[Rabbi Robert Schur]

Portrait of Rabbi Robert Schur, Beth-El Congregation, Fort Worth, taken around 1970.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rabbi Ralph D. Mecklenburger, 2000]

Rabbi Ralph D. Mecklenburger, spiritual leader at Beth-El Congregation,the Reform synagogue in Fort Worth.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Congregation Ahavath Sholom]

Exterior photograph of Congregation Ahavath Sholom at 819 Taylor Street in Fort Worth which was razed in 1951. The brick building was constructed in 1906.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chapel]

Color photograph of the small sanctuary in Beth-El Congregation's building at 4900 Briarhaven Road in Fort Worth.
Date: 2001
Creator: Wilson, Ray
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bishop Cassata and Rabbi Robert Schur]

Bishop John J. Cassata, first Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth, and Rabbi Robert Schur together at the Beth-El Congregation in the 1970s.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Purim masquerade ball, ca. 1910]

Large gathering of people in the hall of the Hebrew Institute for the Purim masquerade ball.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Youth Group, Fort Worth Federation Temple Youth (FWFY)]

The Fort Worth Federation Temple Youth group gathered in the social hall of Beth-El Congregation, 207 W. Broadway, Fort Worth. Advisor Ted Hoffman is standing in the back row on the left hand side.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger with wife, Ann; Rabbi Sidney Zimelman and wife, Vivian]

Photograph of Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger of Beth-El Congregation with his wife, Ann, and Rabbi Sidney Zimelman of Congregation Ahavath Sholom Congregation with his wife, Vivian.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Holiday of Succot, ca. 1949-1950]

Students of the Beth-El Congregation celebrate the Holiday of Succot around 1949-1950. They built a succah, a tabernacle or booth covered with seasonal greens and fruits, on the altar of the synagogue at 207 W. Broadway Ave., Fort Worth.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exterior gate, new Beth-El Congregation]

Photograph of the exterior gate of the new Beth-El Congregation at 4900 Briarhaven Rd. The Star of David is in the center of the gate with lines radiating outward from it. The new synagogue is visible through the gate.
Date: 2000
Creator: Lauer, Ralph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Consecration Class of 2006]

Consecration class of 2006 at Beth-El Congregation, Ft. Worth. Kindergarten teachers Libbe Berger; Lauren McCormick, Religious school director Ilana Knust, and Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger. The alter or "bimah" is new at the temple Beth-El, 4900 Briarhaven Rd., Fort Worth.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger with wife, Ann, Stan and Marcia Kurtz, and Nobel Laureate Ellie Wiesel]

Photograph of Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger, his wife Ann, with Stan and Marcia Kurtz and Nobel Peace Laureate Ellie Wiesel in 2001 at Gates of Chai lecture series, Texas Christian University.
Date: 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Henry and Julia Faulk Gernsbacher. 1930]

Henry and Julia Faulk Gernsbacher (1859-1935) pose for their 50th wedding anniversary photo in 1930. Henry Gernsbacher (1858-1936), a kitchen-supply merchant, was the founder of Fort Worth's Beth-El Congregation. The couple had six sons. Their family business remained in operation until the end of the century.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carb family portrait]

Portrait of the Carb family, a founding family of Beth-El Congregation. Clockwise, from left, Isadore Carb(1852-1915), and his children Meredith Carb, David Carb, and Gladys Carb.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hebrew Institute to Congregation Ahavath Sholom]

Exterior photograph of the Hebrew Institute to Congregation Ahavath Sholom in the 800 block Taylor Street in Fort Worth. From 1910 until 1951 the building served as a place for Hebrew School classes and meetings, it also functioned as a gym. There are two "For Lease" signs on the front of the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Facade, Beth-El Congregation, 207 W. Broadway Ave, Ft Worth]

Exterior facade of the Beth-El Congregation at 207 W. Broadway Ave in Fort Worth. The building is red brick with three sets of double doors on the front of the building. There are two relief menorahs on the front of the building on either side of a circular window.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Painting #2, montage of ritual images at Beth-El]

Painting #2 which is a montage mural painting of ritual images in the foyer of Beth-El Congregation at 4900 Briarhaven Rd., Fort Worth. The artist was Archie Rand.
Date: 2004
Creator: Rand, Archie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Painting #1, montage of ritual images at Beth-El]

Painting #1 which is a montage mural painting of ritual images in the foyer of Beth-El Congregation at 4900 Briarhaven Rd., Fort Worth. The artist was Archie Rand.
Date: 2004
Creator: Rand, Archie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exterior, Beth-El Congregation]

Color photograph of the exterior of Beth-El Congregation's building at 4900 Briarhaven Road, Fort Worth, which was constructed in 2000. The stone menorah, prominently displayed on the side of the building in relief, was removed from the facade of Beth-El's previous synagogue and placed at the entrance to the new building. A matching menorah flanks the other side of the entrance.
Date: 2001
Creator: Wilson, Ray
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Youth Group Flyer "Temple Teens Interfaith Program." Dec. 1959]

Youth group flyer of the Beth-El Congregation Temple Teens Interfaith Program. "Temple Teens Interfaith Program Sunday Dec. 13th Supper Promptly Served at 6:15 Social-Meeting Youth Group of First Unitarian Church Will Join Us All Temple High School Youth Coming to Shabbos Services Friday, December 18th. "`
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Main sanctuary, Beth-El, ca. late 1920's or mid-1930's]

Children celebrating the holidays of Succot and Simchat Torah in the main sanctuary of the Beth-El Congregation, 207 W. Broadway, taken in the late 1920s or mid-1930s. This rare photo is among the few that show the original interior of the temple sanctuary, which featured a choir loft and a pipe organ.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Emanuel Hebrew Rest Cemetery, 1928, grave of Ben Levy]

Photograph of Ben Levy's grave and tombstone in the Emanuel Hebrew Rest Cemetery in October of 1928. The grave is covered with flowers. Ben Levy, (b. 8-31-1881, d.10-14-1928) was a jeweler. This is the family plot in which his parents and brothers are also buried.
Date: 1928
Creator: White Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Main sanctuary at new synagogue, Beth-El Congregation]

Panoramic photograph of the interior of of the synagogue of the Beth-El Congregation at 4900 Briarhaven Rd in Fort Worth which was completed in August of 2000. The photograph was taken from the balcony. The seating on the floor fills the bottom half of the photo while large stained-glass windows fill the back wall.
Date: 2000
Creator: Fittipaldi, Mary Ann
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior, Beth-El Congregation Sanctuary, after 1981 remodeling]

Interior photograph of the remodeled sanctuary at the Beth-El Congregation at 207 W. Broadway Ave in Fort Worth. Theatre-style chairs circle around a central podium. Large stained-glass windows are visible on the far right and fiberglass lamps, evoking a flock of dove, hang from the ceiling. The sanctuary was designed by St. Louis architect John Mike Cohen.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History