Golden Hill Jewish Cemetery Explained

Golden Hill Cemetery
Established:	1888
Country:	United States
Location:	Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates:	41.305°N -95.9747°W
Type:	Jewish
Owner:	Beth Israel Synagogue
Findagraveid:	100680

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
• 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]}

See also

• History of the Jews in Omaha, Nebraska
• List of cemeteries in Omaha
• History of Omaha

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cemetery and Burial Information. Nebraska Jewish Historical Society. 28 December 2013.
2. Web site: United States > Nebraska NE > OMAHA: Douglas and Sarpy Counties. International Jewish Cemetery Project. International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS). 28 December 2013. 31 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131231002458/http://www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org/nebraska-ne/omaha-douglas-and-sarpy-counties.html. dead.
3. Web site: Golden Hill. Graveyards of Omaha. 28 December 2013.
4. Web site: War Casualties. Central High School Foundation. 28 December 2013.
5. Web site: WWII Veterans: Memories of the Jewish Midwest (Volume 12 - Summer 2003/5763). Nebraska Jewish Historical Society. 28 December 2013.