UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM West Coast Branch
JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF AMERICA
NEWS Volume 9, No. 1
November, 1957
VVDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM" DINNER
AT UNIV. BANQUET HALL NOV. 4
The University of Judaism, now located in its new ten-story
home at 6525 Sunset Blvd., will officially open the
building's remodeled banquet hall Monday night, Nov. 4, for
the "Development Program" dinner which highlights the cur-rent
$300,000 building fund campaign.
HEALTH CLUB OPEN
The world-tamed health-build-ing
facilities of the University
(former Hollywood) A t h l e t i c
Club are now open for both stu-dents
and friends of the Uni-versity
of Judaism. Turn to
back page for full details.
HELP BUILD BIGGER UNIVERSITY—Chairmen of the current
$300,000 "Development Program" campaign to provide more and
larger facilities for the University of Judaism include (top from
left) Charles Brown, Lewis E. Pennish and Isadore Levine, as well
as (bottom from left) Isadore Tamilian and Justin G. Turner,
chairman of the board of governors, shown conferring with Milton
Sperling, chairman of the board of overseers. Honorary chairman
of the campaign is the well-known philanthropist, Emil Brown
(whose picture appears on the back page).
NAMES OF OTHER CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ARE ON PAGE TWO
CAMPAIGN GOALS SET
This past month found the Uni-versity
of Judaism launch the
most important "Development Pro-gram"
campaign in its ten-year
history, even as classrooms to ac-commodate
more than 1,000 stu-dents
opened for the first time in
our new building at 6525 Sunset
Blvd.
A $300,000 goal has been set for
the current effort to finish all re-modeling
scheduled during the
Tenth Anniversary Year.
Among facilities now available
or soon to be added are an ex-panded
library of several thousand
volumes, a greater Jewish Muse-um,
more spacious classrooms and
Fine Arts workshops. In addition,
plans call for the extension of the
banquet hall into an auditorium or
theatre when needed.
More than 70 of Los Angeles'
top Jewish community leaders on
the campaign committee received
frcch impetus in their curiv.it . f
forts from the twin announce-ments
that:
(1) Guest speaker at the dinner
will be Dr. Abraham J. Heschel,
one of America's most noted schol-ars
and faculty member of the
Jewish Theological Seminary.
STROOCK VISIT
(2) Arriving in Los Angeles
Sunday, Oct. 27, to confer with
the campaign leaders will be Alan
M. Stroock, chairman of the Semi-nary's
board of directors. Stroock,
a prominent New York attorney,
has headed the Seminary's board
since 1947, the same year that the
University was founded as its
West Coast branch.
FAMED REPUTATION
Dr. Heschel's talk on Nov. 4 is
being eagerly awaited by those
who heard him as guest lecturer
at the Brandeis Camp's national
weekend institute, as well as those
who know of his national reputa-tion
as a professor, lecturer and
author. He has won wide acclaim
for his distinguished literary style
and for his profound and creative
approach to religious philosophy.
DISTINGUISHED QUARTET COMING SOON TO LOS ANGELES
ALAN M. STROOCK
Here Oct. 27
To Confer with Building
Campaign Leadership
SEE STORY ABOVE
DR. A, Js HESCHEL
Here Nov. 4
To Address "Development
Program" Dinner
SEE STORY ABOVE
DR. SIMON GREENBERG
Here Nov. 7
To Be Honor Guest at
"Preview" for Fellows
SEE PAGE THREE
DR. LOUIS FINKELSTEIN
Here Dec. 4
To Be Guest Speaker at
Founders Day Dinner
SEE PAGE THREE
Page 2 UNIVERSITY NEWS November, 1957
WIDE-SPREAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS ENLISTED
FOR "DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM" OF UNIVERSITY
In addition to the leaders pictured on page one, the Cam-paign
Committee for the University of Judaism's "Develop-ment
Program" includes more than three-score-and-ten top
Jewish communal figures, representing almost every segment
and section of the great Southland area.
Among those who have called on the entire community
for support of the vital expansion effort are the following:
Mrs. Bertram Allenberg, Sol
Andrews, Gregory Asher, David
Bassan, Matthew Berman, E m i 1
Brown, Willard Chotiner, J a c k
Copeland, Joseph J. Cummins,
Richard Diller, Harold Easton, Ely
Elias, Louis Factor and John
Factor.
Also George Familian, Samuel
Farkas, Jack Feldman, Julius Flig-elman,
Harry Friedman, Samuel
Fryer, E. J. Gindi, Albert Green-berg,
Leo Goodman, Joe Herman
Jr., Juck C. Hoffman, Frank
Horny, Harry Jaffe, Peter M.
Kahn Jr. II and Hyman Kaplan.
Others are Ben J. Lax, Edward
Klein, Maury Leibovitz, Sid Levine,
Harry Maizlish, Maxwell Markell,
Leonard Mathes, Mrs. Benjamin
Miller, George Miller, Samuel Pen-sick,
Ben Platt, Rabbi Jacob Press-man,
Irwin Reiss, Edward Robbins
and Robert Rosenson.
