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Oral History Interview with Pola Bekker, October 12, 1996
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Interview with Pola Bekker, a Holocaust survivor from Warsaw. Bekker discusses her family, the Jewish District in Warsaw, life in the city before the war, antisemitism in Warsaw, the invasion of Poland and bombing of the city, fleeing to Russia, life in Orsk, moving to Voroshilovgrad, returning to Poland at the end of the war, and moving to Israel.
Date:
October 12, 1996
Creator:
Anson, Jennifer & Bekker, Pola
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to Pekao Trading Corporation, September 29, 1949]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Pekao Trading Corporation discussing payment for merchandise to be sent to Mr. M. Dobrzynski.
Date:
September 29, 1949
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook of John Briggs travels to Portugal, Poland and France]
Scrapbook documenting the travels of John Logan Briggs Jr. between 1988 and 1989, including color photographs, tickets, menus, business cards, stamps, receipts, clippings, coins, stickers, and other records of travel throughout Europe. John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community.
Date:
1988/1989
Creator:
Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Laura Miller, October 30, 2014
Interview with Laura Miller, a consultant for the Texas Clean Energy project. The interview includes discussion of her youth, education, and career as a journalist and mayor of Dallas, Texas.
Date:
October 30, 2014
Creator:
Carter, Chase & Miller, Laura
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
From Journalist to Dallas Mayor to Clean Energy Consultant
This article is a short biography of Laura Miller, a consultant for the Texas Clean Energy project, based on an oral history discussing her education and career.
Date:
October 30, 2014
Creator:
Carter, Chase; Limon, Elvia & Laljer, Jessie
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Walter Poppe, November 6, 2018
Edited transcript of an interview with Walter Poppe, discussing immigration from Germany to Kerrville as a child, his time in the Navy, and his family. Copies of photos and documents are included at the end of the transcript.
Date:
November 6, 2018
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Poppe, Walter Eric
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Walter Poppe, November 6, 2018
Interview with Walter Poppe, discussing immigration from Germany to Kerrville as a child, his time in the Navy, and his family.
Date:
November 6, 2018
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Poppe, Walter Eric
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Walter Poppe, November 6, 2018
Interview with Walter Poppe, discussing immigration from Germany to Kerrville as a child, his time in the Navy, and his family.
Date:
November 6, 2018
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Poppe, Walter Eric
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Message, Volume 44, Number 4, October 2008
Newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants.
Date:
October 12, 2008
Creator:
Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ethel Reisberg Schectman, March 24, 2001
Interview with Ethel Reisberg Schectman regarding her experiences during World War II. She begins by discussing her family background: her parents were Jews born in Poland and emigrated to the United States. Ethel's European aunts, uncles and grandparents all likely died in the Holocaust. As a first grade student, she taught her mother, a Polish immigrant, how to read and write English. She recalls, wartime rationing, Victory Gardens, scrap drives, and antisemitism among her school-aged classmates in Dallas, Texas, and the end of the war.
Date:
March 24, 2001
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Schectman, Ethel Reisberg
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. Dobrynski to Mr. Kempner, October 10, 1954]
Letter from M. Dobrynski to Mr. Kempner thanking him for placing an order.
Date:
October 10, 1954
Creator:
Dobrynski, Marceli
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Marceli Dobrynski to I. H. Kempner, January 2, 1957]
Letter from Marceli Dobrynski to I. H. Kempner discussing an order which has been executed by Polska Kasa Opieki Bank, and thanks him for attending to it.
Date:
January 2, 1957
Creator:
Dobrynski, Marceli & Dobrynski, A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. Dobrzynski to Kempner, February 11, 1955]
Letter from M. Dobrzynski to Kempner discussing advice to proceed along the same lines and to the same extent as a letter of March 8, 1954.
Date:
February 11, 1955
Creator:
Dobrzynski, Marceli
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. Dobrzynski to Mr. Kempner, August 4, 1955]
Letter from M. Dobrzynski to Mr. Kempner confirming the execution of an order.
Date:
August 4, 1955
Creator:
Dobrzynski, Marceli
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. Dobrzynski to Mr. Kempner, December 16, 1954]
Letter from M. Dobrzynski to Mr. Kempner discussing the execution of an order of September 2, 1954 by Bank Polska Kasa Opieki while sending good wishes to the Kempner family for the New Year.
Date:
December 16, 1954
Creator:
Dobrzynski, Marceli
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. Dobrzynski and A. Dobrzynski to Mr. Kempner, July 6, 1949]
Letter from M. Dobrzynski and A. Dobrzynski to Mr. Kempner acknowledging the receipt of a parcel.
Date:
July 6, 1949
Creator:
Dobrzynski, Marceli & Dobrzynski, A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Marceli and Andrezej Dobrzynski to H. Kempner, November 13, 1955]
Letter from Marceli and Andrezej Dobrzynski to the H. Kempner firm informing them that they have not received an answer to their letter of August 4th. They ask them to "reply in the usual manner through Pekao".
Date:
November 13, 1955
Creator:
Dobrzynski, Marceli & Dobrzynski, Andrezej
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Kempner to Marek Dobrzynski, May 19, 1956]
Telegram sent by Kempner to Marek Dobrzynski informing him that the order has been completed.
Date:
May 19, 1956, 9:00 a.m.
Creator:
H. Kempner (Firm)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Local Poles]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
December 13, 1982, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, August 22, 1945]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about the details for the clothes and other packages that should be sent.
Date:
August 22, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, July 9, 1949]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James discussing the family's history with hiring displaced families from Europe.
Date:
July 9, 1949
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dr. Marceli Dobrzynski, December 13, 1955]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Marceli Dobrzynski informing him that he is sending him a photocopy of the signed telegram Kempner had received from Dobrzynski. He also assures him that he is "entering instructions to Pekao Trading Company" to duplicate an earlier request. The receipt from that earlier request is attached.
Date:
December 13, 1955
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. Alan Ulert, June 3, 1948]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. Alan Ulert providing Dr. Dobrzynski's address and letting him know that the questions about Adam Kurland would probably be more effective coming from Ulert instead of Kempner.
Date:
June 3, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. Romana Lipowske, October 15, 1949]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. Romana Lipowske discussing the delivery of prescription pills, airplane cloth, and a dress from Mrs. Kempner while mentioning their trip to the Canadian border.
Date:
October 15, 1949
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History