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March 13, 1947—Photo and caption, Southwestern Jewish Press, page 7:

-1988-
November 10, 1988—"Bat Mitzvahs: Sarah Schaffer," San Diego Jewish Times, p 8:  Sarah Schaffer will be called to the Torah as a Bath Mitzvah on Nov. 5 during Saturday morning services at Temple Emanu-El. Rabi Martin Lawson and Cantorial soloist Myrna Cohen will officiate. Sarah is the daughter of  Dan and Jane Schaffer and the granddaughter of Jane Boye of Colorado Springs and Norma Schaffer. Sarah and her family will participate in Friday evening services at the temple, and Sarah will lead the congregation in worship on Satrurday morning. She will receive the Torah as it passes through the generations and will chant her Torah portion, Chaye Sarah, and read the Hafatarah portion. Sarah is symbolically sharing her Bat Mitzvah with Elena Kilberg of Leningrad, and a tallit draped chair will sit on the bimah in honor of the Soviet girl.  "I have a strong Jewish identity," says Sarah, "and this is the culmination and the beginning of my Jewish studies."  Sarah is an eighth-grade student at Lewis Junior High School. According to her father, Dan, Sarah likes all her academic subjects, but math is her favorite. Sarah has studied piano since she was 5 years old and likes most music.  She is also a student of ballet, jazz and modern dance.  Sarah has received her Jewish education at Temple Emanu-El and has studied Hebrew with Devorah Yahel.  "When I visit my relatives (in Israel) again, I can speak to them in Hebrew," Sarah explains.  She says tat being Jewish is special.  "Jews are a special minority with traditions that are of value for today's society."  Sarah will continue her studies at the High School of Jewish STudies and will be a member of the Kabbalat Torah Class of 1991.

-1989-
April 27, 1989 — "Sarah Schaffer Wins County Spelling Bee," San Diego Jewish Times, p. 55:  Sarah Schaffer, the daughter of Jane and Dan Schaffer, won a county-wide spelling bee on April 4. An eighth-grader at Lewis Junior High school, Schaffer competed with top spellers from public and private schools throughout the San Diego area.  The annual contest is sponsored by the San Diego Union. Schaffer defeated runner-up Erik Agee from Santee by correctly spelling "diponible" and "bethoscope."  She will represent the San Diego area in a National  Spelling Bee in Washington D.C., from May 28 through June 2.  Schaffer, who won a spelling bee in sixth grade, prepared for the competition by reviewing a book of spelling words put out by The San Diego Union. However, her sills "comes naturally," she says.  "I have a very linear mind, which helps. It's instinctive." The contest held at Balboa Park's Cafe Del Rey Moro ballroom is coordinated by the San Diego County Department of Education.  Schaffer, who also enjoys math and essay writing, was pleased with her victory.  Describing the experience, she concluded: "It was good to see all the people there who cared about learning."