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Temple Emanu-El's history Temple Emanu-El, the first Jewish congregation in North Texas, was founded in 1875. The temple evolved from the Hebrew Benevolent Association, organized in 1872 by eleven men who established a cemetery and held the first Jewish services in Dallas. This initial gathering of pioneer Jews occurred just two weeks before the arrival of the first train�the indispensable catalyst for Dallas� development into a bustling commercial center.
