Texas Jewish Historical Society.

Dates:
Active 1824
Active 2011

Biographical notes:

The Texas Jewish Historical Society collects, preserves, publishes, and disseminates materials having relevance to the settlement and history of Jews in Texas and their participation in its social, economic, religious, political, professional, and cultural growth.

Established in 1980, the society was created as a response to an open letter by Rabbi Jimmy Kessler of Galveston calling for a historical society to preserve the Texas Jewish Experience. With over 750 members, the society fosters interest in Jewish history by publishing a quarterly newsletter, contributing articles to the The Handbook of Texas, and sponsoring awards for essays written for the Texas State Historical Commission. The TJHS also contributed to Shalom Y'all - The Jewish Experience in Texas and published the book Deep in the Heart: Lives and Legends of Texas Jews.

From the description of Texas Jewish Historical Society records, 1824-2011. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 506028471

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Subjects:

  • Community leadership
  • Community life
  • Deep in the Heart : Lives and Legends of Texas Jews
  • Ethnic groups
  • Ethnicity
  • Jewish community centers
  • Jewish families
  • Jewish leadership
  • Jews
  • Jews
  • Jews
  • Jews
  • Jews
  • Jews
  • Jews
  • Jews
  • Jews
  • Jews
  • Jews
  • Jews
  • Jews
  • Jews in public life
  • Young Men's Hebrew associations

Occupations:

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Places:

  • Texas--Waco (as recorded)
  • Texas--Hamilton (as recorded)
  • Texas--Abilene (as recorded)
  • Texas--San Antonio (as recorded)
  • Texas--Houston (as recorded)
  • Texas (as recorded)
  • Texas--El Paso (as recorded)
  • Texas--Jefferson (as recorded)
  • Texas--Marshall (as recorded)
  • Texas--Dallas (as recorded)
  • Texas--Corsicana (as recorded)
  • Texas--Austin (as recorded)
  • Texas--Nacogdoches (as recorded)
  • Texas--Beaumont (as recorded)