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[Façade, Beth-El Congregation, 1949]

Description: Exterior photograph of the facade of the Beth-El Congregation synagogue at 207 W. Broadway Avenue in Fort Worth. The building was restored after a fire. The congregation occupied the building from 1920 until 2000. It is still standing.
Date: 1951
Creator: Lawrence Thomas-Allen Co.
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Ahavath Sholom Synagogue]

Description: Photograph of the Ahavath Sholom Congregation's third synagogue, located at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and Myrtle Street in Fort Worth, Texas. The $400,000 building, designed by architect Charles O. Chromaster and built by Rambo Construction Co., was completed in the Fall of 1952.The congregation remained at that location until December 1980.
Date: September 1952
Creator: W. D. Smith Commercial Photography
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Fort Worth Cats Flyer]

Description: Illustrated flyer for a Men's Club brunch at Congregation Ahavath Sholom featuring as guest speakers ball players from the Fort Worth Cats, the local minor league baseball team. The flyer invites all members to come enjoy food, baseball and festivities at the Sunday brunch, April 12, 1953. There is an illustration of a cowboy holding a lasso, a baseball and a baseball bat on the flyer.
Date: April 1953
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives
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[News Clip: New Synagogue Is Dedicated]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the dedication of a new synagogue.
Date: September 12, 1952
Duration: 2 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Jewish Rosh Hoshono]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Congregation Shearith Israel synagogue celebrating the Jewish New Year, 5715.
Date: September 28, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 17 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: News briefs]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering two news stories. The first story is about a speech about the future of theatre by actress Eva LeGallienne at a Fort Worth synagogue. The second story is about a swearing-in ceremony for the new director of the Dallas Commerce Department, Ernest L. Tutt.
Date: March 28, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Synagogue Vandals]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the vandalism to a south Dallas Synagogue.
Date: December 25, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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

The Message, Volume 9, Number 8, April 1955

Description: Monthly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This is the Passover Issue and announces Beth Yeshurun's holiday events, including a community seder. It also explains how to prepare the home for Passover and the significance of several traditions.
Date: April 1, 1955
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 10, Number [9], May 1956

Description: Monthly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. There is an insert about the religious education offered to various aged students by the Congregation of Beth Yeshurun.
Date: May 4, 1956
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 8, Number 5, December 1953

Description: Monthly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue discusses the upcoming music festival events and the Annual Convention of the Southwestern Region of the United Synagogue.
Date: December 31, 1953
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 8, Number 8, April 1954

Description: Monthly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This is the Passover Issue and announces the community seders, discusses how to prepare the home for the holiday, and the significance of many Passover traditions. This issue also details the plans for the proposed synagogue building and profiles Mr. and Mrs. H. Passman who have reached their golden wedding… more
Date: April 1, 1954
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 9, Number 2, October 1954

Description: Monthly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This is the "Sukkoth Issue" and discusses the holiday's events.
Date: October 13, 1954
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 9, Number [5], December 1954

Description: Monthly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue includes a lists of honor roll students for Beth Yeshurun's Sunday school.
Date: December 23, 1954
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 8, Number 1, September 1953

Description: Monthly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This is the High Holiday Issue, providing the schedule of services for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot, and information on Beth Yeshurun's policies for the holiday services
Date: September 4, 1953
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 6, Number 6, February 1952

Description: Monthly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue includes the eulogy of I. B. Maltz and lists the honor roll students of Beth Yeshurun's religious schools.
Date: February 1, 1952
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center
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