1963 - Congregation Beth Jacob - Galveston, TX
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N 29° 17.921 W 094° 47.585
15R E 325842 N 3242412
"Joseph Osterman, born in Amsterdam in 1799, is credited as Galveston’s first Jewish resident. His sister-in-law, Isadora Dyer, held Galveston’s first worship services in her home in the 1850s"
Waymark Code: WMWJRD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2017
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"...Beth Jacob’s membership grew to a peak of 230 member families and 125 religious school students. In 1959, Rabbi Feigon was succeeded by Rabbi Irving P. Glickman, and a year later, the congregation began developing plans to expand the original 1931 building with new religious, educational and social facilities, including a 242-seat sanctuary.."
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