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24. South Texas Jewish Archives

 Record Group
Identifier: 24

Found in 174 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

Howard Porper collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1083
Abstract

This collection contains the materials related to Howard Porper's musical career.

Dates: 1946 - 1993

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

Schuleman / Sherman Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0960
Abstract

The collection contains news clippings, certificates, photographs, media, and San Jacinto High School and University of Texas materials, including an El Oroso signed by Walter Cronkite, which document the lives of some of the Schuleman family from 1911 to 2018.

Dates: 1911 - 2018

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

Sheldon Kaufman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0837
Abstract

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

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