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Read about highlighted collections, figureheads of Jewish Dallas, the honorees of our annual awards, and other topics of interest.
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Roots to Boots–Cookies with South African flair!
Granny Hannah’s Florentines (courtesy of Joan Gremont) 3 cups unsalted peanuts (raw or roasted) 3 cups raisins 3 cups corn flakes ¾ cup glace cherries (red/green), chopped small 1 can condensed milk Mix together. Place in heaps on rice paper and bake at 350...
Treasures from the DJHS Archives – February 2016
Among the many collections to explore, the archives of the Dallas Jewish Historical Society, located in the Aaron Family JCC, houses a collection from one of Dallas’s premier department stores of the 20th century. Titche’s, or...
A Year of Highlights by Jim Schwartz, President of DJHS
Welcome to my first BLOG entry as President of the Dallas Jewish Historical Society! As we approach the end of our fiscal year, I thought highlighting some of the events and individuals that made this a special year was in order. We welcomed seven talented and...
Ann Loeb Sikora Humanitarian Award Luncheon 2015
The Ann Loeb Sikora Humanitarian Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to public service, and who stand as role models for future generations. Each honoree represents Ann Loeb Sikora’s legacy of leadership and devotion to countless causes in...
One Story at a Time…A Mosaic of our Dallas Jewish Community
Date: Sept 30, 2014 Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Location: Communities Foundation of Texas “One Story at a Time…A Mosaic of Our Dallas Jewish Community” honors those individuals who have shared their lives and their family stories with the DJHS since 2010 through our Oral...
Dallas Jewish Journey
A Dallas Jewish Journey is the Dallas Jewish Historical Society’s video project, produced locally by Media Projects, Inc. Allen & Cynthia Salzman Mondell have been making award-winning docudramas and documentary films and videos for over 30 years. This DVD takes...
From the Archive
Sweetheart Pin
Similar to the WWII sweetheart pin, or fraternity pins, this was the first sweetheart pin given to Dallas AZA's first Sweetheart, Pearl Freed Klausner in the late 1930s. The pin has the Star of David, and is connected by a chain to a horn with the word “Sweetheart” on...
Shield of David Award
Harold Schackman was the recipient of the “Shield of David Award” that is given out by the Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA). AZA states this about the award: “One of the most historic and prestigious honors awarded to an Aleph, the Shield of David Award, recognizes Alephs who...
WWII Military Bag and Materials
Lieutenant Sol Kaplan's WWII military bag was donated to the DJHS archive in 2005. The bag has his name written on the outside, which he probably wrote himself to differentiate from other soldiers. The bag contained such things as artillery school books, colored...
Leroy Gerald Lewin, World War II Army
In the DJHS archive, we have Leroy Gerald Lewin’s World War II Army Dress Jacket, which was donated by his daughter. Over the right breast pocket is his name pin, and over the left pocket are his medals and insignia. The medals denote the following (Top-Bottom; L-R):...
#41 Yaacov Agam, Star of David
Yaacov Agam was born in Rishon-le-Zion, Palestine (now Israel), in 1928. In 1979, Agam was asked to make a work of art to commemorate the peacemaking efforts between Anwar el-Sādāt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba, Israel. He...
Palizzio, New York
These white shoes, believed to have been produced by Palizzio, were worn by Annie Selikoff on her wedding day. Palizzio was founded by Reuben and Leo Gordon from New York and was around from 1943-1980’s. Palizzio created high quality shoes and purses that matched....