About the Author

Hollace Ava Weiner, a journalist-turned-historian, is the author of Jewish Stars in Texas: Rabbis and Their Work (1999). She is a past-president of the Southern Jewish Historical Society and has written about Texas Jewry for journals, encyclopedias, newspapers, and anthologies. Kenneth D. Roseman, rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel in Corpus Christi, has a Ph.D. in history and has written a prize-winning series of nonfiction books for juvenile readers. Robert S. Strauss, a fourth-generation Texan, was chairman of the Democratic National Party during Jimmy Carter's campaign and served as ambassador to Russia under George H.W. Bush.

Reviews

A wonderful collection, richly illustrated, these 21 chapters by three dozen knowledgeable authors are charmingly readable.-- "Will's Texana Monthly"

Indeed, throughout the course of the book, the reader can trace the growth of various Jewish communities in Texas, as well as the growth of economic opportunities for those communities. On the whole, "Lone Stars of David" also provides a clear and detailed accounting of how many of the institutions of most Texas Jewish communities were established, and on how and why they either ceased or continued to function. From discussing women's clubs to early Texas Zionism to the generosity of El Paso's residents to Holocaust survivors, "Lone Stars of David" does an admirable job of attempting to capture the diversity of Texas's Jews, while demonstrating their role in shaping the history of the state.-- "Forward"

The richness and readability of the volume is a credit to the talents of its editors. Hollace Weiner writes with the ear of a journalist and the eye of a painter. Rabbi and historian Kenneth A. Roseman . . . was recruited early in the project and helped shape its themes and structure.-- "American Jewish History"

You can have a good time just leafing through these pages, but sooner or later you'll want to read every word, because this is a book with a serious pedigree.-- "Texas Jewish Post"