Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery Explained

Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery
Map Type:Portland
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Location:Portland, Oregon
Country:United States
Findagraveid:188979

Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery is an historic Jewish cemetery in southeast Portland, Oregon's Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood, in the United States.[1] [2]

History

In 2003, the cemetery was desecrated by a self-described white supremacist and one other person.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historic Cemeteries in Oregon. 2016-09-28. Oregon State Library Digital Collections. Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries. 2019-05-26. 2019-05-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526050450/https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:103779/datastream/OBJ/view. live.
  2. Web site: Historic Cemeteries in Oregon . Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries . 53 . 2021-02-09 . 2021-03-17 . 2020-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201129173458/https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/Cemetery_List.pdf . live .
  3. Web site: Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Desecrating Jewish Cemetery. FBI. 2019-05-26. 2015-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924154659/https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/oregon-man-pleads-guilty-to-desecrating-jewish-cemetery/. live.
  4. Web site: Ore. man pleads in cemetery desecration. 2005-01-13. UPI. 2019-05-26. 2019-05-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526050558/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2005/01/13/Ore-man-pleads-in-cemetery-desecration/86231105660937/. live.