26. South Texas Jewish Archives
Found in 200 Collections and/or Records:
Levy-Cohen Family papers/memorabilia
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.
Chaskin/Hecht Family Papers
Two boxes consisting of photographs, news clippings, school materials, certificates and diploma, programs/booklets, correspondence, speeches, and invitations, document part of the lives of members of the Chaskin / Hecht family from 1917 to 1995.
Lasker Meyer family collection
This small collection includes correspondence, certificates, dance programs, newsprint, photographs, and pamphlets pertaining to Lasker Meyer, his family, and the Foley’s department store chain that he ran until 1987.
Croft/Wunsch family papers
The Croft/Wunsch family papers include correspondence, awards and citations, photographs, scrapbooks, news clippings, newsletters, meeting minutes, and marketing and event materials that document, primarily, the lives of the Croft and Kaplan families, and to a lesser degree, members of the Wunsch family.
United Orthodox Synagogues records
This collection is made up of eight boxes containing books, bulletins, correspondence, event materials, financial records, flyers, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, plaques, programs, scrapbooks, videos, and yearbooks from United Orthodox Synagogues spanning from 1935 to 2023.
Houston Hillel Collection
The collection consists of a small amount of event materials, primariily from Congregation Beth Yeshurun, and scrapbooks documenting the events and programs of Houston Hillel from 1975-2008, featuring photographs, event flyers, calendar, newsletters, news clippings, invitations, and other ephemera.
Emery-Weiner School collection
The collection consists of publications for a variety of purposes: student recruitment; fund-raising; periodic reporting, particularly to parents; and recording of community guidelines. Also included are student publications and an I. Weiner School yearbook. There are a few programs from student theater productions. Newsclippings and correspondence are also included.
Camp Young Judaea Collection
Artifacts, marketing materials, newsletters, and organizational materials document activities, events, news, and operations of Camp Young Judaea in Texas and the surrounding region from 1949-2012.
Max Herzog World War II Memorabilia collection
Adele Levy Heyman Family Tree
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.
