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JEWISH
CEMETERIES IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS:
HARLINGEN: (Cameron County)
Restlawn Memorial Gardens: {10474} Jewish Section at Highway 83
(business) w of Harlingen, 1954 ---------- Restlawn Memorial
Park 1416 E Business 83, La Feria, TX 78559 Contact Temple
Beth Israel of Harlingen: 956) 423-2928 Website: http://harlingentemple.com/
Rabbi Frank Joseph,
frank@rabbifrankjoseph.org
Last updated: July 6, 2020
Please update us! ---------- The City of
Harlingen was incorporated in 1910. According to the
ISJL, In 1927, Jews across the Rio Grande Valley established
Congregation Beth Israel, which met in Mercedes. In 1936,
the congregation built a synagogue in Mercedes. In 1948, the temple in
Mercedes was sold and in June 24, 1951 Beth Israel
Synagogue in Harlingen formally opened, with Reform services. In
1954, the Jewish community acquired their own burial grounds at
Restlawn Cemetery, located between Harlingen and La Feria. ----------
Resources and External Links:
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Mercedes/Harlingen: Historical Overview and Today - by the Institute of
Southern Jewish Life
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