Golden Hill Jewish Cemetery
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History
The Chevra B'nai Israel Adas Russia purchased the land as a Jewish cemetery in 1888.[1][2][3]
The cemetery is part of the Orthodox Jewish community of Omaha. It is a small cemetery that takes up about one city block and is relatively full. A circular drive runs down the center of the cemetery.
Notable burials
- Rose Blumkin (1893–1998), the founder of the Nebraska Furniture Mart
- The cemetery also has graves for Jewish soldiers and officers from Omaha who were killed in World War I, World War II, and other wars[4][5]
See also
References
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External links
- Beth Israel Synagogue (Omaha, NE) – cemetery contact
- International Jewish Cemetery Project Template:Webarchive at International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS)
- JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR) at JewishGen
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