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Uptown’s Pike Park: Little Jerusalem to Little Mexico, 100 years of Settlement
The Dallas Mexican American Historical League and the Dallas Jewish Historical Society, in collaboration with the Latino Cultural Center, are proud to announce an important joint multi-media exhibit centered on life around Pike Park. The exhibit will be on display at...
From the Archive
Julius Schepps Community Center groundbreaking shovel
On June 22, 1958 the television station WBAP-TV stated on their broadcast “The Dallas’ Jewish community turns out this evening at Northaven and Valleydale for the birth of a new community center.” “The mayor praises a friend of 36 years Julius Schepps, for whom the...
70th Anniversary Plate, The Lorch Company, 1909-1979
“In 1888 a 27-year-old foot peddler named August Lorch came to Dallas to sell dry goods and shoestrings, and in 1892 he was doing well enough to become a one-horse peddler; the next year he got a second horse” (Texas Monthly September 1982). Founded in 1909 in Dallas,...
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...
350 Years of Jewish life in America Medal, 1654-2004
September 2004 marked the 350th anniversary of Jewish settlement in North America. In honor of 350 years, the Jewish-American Hall of Fame Division of the American Jewish Historical Society commissioned artist Dana Krinsky to create a medal to celebrate. The medal was...
Samuel Bak, Star of David Brooch
Samuel Bak was born in 1933 in Vilna, Poland. While he and his mother survived, his father and four grandparents all perished at the hands of the Nazis. Bak’s work is an expression of his Jewish roots and past experiences. He created this piece for The Golda Meir...
Menashe Kadishman, Abstract Pin, 1982
Menashe Kadishman was born in August 1932, and died May 2015 at age 82. Kadishman was an Israeli painter and sculptor, and is known for his colorful sheep paintings and large metal sculptures; one of which is featured on the grounds of Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in...