Jewish Studies

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Good deeds wanted at annual Mitzvah Marathon

To do a mitzvah is to do a good deed. And that’s exactly what you’ll be able to do at the Mitzvah Marathon.

José María Barreto, the consul general of Peru in Switzerland during World War II, is one of 15 diplomats recognized as Righteous Among the Nations and spotlighted in the Rayzor Hall exhibition.

Holocaust’s defiant diplomats: Jewish Studies exhibition honors extraordinary envoys

Rayzor Hall lobby now showing ‘Beyond Duty’ throughout spring semester.

A rare pamphlet printed in Ukraine in 1907 sheds new light on the Galveston Movement. (Photos by Jeff Fitlow)

New light on the Galveston Movement: Houston Jewish History Archive acquires rare pamphlet

A 1907 guide for immigrants illuminates a fascinating chapter in Texas history.