International Jewish Cemetery Project

International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project

STATE OF NEW YORK
Excluding New York City and Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk counties)

http://www.dos.state.ny.us/cmty/cemetery.html ls the website for the NY State, Department of State, Division of Cemeteries.

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
Jewish Genealogical Society of the Capital District
        Contact information at: http://iajgs.org/members/members.html

Jewish Genealogy Society of Buffalo
        Contact information at: http://iajgs.org/members/members.html

Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc. (NYC)
        Contact information at: http://iajgs.org/members/members.html

Jewish Genealogical Society of Rochester
        Contact information at: http://iajgs.org/members/members.html

Orthodox Jewish Archives of Agudath Israel
84 William Street
New York, NY 10038
(212) 797-9000

New York City surrounding area cemetery information:
http://www.jgsny.org/nycem.htm LINK TO NY JGS Cemetery Page.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/cem/cdiran.htm (mostly non-Jewish cemetery information)[2000]
http://www.longislandgenealogy.com/cemindex.html (mostly non-Jewish cemetery information)[2000]

In addition to the American Jewish Yearbook and the WPA book, an excellent source on landsmanshaftn is the "Jewish Communal Register of New York City, 1917-1918" that book also lists NYC Jewish cemeteries; for many, acreage is included--a very useful bit of info when one is "cold calling" every cemetery, i.e. find out which are the largest and call those first. The book describes Jewish cemeteries that once existed in Manhattan on 32nd, 89th, and 105th Streets, and on Madison Avenue in the 70's. Beginning in the 1850's, which brought soaring real estate prices and legislation restricting further interments in Manhattan, remains were moved from those burial places to new cemeteries in Queens and Brooklyn. Consequently, Bayside, Beth El, and other cemeteries contain the graves of people who died years before the cemeteries opened. Source: Renee Steinig, RSteinig@suffolk.lib.ny.us [February 2001]

New York State Cemeteries Name/Location Inventory 1995-1997 , compiled by the Association for Municipal Historians of New York State (3 vols.). Heritage Books, the publisher, donated copies to New York Public Library, New York State Library in Albany, and several other libraries in New York State so they should be available via interlibrary loan. The inventory, based on information supplied by local historians, is organized by county, and then by town. Data includes type of cemetery (e.g. religious), status (active or inactive), founding date, location, and contact person or organization, but many entries have incomplete information. Source: Renee Steinig RSteinig@suffolk.lib.ny.us [March 2001]

SYNAGOGUES IN NY:
http://www.maven.co.il/synagogues//a> [May 2006]

New York State Insurance Commissioner has information about defunct burial sites. consumers@ins.state.ny.us . NY State Insurance Dept., The Liquidations Bureau, 123 William Street, New York, NY 10038, 212-341-6400.

New York State Department of State, Division of Cemeteries, 270 Broadway, New York City 10007 (212-587-5713) has address and additional information about each cemetery: Joel Maxman; e-mail: jmaxman@rosenman.com

The Liquidations Bureau, 123 William Street, New York, NY 10038, For general information call 212-341-6400. The bureau "effected the final dissolution and distribution of assets for 28 burial societies and other fraternal benefit organizations."

Organizations such as burial societies are listed in the 1907-08 edition of the American Jewish Yearbook , which contains hundreds of landsmanshaften and other groups. In 1938, the Yiddish Writers Group of the WPA (Works Progress Organization) conducted a survey of landsmanshaften and family circles. The books detailing the results of the survey and the organizations that responded are available in the Jewish Division of the New York Public Library. Most of it is in Yiddish, but a list of the groups is in English. Source: Judy Baston; e-mail: JRBaston@aol.com

Note: Flora and Herbert Gursky of Great Falls, Virginia, compiled a list of burials in the New York City area from the landsmannshaft societies of Lysyanka and Tagancha, Ukraine, and of Raciaz (Racionz), Sokolka and Kuznica in Poland. The information includes the name of the individual and, when available, birth and death dates, age, Hebrew name, and family relationship annotations. For information concerning specific individuals, please write to them, enclosing a SASE, at 10201 Walker Lake Drive, Great Falls, VA, 22066.

