Louis B. Mayer, Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, and Bishop Bertrand Stevens at the Biltmore Hotel for a meeting concerning fund raising for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Los Angeles, December 12, 1938
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. 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" Text from original nitrate sleeve: Mayer, Louise [sic] B.; Magnin, Edgar F., Rabbi; Stevens, Bertrand, Bishop Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: L to R. Louis B. Mayer, Rabbi Edgar F. Mag, Bishop Bert [rand Stevens]
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uclamss_1387_16519-01 ark:/21198/zz0025gqmw
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Meetings--California--Los Angeles Activism Rabbis--California--Los Angeles Fund raising--California--Los Angeles Poliomyelitis--California--Los Angeles Bishops--California--Los Angeles Religion Stevens, William Bertrand, 1884-1947 Biltmore Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.) Magnin, Edgar F. (Edgar Fogel), 1890-1984 Mayer, Louis B. (Louis Burt), 1885-1957 National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
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