BOR2 - The Next Century

THE BEGINNING In the 1840s, German Jewish immigrants brought Reform Judaism to San Antonio, establishing a Jewish cemetery and the Hebrew Benevolent Society. By 1874, Congregation Beth-El was founded as the city's rst Jewish synagogue, joining the Reform movement and embracing justice, freedom, and integration into American society. ur History Honor

44 Founding Members

Samuel Moritz Barney Oppenheimer Daniel Oppenheimer Moses Oppenheimer T. H. Philipson Benedict Schwarz Abraham Sichel Sali Sulnon Phillip Sulzbacher Joseph Treuer Louis Veith

Alexander Koenigheim Marcus Koenigheim Samuel Koenigheim Leopold Mandelbaum Daniel Marx Ferdinand Mayer Max Mayer Samuel Mayer Leopold M. Michael

Henry L. Berg Louis S. Berg

Solomon Deutsch Abraham B. Frank Henry Frank Lazarus Frank Simon Frank Max Goldfrank Moses Haas Alexander Hal Henry Hal Solomon Hal

Louis M. Michael Alexander Michel Henry Michel Bernard Moke Emmanuel Moke A. Morris Mark Morrison

Albert A. Wol Abraham Zork Louis Zork

Adam Joseph Achille Kahn

Temple Beth-El has had three buildings, each re ecting the congregation's growth and the city's expansion. THE TEMPLES

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