Jews and Jewish life
Found in 191 Collections and/or Records:
Fisher family papers
The Fisher Family papers include materials related to Rabbi Henry Cohen and his tenure at congregation B’nai Israel. A writer as a well as a scholar and community activist, Cohen’s knowledge of Jewry in Texas survives in the writings he left behind.
Freed/Fisherman Family Papers
The collection is made up of three boxes and one map-drawer containing awards and certificates, correspondence, event materials, photographs, posters, and publications from the Freed/Fisherman family, spanning 1915 to 2011.
Freedman Family Papers
This collection contains a JCC newsletter, a confirmation program and photograph, a Navy baseball team photo taken during World War II, and a Hebrew New Years Eve card, which document some activities and events the Freedman family participated in from 1935 to 1982.
Friedman Family Papers
Made up of mostly class photos from Beth Yeshurun Day school, the Friedman Family papers show David and Rachel Friedman growing up in the tight-knit community formed by Beth Yeshurun’s outreach to Houston Jews.
Gaber / Kline Family Papers
This collection is made up of four boxes containing certificates, correspondence, event materials, memorabilia, news clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and publications from the Gaber/Kline Family, spanning from 1916 to 2017.
Geller and allied families papers
This collection contains photographs, clippings, correspondence, and newsletters related to members of the Geller and Leff families from 1896 to 2022.
George Meyer Family Collection
The George Meyer Family Collection contains family photos, photos of the Loraine and George B. Meyer house on Holcombe Blvd. in Houston, a catalog of the company business, and a resolution on the death of Joseph F. Meyer.
Gerilyn Farb Gordon Family Papers
One box containing Beth Jacob materials, B'nai B'rith materials, World War II soldiers' handbook and Army prayer book, a wedding photograph, Galveston Tribune newspaper clippings, and correspondence documents the lives of members of the Farb family from 1939 to 2011.
Gigi Yellen-Kohn Family papers
The Gigi Yellen-Kohn family papers are comprised of documents, news-clippings, photographs, and memorabilia from the Yellen-Kohn family. A family tree of the Yellen-Kohn family can be found in the control folder.
Golzman/Levis Wedding Album
Telegrams, handwritten notes, an invitation and photocopies of a wedding album document the wedding of Barbara Marie Goltzman and Sidney Theodore Levis on December 9, 1956.