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-2005-
June 2005-Gravesite,
Home of Peace Cemetery, Imperial Avenue
west of I-805, San Diego, Calif.
2005-12-12 Louis Rose Society Newsletter #13-American Jewish Committee salutes its presidents on LRS website
-2006-
January 2006—Rabbi Leonard
Rosenthal, "From the Rabbi's Desk," The Shofar (monthly
newsletter of Tifereth Israel Synagogue, San Diego, California), pages 3-4: A
Mystery Solved: Our Earliest Living Member—After our congregation's Centennial
Rededication Service in December, we discovered that our beloved friend, Anne
Ratner, has been a member of Tifereth Israel Synagogue longer than anyone
else! Anne's family moved to San Diego in the 1920's, and was deeply
involved in the early years of our congregation and its subsequent history. Anne
and her beloved husband, Abraham of blessed memory, are long time supporters and
champions of Tifereth Israel. Two small examples: our Torah School is named
after Abraham Ratner and Anne founded our Sisterhood in her living room. Anne's
kindness and generosity continue today. In addition to her generous support of
Tifereth Israel and the Jewish community, she is also the sponsor of our
"Abraham and Anne Ratner Scholar-in Residence Weekend." She also
recently sponsored TICO's Centennial Concert, and just made an extremely
generation to help us replace our Cohen Social Hall air conditioner. All of
that...and our longest membership as well. You will be able to read
further details of Anne and her family's history, as well as those of our other
founding families, in the Tifereth Israel Centennial Book that is being
assembled by Laurie Gore and will be published in March. We have found a
"sixth generation" member of our congregation, Leah Fish, is the
great-great-great granddaughter of Elias Jacobson, one of our founders. Also
present at our rededication service, but not properly acknowledged, were other
members of the Jacobson family. Elias's granddaughter, Audrey Kapelus and her
husband Marvin, his great-granddaughter, Kathi Fish and her husband, Larry; his
great-great-grandson, Cory fish, and his wife, Pamela. Cory and Pamela are
currently members of Tifereth Israel and their daughter Leah attends our
Silverman Preschool!