Golden Hill Jewish Cemetery

Golden Hill Cemetery is located at 5025 North 42nd Street in the North Omaha neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska.

Golden Hill Cemetery
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°W / 41.30500; -95.97472
Type	Jewish
Owned by	Beth Israel Synagogue
Find a Grave	Golden Hill Cemetery

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]

 

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

 

Golden Hill Cemetery in Omaha, NE (Hebrew sign to right of gate)

References

1. "Cemetery and Burial Information". Nebraska Jewish Historical Society. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
2. "United States > Nebraska NE > OMAHA: Douglas and Sarpy Counties". International Jewish Cemetery Project. International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS). Retrieved 28 December 2013.
3. "Golden Hill". Graveyards of Omaha. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
4. "War Casualties". Central High School Foundation. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
5. "WWII Veterans: Memories of the Jewish Midwest (Volume 12 - Summer 2003/5763)". Nebraska Jewish Historical Society. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

External links

  Media related to Golden Hill Jewish Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons

• 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
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Golden Hill Jewish Cemetery