Galveston County Jewish Historical Association, 2613 Oak Street , Galveston, TX 77551
RESOURCES:
http://www.rra.dst.tx.us/C_T/PEOPLES/JEWS.cfm - link no longer available "The oldest Reform congregation,Temple B'nai Israel,Galveston, was established in 1868." [January 2004]
http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~ajhs_pb~r!!287 [January 2004]
GALVESTON IMMIGRATION RECORDS ONLINE: 132,119 passengers and members of their traveling group who arrived between 1844-1954 at http://www.pearland.com [January 2004]
Jewish History of Galveston: http://www.geocities.com/txsynvr/Galveston/Galveston.html
http://www.texancultures.utsa.edu/publications/texansoneandall/jewish.htm [January 2004]
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/CC/fco13.html [January 2004]
CEMETERIES
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Beth Jacob Cemetery: at 61St St at Ave T1/2. Beth Jacob Congregation. Hebrew Cemetery #3: One marker, unidentified graves, 1909, Congregation B'nai Israel. Dates from 1900. [January 2004] |
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Galveston Memorial Park: B'nai Israel section at Hitchcock off Highway 6. Dates from 1958. [January 2004] [January 2004] |
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Hebrew Benevolent Society: at 41St St and Avenue K. Dates from 1852, City of Galveston, Jewish Section of ? cemetery, 43rd and Ave. K 1869, Congregation B'nai Israel. 78 burials. Hebrew Cemetery No. 1 of Galveston by A. Stanley Dreyfus describes 1836-1912. Galveston, TX. Mar. 22, 1965. 25 pages. Miscellaneous file. Source: AJA. American Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2488. (513)221-1875 (tel); 513-221-7812 (fax). E-mail: AJA contact form [January 2004] |
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Hebrew Benevolent Society: at 41St St and Avenue K, 1852, City of Galveston, |
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Hebrew Benevolent Society: Hebrew Cemetery #1. 43rd and Ave. K. 78 burials. (January, 2006} |
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Hebrew Cemetery #3: One marker, unidentified graves, 61st Street at Avenue T 1/2, 1909, Congregation B'nai Israel |