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Caplan / Wilk Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 988
Overview One box containing Jewish Community Center materials, a BBG booklet, and a memoir by Lena Zellah Dow Caplan document some of the history of, and activities participated in by, the Caplan / Wilk families.
Dates: 1969 - 2006
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Carolyn Litowich (BBG) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0836
Overview The collection contains one box of convention materials, newsletters, directories, and event materials collected by Carolyn Litowich during her time as a member of B'nai B'rith Youth Organiztion/B'nai B'rith Girls in the 1950's.
Dates: 1952 - 1958
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Celene Chasen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1051
Overview The collection contains a photograph, a yearbook, and a gavel, which document some of Celene Chasen's time with the Houston Chapter of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization from 1955-1956.
Dates: 1955 - 1956
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Chabad of Houston collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 833
Overview The Chabad of Houston collection contains materials related to the institution’s many programs, its history, and especially the galas and events celebrating the impact the Chabad has had on the Houston Jewish community.
Dates: 1990 - 2016
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Chaskin/Hecht Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 919
Overview 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.
Dates: 1917 - 1995
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Colish / Samuels Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 873
Overview The Colish / Samuels Family Papers follow the early days of Rabbi Robert Lewis Samuels through his attendance at Lanier Junior High and San Jacinto High School, his Confirmation, and participation in activities like the Aleph Zadik Aleph organization and sports teams for football and baseball.
Dates: 1943 - 1951
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Congregation Beth Am (Or Ami) Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 733
Overview The collection consists of one box of correspondence, event materials, news clippings, newsletters, and institutional records such as, committee meeting minutes, speeches, and fundraising materials from Congregation Beth Am between 1978 and 2022 and an oral history with Rabbi Gideon Estes in 2020.
Dates: 1978 - 2022
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Congregation Beth Israel collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 711
Overview 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.
Dates: 1854 - 2012
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Congregation Beth Jacob - Houston, World War II banner

 Collection
Identifier: MS 822
Overview 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
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Congregation Beth Jacob, Galveston [TX] records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0794
Overview The Congregation Beth Jacob, Galveston [TX] records is made up of letters, invitations, programs, bulletins, directories, legal documents, and a DVD recording the history of this small, vibrant congregation on Texas’ southern coast. Formed from two smaller communities--Russian and Austro-Hungarian--the congregation has a rich history of tradition.
Dates: 1947 - 2011
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

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