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Jews and Jewish life

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Part of TARO subject browse terms

Found in 183 Collections and/or Records:

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 Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0976
Abstract

The is a digital collection of oral history interviews conducted as part of the South Texas Jewish Archives.

Dates: 2018 - 2023

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

Star Furniture Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0897
Abstract

This collection is made up of two boxes containing photographs, news clippings, memorabilia, financial documents, and event programs from Star Furniture, and an oral history conducted with Shirley Wolff Toomim and Ellen Toomim Robinson spanning the years 1925-2021.

Dates: 1925 - 2021

Steven Fenberg papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0804
Abstract The Steven Fenberg Papers are comprised of books, correspondence, documents, and newsprint relevant to the life of Steven Fenberg--America’s top scholar of influential Houston mogul Jesse H. Jones. Though many of the materials concern Jones, the rest explore Fenberg’s other philanthropic interests and connections with the wider Houston community, such as his patronage of AIDS Foundation Houston and affiliation with Congregation Emanu El. Additionally family records such as World War II...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1926 - 2021

Stolbun/Workmen's Circle collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0783
Abstract

This collection contains materials relevant to the century-old Workmen’s Circle, a social justice organization dedicated to preserving Jewish identity and activism. The materials include group portraits of members in 1925 and 1945, and a Certificate of Service presented to Edith Winograd Stolbun, whose son donated the collection.

Dates: 1925, 1945

Sylvia and Morris Schultz papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0959
Abstract

This collection includes a confirmation certificate, wedding photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and a 65th Anniversary booklet for Sylvia and Morris Schultz spanning the years 1944 to 2018.

Dates: 1944 - 2018

Tania Brown Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0842
Abstract

The Tania Brown Family Papers feature the wartime record of Frank Brown, shown through correspondence and documents, and Rachel Mayer Brown’s involvement in the Texas Southern Region’s Hadassah Organization through a photo album memorializing her experiences and connections to the larger Jewish Community.

Dates: 1940 - 1997

Temple Freda [Bryan, TX] collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0811
Abstract

The Temple Freda collection is made up of documents, photographs, and news clippings concerning one of the oldest religious buildings in Bryan, Texas. Though used for different things over the years, Temple Freda remains stalwart in its support for the Jewish community in Bryan, interacting with both congregation Beth Shalom, and the A&M Hillel in College Station.

Dates: 1912 - 2006

Terri Bamberger Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0952
Abstract

A Pleasantville brochure, a Jewish-Herald Voice Rosh Hashanah magazine, a B'nai B'rith Reflections Book, a photograph of Beth Jacob/Turnberry Circle, and Joske's and Weingarten employee pins document some activities that Terri Bamberger was involved in from 1951 to 2001.

Dates: 1951 - 2001