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Black plaque № 25637

Rockdale, TX, United States

Jewish Cemetery. The International & Great Northern Railroad reached the new town of Rockdale in January 1874. Among the early residents were brothers Benjamin and Joseph Lowenstein, who opened a mercantile from a tent before the railroad arrived. They and their families were part of a larger contin

gent of Jewish settlers in the area. By 1879, a reported 100 Jewish residents lived in Rockdale, which boasted and active B'nai B'rith Lodge. In August 1877, Benjamin and Carrie Lowenstein's son Arthu

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