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Norman Fishman papers, 1946-1975.
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Norman Fishman papers, 1946-1975Creator/Contributor:
Fishman, Norman, 1924-1996, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Jewish Community Center of Petaluma (Petaluma, Calif.)Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1996.015.Creator/Contributor:
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeCreator/Contributor:
Online Archive of CaliforniaAbstract:
Contains a "Tercentenary Souvenir Program Commemorating 300 Years Jewish Settlement in America" (1954) from the Jewish Community
Center of Petaluma; a 25th Anniversary Program for the Jewish Community Center of Petaluma (1950); a program for the Annual
Dinner of the Pioneer Women of the Bracha Club of San Francisco that celebrated the 40th anniversary of the founding of the
Pioneer Women organization (December 13, 1964); and a 50th Anniversary Souvenir Journal for the Jewish Community Center of
Petaluma (November 7-9, 1975).
Date:
1946 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-us---Fishman, Norman -- 1924-1996 -- Archives
Pioneer Women (Organization : U.S.)
Jews -- California -- Petaluma
Jews -- Societies, etc
Jews -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Jewish women -- United States -- Societies and clubs
Jewish community centers -- California -- Petaluma
Note:
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1996.015.
Norman Fishman papers, BANC MSS 2010/539, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of
California, Berkeley.
Fishman was born in 1924, in Petaluma, Calif., to Russia immigrants. He graduated from the University of California, at Berkeley,
and, during World War Two, he served in the U.S. Navy. He worked for SRI International as a chemical engineer and consultant
for thirty-four years. He also served three terms as president of the South Peninsula Jewish Community Center, founded the
Palo Alto School for Jewish Education, and was a treasurer of the Sino-Judaic Institute.
Materials in English.
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Programs.Physical Description:
1 folder.
Language:
English
Identifier:
2008579657