[Beth-El Congregation's Second Synagogue]
Date: 1948
Creator: J. Allison
Description: Photograph of the second synagogue of the Beth-El Congregation, Fort Worth's Reform Jewish congregation. The building was two-stories and made of red brick. The temple's facade has a frieze above the entry with a quote from Psalms: "Give Ear, O Lord, Unto My Prayer" as well as two menorahs above the entrance. There are also stained-glass windows around the entrance and along the length of the building. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says, "Exterior 2nd Temple. 207 W. Broadway."
Contributing Partner: Beth-El Congregation Archives
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[Floating Star, Interior of Beth-El Congregation Sanctuary]
Date: 1948
Creator: Joe Weisberg
Description: Photograph of the floating star which was suspended from the ceiling as part of the interior design of the sanctuary when Beth-El was rebuilt in 1948 after the 1946 fire.
Contributing Partner: Beth-El Congregation Archives
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[In Memoriam]
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
Description: 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."
Contributing Partner: Beth-El Congregation Archives
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["Presentation," party for Jewish Debutantes]
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the "Presentation" party for Jewish Debutantes of 1949 at the Beth-El Congregation's social hall at 207 W. Broadway in Fort Worth. The women are arranged in a curve away from the photographer and are holding bouquets of flowers and wearing formal ball gowns. The women from left to right: Charlotte Sue Louis Alterman, Ruth Hendelman Berkowitz, Marilyn Caughy Raff, Harriet Friedson, Sara Kantrovich Carr, Katherine Spiegel, Bessie Rutlader Gaines, Rhoda Cohen Schultz, Mary Sankary Herman, Ellen Sankary Smith, Idelle Engelberg Luskey, Margie Weisblatt Goone, Adele Nathan Friedman.
Contributing Partner: Beth-El Congregation Archives
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