Golden Hill Jewish Cemetery

Golden Hill Cemetery

220px The front gates of Golden Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska
Details
Established	1888
Location	Omaha, Nebraska
Country	United States
Coordinates
Type	Jewish
Owned by	Beth Israel Synagogue
Find a Grave	Find A Grave
The Political Graveyard	Political Graveyard

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.

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, was buried at Golden Hill after she died in 1998
• 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

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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
• Jewish cemeteries

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

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