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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:

Congregation Beth Jacob - Houston, World War II banner

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0822
Abstract

Silk banner embroidered with 220 names of World War II veterans associated with Beth Jacob Congregation, then located at 3847 Turnberry Circle, Houston, TX.

Dates: 1945

Melvin L. Cohen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1033
Abstract

One box containing correspondence, newspaper articles, Temple Beth-El journals and bulletins, a Bar Mitzvah DVD and photo album, and memorabilia documents some activities that Melvin Cohen and the San Antonio Jewish Community were involved in from 1941 to 2014.

Dates: 1941 - 2014

Plotkin Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1015
Abstract

Three boxes containing photographs (wedding, family, events), a photo album, materials in support of political candidates, awards/certificates, correspondence, newsletters, news clippings, books, and school report cards document activities undertaken by members of the Plotkin family from 1945 to 2017.

Dates: 1945 - 2017

Shultz / Weinberg Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1085
Abstract

This collection is made up of eight boxes containing brochures, realia, school records, documents, art projects, photographs, books, correspondence, certificates, news clippings, awards, scrabooks, and a Cliffwood School banner, spanning from 1943-2005.

Dates: 1943 - 2005

Phyllis Kaufman family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0840
Abstract This collection contains materials from a large scrapbook created, primarily, by Phyllis Kaufman's father, Norman Belasco, which documents some of his twenty year career with NASA from 1963 to 1983, including correspondence, certificates, awards, diplomas, news clips, patents, and photographs. The collection also includes ten photographs from Phyllis's time as an instructor at I. Weiner Secondary School in Houston, including a panoramic photograph of a group of students on a trip to...
Dates: 1954 - 2005

Rabbi Jimmy Kessler Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0887
Abstract

This collection is made up of two boxes containing correspondence, media, event materials, directories, and memorabilia that document part of Rabbi Jimmy Kessler's life from 1943 to 2019.

Dates: 1943 - 2019

Levy-Cohen Family papers/memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0758
Abstract

A school yearbook and memory book, diplomas and certificates, news clippings, event programs, business materials, and photographs document the lives and careers of members of the Levy and Cohen families from 1918 to 2003.

Dates: 1918 - 2003

Carol Liberman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0767
Abstract

This collection includes books, correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, photographs, and a speech given by Liberman that document some of her forty-plus- years of teaching.

Dates: 1983 - 2014

Alan Lipman (BBYO) Programs

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0864
Abstract

This collection is made up of one box containing B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO) event programs from Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) and B'nai B'rith Girls (BBG), as well as event programs from Sigma Alpha Rho. The programs were donated by Alan Lipman and span from 1970-1982.

Dates: 1970 - 1982

Loeb / Blank Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1003
Abstract

One box of correspondence, family history materials, photographs, and publications document the lives of the Loeb/Blank family from 1736-2002.

Dates: 1736 - 2002