From left to right: film producer Louis B. Mayer, Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, and Bishop Bertrand Stevens in the luncheon room at the Biltmore Hotel where 400 leading Californians had gathered to discuss the campaign to raise funds for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Mr. Mayer spoke at the meeting saying, "this battle is not for greed or power, but for human good without distinction of race or creed" and acknowledged the presence of Rabbi Magnin and Bishop Stevens (among others) as a sign that we live in a "land where men of different faiths combine to aid humanity"
From left to right: film producer Louis B. Mayer, Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, and Bishop Bertrand Stevens in the luncheon room at the Biltmore Hotel where 400 leading Californians had gathered to discuss the campaign to raise funds for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Mr. Mayer spoke at the meeting saying, "this battle is not for greed or power, but for human good without distinction of race or creed" and acknowledged the presence of Rabbi Magnin and Bishop Stevens (among others) as a sign that we live in a "land where men of different faiths combine to aid humanity"
Mayor Frank L. Shaw poses with Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, Red Cross nurse Vriginia Daniel, and D.C. McQuatters. Taken most likely at the Los Angeles County Red Cross Regional Conference where accident reduction and the establishment of first aid stations were discussed. From left to right, Mayor Shaw, D.C. McQuatters, Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, Virginia Daniel, and an unidentified man.
View of Rabbi Nathan Kohler, standing in hat, collared shirt, tie, jacket, holding sheet of paper, and Rabbi Joseph Farber, standing in hat, glasses, coat. Rabbi Farber was dean of the Lithuanian Theological Seminary in Kaunas, Lithuania. He visited the United States for six months to interest members of his faith in rebuilding the seminary. Rabbi Kohler, of Brooklyn, served as Rabbi Farber's interpreter and secretary.
This photograph was probably taken at the time of the dedication of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple (formerly Congregation B'nai B'rith) at 3663 Wilshire Boulevard in June 1929. From left to right, Dr. David W. Edelman (president of the Congregation B'nai B'rith), Edgar F. Magnin (rabbi of Congregation B'nai B'rith), and Jack L. Warner (co-head of production at Warner Bros. Studios, who presented the Hugo Ballin murals that were dedicated to Sam and Milton Warner at the synagogue dedication). All three men are smiling and dressed in suits. They are standing in front of large glass pane doors. Reported in "DEDICATION SET FOR SYNAGOGUE: Magnificent Temple to Be Opened Tomorrow Organ Recital and Paintings Presentation Scheduled Elaborate Sunday Service Will Be Public," Los Angeles Times, 06 June 1929: A3.
Portrait of Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin in what appears to be his study. Books and papers are stacked on the desk and on shelves, and Hebrew letters are inscribed above the fireplace.
Rabbi Jacob M. Alkow sitting in chair with hands in lap. Photo appears with the article, "Holy Land's Ills Explained: Rabbi Back from Trip Blames Powers' Plots to Rule Mediterranean," Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 1936: A2.
Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, Archbishop John Joseph Cantwell, and Bishop William Bertrand Stevens sit together at an unknown event. Rabbi Magnin has a set of notes on the table in front of him.
View of Rabbi Joseph Farber, standing on steps of train car, in hat, glasses, and coat. Rabbi Farber was dean of the Lithuanian Theological Seminary in Kaunas, Lithuania. He visited the United States for six months to interest members of his faith in rebuilding the seminary.