Growth of the Jewish Community

ID: 1353 ~ Source: Podet, Mordecai, interviewed by Daniel B. McGee, September 7, 1978, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. View the full interview
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Mordercai Podet explains how the Jewish Community grew and purchased land for Jewish cemeteries.

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By Coleman Hampton
Over the years, Hebrew Rest has served as a place of comfort and remembrance for Jews in Waco. More than just a burial place, the cemetery’s headstones speak to the city’s rich Jewish heritage. One of Waco’s founding fathers, Jacob de Cordova, was a…