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Read about highlighted collections, figureheads of Jewish Dallas, the honorees of our annual awards, and other topics of interest.
News, Events & Spotlights
The 2017-2018 DJHS Annual Meeting & Lecture, featuring author & sports writer Charley Rosen
On Thursday, June 14th @ 7:00pm, the Dallas Jewish Historical Society was pleased to welcome Charley Rosen as the featured speaker for the 2017-2018 Annual Meeting of the Dallas Jewish Historical Society. After the introduction and induction of new DJHS Board Members...
From the DJHS President – Join us for our Annual Meeting – June 14 at the JCC
Join us at our Annual Meeting on June 14, 7PM, downstairs at the JCC, as we celebrate our many successes this year, install our new board, and hear Andres Lecture Series Speaker author Mike Silver who will talk about his book "Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in...
A Little Genealogy Goes a Long Way!
One afternoon in early 2013, I received a phone message from Rabbi Zell of Tiferet Israel. He said to call him back on his personal cell phone, so I did. He had received an odd e-mail from a man identifying himself as Douglas Parker from New York who believed he was a...
Eli Davidsohn and the Latin American Jewish Experience
Join us at UTD for this free event!
From the DJHS President – Join us on May 3 to honor the Genecov family for their service
All of us want our children to be happy, healthy, and successful in whatever they chose to do with their lives. If we are lucky, our children will not only bring us “nachas”, but will make a difference in the lives of others. If your name is Sally and Ed Genecov, you...
Marcus Rosenberg and his Legacy of Jewish Learning in Dallas
Today, Dallas boasts six Jewish day schools. How did a city in the Southwest, one that could not keep even one Kosher restaurant in business in the 1970s, get to a point that it could accommodate and maintain so many Jewish schools? Actually, the seeds for Dallas’...
From the Archive
Forest Avenue High School – 1935 Class Reunion
Forest Avenue High School, now James Madison, closed its doors in 1956, but some alumni include TV producer Aaron Spelling and Stanley Marcus of Neiman-Marcus. In 1983, the alumni made sure the school artifacts were archived at the Dallas Public Library, but at DJHS...
Morton Rachofsky – 25-hour Xtraour Clock
Morton Rachofsky (1930-2019), a Dallas realtor among many other things, invented the 25-hour Xtraour Clock from the Circadian company which was most likely influenced by Sigmund Freud who used the 50 minute psychoanalytical hour. The Chicago Tribune wrote about this...
Kosher Knife – Chalif
At the DJHS archive, we have a kosher butcher knife, known as the chalif, it’s wielded by a shochet; the person that uses the knife to process the animal. The chalif must be handmade and kept exquisitely sharp. There are fewer than 10 kosher knife makers worldwide....
BBYO 1956 – Montgomery Alabama
Here we have a framed photograph taken by Paul Robertson of the BBYO District 7 convention that was held at Huntington College June 5- 10, 1956 in Montgomery, Alabama. Alabama is now part of region #72, “Cotton States Region”, which includes Tennessee, Alabama,...
John Chamberlain Art With Unknown Man
Here we have a photo of a man in front of the piece, Dancing Duke, 1974, by the artist John Chamberlain (1927-2011). This piece was donated to the Dallas Museum of Art by Dr. and Mrs. Harold J. Joseph in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Max Walen, who are the donors of a John...
Apparel Mart
This is the first key given to the first tenant of Apparel Mart in Dallas. Located by the Dallas Market Center on Stemmons Freeway, Apparel Mart opened its doors to the public on October, 25 1964. Apparel Mart closed in 2003 with the wholesale market changing...