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11. Jewish community

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

Found in 171 Collections and/or Records:

Plumb Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1077
Abstract

This collection is made up of two boxes containing bulletins and programs, committee and board documents, correspondence, directories and yearbooks, financial records, publications, and writings from Steven Plumb ranging from 1968 to 2015.

Dates: 1968 - 2015

Marjorie Arsht Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1081
Abstract

One box containing correspondence with Marjorie Arsht from individuals in the Texas Republican Party documents personal affairs and some political and social activity in which Marjorie Arsht was involved from 1962 to 2002.

Dates: 1962 - 2002

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

Wharton County Historical Museum collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1089
Abstract

Five boxes containing two Hadassah ledgers (1920s-1940s), five parochet, three photographs, 1908 prayer book and Judaism instruction book, and a wooden replica of the ten commandments document activities that took place in the Wharton County Jewish community from 1868 to 1988.

Dates: 1868 - 1988

Linda Freedman Block Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1091
Abstract

One box contatining a bound volume of Noah's Ark childrens newspaper, Hadassah minutes, cookbooks, and a WWII ration book documents some activities that Linda Freedman Block's family was involved in from 1922 to 2012.

Dates: 1922 - 2012

South Texas Jewish Archives Covid-19 Pandemic Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1106
Abstract

This is a born-digital collection made up of materials collected from synagogues, businesses, organizations, and individuals documenting shifts made in the daily lives of members of Houston's Jewish community in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021.

Dates: 2020 - 2021

"The History of the Jews of Houston" manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0096
Abstract

This collection consists of a three-page manuscript explaining the early history of Jewish people in Houston.

Dates: 1915

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: n.d.

Adele Levy Heyman Family Tree

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0438
Abstract

A portion of the book of David Robinson's family tree (roughly 35 pages) prepared by Laura Nicholson for her brother, covering the relatives and descendants of his great-grandmother Adele Levy Heyman from 1777-1948. The family tree also includes photographs and biographical information of family members.

Dates: 1777 - 1948

Congregation Beth El [Missouri City, TX] collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0440
Abstract

Event materials, a certificate, and a preschool roster document some activities at Congregation Beth El in Missouri City, Texas, from 2017 to 2024.

Dates: 2017 - 2024