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11. Jewish community

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

Found in 175 Collections and/or Records:

Golzman/Levis Wedding Album

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0955
Abstract

Telegrams, handwritten notes, an invitation and photocopies of a wedding album document the wedding of Barbara Marie Goltzman and Sidney Theodore Levis on December 9, 1956.

Dates: 1956

Sylvia and Morris Schultz papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0959
Abstract

This collection includes a confirmation certificate, wedding photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and a 65th Anniversary booklet for Sylvia and Morris Schultz spanning the years 1944 to 2018.

Dates: 1944 - 2018

Congregation Emanu El Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0726
Abstract

This collection is made up of six boxes containing administrative materials, bulletins, correspondence, event materials, organization/committee materials, photographs, publications, and transcripts of TV broadcasts from Congregation Emanu El, spanning the years 1943-2022.

Dates: 1943 - 2022

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

Irving Rose Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0062
Abstract

One folder containing a Hebrew karaoke sing along and Shabbat Shalom book, both undated, documents some interests of Irving Rose.

Dates: undated

Jewish Herald-Voice Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0781
Abstract

This collection contains issues of the Jewish Herald-Voice, as well as related correspondence, newsprint and articles, photographs, and a Directory of Jewish Organizations showcasing different aspects of the Jewish community and smaller groups that make it up. "Representing the great and powerful diversity of [the Houston and Texas Gulf Coast Jewish communities,] the Herald unites many thoughts in its weekly pages" (Newspaper owners Samuels and Levy).

Dates: 1928 - 2008

Keeper and Allied Families Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1061
Abstract

Autobiographical and biographical materials, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and military materials document the lives of members of the Keeper family from 1922 to 2016.

Dates: 1922 - 2016

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

National Council of Jewish Women [Greater Houston Section] Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0183
Abstract

This collection is made up of 7 boxes and 1 map drawer containing scrapbooks, photographs, event programs, event invitations, news clippings, newsletters, and brochures from 1982-2025.

Dates: 1982 - 2025

Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1097
Abstract

This collection is made up of 10 boxes and 1 map drawer containing photographs, news clippings, committee and board meeting minutes, administrative documents, and building documents, spanning from 1957-2023.

Dates: 1957 - 2023