A Half Century of the Houston Jewish Federation 1936-1986 (open access)

A Half Century of the Houston Jewish Federation 1936-1986

Book discussing the history of the Houston Jewish Federation from 1936 to 1986, compiled on the 50th anniversary of the federation. The book also includes information on current and past federation officials.
Date: December 11, 1986
Creator: Bernstein, Marion; Samuels, Jeanne & Jacobson, Suzanne
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Message, Volume 14, Number 8, December 1986 (open access)

The Message, Volume 14, Number 8, December 1986

Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue discusses the Akiba Institute's event, "What Does the Messiah Mean to You? Do You Think He Will Really Come?"
Date: December 5, 1986
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Message, Volume 14, Number 9, December 1986 (open access)

The Message, Volume 14, Number 9, December 1986

Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue discusses the Akiba Institute's events on United States and religious law with guest speakers, Norman Krivosha, Dr. Joel Roth.
Date: December 12, 1986
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Message, Volume 14, Number 10, December 1986 (open access)

The Message, Volume 14, Number 10, December 1986

Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue discusses the story of Chanukah and Beth Yeshurun's college homecoming weekend.
Date: December 19, 1986
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Message, Volume 14, Number 11, December 1986 (open access)

The Message, Volume 14, Number 11, December 1986

Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue discusses Chanukah and includes a sermon by Dr. Toby Myers on domestic abuse in Jewish families.
Date: December 26, 1986
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston Newsletter, December 1986 (open access)

United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston Newsletter, December 1986

Newsletter of the United Orthodox Synagogues in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants.
Date: December 1986
Creator: United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lee Brown and Alan Kiepper]

Photograph of Lee Brown and Alan Kiepper standing in front of a Houston Metro bus. The photograph has the text, "To Lee Brown, the Nation's Best Chief of Police Alan Kiepper - Metro December 1986," written at the bottom.
Date: December 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History