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Temple Beth-El (San Antonio) / 29.44867°N 98.49783°W / 29.44867; -98.49783. Temple Beth-El is a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 211 Belknap Place, in San Antonio, Texas, in the United States. Founded in 1874, it is the oldest synagogue in South Texas . Temple Beth-El is a founding member of the Union for Reform Judaism.
History of the Jews in Texas. Jewish Texans have been a part of the history of Texas since the first European explorers arrived in the region in the 16th century. [1] In 1990, there were around 108,000 adherents to Judaism in Texas. [1] More recent estimates place the number at around 120,000. [1]
Website. tedallas .org. Temple Emanu-El is a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 8500 Hillcrest Road, in Dallas, Texas, in the United States. Chartered as the Jewish Congregation Emanu-El in 1875, it was the first Reform congregation in North Texas, and is the largest synagogue in the South . The congregation is led by Rabbi David E. Stern .
1890 (22nd Street #2) 1957 (Avenue O) Website. cbigalveston .org. Congregation B'nai Israel ( Hebrew: בני ישראל, lit. 'Sons of Israel') is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located in Galveston, Texas, in the United States. Organized by German Jewish immigrants in 1868, it is the oldest Reform congregation and the second ...
In 1844, the first Jewish cemetery in Houston was established. In 1850, the Jewish community in Houston had 17 adults and in 1854, the Orthodox Beth Israel Congregation opened in a former house that had been converted to a synagogue. By 1860 the number of Jewish adults grew to 68, and that year there were 40 Jewish children. [1]
Significant dates. Added to NRHP. March 1, 1984. Designated RTHL. 1974. [1] Congregation Beth Israel is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, in Houston, Texas, in the United States. The congregation, founded in 1854, is the oldest Jewish congregation in Texas; and it operates the Shlenker School .
Early history. German Jews arrived in Dallas as part of the mid-nineteenth century immigration to Texas from the German principalities following their revolutions. They established the city's first Jewish cemetery in 1854. [2] The small but growing Jewish community wanted a permanent religious structure as well as a rabbi to conduct services ...
One of the first Jewish temples in Brazos County is Temple Freda, which was built in 1912 and added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1983. Temple Freda is one of the three oldest religious buildings in the county. [3] The temple is named for Ethel Freda Kaczer (1860–1912), wife of the president of the Jewish ...