JEWISH CEMETERIES IN WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS:

Hebrew Rest Cemetery: {10448} 4441 Southwest Parkway, 1920, Temple Israel . Served both Temple Israel and House of Jacob Communities.

Hebrew Rest Cemetery
4441 Southwest Parkway
Wichita Falls 76308,
Wichita County, Texas, USA
Jewish Section # 10448
Memorials by Find a Grave
1st known Jewish burial: Joseph Goldstucker, Birth: 1857, Death: 1929 (aged 71–72), Burial: Hebrew Rest Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA
Contact: House Of Jacob Reform Congregation
3414 Kemp Blvd, Wichita Falls, TX 76308
Phone: (940) 692-5476
Facebook: here!
Founded: January 1, 1913 (Orthodox)
Became Reform after the closer of Temple Israel in 1975.
Last updated: August 20, 2020
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In 1919 Temple Israel (Reform) was formally Charted. Synagogue was formally dedicated in January 1922. In 1975, the congregation sold the building to the City of Wichita Falls and soon afterwards, disbanded and some of its members joined The House of Jacob.

In 1920, The House of Jacob (Orthodox), was formally charted. Building dedicated in 1924, on Lamar street. In 1957 the congregation moved to a new location in Kemp Blvd. The Mikvah was not moved to the new location. After 1975, with the joining of members from the former Temple Israel, The House of Jacob started to accommodate both Reform and Conservative Judaism.
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Sources and External Links:

1. Jewish Wichita Falls TX: Historical Overview and Today - by the Institute of Southern Jewish Life
2. Z. O. A. to Establish Colony in Holy Land, November 24, 1933
3. Company info: Emanuel Hebrew Rest Cemetery Association of Wichita Falls
4. Texas Historical Marker - Jewish Topics

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