[1] Many Jews, primarily from various German principalities, arrived in Dallas during a wave of mid-nineteenth century immigration to Texas following the Revolutions of 1848 in Europe.
In 1872, the "Hebrew Benevolent Association" was formed, a charity relief organization that also sponsored the city's first High Holiday services.
In 1876, the congregation built a small red brick temple in the Byzantine style at Commerce and Church (now Field) streets in downtown Dallas.
In 1892, Shearith Israel constructed a synagogue on Jackson Street, and its congregation grew to fifty-five members by 1900.
A group of Austrian and Romanian Jews from Austria-Hungary established Anshe Sphard (also called "Roumanishe Shul"A),[6] a Sephardic synagogue, in 1906.
The Handbook of Texas states that, "The formal preservation of the history of Texas Jewry goes back to Rabbi Henry Cohen of Galveston and Rabbi David Lefkowitz of Dallas, who set out to interview as many early settlers and their families as possible.
[17] Isaac Mayer Wise Academy, a Reform Judaism school, was previously in operation.
[20][21] Texas Torah Institute, (TTI) is an Orthodox Jewish high school (grades 9-12) which also has a post-high-school program.