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11. Jewish community

 Record Group
Identifier: 11
Materials from the Jewish communities in and around Houston, Texas

Found in 161 Collections and/or Records:

Michael Bogdanow Young Judaea collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1004
Abstract

One box containing Texas-Oklahoma-Louisiana Young Judaea regional directories, Camp Young Judaea summer camp brochure, and T-O-L Outlook newletters document some activities undertaken by members of Young Judaea from 1961 to 1991.

Dates: 1961 - 1991

Geller and allied families papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0768
Abstract

This collection contains photographs, clippings, correspondence, and newsletters related to members of the Geller and Leff families from 1896 to 2022.

Dates: 1896 - 2022

Robert Levy Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0831
Abstract

As part of the Los Angeles Jewish community, Robert Levy interacts with a number of its organizations and institutions. Mostly dated in the early 1930s, Robert Levy’s family papers offer a glimpse of Jewish life in Los Angeles nearly a century ago.

Dates: 1929 - 1993

United Orthodox Synagogues records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0712
Abstract

This collection is made up of eight boxes containing books, bulletins, correspondence, event materials, financial records, flyers, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, plaques, programs, scrapbooks, videos, and yearbooks from United Orthodox Synagogues spanning from 1935 to 2023.

Dates: 1935 - 2023

Chabad of Houston collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0833
Abstract

The Chabad of Houston collection contains materials related to the institution’s many programs, its history, and especially the galas and events celebrating the impact the Chabad has had on the Houston Jewish community.

Dates: 1990 - 2016

Emery-Weiner School collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0731
Abstract

The collection consists of publications for a variety of purposes: student recruitment; fund-raising; periodic reporting, particularly to parents; and recording of community guidelines. Also included are student publications and an I. Weiner School yearbook. There are a few programs from student theater productions. Newsclippings and correspondence are also included.

Dates: 1978 - 2003

Houston Hadassah collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0775
Abstract

This collection consists of twenty-seven boxes containing administrative materials, awards and certificates, bulletins, correspondence, directories, event materials, news clippings, photographs, radio and television materials, scrapbooks, and yearbooks from Houston Hadassah, spanning 1934-2022.

Dates: 1934 - 2022

Seven Acres/Jewish Home for the Aged records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0786
Abstract

The Seven Acres Records contain newsletters and a gala program showcasing programs and events for the aged, offering a glimpse of elderly care in the Houston Jewish community.

Dates: 1991 - 2015

Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0874
Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence, publicity materials, a statement about the founding of the Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives, formerly known as the Houston Jewish History Archive (HJHA), meeting materials, newsletters, and news clippings that feature the work the STJA is doing to preserve materials belonging to individuals and synagogues in the Houston Jewish community following the damage wrought by Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

Dates: 2017 - 2023

Meyerland Minyan collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0790
Abstract

The Meyerland Minyan collection is made up of five anniversary programs which contain historical details of the Minyan community at different points in time.

Dates: 2007 - 2014