[Certificate]

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Union of American Hebrew Congregations certificate of membership for Beth-El Congregation of Fort Worth. The certificate is orange in color and has a star-burst design radiating out from a scroll in the center. There is Hebrew text at the top beneath which is the quotation: "Come, let us take counsel together. --Nch. 6:7." The text on the scroll states: The Union of American Hebrew Congregations Established 1873 Hereby certifies that Beth-El Congregation Fort Worth, Texas on March 22, 1907 (Nisan 7, 5667) became a duly affiliated member, entitled to all the rights and privileges of membership and to full participation … continued below

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Certificate printed on off-white paper with a gold stamp in the lower left corner: 12.0 in. x 15.0 in.

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Creator: Unknown. March 22, 1907.

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Union of American Hebrew Congregations certificate of membership for Beth-El Congregation of Fort Worth. The certificate is orange in color and has a star-burst design radiating out from a scroll in the center. There is Hebrew text at the top beneath which is the quotation: "Come, let us take counsel together. --Nch. 6:7." The text on the scroll states:
The Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Established 1873
Hereby certifies that
Beth-El Congregation
Fort Worth, Texas
on March 22, 1907 (Nisan 7, 5667) became a duly affiliated
member, entitled to all the rights and privileges of membership
and to full participation in its plans and activities for the
PERPETUATION AND PROGRESS OF JUDAISM IN AMERICA.
Samuel S Hollender
Chairman, Executive Board
Maurice N. Eisendrath
President
Presented on November 5, 1955.

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Certificate printed on off-white paper with a gold stamp in the lower left corner: 12.0 in. x 15.0 in.

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Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures

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  • March 22, 1907

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  • March 22, 1907 - November 5, 1955

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[Certificate], text, March 22, 1907; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38783/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fort Worth Jewish Archives.

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