Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Collection: Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasureshttps://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/FWHT/browse/?fq=dc_language:eng&fq=dc_type:text&fq=untl_decade:1940-19492008-07-11T21:32:46-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Collection: Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures[In Memoriam]2008-07-11T21:32:46-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38782/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38782/"><img alt="[In Memoriam]" title="[In Memoriam]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38782/small/"/></a></p><p>Wolf & Klar Jewelers' 163 employees signed a certificate giving a Torah to the Beth-El Congregation in 1947 in memory of company founder Alex Wolf. The synagogue, at 207 W. Broadway, was gutted in a 1946 fire and lost most of its Torahs. A photograph of Alex Wolf is in the upper-left corner and a Wolf & Klar Jewelers' logo which says "In Memoriam" is in the lower-right corner. The text at the top of the certificate says:
"In loving memory and respect for our beloved founder, Mr. Alex Wolf, we the employees of Wolf & Klar Companies, dedicate this torah to Beth El congregation, as a memorial to his love and kindness of his fellow men."</p>