Rabbi Horwitz Congregation Beth Jacob (Galveston) Collection
Content Description
One folder containing a Congregation Beth Jacob new building dedication book and a 40th anniversary book document some of the history of the congregation from 1963 to 1971.
Dates
- Creation: 1963 - 1971
Conditions Governing Access
This material is open for research. Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Congregation Beth Jacob is a Conservative Jewish synagogue located in Galveston, Texas. Founded in 1931, the congregation was made up of two groups of Orthodox Jews (one from the Russian tradition, the other from an Austro-Hungarian background) which came together in an effort to unite the community. Led by the Rabbi Louis Feigon, the members raised funds to build a new synagogue on the site of the old Hebrew Orthodox Benevolent Association. In the 1960s, the congregation expanded, building a new wing that included a 242-seat sanctuary, a large social hall, a library and more school rooms for the expanded Sunday, Hebrew and Hebrew high schools. In the 1970s the congregation joined the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
Extent
.10 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A Congregation Beth Jacob new building dedication book and a 40th anniversary book document some of the history of the congregation from 1963 to 1971.
Arrangement
The materials in this collection have been arranged on one series as follows: Series I: General
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Rabbi Danny Horwitz donated the materials in August 2021.
Source
- Horwitz, Danny, Rabbi (Person)
Subject
- Congregation Beth Jacob (Galveston, Tex) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Rabbi Horwitz Congregation Beth Jacob (Galveston) Collection, 1963-1971
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Traci Patterson
- Date
- 2021-08-31
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu