by DJHS Archivist | Jul 16, 2020 | From the Archive |
Framed photograph of Martha Lubrjanezki Israelski (mother), Ingeborg Israelski Czerner (1926-1993) (left), and probably Manfred Israelski (Brother)(right). Donated by the daughter of Ingeborg, Michelle Czerner, in 2014. Martha Lubrjanezki Israelski passed away at the Theresienstadt concentration camp in Czechoslovakia in 1944. In 1990 Ingeborg Israelski Czerner created an Oral History that is currently at the UNT archives

by DJHS Archivist | Jul 9, 2020 | From the Archive |
Pi Tau Pi Fraternity was founded November 9, 1909 by Fred Wolff, Al V. Levy, Harry Oppenheimer, and R. W. Apte. It was local to St. Louis, Missouri, but became a national co-ed charter. It was created with the intent, “to promote and encourage Judaism; to advance Hebraic culture; to aid in the abolishment of prejudice against the Jew; and to further activities social and philanthropic.”
This host nametag for May Sebel is from the Pi Tau Pi conclave, or alumni meetup, that occurred in Dallas July 4-7, 1962. While it is unclear what activities occurred during the conclave, the theme seemed to be “Do It In Dallas,” as it says on the nametag. The Pi Tau Pi fraternity disbanded in 1967, 5 years after this conclave; however, there are many Jewish fraternities that exist today.
From the May Sebel Collection

https://web.tul-infra.page/finding_aids/pi-tau-pi-fraternity-records
by DJHS Archivist | Jul 7, 2020 | From the Archive |
This wooden bowl with decorative painted flowers looks to be a souvenir from Landsberg Germany. Landsberg is home to the prison which once imprisoned Adolf Hitler after the failed Munich Beer Hall Putsch. He was imprisoned in 1924 and served less than a half a year in the prison. “Hitler also famously used his time of incarceration in Landsberg to write his book, ‘Mein Kampf’ one of the major pieces of propaganda that would push Germans towards the Nazi party.”
Sources indicate, “after WWII the US Army took over and Landsberg Prison became War Criminal Prison No. 1, the main holding cell for captured Nazis. Over a five year period between 1945 and 1950 over 278 Nazi’s were executed at the prison for their crimes against humanity.”
The Kaufering Concentration Camp located in Landsberg was a subcamp of Dachau. It is the only privately owned concentration camp site in Germany. In 2018, the mayor of Landsberg, Mathias Neuner, stated that a permanent historical exhibition was in the works.

Sources:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/landsberg-prison-where-hitler-wrote-mein-kampf
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/kaufering
https://www.thejc.com/news/news-features/german-town-where-nothing-happened-confronts-nazi-past-landsberg-am-lech-1.468210
by DJHS Archivist | Jul 2, 2020 | From the Archive |
This first place creative contest ribbon given out by the Temple Emanu-El sisterhood on October 15, 1974, was given to Helen Loeb for her knitting. In 1974, the president of the Temple Emanu-El WRJ/Sisterhood was Janie Rosenthal. The sisterhood has been involved with crafts since 1920 when a newly purchased organ was bought, they paid it off selling their own hand-made goods. This women’s society began back in 1886 at Temple Emanu-El. They state “Community service began with visits to the sick and needy as well as assistance to Jewish immigrants settling in Dallas.” While the Sisterhood isn’t meeting in person during the Coronavirus, they keep up with one another virtually, this includes wellness events, socials, and book clubs.


From the May Sebel Collection
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