Golden Hill Jewish Cemetery
Golden Hill Cemetery is located at 5025 North 42nd Street in the North Omaha neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska.
 The front gates of Golden Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1888 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°18′18″N 95°58′29″W |
| Type | Jewish |
| Owned by | Beth Israel Synagogue |
| Find a Grave | Golden Hill Cemetery |
| The Political Graveyard | Golden Hill Cemetery |
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, was buried at Golden Hill after she died in 1998[4][5]
- 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[6][7]
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
Golden Hill Cemetery in Omaha, NE (Hebrew sign to right of gate)
References
- "Cemetery and Burial Information". Nebraska Jewish Historical Society. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- "United States > Nebraska NE > OMAHA: Douglas and Sarpy Counties". International Jewish Cemetery Project. International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS). Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- "Golden Hill". Graveyards of Omaha. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- Miles, Robert P. (2001). [https://books.google.com/books?id=V-JlVl_dPFwC&lpg=PA85&dq=The%20Warren%20Buffett%20CEO%20%3A%20secrets%20from%20the%20Berkshire%20Hathaway%20managers.%20Mrs.%20rose%20blumkin%20lived%20an%20extraordinary%20life&pg=PA85#v=onepage&q=The%20Warren%20Buffett%20CEO%20:%20secrets%20from%20the%20Berkshire%20Hathaway%20managers.%20Mrs.%20rose%20blumkin%20lived%20an%20extraordinary%20life&f=false The Warren Buffett CEO : secrets from the Berkshire Hathaway managers]. New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-471-44259-2. External link in
|title=(help) - "Rose "Mrs. B" Gorelick Blumkin". Find A Grave. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- "War Casualties". Central High School Foundation. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- "WWII Veterans: Memories of the Jewish Midwest (Volume 12 - Summer 2003/5763)". Nebraska Jewish Historical Society. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
External links
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