Congregation B'nai Israel of Jackson was founded in the fall of 1856, when a local Jew organized a Jewish New Year service.

The synagogue was dedicated on September 18, 1857, by members of Congregation B'nai Israel of Jackson.

The synagogue was used till 1869, when the Congregation outgrew the building and moved its Jewish High Holy days services to the town's larger Jackson Masonic Hall built in 1854.

The plaque monument was installed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation working with the Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks of the Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum.

[3] To the east of the marker is the Jackson Pioneer Jewish Cemetery founded in 1857 by the Congregation B'nai Israel and closed in 1921.