This article was originally published in The University Press, Lamar University’s student newspaper, on April 19, 2018. Story by Eleanor SkeltonUP contributor Marilyn Manson-Hayes didn’t expect her daughter’s volunteer work at the Tyrrell Historical Library to become a theatrical production. When her daughter Laina started typing Rotarygrams newsletters she noticed several essays and prompted her motherContinueContinue reading “Beaumont Voices breathes life to archived essays”
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Thank you, Sugihara: Southeast Texas descendant of Holocaust survivors shares story of family’s escape from Germany for the first time
Michael Wolf’s great-grandparents and cousins with Herbert Liebmann and his mother, Madeleine Liebmann (far left) | Photos: Courtesy of the Wolf family This article was originally published in The Examiner on Feb. 8, 2018. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Michael Wolf was born a month before World War II ended into a Jewish familythat narrowly escapedContinueContinue reading “Thank you, Sugihara: Southeast Texas descendant of Holocaust survivors shares story of family’s escape from Germany for the first time”
Vacant lot now filled with hope: Temple Emanuel dedicates orchard for Beaumont’s homeless
Temple Emanuel’s new orchard filled with fruit-bearing plants intended to help Beaumont’s homeless population. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on June 8, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Photo: Eleanor Skelton As Temple Emanuel’s new orchard for the homeless opened with a dedication ceremony in May, guests and theirContinueContinue reading “Vacant lot now filled with hope: Temple Emanuel dedicates orchard for Beaumont’s homeless”
All are welcome at Beaumont library’s free Hebrew class
Arlene Pippin starts off the Tuesday night Hebrew class at the R. C. Miller Memorial Library in Beaumont’s West End. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on March 9, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer A free Hebrew class meets every Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in the community roomContinueContinue reading “All are welcome at Beaumont library’s free Hebrew class”
Anti-Semitic graffiti at Beaumont’s Riverfront Park quickly removed
A newspaper reporter discovered anti-Semitic graffiti at Riverfront Park Feb. 6, 2017 and alerted City of Beaumont officials. | Photos: Allison Nathan Getz This article was originally published in The Examiner on Feb. 9, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer No one knows when the graffiti was painted on the Riverfront Park bridge, but the newspaper reporter whoContinueContinue reading “Anti-Semitic graffiti at Beaumont’s Riverfront Park quickly removed”
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