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Early Texas Jewish Settlers, 1830–1845: Were They Really Jewish, and if so, Who Were They?

Early Texas Jewish Settlers, 1830–1845: Were They Really Jewish, and if so, Who Were They? This Ketubah (marriage contract) is dated from the year of Jewish calculation of creation, 5587 or 1827. At the bottom it was signed by the bride Amelia Morange, and the groom, Mi- chael deYoung, who would later be one of the earlier Jewish settlers of Nacogdoches, Texas. These names are written in the Hebrew style and transcriptions from Hebrew phonetically. Courtesy of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio, at https://www.americanjewisharchives.org/. Notes and Documents Early Texas Jewish Settlers, 1830–1845: Were They Really Jewish, and if so, Who Were They? By Kay C. Goldman* his work primarily focuses on the Jewish men and women— merchants, adventurers, and combatants—who arrived in Texas Tbetween 1830 and 1845. Early historians of Jews in Texas, such as Rabbi Henry Cohen of Galveston, identified Jewish men in their works but did not provide documentation to support their claims. Because their works lacked extensive documentation, the men’s Jewish identity remains questionable. This essay, then, attempts to either prove or disprove the assertion that they were Jewish. After providing information to support a decision, it will expand the stor y about these Jewish men and women and their lives in Texas. It http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Southwestern Historical Quarterly Southwest Center (Univ of Arizona)

Early Texas Jewish Settlers, 1830–1845: Were They Really Jewish, and if so, Who Were They?

Southwestern Historical Quarterly , Volume 125 (3) – Jan 14, 2022

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Southwest Center (Univ of Arizona)
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Copyright © The Texas State Historical Association.
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0038-478x
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Abstract

This Ketubah (marriage contract) is dated from the year of Jewish calculation of creation, 5587 or 1827. At the bottom it was signed by the bride Amelia Morange, and the groom, Mi- chael deYoung, who would later be one of the earlier Jewish settlers of Nacogdoches, Texas. These names are written in the Hebrew style and transcriptions from Hebrew phonetically. Courtesy of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio, at https://www.americanjewisharchives.org/. Notes and Documents Early Texas Jewish Settlers, 1830–1845: Were They Really Jewish, and if so, Who Were They? By Kay C. Goldman* his work primarily focuses on the Jewish men and women— merchants, adventurers, and combatants—who arrived in Texas Tbetween 1830 and 1845. Early historians of Jews in Texas, such as Rabbi Henry Cohen of Galveston, identified Jewish men in their works but did not provide documentation to support their claims. Because their works lacked extensive documentation, the men’s Jewish identity remains questionable. This essay, then, attempts to either prove or disprove the assertion that they were Jewish. After providing information to support a decision, it will expand the stor y about these Jewish men and women and their lives in Texas. It

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Published: Jan 14, 2022

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