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News, Events & Spotlights
DJHS Founder’s Records Come to Light
Recently, our archivist, Jessica Schneider, and our archives assistant, Corynthia Dorgan, collaborated to write an article for The Rambler, the newsletter of the Southern Jewish Historical Society. The article, "DJHS Founder's Records Come to Light," highlights the...
The Christmas Day Classic: a multi-generational Jewish Dallas tradition
Listed alphabetically: Arthur Eisenberg, Mike "Izzy" Eisenberg, Mike Gallant, Albert Goodman, Mike Grossfeld, Steve Gutow, Billy Jacobs, Neil Landsman, Chuck Lewis, Danny Litchenstein, Paul Marcus, Steve "Yogi" Marcus, Ronnie Meyers, Seth Meyers, Alvin Miller, David...
Ellis & May Titche Wartime Correspondence Goes Digital
We're thrilled to share with you a selection of audio recordings from the Ellis & May Titche Wartime Correspondence Collection. Mel Ginsburg, a dedicated long-time volunteer of DJHS, has been working hard to record letters from Ellis Titche to May Levy during...
Viva Shalom: Celebrating Latin American Jews in Dallas
This year, the Dallas Jewish Historical Society will be celebrating the Latin American Jewish community in Dallas with "Viva Shalom!," our biennial "One Story at a Time" event. Like so many other organizations in our community, we are feeling the effects of COVID-19....
Regional Treasures: Menorahs from Historic Temple Emeth, Ardmore, Oklahoma Find New Home after Long Visit to Dallas
When we are approached regarding a donation—as a local historical society, it happens often—the main question we ask is: "does this fit our scope?"—meaning we do our due diligence to make sure that our repository is the best fit for the materials. There are a number...
Ginger Jacobs: A Brief Study of Personal Collections, How They Form, and What They Can Represent
Personal collections have a dual function of historical reference and story-telling. Learn a little about part of Ginger’s and start thinking about your own.
From the Archive
Anne Garonzik Goodman Graduation Photo
Anne Garonzik was born in Pennsylvania in 1892. She was married to Charles Goodman during the month of February 1920 in Dallas, as it was announced in The Jewish Monitor. Before she was married, the January 1920 Census conducted in Dallas, shows she was located at...
Dreidel – “a great miracle happened there”
Here we have various colored plastic and wooden dreidels. Dreidel is Yiddish for "spinning top”. The Hebrew letters inscribed on a dreidel are Nun, Gimel, Hey or Chai, and Shin. The letters form an acronym for the Hebrew saying Nes Gadol Hayah Sham,...
Samuel Charles Blumenthal – WWI Dog Tags
Samuel Charles Blumenthal’s (1893-1978) WWI dog tags are located in the DJHS archive. Before World War I, Mr. Blumenthal lived in Georgia and was 23 years old. His name is stamped along the curved top edge of the alluminum tag. After July 26, 1918, all tags could be...
Bedikat Chametz – Feather, Spoon, and Candle Kit
There's an ancient Jewish custom called Bedikat Chametz (literally, “the search for Chametz). The night before Passover there is a search for any food that's made of grain and water that have been allowed to ferment and "rise”. The candle is for light when searching,...
Red Cross Nurses Outfit – August 1948
This is a nurse's uniform hat from the Red Cross from around August 1948. The online guide states: Indoor Uniform: Figure 73 Commando blue seersucker or blue poplin (latest selection since seersucker no longer obtainable) one-piece dress with either long or short...
E. M. Kahn and Company
Here we have a metal shoehorn from the E. M. Kahn and Company, “Complete Outfitters to Men & Boys,” which was located on Main and Elm, at Lamar. The founder Emanuel Meyer Kahn, a Jewish immigrant from Alsace-Lorraine, France, founded the E.M. Kahn Company in...