26. South Texas Jewish Archives

Correspondence recommending and rejecting David Barg for Officer Candidate School and some military records, including separation paperwork, document some of Captain Barg's time in the U.S. military between 1936 and 1946.

This collection is made up of two boxes containing correspondence, drawings, and photographs from Ellen Orseck, spanning from 1991-2019.

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

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.

One box of photographs, citizenship documentation, marriage and death records, correspondence, biographical information, education records, military paperwork, and family history and genealogy materials document the lives of some of the Miron / Berman family from 1924 to 1982.

This collection is made up of 11 boxes containing clothing, convention materials, calr documents, projects, calendars, publications, and photographs from the Kornblit Rosenberg Family, spanning from 1963-2005.

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.

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

The Congregation Beth Israel Collection offers a glimpse into the day-to-day goings-on of Congregation Beth Israel, with documents spanning a century of the Jewish temple’s existence. Books, memorabilia, directories, programs, sermons, and church bulletins from different decades show the similarities and changes at Beth Israel as it continues to grow with the rest of Houston’s Jewish Community.

This collection which spans 1939 to 2018 includes a 1939-1943 notebook from the Refugee Services Committee which assisted Jews fleeing the Nazi regime in WWII, as well as a variety of photographs of people and events from the Federation's activities in the 1980s. The addendum includes event programs, guides, and one VHS recording.