April 8, 2018: Tim standing next to a plaque noting Rabbi Olan’s leadership as a University of Texas Regent. McDonald Observatory, Fort Davis, Texas. (#9, originally posted April 18, 2018)
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McDonald Observatory plaque
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Levi and Bertha
Rabbi Olan and his sister, Bertha, in the 1960s. Image and identifications courtesy of Joshua Hirsch.
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Family of origin
The Olan family, early 20th century (l-r): Bessie (mother), Bertha (sister), Max (father), and Levi. Image and identifications courtesy of Joshua Hirsch.
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1958: Give Olan a Solo!
Rabbi Olan embraced many causes. Clearly, this one did not succeed. Perhaps it is a good thing that the bema and the choir loft are so far apart in the Olan Sanctuary at Temple Emanu-El! …
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Rabbi Olan in the 1950s (?)
If he is trying to look stern in this official portrait, Rabbi Olan does not succeed completely. Arms folded, he does not smile. Still, there is something pleasant and perhaps whimsical in his visage. Image …
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Levi Olan as a young man
Rabbi Olan in his twenties (?)- quite a dashing figure! Image courtesy of Frances M. Olan and Lionel S. Joseph. Commentary by Tim Binkley.
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Levi and Elizabeth
Levi Olan and daughter, Elizabeth. Image courtesy of Joshua Hirsch.
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Three Generations
Three generations of Olans (l-r): Levi; his daugher, Elizabeth; and his father, Max. Image courtesy of Joshua Hirsch.
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A family picture
This 1948 photograph of Rabbi Olan with son David and daughter Frances was taken in front of their Worcester, Massachusetts home. Image courtesy of Elizabeth Hirsch.
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Future bloggers
Left to right: Elizabeth and Frances, daughters of Rabbi Levi and Sarita Olan, circa 1948. Image courtesy of Elizabeth Olan Hirsch.
Rabbi Levi A. Olan: The Conscience of the City 