A gold encased mezuzah will be presented by the local Jewish community to Prof. Albert Einstein when he arrives in San Diego on Dec. 31.
The presentation will be made by local Jewish leaders in commemoration of Prof. Einstein’s visit here. Prof. Einstein, who is traveling on the Red Star liner Belgenland through the Panama Canal, will stop off for a few hours in San Diego on his way to Los Angeles.
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