Hebrew Cemetery
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flyingmoose
N 37° 33.123 W 077° 25.798
18S E 285347 N 4158891
Located in front of the Hebrew Cemetery on Hospital Street.
Waymark Code: WM14JE0
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2021
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Marker Text:
Richmond’s Hebrew Cemetery was established in the early 19th century by Congregation Beth Shalome, which was formed by 1789 and merged with Congregation Beth Ahabah in 1898. The cemetery was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and National Register of Historic Places in 2006. It is the oldest active Jewish cemetery in the south. Many leading Richmond merchants, civic leaders, and rabbis are interred here. Hebrew Cemetery displays traditional Jewish burial ground characteristics in its overall simplicity of plan and marker decoration, yet also contains more decorative elements. A rare military burial ground section contains the graves of thirty Jewish Confederate soldiers.
Marker Number: SA 2
Marker Title: Hebrew Cemetery
Marker Location: Roadside
County or Independent City: Henrico
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources, 2009
Web Site: Not listed
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