 Small numbers of German Jews began settling in Eugene in the late 19th century , but most moved on . In the early 20th century the first Eastern European Jews settled there , and by the 1920s Eugene 's Jewish community began gathering prayer quorums for holding Friday night and Jewish holiday services in individuals ' homes . Historian Steven Lowenstein writes that " [ a ] fter Hymen Rubenstein 's death in 1933 , his home at 231 West Eighth Street was remodeled and named Temple Beth Israel " . It was a traditional Conservative synagogue , and from that time until the 1990s it was the only synagogue in Eugene . 
 Small numbers of German Jews began settling in Eugene in the late 19th century , but most moved on . In the early 20th century the first Eastern European Jews settled there , and by the 1920s Eugene <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>Jewish community began gathering prayer quorums for holding Friday night and Jewish holiday services in individuals <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'</mark></a>homes . Historian Steven Lowenstein <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>writes</mark></a> that " [ a ] fter Hymen Rubenstein <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>death in 1933 , his home at 231 West Eighth Street was remodeled and named Temple Beth Israel " . It was a traditional Conservative synagogue , and from that time until the 1990s it was the only synagogue in Eugene . 
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