Also Oscar Salenger, Raymond
C. Sandier, Joseph D. Schulman,
Joseph D. Shane, Louis B. Silver,
I. D. Sinaiko, Ben Silverstein, Jul-ian
Sieroty, Frank Sinclair and
Abraham Spiegel.
Also Theodore Strimling, Victor
Tabah, Jacob Teller, Mr. and Mrs.
Maurice Turner, Philip Wain, Jul-ian
Weinstock, Arthur N. Whizin,
Al Wolfe, Morry Wolfson and Har-old
Ziff.
TWO CHARMING LADIES ON
our committee are Mrs. Maurice
Turner (left) and Mrs. Bertram
Allenberg, whose support of the
"Development Program" is only
a continuation of their efforts on
behalf of the University ever
since it was founded in 1947.
HAVE YOU MADE YOUR PLEDGE YET to aid the
"DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM?"
IF NOT, PLEASE DO SO NOW
GIFT OPPORTUNTIES
The following forms of permanent ennoblement are available at
the new University of Judaism:
Auditorium
Library
Chapel
Lecture Halls
Concourse
Lobby
Large Classroom
9 Classrooms each
Students' Lounge
Rare Book Room
Dean's Office
Director's Office
Executive Director's Office
Registrar's Office
Librarian's Office
3 Faculty Offices
Library Book Sections
Classroom Building
Administration Building
Study Area
General Office
Assembly Rooms
Those giving contributions of $1,000.00 to $2,500.00 will have
their names inscribed on an Honor Roll.
$25,000.00
25,000.00 (sold)
15,000.00
15,000.00 (each)
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00 (sold)
7,500.00 (one available)
7,500.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
3,500.00
3,500.00 (each)
2,500.00 (each)
ISADORE LEVINE (center), committee co-chairman, announces
building support for the University after above conference with
builder Richard Diller (left) and realtor Harry Jaffe.
PLAN "DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM" FOR UNIVERSITY—The
above committee members take a moment out from discussion of the
current campaign during a recent breakfast meeting to answer our
photographer's request for "just one picture, please." In back of
table to the right are (from left) Julius Fligelman and Frank
Horny, while seated clockwise from forefront are Isadore Levine,
Joseph D. Schulman, Edward Robbins, Emil Brown, Sol Andrews,
Lewis E. Pennish, Frederick L. Fingerote (the University's execu-tive
director), Ely Elias, Harry Friedman, Charles Brown, Mrs. Ben-jamin
Miller, Arthur N. Whizin and Louis B. Silver.
November, 1957 UNIVERSITY NEWS Page 3
Drs. Louis Finkelstein and Simon Greenberg
Will Be Honor Guests at Fellowship Events
Dr. Louis Finkelstein, Chancellor of the Jewish Theo-logical
Seminary of America, and Dr. Simon Greenberg,
Seminary Vice-Chancellor and Director of the University
of Judaism, are both coming to Los Angeles to partici-pate
in the current Fellowship Campaign.
Dr. Greenberg will be the honor guest Thursday
night, Nov. 7, when a special "Preview" of the academic
center's new facilities is held for all members of the
University Fellowship.
The campaign will culminate at the tenth annual
Founders Day Dinner, to be held Wednesday, Dec. 4, in
the Beverly Hilton Hotel. To celebrate this historic
event in the life of the Los Angeles Jewish community,
Dr. Finkelstein will make one of his rare visits to this
city and appear as the guest speaker.
PREVIEW SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR
FELLOWS" THURS. NIGHT, NOV. 7 \ V
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM
IS chartered by the State of
California and qualified to grant
higher degrees in the fields of
its competency?
HAS been fully accredited by the
Middle States Association of
Universities and Colleges ?
IS expanding its library to make
available thousands of books for
students and scholars ?
HAS added more classrooms to
accommodate 1,000 students en-rolled
in the 80 classes offered
by its varied departments ?
TRAINS dance and drama stu-dents
in its Fine Arts Depart-ment
and that they are prepar-ing
cultural productions similar
to those which have won the de-partment
wide pi-estige in the
past?
CONDUCTS an Arts and Crafts
Workshop, where students can
work in leather, paints, clay,
metal, ceramics and other art
media?
NOW sponsors a Choral Society
which will give public concerts
later in the year ?
IS converting its banquet hall
facilities so that they can be
used as an auditorium and the-atre
when needed ?
SPONSORS an annual Public
Lecture Series which features
outstanding scholars in discus-sions
of Jewish problems and
Jewish life on a high academic
level ?
HAS extension classes in the
San Fernando Valley, San Ga-briel
Valley and in West Los
Angeles ?
PREPARES students to become
Sunday School teachers, camp
counsellors and club workers
through its Institute of Jewish
Communal Service ?
