10-868: Hebrew Cemetery may refer to: Hebrew Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Virginia Hebrew Cemetery (Jackson, Michigan) , listed on the NRHP in Jackson County, Michigan Hebrew Cemetery (Cascade County, Montana) , one of Cascade County's cemeteries Marysville Hebrew Cemetery , Marysville , Yuba County , California Sonora Hebrew Cemetery , Sonora , Tuolumne County , California See also [ edit ] Pioneer Jewish Cemetery (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
20-763: Is the only Jewish military cemetery not located in Israel . The Confederate section is part of the Hebrew Cemetery on historic Shockoe Hill , and is also maintained by Congregation Beth Ahabah . Congregation Beth Ahabah Congregation Beth Ahabah (meaning "House of Love") is a Reform Jewish synagogue at 1121 West Franklin Street, Richmond , Virginia , in the United States. Founded in 1789 by Spanish and Portuguese Jews as Kahal Kadosh Beth Shalome (meaning "Holy Congregation, House of Peace"), it
30-519: 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. Located at Fourth and Hospital Streets on historic Shockoe Hill , it
40-734: Is a window on the building's eastern wall created and signed by the Louis Comfort Tiffany Studios in 1923. It depicts Mt. Sinai. The congregation maintains the Hebrew Cemetery of Richmond , including the Cemetery for Hebrew Confederate Soldiers , as well as the original site of the 1789 Franklin Street Burial Grounds, which was the first Jewish cemetery in Virginia. Congregation Beth Ahabah
50-715: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hebrew Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia) The Hebrew Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia , also known as Hebrew Burying Ground , and previously the Jew's 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
60-627: Is one of the oldest synagogues in the United States . When the congregation was founded, there were 100 Jews in Richmond's population of 3,900. After meeting for some years in leased space, the congregation built its first synagogue in 1822. It was a handsome, if modest, one-story brick building in Georgian style. The community grew and in 1841 the Ashkenazi members founded a new congregation called Beth Ahabah. In 1846 Beth Ahabah established
70-633: The congregation laid the cornerstone for its present building, known as the Franklin Street Synagogue. The building was dedicated on December 9, 1904. The domed, Neoclassical synagogue was designed by the Richmond-based firm of Noland and Baskervill (now Baskervill), who also designed nearby St. James' Church and the wings of the Virginia State Capitol. The synagogue has 29 stained glass windows. Most notable
80-603: The first Jewish school in Richmond, and 1846 built a synagogue at Eleventh and Marshall Streets. The Congregation moved toward Reform in 1867 with discussion of acquiring an organ, the decision to switch to family pews (mixing men and women) and allowing women to join the choir. Beth Ahabah joined the Reform Movement Union of American Hebrew Congregations in 1875. A new building was erected, also at Eleventh and Marshall, in 1880. In 1898 K.K. Beth Shalome formally merged with Congregation Beth Ahabah. On March 4, 1904
90-427: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hebrew Cemetery . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hebrew_Cemetery&oldid=1175020018 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
100-725: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. It was listed a second time on the National Register of Historic Places on June 16, 2022 as part of the Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District . The Hebrew Cemetery is maintained by Congregation Beth Ahabah , a Reform congregation founded in Richmond in 1789. Within the Hebrew Cemetery is a section for Hebrew Confederate Soldiers. The cemetery for Jewish veterans of World War I located in Weissensee, Berlin ,
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