Souvenir Postcard

ID: 751 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Souvenir Postcard

Prominent Waco architect Milton W. Scott designed Temple Rodef Sholom's second synagogue. While the building features a magen david (shield of David) relief over the main entrance, its architectural style very much resembles that of the other Protestant houses of worship that Scott created, such as First Baptist Church of Waco.

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By Prisca Bird
Temple Rodef Sholom has the distinction of being McLennan County’s oldest and largest Jewish congregation. Jewish permanent settlers made Waco their home in the mid-nineteenth century. For many years no organized congregation existed; however,…