NOW has ample parking space
in back of the main building?
CONDUCTS a Teachers Institute
offering a four-year course lead-ing
to professional careers in
Jewish education ?
HELPS sponsor, through the
Jewish Theological Seminary,
the "Eternal Light" radio ser-ies
heard each Sunday at 12:39
p.m. over KFI (640) on your
dial)!
BRINGS the world's outstanding
educators and scholars to lecture
each y e a r in its Graduate
School?
IS now centrally located to both
the city's and San Fernando Val-ley's
Jewish communities ?
HOLDS classes each Monday
afternoon and Tuesday morning
under the sponsorship of the Los
Angeles and Beverly Hills chap-ters
of Hadassah?
WILL soon open a Kosher res-taurant
and snack bar for the
convenience of its students and
the public at large?
THERE ARE COURSES
FOR YOU
in
BIBLE
CURRENT EVENTS
DANCE
DRAMA
EDUCATION
GROUP WORK
HEBREW
HISTORY
LEADERSHIP
MUSIC
PHILOSOPHY
RELIGION
SOCIOLOGY
TALMUD
YIDDISH
ARTS and CRAFTS
at the
UNIVERSITY
OF JUDAISM
FOR INFORMATION
CALL HO. 3-1161
What are the many new and extended facilities offered
to the Los Angeles Jewish community by the University of
Judaism ?
That question will be answered at 8 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 7, at a special "Preview" for all University Fellows in
the ten-story building at 6525 Sunset Blvd.
Here from New York to attend
a reception in his honor at the
"Preview" will be the University's
director, Dr. Simon Greenberg,
who will give the guests an out-line
of both what is now available
in the ten-story University build-ing
and the many facilities soon
to be added.
Who Are the Fellows?
The University Fellows are a
group of education-minded men
and women who contribute a mini-mum
of $125 each to help meet
the $160,000 maintenance budget
of the University of Judaism.
In so doing, the Fellowship
members, of whom 1,000 are need-ed
in the near future, have the
satisfaction of knowing that they
are the financial mainstay of the
day-to-day operation of the West
Coast's largest Jewish university.
In addition, these Fellows are
entitled to numerous privileges in
the use of the school's educational,
recreational and health club facili-ties,
as well as admission to its
special educational and cultural
programs.
JULIUS FLIGELMAN
"Only when Jewish
learning flourishes,
does the art of
Jewish living reach
its noblest heights"
ARTHUR N. WHIZIN
CHARLES ESENSTEN
and BEN J. LAX
NAME CHAIRMEN FOR
FELLOWSHIP DRIVE
Julius Fligelman, who for more
than a quarter-century has been
identified with almost every wor-thy
Jewish endeavor in Los An-geles,
is over-all chairman of the
University of Judaism's newly-formed
Fellowship Campaign Com-mittee.
Arthur N. Whizin, who has play-ed
a key role with the University
since its debut ten years ago, heads
the Community Campaign Commit-tee,
designed to enlist support
from the total community. He is
assisted by Frank Horny and Fred
Bodenheimer.
Charles Esensten, regional presi-dent
of the United Synagogue of
America, will help bring the Uni-versity
story to every affiliated
conservative congregation with the
aid of Matthew Berman, Dan Roth-man,
Sidney Lang, Joe Harris and
William Edelman.
Ben J. Lax, another pillar of
strength throughout the years for
the University, has been named
public relations chairman for the
Fellowship Campaign.
Pag* 4 UNIVERSITY NEWS November, 1957
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WELCOME—University of Judaism move to new quarters in the
former Hollywood Athletic Club building finds Max Firestein
(right), Hollywood Chamber of Commerce first vice-president, pre-sent
gold hey of welcome tc Dr. Simon Grcenbcrg (left), University
director, and Emil Brown (center), the campaign committee's hon-orary
chairman.
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM
Development Program
Better Jewish Education for a Better Jewish Community!
When you support the Uni-versity
of Judaism you are in-suring
the f u t u r e of every
worthwhile Jewish undertaking.
We work as a Jewish Com-munity
for many worthy proj-ects
such as Welfare Funds,
Hospitals, Centers and Israel
and its institutions. If these
Jewish causes are to be perpetu-ated,
the J e w i s h community
spirit must be kept alive.
This can only be done through
a d u l t Jewish education and
higher Jewish learning. Our
Jewishness must be revitalized
so that we will have the vitality
and inspiration to continue our
efforts for a better Jewish life
for all, for years and genera-tions
to come.
Jewish Education does not
compete or interfere with any
project, but helps every project.
As a mater of fact, it is essen-tial
for the continuation of ev-ery
good thing we are doing as
a Jewish community.
Therefore, when you work for
the Development Program of
the University of Judaism, you
are doing a great service for
every facet of our Jewish com-munity
life.
'My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge"
Hoseah 4:6
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