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[Stained Glass Window Pane of the Ten Commandments]

Photograph of a stained-glass window pane depicting two stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments; each of the lines contains the opening words of a commandment. It is one of more than two dozen circular stained-glass discs created for the sanctuary of Fort Worth's Temple Beth-El; most of the images were copied from a book on Jewish treasures to represent a collection of Judaica in miniature. When the congregation moved to a new building, this disc was removed and placed in the Temple Archives.
Date: 1999
Creator: Lauer, Ralph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stained Glass Window Pane of a Wooden Platter]

Close-up photograph of a stained-glass window pane depicting a wooden platter in the shape of a Jewish star with a double eagle at the center and the date 1770 (in Hebrew). It is one of more than two dozen circular stained-glass discs created in 1947 for the sanctuary of Fort Worth's Temple Beth-El; most of the images were copied from a book on Jewish treasures to represent a collection of Judaica in miniature. This kind of platter is meant to hold Matzo at Passover. The double eagle is a symbol of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. When Beth-El moved in August of 2000, this pane was removed, framed and presented to Broadway Baptist Church, Beth-El's long-time neighbor on Broadway Avenue on the city's near Southside.
Date: 1999
Creator: Lauer, Ralph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Holiday Succot in 2007]

Two photographs of Rabbi Ralph Meckleburger entertaining children during the Holiday of Succot in 2007, outdoors at Beth-El Congregation, 4900 Briarhaven Rd. The succah, or tabernacle, is built outdoors. Page from a thank you letter to the rabbi. " Thank you! 2007 Dear Rabbi Mecklenburger, Thank you for helping us celebrate Sukkot. We all loved the story you told and enjoyed swaying to the songs you played. Todah, Rachel Yaacobi on behalf of Lil Goldman's students and staff."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jewish Confirmation Class]

Photograph of a confirmation class in a Jewish temple. An older man stands at the center of an altar decorated with plants and books, flanked by several students. They stand in front of an Torah ark and several stained glass windows. A biographical note about the photographer is written at the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: Rosenthal, Alfred
System: The Portal to Texas History

Insurrecto Ambush

Photograph of Mexican Insurrectos waiting to ambush Mexican Federal Soldiers. The insurrectos are waiting to engage Mexican Federal Troops.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Hebrew Text on Papyrus]

Photograph of Hebrew and Greek texts on papyrus and another type of material. The photo background is brown. The material containing the Greek text is larger than the one containing the Hebrew.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Old Synagogue in Prague]

Photograph of a multi-story Jewish Synagogue with a clay shingled roof, a clock tower, and two separate clock face displays. The first clock face is closer to the edge of the roof top, and numbered in Hebrew numbers. The second clock face appears on all four sides at the top of the clock tower, and is numbered with roman numerals.
Date: unknown
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
System: The Portal to Texas History