn Frankel, Rose Fischbein, Abe Wilks, Isaak
Abramowitz. Bert Schloss was the first president and Marilyn Frankel was the secretary. The first rabbi was Rabbi Lawton
and the first permanent rabbi was Sidney Rappaport who came in 1963. In 1971 their synagogue building was dedicated at 69
th St, just off El Cajon Blvd in San Diego. In 1999 their building was sold and the congregation merged with Adat Ami Synagogue
to become Ohr Shalom Synagogue, now located in the former home of Congregation Beth Israel, at 3
rd and Laurel Streets in San Diego .
This collection was received from Rocky Reid, President of Ohr Shalom Synagogue in 2005. Ohr Shalom Synagogue is the product
of a merger between Congregation Beth Tefilah and Adat Ami Synagogue. The processed collection was donated to SDSU's Special
Collections and University Archives in 2012.
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
This collection is open for research.
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Congregation Beth Tefilah Collection, Special Collections and University
Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.
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Dr. Seymour Okmin Collection
Paul Schraer Collection
Henry and Idelle Weissenberg Collection
For more information please visit: http://scua2.sdsu.edu/archon/index.php?p=core/search&subjectid=1127
The contents of the collections consist of documents, records, newsletters, minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs, financial
records regarding the congregation, from 1962 to 1998 with the majority being from the 1970’s – 1990’s.
The materials in this collection were donated to the Jewish Historical Society of San Diego in 2005 by Rocky Reid (JHSSD
#2005.02), President of Ohr Shalom Synagogue in 2005. Ohr Shalom Synagogue is the product of a merger between Congregation
Beth Tefilah and Adat Ami Synagogue.
The processed collection was donated to SDSU's Special Collections and University Archives in 2012.