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Over the years, Temple Israel has been known by various names, including B’nai Israel, Children of Israel, and Temple Israel. Despite these different names, Temple Israel has always been the only Reform congregation in Memphis. In 1850, Memphis’ small but growing Jewish community established the Hebrew Benevolent Society to oversee a new cemetery.
Data provided courtesy of Lynn Franklin and Bob Sweeney’s “Southern Jewish Databases and Cemetery Listings” Please see their site for headstone photos, additional cemetery information and other Southern Jewish databases at https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ssjdb/genealogy/index.html and choose the appropriate cemetery.
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