Jews and Jewish life
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Part of TARO subject browse terms
Found in 167 Collections and/or Records:
Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives Records
Collection
Identifier: MS 874
Overview
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
Joe Williams Family [Beaumont, TX] papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 1012
Overview
The collection contains correspondence, family photographs, slides, property deeds, post cards, VHS recordings, audio of bar mitzvah, newsletters, news clippings, membership cards, and scrapbooks spanning the years 1908 to 2012.
Dates:
1908 - 2012
Joyce Gilbert papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 805
Overview
One box containing certificates, correspondence, a travel journal, photographs, a magazine article, event materials, and a Soviet Jewry nameplate documents Joyce Gilbert's activities in the Houston Jewish community and her work to assist Russian Jewry from 1975 to 2018.
Dates:
1975 - 2018
Judith Goldman Soviet Jewry Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0967
Overview
One box containing the Action Newsletter produced by Judith Goldman, correspondence, photographs, news clippings, and speeches documents some of Judith Goldman's time as president of Houston Action for Soviet Jewry from 1983 to 2020.
Dates:
1983 - 2020
Jules H. Borger collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 810
Overview
The Jules H. Borger collection offers a glimpse into the Houston Jewish community from the 1910 to 2015. Containing a number of materials such as bulletins, postcards, photographs, programs, magazines, and news clippings, the collection illuminates the day-to-day existence of some of Houston’s more prominent Jewish points of interest.
Dates:
1910 - 2015
Karen Diane Katz Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 989
Overview
BBYO booklets and a group photo, a JCC event program, correspondence, and a photo from the 1974 Bellaire Senior Prom document some activities Karen Diane Katz participated in from 1972 to 1974.
Dates:
1972 - 1974
Kass Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0950
Overview
The collection consists of USO/Jewish Welfare Board documents, newspaper clippings, Adath Yeshurun materials, correspondence, and song lyrics from the Kass family spanning the years 1933 to 2003.
Dates:
1933 - 2003
Kathy Cohn Knott Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 1042
Overview
One box of news clippings, correspondence, and event materials document some of the history of the Levy / Lipper / Cohn families from 1922 to 1961.
Dates:
1922 - 1961
Katz Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0872
Overview
The collection consists of personal photographs, a play written about Ben Katz, Beth Yeshurun programs, a VHS recording, and materials about the history of Beth Yeshurun that document some activities and interests of the Katz family within the Houston Jewish community from 1939 to 1991.
Dates:
1939 - 1991
Kaufman family papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 769
Overview
The collection includes certificates, correspondence, family photos, publications, a Bellaire High School commencement program, speeches, a scrapbook, an oral history, and memorabilia from the 1960 Democratic National Convention that document the activities of Stephen Kaufman, primarily, and to a lesser extent his wife, Ann, and both of their families.
Dates:
1900 - 2021