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Today the vast majority of Jewish Texans are descendants of Ashkenazi Jews, those from central and eastern Europe whose families arrived in Texas after the Civil War or later. [1] Organized Judaism in Texas began in Galveston with the establishment of Texas' first Jewish cemetery in 1852. By 1856 the first organized Jewish services were being ...
Jewish American people in Texas politics (1 C, 10 P) R. Rabbis from Texas (13 P) Pages in category "Jews from Texas" The following 47 pages are in this category, out ...
Pages in category "Jews and Judaism in Texas" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
This is a list of Jewish communities in the North America, including yeshivas, Hebrew schools, Jewish day schools and synagogues. A yeshiva (Hebrew: ישיבה) is a center for the study of Torah and the Talmud in Orthodox Judaism. A yeshiva usually is led by a rabbi with the title "Rosh Yeshiva" (Head of the Yeshiva).
For a period of time prior to the 1970s, Hillcrest High School was known as "Hebrew High" due to the number of Jewish students enrolled. [20] [21] Texas Torah Institute, (TTI) is an Orthodox Jewish high school (grades 9-12) which also has a post-high-school program. The school opened in 2003 and was started by Rabbis Eliyahu Kaufman and Shlomo ...
North Texas was home to several Native American tribes before 1900. An interactive map will show you which groups lived in your area.
Pages in category "Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Texas" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
A genetic study found that 50% of the males in the Buba clan has the Cohen marker, a proportion higher than that which is found in the general Jewish population. [22] While not defining the Lemba as Jews, the genetic results confirm the oral accounts of ancestral males originating from outside Africa, and specifically from southern Arabia. [23]