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Jews and Jewish life

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

Found in 208 Collections and/or Records:

Sklar Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0789
Abstract

The Sklar Family papers contain photographs and certificates relevant to the Sklar family, such as Fred Sklar’s confirmation certificate and bar mitzvah materials. The papers offer a look at institutions such as the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization and Congregation Beth Jacob, and the ceremonies that tie families and communities together.

Dates: 1930 - 1954

S.L. Wisenberg family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0763
Abstract

This collections is made up of congregation Beth Yeshurun Anniversary/Dedication books and two scrapbooks containing photographs, school report cards, programs, newspaper clippings, agendas, and correspondence document the interests and activities of S.L. Wisenberg as a child between 1961 and 2001.

Dates: 1961 - 2001

Sol B. Weiner Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0913
Abstract

The collection consists of one folder consisting of an event program, photographs, and a photocopy from Beth Yeshurun's newsletter, The Message, documents a few events in the life of Sol B. Weiner from 1960 to 1985.

Dates: 1960 - 1985

Sol Schwartz family collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0806
Abstract

The Sol Schwartz family collection provides an in-depth look at the experiences of a Jewish family growing up in Houston, particularly through Alex Schwartz’ Autobiography and the Board Minutes he took for Congregation Rodefei Sholom. With its American Mizrachi Women Chapter Directory, Column by Rabbi Segal praising Alex Schwartz, and the Torah awarded Sol Schwartz, the collection showcases multiple family members and their contributions to the Houston Jewish community.

Dates: 1927 - 2008

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: 1954 - 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 - 2025

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