Guide to the Tifereth Israel Synagogue Collection
Finding Aid Authors: Processed by Bonnie M. Harris, Marilyn Tom, Laurel Schwartz.
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2015-07-22
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San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
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Phone: 619-594-6791
Guide to the Tifereth Israel Synagogue Collection
1939/2005
Special Collections & University Archives
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Tifereth Israel Synagogue Collection
Dates: 1939-2005
Identification: MS-0527
Creator:
Tifereth Israel Synagogue
Physical Description: 1.25 linear ft
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: askscua@mail.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Historical Note:
The earliest congregants first met at Temple Beth Israel, a reform congregation, at 2
nd and Beech Streets in San Diego, continuing with orthodox services after the reform services. Tifereth Israel Congregation
as it was then called, was founded in 1905 as an orthodox congregation at the home of Elias and Lena Jacobson. By 1917 they
had built their own synagogue building at 18
th and Market Streets. In 1948 the congregation, under the leadership of Rabbi Monroe Levens moved to a new synagogue building
at 30
th and Howard Streets in North Park and changed its affiliation to the Conservative Movement. After thirty years at that location,
they built a new building in East San Diego, on Cowles Mountain Blvd, where Tifereth Israel Synagogue remains in 2015.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Corporate Name:
Tifereth Israel Synagogue (San Diego, Calif.)
Topical Term:
Jews -- California -- San Diego
Administrative Information
Custodial History:
The materials in this collection were donated to the Jewish Historical Society by the following: Mollie Harris, the former
librarian of the Astor Judaica Library at the 54
th Street JCC donated materials in 2001. She and her family were members of Tifereth Israel; Audrey Jacobson Kapelus who, in
2002, donated photographs of the congregation, which her grandparents helped found in 1905 and whose father, Isadore Jacobson
was president of the congregation; Lewis Fischbein who in 2003, donated materials from his family’s collection. Fischbein’s
father was president of the congregation and his mother helped found the Daughters of Israel. Stan & Laurel Schwartz added
various anniversary books and other materials as they became available.
The collection was transferred to the Library and Information Access on July 21, 2015.
Accruals:
Jewish Historical Society of San Diego Accesions: #2001.08, 2002.02, 2003.01
Conditions Governing Use:
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.
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation:
Identification of item, folder title, box number,
Tifereth Israel Synagogue Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Scope and Contents
The contents of the collection contain synagogue newsletters, clippings, event announcements, songbooks, photographs; dedication,
anniversary and tribute books, scrapbook contents and minute books.
Box 1, Folder 1
Newspaper clippings
1956-2005
Box 1, Folder 2
Shofar - Newsletters
1959-1979
Box 1, Folder 3
Tifereth Israel Religious School
1961-1991
Box 1, Folder 5
Tifereth Israel Songbook
1970-1971
Box 1, Folder 6
Tifereth Israel Songsheets
Box 1, Folder 7
Tifereth Israel Sisterhood
1985-1998
Box 1, Folder 8
Shofar Newsletter
1981-1992
Box 1, Folder 9
Rabbi Aaron Gold - In Memoriam
2001
Box 1, Folder 1
Tifereth Israel on 30th and Howard Streets
1948, 1969
Box 1, Folder 2
Anniversary and Tribute Booklets
Lewis Fischbien
1939-1986
Box 1, Folder 1
Minutes Record Book
1939-1940
Box 1, Folder 2
Minutes Record Book
1940-1945
Box 1, Folder 3
Rose Fischbein Scrapbook
1942-1946
Box 1, Folder 4
David Fischbein and Rose Fischbein Certificates
1945-1953
Box 1, Folder 5
Tifereth Israel - 18th Street Synagogue
Box 1, Folder 6
Tifereth Israel - Cowles Mtn. Blvd
