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Abraham Cohen Labatt

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Abraham Cohen Labatt (1802, Charleston, South Carolina - August 16, 1899, Galveston, Texas) was an American Sephardic Jew who was a prominent pioneer of Reform Judaism in the United States in the 19th century, founding several early congregations in the South and in San Francisco after the Gold Rush. [1]

23 relations: Alderman, Cargo ship, Charleston, South Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, Congregation B'nai Israel (Galveston, Texas), Congregation Shearith Israel, Cyrus Adler, Davy Crockett, Galveston, Texas, Gold rush, History of the Jews in Galveston, Texas, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, Louisiana, Masonic lodge, Mexico, New Orleans, Reform Judaism, Sephardi Jews, Steamship, Supercargo, Trade, Velasco, Texas, Waco, Texas.

Alderman

An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law.

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Cargo ship

A cargo ship or freighter ship is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another.

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Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the oldest and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Congregation B'nai Israel (Galveston, Texas)

Congregation B'nai Israel (בני ישראל in Hebrew) is a Jewish synagogue located in Galveston, Texas, USA.

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Congregation Shearith Israel

The Congregation Shearith Israel (Hebrew: קהילת שארית ישראל Kehilat She'arit Yisra'el "Congregation Remnant of Israel") – often called The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue – is the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States.

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Cyrus Adler

Cyrus Adler (September 13, 1863 – April 7, 1940) was an American educator, Jewish religious leader and scholar.

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Davy Crockett

David "Davy" Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician.

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Galveston, Texas

Galveston is a coastal resort city on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Gold rush

A gold rush is a new discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune.

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History of the Jews in Galveston, Texas

Jews have inhabited the city of Galveston, Texas, for almost two centuries.

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Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim

Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (קהל קדוש בית אלוהים, also known as K. K. Beth Elohim, or more simply Congregation Beth Elohim), founded in 1749, is one of the oldest Jewish congregations in the United States.

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Louisiana

Louisiana is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Masonic lodge

A Masonic lodge, often termed a private lodge or constituent lodge, is the basic organisational unit of Freemasonry.

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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New Orleans

New Orleans (. Merriam-Webster.; La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.

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Reform Judaism

Reform Judaism (also known as Liberal Judaism or Progressive Judaism) is a major Jewish denomination that emphasizes the evolving nature of the faith, the superiority of its ethical aspects to the ceremonial ones, and a belief in a continuous revelation not centered on the theophany at Mount Sinai.

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Sephardi Jews

Sephardi Jews, also known as Sephardic Jews or Sephardim (סְפָרַדִּים, Modern Hebrew: Sefaraddim, Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm; also Ye'hude Sepharad, lit. "The Jews of Spain"), originally from Sepharad, Spain or the Iberian peninsula, are a Jewish ethnic division.

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Steamship

A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines that typically drive (turn) propellers or paddlewheels.

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Supercargo

A supercargo (from Spanish sobrecargo) is a person employed on board a vessel by the owner of cargo carried on the ship.

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Trade

Trade involves the transfer of goods or services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money.

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Velasco, Texas

Velasco was a town in Texas, United States, that was later annexed by the city of Freeport.

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Waco, Texas

Waco is a city in central Texas and is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Cohen_Labatt

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