| Jewish Cemetery | |
| Location: | 900 Marginal St., Port Gibson, Mississippi |
| Coordinates: | 31.9561°N -90.9792°W |
| Added: | July 22, 1979 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Mpsub: | Historic Cemeteries of Port Gibson TR |
| Refnum: | 79003415 |
The Jewish Cemetery, also known as the Gemiluth Chassed Cemetery,[1] is a historic Jewish cemetery in Port Gibson, Mississippi. The cemetery has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 22, 1979.[2]
The cemetery was established in 1871 by Louis Kiefer, Mayer Bock, and Moses Kaufman.[3] Members of the Jewish Cemetery of Port Gibson Association paid an annual fee of US$2.50.[4] They subsequently established a trust fund held by the Southern Mississippi Bank of Port Gibson.[4] It was restored in 1986.
Other Jewish cemeteries in Mississippi that are listed in the National Register include Beth Israel Cemetery in Meridian; and the Anshe Chesed Cemetery in Vicksburg.[5] The Natchez City Cemetery includes Jewish Hill, a section dedicated to Jewish burials; and other Jewish cemeteries in Mississippi are the Beth Israel Cemetery in Jackson, and the Hebrew Union Cemetery in Greenville.