Hebrew Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia)
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| Location | 400 Hospital St., Richmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°33′08″N 77°25′46″W / 37.55222°N 77.42944°WCoordinates: 37��33′08″N 77°25′46″W / 37.55222°N 77.42944°W |
| Built | 1816 |
| Architect | Dimmock, James |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000348[1] |
| VLR No. | 127-6166 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 5, 2006 |
| Designated VLR | March 8, 2006[2] |
The Hebrew Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, also known as Hebrew 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. Among those interred here is Josephine Cohen Joel, who was well known in the early 20th century as the founder of Richmond Art Co. Within Hebrew Cemetery is a plot known as the Soldier's Section. It contains the graves of 30 Jewish Confederate soldiers who died in or near Richmond. It is one of only two Jewish military cemeteries outside of the State of Israel.[3]
Located at Fourth and Hospital Streets on historic Shockoe Hill, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
The cemetery is maintained by Congregation Beth Ahabah, a Reform congregation founded in Richmond in 1789.
Cemetery for Hebrew Confederate Soldiers[]
Within the Hebrew Cemetery is the Cemetery for Hebrew Confederate Soldiers. Along with a cemetery for Jewish veterans of World War I located in Weissensee, Berlin, it is the only Jewish military cemetery not located in Israel. The cemetery is on historic Shockoe Hill, and is also maintained by Congregation Beth Ahabah.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Cemetery for Hebrew Confederate Soldiers". www.jewish-history.com. Retrieved Jun 19, 2020.
- ^ "Cemetery for Hebrew Confederate Soldiers". Jewish-American History Documentation Foundation. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
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- Hebrew Cemetery Richmond
- Hebrew Cemetery at Find a Grave
- Hebrew Confederate Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hebrew Cemetery
- 1816 establishments in Virginia
- Cemeteries in Richmond, Virginia
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Jewish cemeteries in Virginia
- Jewish Confederates
- Jews and Judaism in Richmond, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Richmond, Virginia