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KOSHER DELIGHT - YOUR JEWISH ONLINE MAGAZINE!
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JEWISH
CEMETERIES IN LAREDO, TEXAS:
LAREDO: (Webb County)
Laredo City Cemetery
3200 N. Meadow
Street
Laredo, Webb County, Texas, USA
Website:
here!
Jewish Section Hebrew Rest Section #
10825
According to the
ISJL, Sometime between 1900 and 1907, Laredo Jews
established a Jewish cemetery in town.
In some records,
the first burial is in 1874, as part of the City Cemetery of
Laredo, TX. According to the History section on the Laredo
city cemetery website, the establishment of the City Cemetery
was on December 6, 1892
Last updated: July 19, 2020
Please update us!
- In 1924, the Jewish community (Orthodox and Reform) of
Laredo purchased a plot of land.
- By 1936, the two communities split their assets.
The lot to the Reform Community and the funds to the
Orthodox Community.
- The Reform Jewish Community retained the name: "B'nai
Israel". Building dedication: 1939. Next to it, a
Jewish Community Center, with a Sunday school (1943 -
1969) for both Reform and Orthodox Communities. B'nai
Israel Congregation was closed on 2010, due to lack of
funding.
- The Orthodox Jewish Community formed Congregation
Agudas Achim, later affiliated with the
Conservative movement. They rented different places until
1945.
- In 1945, Agudas Achim purchased and
renovated a former army base building. In 1969 Agudas
Achim added a religious school
- Both Jewish communities shared the use of the Jewish
Cemetery and formed together a Sunday School ( since
1943).
Congregation Agudas Achim (Conservative)
1301 North Malinche Avenue
Laredo, TX 78043
Phone: +1
956-723-4435
Laredo Hebrew Rest Cemetery:
(Orthodox,
Reform, Conservative) -
here!
Last updated: July 19, 2020
Please update us!
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Sources and External Links:
- Temple B'nai Israel of Laredo, Texas
About:
here! - by Robert P. Davies, Architect
-
Laredo, Texas - Historical overview and Today - by the
Institute of Southern Life
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