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In 1890, the Jewish population of Oklahoma Territory was estimated to be about 100 people. By statehood in 1907, that number grew to about 1,000. The peak of Oklahoma Jewish population occurred in the 1920s with a total population of about 7,500. [1] In 2003, 2,300 Jews resided in Oklahoma City and 2,600 in Tulsa.
Blatt moved to Oklahoma City in 1906. [1] He became the rabbi for the congregation that would build the Temple B'nai Israel there and served in that position until 1946. [2] From 1906 to 1916 he was the only full-time rabbi in the state of Oklahoma. [3]
Jewish people were present in Oklahoma City since its founding in 1889 with the first minyan for High Holy Day services being held in 1890, [3]: 34 but no formal synagogue was known to be formed for another 13 years, however, in 1901 the Hebrew Cemetery Association of Oklahoma City was incorporated with land being purchased at the Fairlawn Cemetery.
According to the Book of Isaiah, the "remnant" (Hebrew: שְׁאָר, romanized: sh'ár) is a small group of Israelites who will survive the invasion of the Assyrian army under Tiglath-Pileser III (Isaiah 10:20–22). The remnant is promised that they will one day be brought back to the Promised Land by Yahweh (Isaiah 11:11–16).
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Oklahoma Christian University, a private, Church of Christ affiliated-school, is facing challenges on several fronts, including declining demand.
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In May 2011, CJCUC facilitated and sponsored a Yale University student group consisting of Orthodox Jewish and Evangelical Christians to learn the fundamentals of Jewish–Christian relations. [12] In March 2012, CJCUC took Latin American priests and rabbis to learn the fundamentals of Jewish-Catholic relations in the backdrop of the Holy Land ...