Workmen's Circle (U.S.) Title: Records, [ca. 1897-1975]
Description: 258 linear ft.
Notes: Established 1892 by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, primarily for the purpose of mutual aid. Became fraternal order, 1900; chartered 1905. … and Cemetery Department, 1904-1937. YIVO collections are in Yiddish, Russian, Polish, English, Hebrew, and other European and non-European languages. Location: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, New York, NY
Control No.: NXYH89-A475 [December 2000]

THE CEMETERIES
ADAMS CORNER: (Putnam County) zip 10579

King David : 914-528-3516

ALBANY: (Albany County) zip 12211
1919 Jewish population was 7,000 in "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583, American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920, vol. 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Comm and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.
Synagogues of Albany, Schenectady, and Troy: (area 518) Source: http://www.kinderhookconnection.com/judaica

Berith Sholom	167 3rd St, Troy, NY 12180	272-8872
Beth Tephilah	82 River St, Troy, NY 12180	272-3182	Orthodox. Rabbi Abraham Laber. Shai Mandel for info.
B'nai Sholom-Reform Congregation	420 Whitehall Rd, 12209	Tel 518-482-5283, fax 518-489-6353.	Rabbi Donald Cashman. Becky Marvin , office manager, for more info.
Cong Agudat Achim	2117 Union St, Schenectady	346-8649
Congregation Beth Israel	2195 Eastern Parkway, Schenectady	377-3700
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob	66 Hackett Blvd., 12209	(518) 449-7813
Congregation Beth Emeth	100 Academy Rd. 12208	(518)436-9761	Contact: Joan Paley
Congregation Beth Shalom	Clifton Park Center Road, Clifton Park, NY 12065	371-0608	Conservative. Rabbi Harry Levin. Howard Kaufman for info.
Congregation Gates of Heaven	852 Ashmore Ave, Schenectady	(518) 374-8173	Reform. Rabbi Matthew Cutler: (518) 372-1277. Jeffrey Cohen for info.
Congregation Ohav Sholom Synagogue	New Krumkill Rd, 12208	(518)489-4706	Conservative. Rabbi Daniel Orenstein. Ben Greenblatt for more info
Congregation Shomray Torah	463 New Scotland Ave, 12208	(518) 482-3673	Contact: Nathan Rosenstein
Nassau Jewish Community Center & Synagogue	Nassau	766-9831
Orthodox	380 Whitehall Road, 12208	(518) 489-5819	Rabbi Moshe Bomzer. Jeffrey Adler for more info.
Temple Israel	600 New Scotland Ave, 12208	(518) 438-7858
Temple Beth El	411 Hoosick St. Troy	272-6113
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism	40 Colvin Ave, Albany	438-2052

Albany Rural Cemetery: Some Jews buried there. Address: Cemetery Avenue, Menands, NY 12204, (518-463-7017), 463-3956.
Beth-El Jacob: See Whitesboro
Bethlehem Cemetery:
Brith Sholom Cemetery:
Congregation Beth Abraham Jacob Cemetery, 1900-2002. See Independent Benevolent Society Cemetery below for description of location. Tombstone images: http://www.jewishdata.com/ a fee charged. [January 2004]
Congregation Beth Emeth Cemetery: The old Beth Emeth Cemetery is on a road off Route 144 in Delmar. The cemetery looks abandoned and very old. The piece of land is very poor as well. Some stones are in the woods. Streams have eroded the land on both sides of probably the oldest Jewish cemetery in Albany.
The newer one on Turner Lane dates from the 1860s and is very large (5 to 6,000 burials by estimate), but is in very good shape. This has lots of old German names in the older section. (Some are written in German.) [June 2002]
Old Beth Emeth Cemetery Listings and Inscriptions, compiled by Virginia C. Dolins and Harriet S. Gold. Schenectady, NY, April 1985. Small Collections in American Jewish Archives (AJA . American Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, Oh. The overall size of the cemetery is 57 feet wide by 85 feet deep. There is a center open area with graves in blocks on either side. A flagpole with open circular area is within the center of the cemetery. There are no paved roads within the cemetery. Hosley Ave. Source: Janet Lavine (Mrs. Barry) bklab@orthanc.sc.clarkson.edu

