18th Annual Rice University Lecture Series: The Stories We Keep: A Conversation with Melissa Cohen-Nickels

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One lecture at three locations provides an opportunity to discover the stories that connect us. Every archive has stories waiting to be discovered. Join Melissa Cohen-Nickels, Curator of the Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives at Rice University, for a lively conversation about the people, places, objects and unexpected discoveries found in the archives. Through an interview-style discussion, Melissa will explore why the archives were created, what they preserve and some of the remarkable stories that have emerged from the collections. Learn what the archives can tell us about Jewish life in Houston and South Texas and our place in the story. Melissa is a historian and educator dedicated to preserving and sharing the stories of Jewish life in Houston and South Texas, with a B.A. in History and Education from the University of Illinois and an M.Ed. from the University of St. Thomas. Presentations occur at Temple Sinai (Sunday, October 25, 3:00 PM), Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center (Wednesday, October 28, 7:30 PM), and Congregation K'nesseth Israel (Sunday, November 29, 2:00 PM).