Jewish Americans were there during the fight for Texas independence from Spain and Mexico. Adolphus Sterne. an East Texas merchant. became a principal source of financial backing for the Texas Revolution and a close friend of Sam Houston. Albert Moses Levy was surgeoninchief in the revolutionary army. The De Cordova family helped develop the city of Waco and Henri Castro settled immigrants in several Texas towns. In 1859 the first synagogue in Texas was established in Houston. Business and trade. especially the merchandising of food. clothing. jewelry with style. elegance. and distinction are the arenas in which many JewishTexan families made their most visual marks on the state of Texas.
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