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The Hebrew Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, also known as Hebrew Burying Ground, and previously the Jew's Burying Ground, dates from 1816. This Jewish cemetery, one of the oldest in the United States, was founded in 1816 as successor to the Franklin Street Burial Grounds of 1789.
- Dimmock, James
- 1816
- Romanesque
- 400 Hospital St., Richmond, Virginia
The cemetery expanded several times from 1871 to 1920, including a separate addition south across Hospital Street. By then, control of the site had been transferred to the Beth Ahabah congregation, which continues to care for the site. Hebrew Cemetery now holds over 2,600 burials.
Mar 8, 2006 · Richmond’s Hebrew Cemetery, the oldest Jewish cemetery in continuous use in the South, was established on Shockoe Hill in 1816 by Virginia’s first Jewish congregation. Occupying 8.4 acres today, its graves include the capital area’s leading Jewish merchants, civic leaders, rabbis and their families, as well as a significant number of ...
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The Hebrew Confederate Cemetery, located in Richmond, Virginia, is the only Jewish military cemetery in the world outside of Israel. It was created by the anti-Semitism of the two Confederate military cemeteries, in Spotsylvania Court House and Fredericksburg.
The Hebrew Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, also known as Hebrew Burying Ground, and previously the Jew's Burying Ground, dates from 1816. This Jewish cemetery, one of the oldest in the United States, was founded in 1816 as successor to the Franklin Street Burial Grounds of 1789.
Sep 20, 2009 · 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.
Hospital St. ☰ SEE METADATA. Throughout most of the nineteenth century, Hebrew Cemetery served as the final resting place for much of Richmond's Jewish community. The monuments, which are oriented to the east in accordance with tradition, are generally restrained in ornamentation. Of interest is the Neo-Gothic chapel of 1916.
