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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 2003

Page

15

Baytown synagogue marks 75th founding anniversary

Special to The Sin Baytown reports Congregation K nesseth Israel celebrated its 75th anniversary with a capacity crowd from Texas and beyond. Mayor Pete Alfaro proclaimed Nov 3 as Congregation K nesseth Israel Day and lauded active members. The service honored Hannah Edelman and U S armed forces casualties. Rabbi Kessler delivered the benediction. The synagogue at Commerce and Sterling continues monthly services.

Baytown Texas Merv Jean Rosenbaum Pete Alfaro Mose Sumner Sam Paine Max Mosesman Dick Manne Don Teter Dot Rosenzweig Merv Rosenbaum Max Altman Alfaro God Congregation K'nesseth Israel In Karen Aarons Hannah Edelman David Bernstein Michelle Lée U.S Iraq Bernstein West Point Jimmy Kessler Galveston Fellowship Hall Commerce Sterling Streets

History of Congregation K nesseth Israel in Baytown

Special to The Sun recounts the 1917 founding amid Goose Greek oil boom when Baytown, then 2,000 people, saw Jewish families grow from two to 12 by 1920. The congregation formed in 1926, bought land for a synagogue completed in 1930, later named a Texas State Historical Landmark in 1992. Notable milestones include 1934 weddings, mortgage burning in 1943, and rededication in 1979.

Congregation K’nesseth Israel Baytown Goose, Creek and Pelly Humbie

Knesse The Israel Ter Event Marks Half Century

The Knesse Israel congregation celebrates 50 years and amends its articles to extend perpetuity. On March 22 1992 the historical medallion was unveiled at a program noting the milestone. Membership has ranged, peaking at 47 families in 1947, with 28 today.

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Nuts and bolts of auto collision repair taught at Stuart

Baytown area auto collision instructor Greg Thomas pushes an advanced ICAR program in Goose Creek high school to train students for industry certifications. He notes best graduates can exceed forty thousand dollars yearly, cites tax donations and a rising welding pass rate, and aims to lift school standards with more hands on training and credentials.

Stuart Baytown Greg Thomas Thomas Goose Creek Southwest United States Barbara Sultis Ron Ray Car Tim Swift Sterling Auto Body Swift Sultis Texas ICAR LCAR Sterling Municipal Library Southeast Texas Auto Paint and Equipment Lincoln Electric and CCC Auto Damage Appraisers Houston ADP Setape Syn Meredith Damell Stuart Career Center

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