http://ozarkswatch.smsu.edu/v12n12/art03_01.html has local Jewish information. [October 2002]
Mostly, (Rheinland) German Jewish shopkeepers in the 1880s settled this Ozark community.
The synagogues are 1893 Temple Israel (Reform, new building in 1933) and Sha'are Zedek (Orthodox). The two congregations shared a cemetery organized by fraternal Jewish organization. Sha'are Zedek paid off the mortgage Temple Israel and created United Hebrew Congregations. [October 2002]
Temple Israel:- www.springfieldsynagogue.org. In 1996 our congregation constructed a new suburban synagogue and renamed itself Temple Israel. More information can be found on our website, specifically at the following address: http://www.springfieldsynagogue.org/aboutus/history. Source: Janet R. Encarnacion This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [January 2005]
Temple Israel Cemetery: 1900 photo at http://ozarkswatch.smsu.edu/v12n12/art03_02.html [October 2002]