Category Archives: Fort Worth Star-Telegram

These Fort Worth brothers made headlines in sports; one as a player, one as a reporter

Brothers Phil (left) and Zeke Handler of Fort Worth both made names for themselves in sports, Phil as a football star and Zeke as a sports reporter. Courtesy Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, UTA Liraries Special Collections Brothers Zeke and Phil Handler, sons of Lithuanian-Jewish immigrants, each made a mark in Fort Worth sports history. Read more » »

Here’s how Fort Worth rallied against Russian atrocities against Jewish people in 1903

Here’s how Fort Worth rallied against Russian atrocities against Jewish people in 1903  Fort Worth Star-Telegram Read more »

MedStar paramedics thanked with dinner for service during North Texas winter storm

MedStar paramedics thanked with dinner for service during North Texas winter storm  Fort Worth Star-Telegram Read more »

You know this jewelry store chain. Its roots lead to Jewish immigrants in Fort Worth.

You know this jewelry store chain. Its roots lead to Jewish immigrants in Fort Worth.  Fort Worth Star-Telegram Read more »

Built in 1920 as the Beth-El synagogue in Fort Worth, this building still serves God.

Built in 1920 as the Beth-El synagogue in Fort Worth, this building still serves God.  Fort Worth Star-Telegram Read more »