Golden Hill Jewish Cemetery
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The front gates of Golden Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1888 |
| Location | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°18′18″N 95°58′29″W / 41.30500°N 95.97472°WCoordinates: 41°18′18″N 95°58′29″W / 41.30500°N 95.97472°W |
| Type | Jewish |
| Owned by | Beth Israel Synagogue |
| Find a Grave | Find A Grave |
| The Political Graveyard | Political Graveyard |
Golden Hill Cemetery is located at 5025 North 42nd Street in the North Omaha neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska.
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, was buried at Golden Hill after she died in 1998[4][5]
- 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[6][7]
Golden Hill Cemetery in Omaha, NE (English sign to left of gate)
See also
- History of the Jews in Omaha, Nebraska
- List of cemeteries in Omaha
- History of Omaha
- Jewish cemeteries
Golden Hill Cemetery in Omaha, NE (Hebrew sign to right of gate)
References
- ↑ "Cemetery and Burial Information". Nebraska Jewish Historical Society. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ "United States > Nebraska NE > OMAHA: Douglas and Sarpy Counties". International Jewish Cemetery Project. International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS). Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ "Golden Hill". Graveyards of Omaha. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ Miles, Robert P. (2001). The Warren Buffett CEO : secrets from the Berkshire Hathaway managers. New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-471-44259-2. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Rose "Mrs. B" Gorelick Blumkin". Find A Grave. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ "War Casualties". Central High School Foundation. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ "WWII Veterans: Memories of the Jewish Midwest (Volume 12 - Summer 2003/5763)". Nebraska Jewish Historical Society. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
External links
- Beth Israel Synagogue (Omaha, NE) - cemetery contact
- International Jewish Cemetery Project at International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS)
- JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR) at JewishGen
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