Tag Archives: Jewish history
B’nai B’rith Lodge marks 150 years of service – Texas Jewish Post
By Michael SudhalterWhen Fort Worth’s first B’nai B’rith lodge was organized in 1876, the Fort Worth Daily Democrat praised its mission of helping the poor and needy, visiting the sick and assisting widows and orphans.Nearly 150 years later, the needs — and the ways lodge members respond to them — have changed. The impulse has not. Read more » »
Lone Star of David: How a short-lived plan saw persecuted European Jews reroot in Texas
Lone Star of David: How a short-lived plan saw persecuted European Jews reroot in TexasIn her new book ‘Melting Point,’ Rachel Cockerell chronicles her ancestors’ involvement in an obscure movement – exclusively in their own wordsWhen author Rachel Read more » »
