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Synagogue B'nai Abraham (Moved to Austin Jewish Communicty Center)
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About this site
Synagogue B'nai Abraham (Moved to Austin Jewish Communicty Center) is a historic place in Brenham, Washington County, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 40 historic places documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 368 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1684, -96.3981 near Brenham. The nearest cataloged historic site is Washington County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Washington County, C.S.A., The Brenham Maifest, and Texas Confederate County Commissioners Court.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2090000464. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Congregation B'nai Abraham was organized in Brenham in 1885, and its synagogue was built in 1893 after fire destroyed an earlier building in 1892. By the late 20th century it was regarded as the oldest Orthodox synagogue in continuous use in Texas. In early 2015, philanthropists Leon and Mimi Toubin arranged to cut the building into three sections and move it about 90 miles to the Dell Jewish Community Center in Austin, where it became the home of Congregation Tiferet Israel.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgtexastribune.org
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