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Jimmy Kessler | |
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 Rabbi Jimmy Kessler speaking before the University of Texas System Board of Regents in support of UTMB and John Sealy Hospital. | |
| Born | James Lee Kessler December 10, 1945 Houston, Texas, United States |
| Died | September 14, 2022 (aged 76) Galveston, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
James Lee Kessler[1] (born December 10, 1945), the founder of the Texas Jewish Historical Society, was the first native Texan to serve as rabbi of Congregation B'nai Israel in Galveston, Texas.[2]
- ^ "HUC-JIR News Founders Day" Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, Hebrew Union College, 12 March 1997, Retrieved on 2012-03-13.
- ^ Kessler, James L. "Temple B'nai Israel, Galveston". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 2007-10-24.