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The History of the Jews in Brenham, Texas, covers a period of over 140 years. As one of the first areas in Texas, outside of major population centers, to develop a sizeable Jewish population, the community boasts many things of historical note. The Brenham kehilla was formally organized in 1885.<ref name="TexasHandbook"></ref><ref name="statesman.com"></ref>
Jewish Texans have been a part of the history of Texas since the first European explorers arrived in the region in the 1500s.Texas Almanac: Jewish-Texans<ref name="Texas Almanac">Texas Almanac</ref> In 1990, there were around 108,000 adherents to Judaism in Texas. <ref name="Texas Almanac"/> More recent estimates place the number at around 120,000. Temple Beth-El
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The history of the Jews in Brazos County, Texas covers a period of over 140 years of Jewish history in Brazos County, Texas. Many notable individuals and communities have contributed to this history beginning with early Jewish settlement in 1865. This history includes the present Jewish communities and individuals of Brazos County and Texas A&M University.Lone Stars of David: The Jews of Texas Brandeis University Press page 190Page, Bill. Before Temple Freda: Jewish residents of Brazos County, Texas, 1865-1913. 1998.
American Jewish Congress v. Bost is an establishment clause lawsuit concerning the separation of church and state in Brenham, Texas. The case is the first constitutional challenge to a charitable choice contract.
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The Texas Jewish Post started publication in 1947. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/TT/eet35.html
Leon Toubin, a Jewish Texan civic leader, philanthropist, and historian is the caretaker of B'Nai Abraham Synagogue, Brenham,<ref name=maclaggan></ref> which he began attending in the late 1930s as part of the daily minyan.<ref name=frommer/>
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Texas A&M Hillel is the oldest Hillel Foundation organization in the United States.<ref name="Texas A&M Hillel History">Texas A&M Hillel History Texas A&M Hillel Retrieved on 2008-07-09</ref> The organization was founded in 1920, three years before the national Hillel Foundation was organized at University of Illinois. Texas A&M Hillel began as the "TAMC Menorah Club" and was organized in 1916 by Dr. Jacob Joseph Taubenhaus (the chief of plant pathology and physiology at the Agricultural and Mechinical College in College Station), and his wife Esther Taubenhaus. In 1920, the group was transformed into the "TAMC Hillel Club" with assistance from David Lefkowitz (rabbi) of Dallas.From Christian Science to Jewish Science: Spiritual Healing and American Jews Oxford University Press page 160<ref name="jewishweek.org"></ref><ref name="Texas A&M Hillel History"/>
In 1958, Texas A&M Hillel opened up a building of its own. During this period, some members of Temple Freda in Bryan, Texas left to attend services at the Hillel building in College Station, Texas. Presently, Temple Freda's Torah is under the care of Texas A&M Hillel.Lone Stars of David: The Jews of Texas University Press of New England page 191
Texas A&M Hillel sponsors campus wide activities such as "Holocaust Week" and interreligious football Sundays, also known as "G-d's Cup." They offer bar mitzvah training, a Hebrew language class, and a course of study called "Jews-by-Choice (JbC)". Texas A&M Hillel sponsors regular festivals and Sabbath services. In November 2007, officers from the “Proactive Police Task Force” of College Station, who were studying under Rabbi Dr. Peter Tarlow, gave a presentation called “Know Your Rights” in lieu of a Shabbat sermon. Another service in November 2006 was dedicated to a presentation on "the culture of Hispanic Judaism." The organizaiton awards two scholarships annually. In 2008, Texas A&M Hillel was asked by a community in the Huánuco Region of Peru to come to Peru and help build a synagogue.
Rabbi Dr. Peter Tarlow, an expert in tourism security, has been the executive director of Texas A&M Hillel since 1983.<ref name="jewishweek.org"/><ref name="Texas A&M Hillel History"/>
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The Simon Theatre is a theater in Brenham, Texas. It was built by James Simon, designed by Houston architect Alfred C. Finn, and constructed in 1925.<ref name="savesimon">A Brief History of the Simon Theatre - Brenham, Texas<!-- Bot generated title --></ref><ref name="cinematreasures">Cinema Treasures | Simon Theatre<!-- Bot generated title --></ref> For many decades the Simon Theatre provided the community with a setting for theatrical performances, vaudeville acts, ballroom dances, special events and movies.<ref name="savesimon"/>
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Texas Hillel is a local branch of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life at The University of Texas at Austin.
Texas Hillel serves the greater Austin Jewish student community from campuses including, but not limited to St. Edward's University, Austin Community College, University of Texas at San Antonio, and Texas State University. Some student groups under the Texas Hillel umbrella include FYSH (First Year Students at Hillel), JiGLO (Jews in Greek Life Org), Tzedek (Social Justice and Community Service), The White Rose Society (Genocide Awareness), Texans for Israel, KESHER (Reform), KOACH (Conservative), JOG (Jewish Outdoor Group), JQTexans, and Jewish Graduate Students.
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Latium is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Texas, United States. It is one of five Latin Settlements founded by German Texan political refugees in Texas after 1848. http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/LL/hnl15.html