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Jasons Collection

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Founded in 1928 by a group of twelve-year-old boys, the Jasons gathered at neighborhood parks to play sports together and, in their teenage years, hosted dances, parties, and fundraisers. Members of the Jasons served in all branches of the military during World War II, and most got married and moved away from the neighborhood after the war's end. But the Jasons' continued to host annual picnics and charity fundraisers for another fifty years, reflecting the significant role the youth clubs like the Jasons and the dozens of others in Boyle Heights played in cultivating community in the neighborhood.

The items below have been generously donated by Jaye Dobreer-Yaruss (son of Jasons' member Mel Yaruss) and Shelly Rosenberg (daughter of Jasons' member George Sheff). 

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Contents of this tag:

  1. Jasons Jersey (1 of 2)
  2. Jasons Jersey (2 of 2)
  3. Jasons members, 1947
  4. Fundraising appeal, United Jewish Welfare Fund, 1943
  5. Jasons New Years Greetings, ca. 1940s
  6. Jasons Sports Frolic, 1933
  7. Jasons mothers ca. 1944
  8. Founding members, 1940
  9. Jasons Mother's Day Luncheon, 1951
  10. Jasons New Years Greetings, 1934
  11. Jasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (4 of 10)
  12. Jasons Jamboree, 1938
  13. Jasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (5 of 10)
  14. Jasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (6 of 10)
  15. Jasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (7 of 10)
  16. Jasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (8 of 10)
  17. Jasons 50th Anniversary, 1984
  18. Jasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (9 of 10)
  19. Jasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (1 of 10)
  20. Jasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (10 of 10)
  21. Silver Anniversary program, 1953
  22. Jasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (2 of 10)
  23. Jasons 20th Anniversary, 1948
  24. Jasons membership card
  25. Jasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (3 of 10)