Guide to the Deborah Horwitz and Paul Nierman Collection
Finding Aid Authors: Stanley Schwartz and Laurel Schwartz.
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Guide to the Deborah Horwitz and Paul Nierman Collection
1963/2008
Special Collections & University Archives
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Deborah Horwitz and Paul Nierman Collection
Dates: 1980-2002
Identification: MS-0556
Creator:
Horwitz, Deborah and Paul Nierman
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@sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Biographical Information:
Spouses, Deborah Horwitz and Paul Nierman are Chicago natives who moved to San Diego and raised two sons in the late 20
th century. Both were extremely active in both the Jewish and philanthropic communities. Nierman was an information technology
professional and avid yachtsman. Horwitz was a teacher and community leader. Both served on many civic and Jewish community
boards. Nierman and his family manage the Nierman Family Foundation which provides philanthropy to Jewish and secular organizations
and projects in the community. Horwitz was active in the American Jewish Committee, where she served as chapter president
and held national office. Both were active in the Jewish Federation and Congregation Beth Israel. They moved back to Chicago
in 2017.
Access Terms
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Topical Term:
Jews--California--San Diego
Jews--California--San Diego--Societies, etc
Administrative Information
Custodial History:
Husband and wife Paul Nierman and Deborah Horwtiz donated this collection to the Jewish Historical Society of San Diego in
2015.
Accruals:
2018-023
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,
Deborah Horwitz and Paul Nierman Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Related Materials:
Adat Ami Synagogue Collection
Rabbi Morton J. Cohn Collection
Lou Dunst Collection
Mark Freeman Papers
Rose Neumann Collection
Elena Saad Collection
Irving Salomon Collection
Tifereth Israel Synagogue Collection
Abbe Wolfsheimer-Stutz Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of material regarding the San Diego Chapter of the American Jewish Committee from the 1980's-2000's
and material from the first San Diego Jewish Community Mission to Israel in 1995 when Yitzchak Rabin was assassinated. It
also includes personal notes, speeches and clippings from Deborah Horwitz who was president of the San Diego Chapter of the
AJC. There is also material on the Nierman Foundation and its philanthropy in San Diego.
Box 1, Folder 1
History of the San Digeo Chapter of the American Jewish Committee
1963-1987
Box 1, Folder 2
American Jewish Committee Annual Meeting - Photos
1983
Box 1, Folder 3
American Jewish Committee Newsletters - San Diego Chapter
1984-2000
Box 1, Folder 4
American Jewish Committee Adenauer Trip to Germany - Program and Itinerary
June, 1987
Box 1, Folder 5
American Jewish Committee Adenauer Trip to Germany - Background Articles
June, 1987
Box 1, Folder 6
American Jewish Committee Adenauer Trip to Germany - Travel Pamphlets
June, 1987
Box 1, Folder 7
American Jewish Committee Adenauer Trip to Germany - Speaking Engagements and Articles and Notes
June, 1987
Box 1, Folder 8
American Jewish Committee Adenauer Trip to Germany - Personal Notes
June, 1987
Box 1, Folder 9
American Jewish Committee Adenauer Trip to Germany - Photos
June, 1987
Box 1, Folder 10
American Jewish Committee Adenauer Trip to Germany - Post-trip correspondence
June, 1987
Box 1, Folder 11
American Jewish Committee Adenauer Trip to Germany - Program
1989-1990
Box 1, Folder 12
American Jewish Committee - Annual Meetings, Installations, Awards Events, Agendas, Programs, Speeches, Minutes
1988-1997
Box 1, Folder 13
American Jewish Committee - Honorees Union Tribune and Neil Morgan
1988
Box 1, Folder 14
American Jewish Committee - Honorees Ernest Hahn - Invitation, Program, Clippings, Speech, Photos
1989
Box 1, Folder 15
American Jewish Committee - Honorees Jean & Herman Gordon, Norman Hahn, Dewitt Higgs, Deborah Horwitz, Jerry Harris, Anthony
Pico, Sisters of Mercy
1990-1999
Box 1, Folder 16
American Jewish Committee - Articles and Press Releases on Egyptian-Israel: Relations
1996-1997
Box 1, Folder 17
American Jewish Committee - Board of Governors Institute Itinerary, Attendees, Photos
February, 1998
Box 1, Folder 18
American Jewish Committee - Board of Governors Institute - Personal Notes
February, 1998
Box 1, Folder 19
American Jewish Committee - Board of Governors Institute - Speech & Correspondence
February - April 1998
Box 1, Folder 20
Newspaper Clippings, American Jewish Committee, Deborah Horwitz, Jewish Topics
1980 - 2001
Box 1, Folder 21
Newspaper Clippings, American Jewish Committee Press Releases
1980 - 2001
Box 1, Folder 22
American Jewish Committee Honorees Alan Bersin, Stephen Baum, Richard Levin
2000-2002
Box 1, Folder 23
American Jewish Committee National Events
1989-2000
Box 1, Folder 24
Deborah Horwitz Honors: Col. Irving Salomon Award, Woman of the Year, AJS President
1987-2002
Box 1, Folder 25
Correspondence to Deborah Horwitz
1988-1991
Box 1, Folder 26
United Jewish Federation First Community Mega Mission Photos (see also Unied Jewish Federation Collection)
November, 1995
Box 1, Folder 27
United Jewish Federation Mega Mission, General Information, Rosters, Travel Materials
November, 1995
Box 1, Folder 28
United Jewish Federation Mega Mission - Deborah Horwitz - Response to Death of Yitzchak Rabin
November, 1995
Box 1, Folder 29
United Jewish Federation Mega Mission - Post Mission Correspondence & Articles, Regarding the Mission and Yitzchak Rabin
November 6, 1995 - May 1996
Box 1, Folder 30
MIscellaneous Photos
1989-2008
Box 1, Folder 31
The Nierman Foundation - Philanthropy
1980s- 2002
Box 1, Folder 32
Nierman Challenger Learning Center at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, Balboa Park
1990s
Box 1, Folder 33
American Guild of Jewish Ceremonial Artists - San Diego Chapter
1980s
