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About the Houston Jewish History Archive
The mission of the South Texas Jewish Archives (STJA) is to collect, preserve, and make accessible the documents, photographs, and memories that tell the story of Jewish life in Greater Houston and South Texas. The STJA is a collaboration between the Program in Jewish Studies at Rice University and the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
Curator of the South Texas Jewish Archives: Dr. Joshua Furman, joshua.furman@rice.edu, 713-348-3418
Director of the Woodson Research Center: Amanda Focke, afocke@rice.edu 713-348-2124
STJA digitized materials can be accessed in the Woodson Research Center's Digitial Collections Repository.
The Woodson Research Center is located on the 1st floor of Fondren Library, Rice University. (maps)
The center is open to the public and welcomes researchers and visitors.
Hours of operation are 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday - main department phone: 713-348-2586
Search the Woodson's archival collection guides in general
1945 Beth Jacob banner honoring Houston's Jewish WWII veterans.
Janis Odensky & Estelle Panzer - two of the creators of the Tradition board game - visited the Woodson Research Center in August 2019 to donate their collection of Tradition related materials.
