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KOSHER DELIGHT - YOUR JEWISH ONLINE MAGAZINE!
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TEXAS, USA |
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JEWISH
CONSERVATIVE SYNAGOGUES IN LAREDO, TEXAS:
Congregation Agudas Achim (Conservative)
1301 North Malinche Avenue
Laredo, TX 78043
Phone: +1
956-723-4435
Laredo Hebrew Rest Cemetery:
(Orthodox, Reform,
Conservative) -
here!
See more:
here!
Last updated: July 19, 2020
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- 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).
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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