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Congregation Beth Israel's Hyman Judah Schachtel Library houses one of the finest collections of books of Jewish interest in the Southwest United States. The Houston Friends of Rabbi Hyman Judah Schachtel founded the library in 1967, in honor of his outstanding service to our city. The contributors included such notables as the De Menil, Wortham, George R. Brown and Abercrombie families. The original gift has presently grown into well over 20,000 volumes including an extensive archive of materials dating back to the beginning of the Congregation in the mid 1800s.The Association of Jewish Libraries has accredited the Shachtel Library at the Advanced level--a designation few synagogue libraries have attained.
Primarily aimed at serving Beth Israel members and its schools, Beth Israel's Schachtel Library welcomes everyone in the community and serves as a reference source for scholars nationwide. Beth Israel's Schachtel Library is divided into two sections:
- The Hyman Judah Schachtel collection serves adults with books that are of specific Jewish interest or by Jewish authors for both scholarly and leisure time reading.
- The Myrtle and Walter Loewenstern children's collection is designed for children and has both general interest books such as math, history, picture books, and more, as well as Jewish interests including holidays, crafts, music, folktales, and Bible stories
Contact the Temple Librarian:
Judy Weidman
(713) 771-6221 ext. 370
Hours:
9:00-2:00 Tuesday-Friday
or by appointment for research assistance.
The Beth Israel Archives
The Beth Israel Archives document the activities of the congregation from its earliest days, with records of meetings, pictures and documents chronicling the life of an active Temple. The archives are available for use with the assistance of the librarian. Please contact the librarian by phone at (713) 771-6221 x370, or email for more information.
The Readers' Group
Join us for our Readers’ Group. We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 1:30 p.m. in the Finger Board Room at the Temple. All congregants and friends are welcome to join this convivial group. Look for meeting announcements in the calendar of events.
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Library Hours
The library will be open on the following schedule:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday:
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wednesday
9 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
during Religious School
Friday
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Religious School Days
Judy Weidman will be
in the library
Tuesday – Friday
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The Readers’ Group meets:
February 15
You Can't Live on
Hope Alone,
But You Can't
Live Without It
Rabbi Jack Segal
March 21
The Invisible Bridge
Julie Orringer
April 18
Where Danger Lurks
Judith Finkel
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