[1961 Ahavath Sholom Confirmation Class]

Photograph of the 1961 Ahavath Sholom confirmation class standing around the altar of the synagogue at 1600 W. Myrtle St., Fort Worth, Texas. The women are standing in the front and wearing light-colored robes; the men are standing in the back and wearing dark-colored robes. From left to right, the confirmands pictured are: Front row: Arlene Lois Sonkin, Leslie Faye Kreisberg, Karen Sue Imber, Andrea Bernstein (Deen), Marlene Annette Schwartz, Andrea Ruth Goldberg, Trudy Klimist, Diane Jane Mehl. Second row: Harold Zenick, Helen Susan Hillman, Gail S. Shandelson, Ellen Bari Brachman, Carol Klimist, Sally Ann Schumer, Karen Ann Lerner. Third row: Michael Raskin, Ronald Herzfeld, Lawrence J. Korenman, Edward H. Garsek, Gerald Zenick, Sanford Bogart, Charles Morton Coughey, Tommy Lee Stanley. Back row: Ronald D. Savitz, Herbert Weisblatt, Ben P. Herman, Cantor Phillip Kirshner, Rabbi Isadore Garsek, Ben D. Tobor, Sherwin Coplin, Richard J. Savitz.
Date: May 14, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Western Union Telegram] (open access)

[Western Union Telegram]

Photostat of a telegram from the United States Secretary of War to Mrs. Rose H. Gilbert, expressing his condolences for the death of her son, Private Harold Gilbert.
Date: January 14, 1945
Creator: United States Secretary of War & Dunlop
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maifest Parade Float]

Photograph of a Maifest parade float. Several children wearing costumes are posing on the float. Some are wearing hats, some are wearing rabbit ears, and two are wearing crowns. The float consists of plant stalks. Text at the bottom-left of the image says "May 14, 1936 [/] W5."
Date: May 14, 1936
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History