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Amalya Shandelman Photography Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0892
Abstract

This collection is made up of one box containing photographs taken by Amalya Shandelman of the final service held by the United Orthodox Synagogues in February 2018, following the events of Hurricane Harvey in the fall of 2017.

Dates: 2018-02-04

Houston Chronicle Photo Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0814
Abstract

Photographs used in the Houston Chronicle and/or taken by Chronicle photographers document activities within the Houston Jewish community between the 1940s and 2000s.

Dates: ca. 1940s-2000s

Houston Post Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0969
Abstract

Photographs used in the Houston Post and/or taken by Post photographers document activities within the Houston Jewish community between the 1950s and 1990s.

Dates: ca. 1950s-1990s

Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0874
Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence, publicity materials, a statement about the founding of the Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives, formerly known as the Houston Jewish History Archive (HJHA), meeting materials, newsletters, and news clippings that feature the work the STJA is doing to preserve materials belonging to individuals and synagogues in the Houston Jewish community following the damage wrought by Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

Dates: 2017 - 2023

Kristal Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0834
Abstract

The collection consists of one box of correspondence to members of the Kristal family from 1921 to 1925, including two wedding invitations, and one news clipping. The majority of the correspondence is in Yiddish and much of it is from relatives in the Poland.

Dates: 1921 - 1925

Rice University Program in Jewish Studies Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0429
Abstract

The collection contains event flyers, "Branches" newsletters, and event posters, which document some of the activities the Program in Jewish studies participated in from 2015 to 2024.

Dates: 2015 - 2024

Robert I. Cohen gift store printing plate

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0813
Abstract

The Robert I. Cohen gift store printing plate offers a fascinating glimpse into Cohen’s creative approach to advertising in his hugely influential department store businesses. The plate, meant to draw patrons in with its festive message, is redolent of Christmas shopping at the department store in the early 1900s.

Dates: 1900 - 1920

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

South Texas Jewish Archives vertical file

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0772
Abstract

The collection includes individual files within the South Texas Jewish Archives including materials including: newsclippings, notes, correspondence, photographs, and other materials. The contents are donated by community members and/or gathered by the HJHA staff.

Dates: 1912 - 2023

Texas Jewish Historical Society Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1041
Abstract

Two boxes containing Texas Jewish Historical Society Newsletters, membership directories, and a brochure document some events and activities undertaken by the Texas Jewish Historical Society from 1999 to present.

Dates: 1999 - 2023