Sylvia Litvel, Mrs. E. Neumann, and Frances Kaye tell of being scammed out of money by Spike Alperson, Los Angeles, 1935

Title: Sylvia Litvel, Mrs. E. Neumann, and Frances Kaye tell of being scammed out of money by Spike Alperson, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created: December 23, 1935
Date: 1935-12-23
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Story related to photograph appears with the article, "Rich Women Rap Mystic," Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec 1935: A4.
Prince Arael Omwah, whose real name is Joe "Spike" Alperson, has scammed multiple wealthy women in the area out of their money with the false promise to build a tabernacle for his mystic teachings.
The three women wear black coats, standing in front of a large calendar that shows the month of December.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: L2R Sylvia Litvel x Mrs E. Newman Frances Kaye 12-21-35
Text from negative sleeve: 4166 - Sylvia Litvel Mrs E. Newman Francies Kaye Swindled of savings given to Prince Omwah w/promises of mysticism training 12-21-35 [stamped:] Dec 23 1935

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Litvel, Sylvia
Neumann, E., (Mrs.)
Kaye, Frances
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Law & legal affairs--California--Los Angeles
Fraud--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_13174
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002hn9zn
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