The new cemetery of Congregation Beth Emeth at Turner Lane is in the village of Loudonville, town of Colonie, zip 12211 (518)-436-9761. (see Bethlehem and Colonie)
Congregation Beth Emet Cemetery, 1848- 1965, 1854- 1974, Tombstone images: http://www.jewishdata.com/ a fee charged. [January 2004]

Congregation Ohav Shalom Cemetery: see Sons of Israel Cemetery

Hebrew Tailor's Organization Cemetery:

Jewish Peoples Cemetery (next to IBS) on Fuller Road. Very small...says "Incorporated 1958" on the plaque. [June 2001]. 1850- 2001. Tombstone images: http://www.jewishdata.com/ a fee charged. [January 2004]

Independent Benevolent Society Cemetery: Fuller Rd., Albany New York 12203. Several members of Temple Israel are buried here. Beth Abraham Jacob, in addition to Western Ave., also has a cemetery on Fuller Rd, across the street from IBS. Both are located between the main arteries of Western Avenue and Washington Avenue, adjacent to the State University of New York campus.

Kenwood Road Cemetery: in Bethlehem. Used by Congregation Beth Emeth and is older. Turner Pl. in Loudonville used by Congregation Beth Emeth is newer.

The Hebrew Tailor Association (or Albany Hebrew Tailors' Association): "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583, American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920, vol. 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Comm and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld

Sons of Abraham Cemetery: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583, American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920, vol. 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Comm and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld. Sons of Abraham has second cemetery on Fuller Rd, between Western & Washington Avenues.
Temple Israel, Sons of Abraham, Ohav Sholom Cemetery, 1894-2002, Tombstone images: http://www.jewishdata.com/ a fee charged. [January 2004]

Sons of Israel Cemetery: Congregation Ohav Sholom: Four cemeteries are adjacent to one another on Western Avenue (Route 20) on western part of Albany.

United Brethren Soc: also see Troy, NY

Whitesboro Cemetery: Woods Road House of Jacob, Jonathan Lodge, Adas Israel (Rome, NY), Beth El, and Zvi Jacob are all adjacent to each other. [June 2002]

Zvi Jacob Cemetery: see Whitesboro

AMSTERDAM: (Montgomery County)
Congregation Sons of Israel, 355 Guy Park Ave., Amsterdam, NY 12010. 518-842-869:

Congregation Sons of Israel Cemetery: listed in 1919 when Jewish population was 300 according to "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583, American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920, vol. 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Comm and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.
1873- 2001. Tombstone images: http://www.jewishdata.com/ a fee charged. [January 2004]
Synagogue cemetery is on Route 5 on east part of town. Source: Jim Rappaport [22 January 2001]

AUBURN : (Cayuga County)

Pineview Cemetery: B'nai Israel Section established in 1951. 19 Fort Street. Contact Congregation B'nai Israel, 8 John Smith Ave., Auburn, NY; 315-253-6675.

