Jewish Histories in Multiethnic Boyle HeightsMain MenuIntroduction: Urban Space and the Making of a NeighborhoodMapping Jewish Histories in Boyle HeightsTimeline: Intersecting Histories in Boyle HeightsHinda and Jacob Schonfeld Digital ArchiveAbout This ExhibitCaroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceUCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies www.levecenter.ucla.edu
Jasons Collection
12018-09-06T19:55:26-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce22613structured_gallery2021-05-12T15:22:43-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceFounded 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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12019-04-23T20:33:00-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons Jersey (1 of 2)4Member George Sheff's jersey from the Jasons basketball team, donated by his daughter Shelly Rosenberg.media/JasonsJersey copy.jpgplain2021-05-04T13:48:12-07:002019042310581920190423105819Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12019-04-23T20:34:39-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons Jersey (2 of 2)4A jersey from a Jasons sports team belonging to member George Sheff. Donated by his daughter, Shelly Rosenberg.media/JasonsShirt copy.jpgplain2021-05-04T13:48:33-07:002019042311041620190423110416Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T21:16:30-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons members, 19473Donated by Shelly Rosenberg.media/JasonsJan1947.jpgplain2021-05-12T15:23:38-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T19:59:12-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceFundraising appeal, United Jewish Welfare Fund, 19432Sent to the Jason's Women's Chapter in 1943, this appeal for donations to the UJFW's "Rescue the Living" campaign during World War II reflects how much the Jasons had expanded their charitable work as they reached young adulthood. Courtesy of the Yaruss Family.media/UJWFletter1943.jpgplain2021-04-19T12:51:05-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T22:27:03-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons Sports Frolic, 19332At events like this one held in 1933, the Jasons mixed recreation and fundraising. Courtesy of the Yaruss family.media/SportFrolic1933.jpgplain2018-09-06T22:27:29-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T22:24:40-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons New Years Greetings, ca. 1940s2This New Years' greetings card serves as an expression of the Jasons' American Jewish identities. Courtesy of the Yaruss family.media/NewYearsGreeting.jpgplain2021-04-19T13:04:29-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T22:28:43-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceFounding members, 19402Founding members of the Jasons, photographed in 1940. Courtesy of the Yaruss family. Can you identify the people in this photo? Email us at collectingjewishla@gmail.commedia/JasonsFoundersc1940 copy.jpgplain2018-09-06T22:30:16-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T21:32:04-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons mothers ca. 19442Courtesy of the Yaruss family.media/JasonsMoms.jpgplain2021-04-19T13:05:49-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T23:29:02-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons Mother's Day Luncheon, 19512Photo from the Jasons' annual Mother's Day luncheon, held at Larchmont Hall on May 13, 1951. Donated by Shelly Rosenberg.media/MothersDay1951.jpgplain2021-04-19T13:06:26-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T22:35:42-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (1 of 10)1Members of the Jasons Women's Club at a fashion show fundraiser held in 1951. Can you identify the people in this photo? Email us at collectingjewishla@gmail.com.media/FashionShow1951_1.jpgplain2018-09-06T22:35:42-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T22:39:07-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (9 of 10)1Members of the Jasons Women's Club at a fashion show fundraiser held in 1951. Can you identify the people in this photo? Email us at collectingjewishla@gmail.com.media/FashionShow_15.pngplain2018-09-06T22:39:07-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T21:05:51-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceSilver Anniversary program, 19531Courtesy of the Yaruss family.media/JasonsDance1953 copy.jpgplain2018-09-06T21:05:51-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T22:36:06-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (2 of 10)1Members of the Jasons Women's Club at a fashion show fundraiser held in 1951. Can you identify the people in this photo? Email us at collectingjewishla@gmail.com.media/FashionShow1951_2.jpgplain2018-09-06T22:36:06-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T22:39:47-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (10 of 10)1Members of the Jasons at a Womens' Club fashion show fundraiser held in 1951. Can you identify the people in this photo? Email us at collectingjewishla@gmail.com.media/FashionShow1951_3.jpgplain2018-09-06T22:39:47-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T21:07:00-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons membership card1Courtesy of the Yaruss family.media/Jasons Membership Card copy.jpgplain2018-09-06T21:07:00-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T22:36:39-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (3 of 10)1Members of the Jasons Women's Club at a fashion show fundraiser held in 1951. Can you identify the people in this photo? Email us at collectingjewishla@gmail.com.media/FashionShow1951_5.jpgplain2018-09-06T22:36:39-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T23:17:26-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons 20th Anniversary, 19481Photo taken at the 20th Anniversary celebration of the Jasons, held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, March 27, 1948. Donated by Shelly Rosenberg.media/20th Anniversay 1948.jpgplain2018-09-06T23:17:37-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T22:22:59-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons New Years Greetings, 19341Courtesy of the Yaruss family.media/NewYearsGreeting1934.jpgplain2018-09-06T22:22:59-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T22:37:05-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (4 of 10)1Members of the Jasons Women's Club at a fashion show fundraiser held in 1951. Can you identify the people in this photo? Email us at collectingjewishla@gmail.com.media/FashionShow_6.jpgplain2018-09-06T22:37:05-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T22:25:46-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons Jamboree, 19381An invitation to the Jasons' semi-annual jamboree in 1938. Courtesy of the Yaruss family.media/JulyJamboree1938.jpgplain2018-09-06T22:25:46-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T22:37:28-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (5 of 10)1Members of the Jasons Women's Club at a fashion show fundraiser held in 1951. Can you identify the people in this photo? Email us at collectingjewishla@gmail.com.media/FashionShow_7.jpgplain2018-09-06T22:37:28-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T22:37:48-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (6 of 10)1Members of the Jasons Women's Club at a fashion show fundraiser held in 1951. Can you identify the people in this photo? Email us at collectingjewishla@gmail.com.media/FashionShow_8.pngplain2018-09-06T22:37:48-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T22:38:16-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (7 of 10)1Members of the Jasons Women's Club at a fashion show fundraiser held in 1951. Can you identify the people in this photo? Email us at collectingjewishla@gmail.com.media/FashionShow_9.pngplain2018-09-06T22:38:16-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T22:33:36-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons 50th Anniversary, 19841Members of the Jasons class of 1934 gather at a playground in Boyle Heights to celebrate their 50th anniversary in 1984. Courtesy of Shelly Rosenberg.media/50thAnniversary1984.jpgplain2018-09-06T22:33:36-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce
12018-09-06T22:38:51-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ceJasons Women's Club event, ca. 1951 (8 of 10)1Members of the Jasons Women's Club at a fashion show fundraiser held in 1951. Can you identify the people in this photo? Email us at collectingjewishla@gmail.com.media/FashionShow_12.jpgplain2018-09-06T22:38:51-07:00Caroline Luce15876dd2f73462af784ac961ee54f3b5170890ce