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[Stained Glass Window Pane of Hanukkah Menorah]
Date: 1999
Creator: Lauer, Ralph
Description: Photograph of a stained-glass window pane depicting an 18th century German Hanukkah menorah. The candelabra's branches are curved like the flowering branches of a bush. 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.
Contributing Partner: Beth-El Congregation Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188507/
[Stained Glass Window Pane of a Serpent]
Date: 1999
Creator: Lauer, Ralph
Description: Photograph of a stained-glass window pane depicting a snake, which symbolizes the Tribe of Dan, whose descendants excelled at serpentine guerilla warfare. 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.
Contributing Partner: Beth-El Congregation Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188508/
[Stained Glass Window Pane of a Buck]
Date: 1999
Creator: Lauer, Ralph
Description: Photograph of a stained-glass window pane depicting a deer or antelope that symbolizes the adventurous descendants of Naphtali. 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.
Contributing Partner: Beth-El Congregation Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188509/
[Photograph of Isidore Carb]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Portrait of Isidore Carb (1852-1915) wearing a dark-colored suit, visible from the waist up. Carb, a cotton broker and real estate appraiser, was a Mississippi native who came to Fort Worth in 1882. He was one of the founding members of the Beth-El Congregation in 1902. The photograph is on a light-colored paper and attached to a dark mat board.
Contributing Partner: Beth-El Congregation Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188545/
[Photograph of the Interior of Beth-El Temple]
Date: [2001]
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the interior of Beth-El Congregation's third synagogue in Fort Worth, Texas. There are multiple clear windows behind the altar and stained glass windows above the altar. A bronze torch is mounted on the wall over the ark.
Contributing Partner: Beth-El Congregation Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188542/
[Photograph of the Exterior Corner Detail of Beth-El Temple]
Date: 2000
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph is a detail of the exterior corner of Beth-El Congregation's third synagogue. The photo, taken shortly after the building was completed in 2000, includes close-up details of the light-colored bricks and the underside of the roof with its original copper color.
Contributing Partner: Beth-El Congregation Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188541/
[Photograph of the Torah March]
Date: August 13, 2000
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of congregation members from Temple Beth-El in Fort Worth, Texas at the Torah march including members of the Fort Worth Federation of Temple Youth carrying the Torahs. The Torah march was organized to carry the six handwritten Torah scrolls 7.5 miles from the synagogue at 207 W. Broadway Avenue to the new Temple Beth-El location at 4900 Briarhaven Road. In this image, those at the front of the march are pictured including several youths carrying the Torahs (covered by white terry-cloth covers decorated with a blue Jewish star) as well as several members of the color guard from Jewish War Veterans Martin Hochster Post #755. Some of the other 300 congregants who participated are visible in the background.
Contributing Partner: Beth-El Congregation Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188547/
[Photograph of the Exterior of Beth-El Temple]
Date: 2000
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the southwest corner exterior of Beth-El Congregation's third synagogue. The photo, taken shortly after the building was completed in 2000, shows the roof's copper color. There are also a few cars in the parking lot, and the lawn work is in progress.
Contributing Partner: Beth-El Congregation Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188540/
[Photograph of the Torah March]
Date: August 13, 2000
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of teenagers from the Fort Worth Federation of Temple Youth carrying the Torahs during the Torah march. The Torah march was organized to carry the six handwritten Torah scrolls 7.5 miles from the synagogue at 207 W. Broadway Avenue to the new Temple Beth-El location at 4900 Briarhaven Road. In this image, there are five members carrying the Torahs (covered by white terry-cloth covers decorated with a blue Jewish star) in a line. From left to right, they are: Adam Hollander, Corey Pew, Tommy Campbell, Micah Horton, and Sarah Rausch. There is also a young girl (unidentified) visible in the foreground and parked cars visible in the background. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says, "Beth-El Archives, Torah March, Aug. 13, 2000, FWFTY carriers of Torahs."
Contributing Partner: Beth-El Congregation Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188548/
[Beth-El Congregation Building Committee Discussing Plans]
Date: 1999
Creator: Schweitzer, Leonard
Description: Photograph of Beth-El's Building Committee. The committee members are standing around a wooden table looking at the building plans. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph say "Briarhaven Planning Committee" "from Len S. Construction book" and list the persons in the photo from left to right. Clockwise from left: David Stanford (architect), [Committee Chairman] Irwin Krauss, Ken Baum, Lynny Sakary, Sheldon Anisman, Jane Manning & Bob Wagnon (designers) Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger, Judith Cohen.
Contributing Partner: Beth-El Congregation Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188544/