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Robert M. Beren Academy records

Collection

Identifier: MS 0821

Overview This collection consists of one box containing invitations, journals, parent handbooks, marketing pamphlets, news clippings, newsletters, photographs and negatives, a scrapbook and yearbook, and meeting materials that include minutes, correspondence, and budget information which documents part of the history of the Robert M. Beren Academy from 1969 to 2010 and two class photos of unknown origin from 1960.

Dates: 1960 - 2010

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Sheldon Kaufman Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0837

Overview The collection consists of one box containing primary school certificates, Bar Mitzvah materials, a letter of intent to play baseball for Rice University on a scholarship, news clippings, admissions paperwork, correspondence, Rice team schedules, an award, and two scrapbooks that documents Sheldon Kaufman's time spent as a youth at Adath Emeth primary school and his baseball career from Little League through his time at Rice University spanning the years 1956 to 2004.

Dates: 1956 - 2004

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Sklar Family papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0789

Overview The Sklar Family papers contain photographs and certificates relevant to the Sklar family, such as Fred Sklar’s confirmation certificate and bar mitzvah materials. The papers offer a look at institutions such as the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization and Congregation Beth Jacob, and the ceremonies that tie families and communities together.

Dates: 1930 - 1954

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

S.L. Wisenberg family papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 763

Overview This collections is made up of congregation Beth Yeshurun Anniversary/Dedication books and two scrapbooks containing photographs, school report cards, programs, newspaper clippings, agendas, and correspondence document the interests and activities of S.L. Wisenberg as a child between 1961 and 2001.

Dates: 1961 - 2001

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Weinstein Family papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0857

Overview The Weinstein Family papers showcase Irving and Lily Weinstein, and their ties to the broader Houston Jewish community. Irving’s service in World War II and Lily’s civic engagement with both San Jacinto High School and Congregation Beth Israel are preserved in the letters they exchanged while Irving was overseas. Featuring photographs, news clippings, and a plethora of military correspondence and documentation, the Weinstein Family papers offer insight into a century of Jewish History.

Dates: 1912 - 2012

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Westheimer/Simon Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 876

Overview The Westheimer/Simon family papers span several generations of the family living in Houston, and making their mark on the Houston Jewish community. With a variety of materials ranging from correspondence to photographs, sermons to yearbooks, the Westheimer/Simon family papers are a rich trove for any researcher interested in the history of one of Houston’s more influential families.

Dates: 1920 - 2012

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Zoroastrian Association of Houston oral history interviews and ephemera

Collection

Identifier: MS 0624

Abstract This is a collection of oral history interviews of members of the Zoroastrian Association of Houston (ZAH), conducted by fellow members of the ZAH.

Dates: 2014 - 2016

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

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Robert M. Beren Academy records

Sheldon Kaufman Papers

Sklar Family papers

S.L. Wisenberg family papers

Weinstein Family papers

Westheimer/Simon Family Papers

Zoroastrian Association of Houston oral history interviews and ephemera

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