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Leon Toubin, known locally as "The Last Jew of Brenham", a Jewish Texan civic leader, philanthropist, and historian, was the caretaker of B'nai Abraham Synagogue (Brenham, Texas), [1] which he began attending in the late 1930s as part of the daily minyan.
Brenham (/ ˈ b r ɛ n əm / BREH-nəm) is a city in east-central Texas, United States, and the county seat of Washington County, [7] with a population of 17,369 according to the 2020 U.S. census. Brenham is also known for its annual German heritage festival that takes place each May called Maifest, similar to Volksfest. [8]
In 1913, it merged with the Brenham Daily Banner to form the Brenham Daily Banner Press, which was published as a daily and weekly newspaper from 1913–1926. [2] The paper became the first daily in Texas to hire a female editor, in 1917. [3] Brenham Daily Banner Press publisher George A.T. Neu was president of the Texas Press Association in 1927.
Tieman H. Dippel Jr. (born 1945) is an American civic leader, businessman, attorney, and author. [1] He has served in the University of Texas system, the Texas Chamber of Commerce, Blue Cross Blue Shield, as director in the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and many other institutions; in addition to founding the Texas Lyceum.
Brenham Heritage Museum. Washington County is a county in Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 35,805. [1] Its county seat is Brenham, which is located along U.S. Highway 290, 72 miles northwest of Houston. [2] The county was created in 1835 as a municipality of Mexico and organized as a county in 1837.
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The Brenham Downtown Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Buildings in the district were designed by Alfred C. Finn, James Wetmore, and others in Classical Revival and other styles. [1] Included in the district is the Simon Theatre. Washington County Courthouse
St. Mary's Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church at 701 Church in Brenham, Texas. It was built in 1935 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. See also