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What Is In the Archive?
ORGANIZATION: Dallas Jewish Historical Society
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The DJHS Archive is bursting with documents and cultural artifacts that illustrate the rich history of the Dallas Jewish Community. Come help us research and describe these cultural treasures as we work toward building a digital repository!
The Dallas Jewish Historical Society works to collect and preserve the papers, photographs, and artifacts that illustrate the history of the Jewish community in Dallas. We strive to keep the past alive through innovative programming, community outreach, and by making our collections accessible to our patrons and researchers. Our archive includes textual documents, maps, photographs, slides, artwork, objects, textiles, and an extensive oral history collection in various formats from vinyl to digital. Programs include the Andres Family Lecture Series, the Oral History Program, Historic Bus Tours, and Photo Socials.
You can help us build our digital repository in a number of ways. We are looking for volunteers with a love of history and an interest in archival and preservation work. We have multiple positions based on your experience and we need your help to achieve our goals!
Contact us to learn more about the opportunities available. Applications are required for all volunteers, and resumes are required for internship applicants. This is an ongoing volunteer opportunity, and we require a commitment of 4 hours a week. See the list below for more information:
General DJHS Volunteer: (Qualifications: 2+ years of high school)
Archives Volunteer: (Qualifications: 2+ years of college; ability to lift up to 40 lbs.)
Archives Intern: (Qualifications: 2+ years of college and/or graduate level education: Library Science, Archival Studies, Museum Studies, Jewish Studies, and/or History preferred; ability to lift up to 40 lbs.)
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About Dallas Jewish Historical Society
Location:
7900 Northaven Road, Dallas Jewish Historical Society, United States, Dallas, TX 75230, US
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Dallas Jewish Historical Society to preserve and protect collections of written, visual and audible materials that document the history of the Dallas Jewish community, and to make these materials available to the public and researchers, and to keep the past as a living legacy for our community.
Description
The Dallas Jewish Historical Society was established in 1971 with the mission of "preserving the precious past as a living legacy for our community." The agency is the only one that actively collects, preserves, and records the history of the entire Greater Dallas Jewish Community for research purposes. The Dallas Jewish Historical Society is a partner agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas and is primarily supported by membership contributions.
The Dallas Jewish Historical Society became a reality nearly four decades ago to "preserve the precious past as a living legacy for all our community’s tomorrows." Watching the demolition of Temple Emanu-El’s early South Dallas building, a concerned group of Dallas Jews, including Ginger Jacobs and Ruth Kahn, became acutely aware of the importance of saving local Jewish history. In 1970, the Dallas Jewish Archives were established and evolved some 18 years later into the Dallas Jewish Historical Society. Today, the DJHS is an agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas supported primarily through membership contributions.
The Dallas Jewish Historical Society serves as a repository for the many agencies of the Jewish community of Dallas, first and foremost the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas and the Jewish Community Center. The holdings of the DJHS holdings include many documents, photographs, and ephemera of the early Jewish-owned businesses, synagogues, families, and individuals woven into the fabric of Dallas history. From downtown to South Dallas, from the Cedars to Goose Valley, from Deep Ellum to North Dallas and beyond, Dallas Jews have made an impact in Dallas. From the long-standing congregations of Temple Emanu-El, Shearith Israel, and Tiferet Israel to the newer houses of worship, and those long since faded into obscurity, Agudas Achim and Anshe Sphard among them, DJHS stands to preserve their past and their future in history.
In addition to many treasured artifacts, Dallas Jewish Historical Society continues to expand its collection of oral histories, having gathered more than 200 personal interviews with well-known Dallas Jews since 1971.
In 2007, the Dallas Jewish Historical Society moved into newly expanded office facility within the Jewish Community Center. The highpoint of the expansion is the spacious climate-controlled vault which now allows DJHS to maintain the highest archival standards for carrying out the Society’s mission of preserving Dallas Jewish History.
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WHERE
7900 Northaven RoadDallas, TX 75231
DATE POSTED
February 12, 2024
SKILLS
- History
- Basic Computer Skills
- Research
- Library Sciences
- Computer Science
- Professional Development
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- Minimum of four hours per week, with a minimum three month commitment