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[Letter from Sylvan B. Schapiro to the Kempner Family, August 13, 1952]

Description: Letter from Sylvan B. Schapiro thanking the Kempner family for presenting Dr. Cohen's house to Temple B'nai Israel as a parsonage. Attached are a typewritten note and a letter that provide extra context. The letter is from I. H. Kempner, answering the first letter and expressing confusion about the presentation of the gift.
Date: August 13, 1952
Creator: Schapiro, Sylvan B.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Max and Lolla Arnstein, November 29, 1948]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to Max and Lolla Arnstein informing the Arnsteins of Kempner's eye operation to save what was left of Kempner's vision, the Congregation B'nai Israel being unable to sell their old synagogue, and Kempner being asked to participate in the Bicentennial Celebration for Washington and Lee University.
Date: November 29, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Congregation B'nai Israel [Bulletin], Volume 9, Number 10, January 1954

Description: Biweekly newsletter published by Congregation B'nai Israel in Galveston providing a schedule of services, news and announcements, and other information of interest to congregants. Attached is the congregation's financial report for the year 1953 detailing expenses and assets such as the balance of the general fund, disbursements, insurance premiums, and investments. Also included is a letter from the Memorial Committee discussing the sale of memorials to raise funds to complete a new temple.
Date: January 15, 1954
Creator: Congregation B'nai Israel (Galveston, Tex.)
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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