{"id":1520,"date":"2020-11-20T16:58:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T21:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orangecountyhistory.org\/wp\/?p=1520"},"modified":"2021-01-07T13:37:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T18:37:11","slug":"jewish-orange-county-the-early-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orangecountyhistory.org\/wp\/?p=1520","title":{"rendered":"Jewish Orange County: The Early Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jews have been in Orange County since 1857, when it was still a part of Los Angeles County, and have made significant contributions ever since. Dalia Taft, archivist for the Orange County Jewish Historical Society will speak at the Orange County Historical Society\u2019s Dec. 10, 2020 meeting at 7:30 p.m., online via Zoom. Taft\u2019s program will show how many of Orange County\u2019s Jewish residents were, and continue to be, actively involved in local commerce, culture and politics while still maintaining their Jewish identities. The lecture covers the period 1857-1945, and includes a montage of old photos, period newspaper announcements and vintage advertisements. <\/span><\/p>\n

Register here to RSVP <\/strong>for this online presentation:<\/span><\/p>\n

 https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/OCHSJewsinOC<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span>As the archivist for the OCJHS, Taft is responsible for increasing the awareness of the role Jews have played in the development of Orange County from 1857, when the first Jew settled in Anaheim, to now. She maintains the Society\u2019s archives and is constantly researching and digitizing the growing collection. She helped organize the group\u2019s website and lectures regularly about the different significant periods in Orange County\u2019s Jewish history. Ms. Taft also writes a monthly column in JLife<\/i>, Orange County\u2019s monthly Jewish magazine, highlighting images from the society\u2019s archives, and she wrote and directed the documentary California Orange Jews<\/i>, on the history of the Orange County Jewish community. She has also published the book, Jewish Pioneers of Orange County, <\/i>(Vol. 44, #3\/4 of the journal Western States Jewish History<\/i>), detailing the many stories of Jewish life in Orange County from the 1860s through the 1980s. This volume is an invaluable resource and features an introduction by longtime OCHS member John Moorlach.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span>Ms. Taft graduated from UCLA with a degree in art, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and her professional experience includes work as educator at the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles and public relations manager with the Easter Seals organization.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span>This program was originally scheduled for April but was postponed due to COVID.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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