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Our cemetery predates the formation of the Congregation Beth Jacob (CBJ) by approximately thirty years.  Until 1907, Jewish immigration through Galveston from Eastern Europe was a trickle until the "Galveston Plan".  The Plan brought 10,000 Jews to America through Galveston's port between 1907 and 1914. Many continued their journey inland, and some remained in Galverston. 

 

Those who remained in Galveston built the community and the new synagogue, Congregation Beth Jacob.  Interned at CBJ Cemetery are the founders and congregants of Beth Jacob, as well as many of their descendants.  

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In 2000, the property was conveyed to a separate not-for-profit corporation governed by a board that meets quarterly to review the corporation's financial status and the condition of the property.