Waco, TX, United States
Congregation Agudath Jacob. In 1870, only fifty of Waco's 3,618 residents were Jewish. The Hebrew Benevolent Association and Cemetery of Waco were incorporated in 1873. The association was Waco's earliest Jewish community organization. Its purpose was to support local Jewish settlers. In the early 1
880s political unrest in many eastern European countries led to heavy migration to the United States. Consequently, Waco's Jewish population grew rapidly. In 1886, fifteen Orthodox Jewish families bro
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