History of Jews in Brownsville, TN: click here

Early 1800's- Solomon and Joseph Sternberger emigrate from Germany, bringing with them a Torah scroll

1847- Jacob Felsenthal settles in Brownsville

1860's- The Sternberger brothers along with Jacob and Karoline Felsenthal use the Torah for Shabbat services in Brownsville in the Felsenthals' and the Sternbergers' Brownsville homes

1867- The congregation was formed

1878- The congregation purchased land and set it aside for the Adas Israel Cemetary

1879- The reform mode of worship was instituted in the congregation

1882- The congregation erected a temple

1920- The wooden exterior structure was bricked

1922- The congregation officially joined the Union of American Hebrew Congregations

2017 The Congregation celebrated its 150th birthday

2022 The Congregation will celebrate the 140th anniversary of the construction of the Temple