Booklet discussing the history of Shearith Israel Congregation and the events planned to celebrate the synagogue's 75th anniversary. The booklet also contains personal memorials, congratulation messages, and information on past presidents of the synagogue.
Rice University's Woodson Research Center, part of the Fondren Library, contributes digital copies of the Thresher, the Southwest Chinese Journal, and Osterhout family papers.
Booklet discussing the history of Shearith Israel Congregation and the events planned to celebrate the synagogue's 75th anniversary. The booklet also contains personal memorials, congratulation messages, and information on past presidents of the synagogue.
This pamphlet is part of the following collection of related materials.
Hidden Selections of Houston’s African American and Jewish Heritage
The Hidden Selections of Houston’s African American and Jewish Heritage collection provides public access to collections highlighting the history and experiences of African-American and Jewish communities in and near Houston, which in turn shed light on nationally significant issues including politics, art, race, and religion. These communities are underrepresented in archival repositories across the nation, and particularly in publicly accessible digital repositories.
Congregation Shearith Israel (Wharton, Tex.).[Program: Diamond Jubilee of Shearith Israel Congregation, 1988],
pamphlet,
1988;
Wharton, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1324939/:
accessed June 2, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.