BATAVIA : (Genesee County)
Contact Temple Emanu-El, 124 Bank Street, Batavia, NY 14020; 716-343-7027

BATH : (Steuben County)

Jewish veterans buried in the cemetery of the Veterans Administration Center, Bath, NY. Record, n.d. Vital Statistics file. Source AJA . American Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2488. 513-221-1875 (tel); 513-221-7812 (fax). E-mail: AJA@cn.huc.edu

BEACON:

Beacon Hebrew Alliance Cemetery: Synagogue is at Beacon Hebrew Alliance 55 Fishkill Avenue, Beacon, NY 12508, (845) 831-2012

BEDFORD : (Westchester County)

Bedford Presbyterian Churchyard: Two post-Revolutionary War Jewish burials are in the churchyard in the center of town adjoining Bedford Presbyterian Church. Information may be obtained from a history of Bedford in the Bedford Public Library about these two people, who lived in Bedford during the Revolutionary War. The name is Hayes (Sefardic: Chayes] [January 2001]

BETHLEHEM: (Albany County):

Beth Abraham-Jacob : Sons of Abraham merged with Beth El Jacob and is now part of Beth Abraham-Jacob.
Beth Emeth Cemetery : Turner Lane. Beth Emeth Cemetery at Corning Hill Rd and Rte 144 is in Bethlehem and is known as the "old" cemetery.
New Cemetery : The new cemetery is on Turner Lane in Loudonville, a village in Colonie, NY. I've tried to use Bethlehem for those buried in the older cemetery and Colonie for those in the newer. The information I reported came from the Beth Emeth Temple Office and represents data input on 3X5 cards by someone who had access either to death certificates and/or obituary notices. Some individuals do not have cemeteries listed either because the original lacked it or the data were not included in the obit. Source Norman Greenfield; e-mail: NG253@cnsibm.albany.edu

BINGHAMTON: (Broome County) also see Conklin
Jewish population in 1919 was 1500 and cemetery without name listed in 1919 in "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583, American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920, vol. 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Comm and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.
Broome County Synagogues: http://www.tier.net/~jfederation/ : "Beth David Synagogue and Temple Israel have burial societies, Chevra Kadisha, which prepare the body for burial according to Jewish law. The Chevra Kadisha of Beth David may be reached by calling Steven Feuer or Rabbi Asher Vale. The Chevra Kadisha of Temple Israel may be reached by calling David Schlam, 729-1312, or through Parson's Funeral Home. Cemetery through Beth David Synagogue for its cemetery in Conklin: call Steven Feuer at Clintwood Pharmacy, 729-2234. Temple Israel's cemetery is in Conklin, call Steven Stein, home, 729-4346 or work, 723-5481.

Sons of Israel Cemetery: Sons of Israel has been called Temple Israel for more than fifty years. Source: Theodore Smith, Reston, VA at Smthted@aol.com [June 2001] see Temple Israel Riverside Cemetery.
Temple Israel Riverside Cemetery: Conklin Road, Binghamton, NY 13903, (607) 724-6790
West Lawn Cemetery Association: Incorporated in 1906. Owns and operates West Lawn Cemetery, a not-for-profit Jewish cemetery located on Burbank Avenue in Johnson City, not affiliated with any area congregation. Plots are available to any member of the local Jewish community. All internments require the assistance of an area congregational rabbi. More information may be obtained from Sheldon Gerber, 754-2070." [2000]
West Lawn cemetery is affiliated, formally or informally, with Temple Concord, Riverside Drive, Binghamton, the Reform congregation. Source: Theodore Smith, Reston, VA at Smthted@aol.com [June 2001]

BLAUVELT: (Rockland County)

Temple Israel Memorial Park of Nyack : Van Wyck Road in Blauvelt, New York. Gale Hilburg, hilburg@hotmail.com . 400 x 500 ft. and active: see website http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrockla/GSRC/rccem.htm#Monse [October 2000]

BUFFALO: (Erie County)
Jewish Buffalo: http://www.jbuff.com [December 2000]
Online records: http://www.jbuff.com/erie_county_lodge_cemetery_recor.htm covering jewish burials from 1915 to 1982[September 2002]

Ahavas Achim Cemetery: Pine Ridge Road
Ahavas Achim Lubovitch: source: Yahrzeit list supplied by Leonard Spialter, spialterr@about.com
Ahavath Sholem Cemetery: Pine Ridge Rd (corner of expressway exit)
Anshe Ames Cemetery: Pine Ridge Road
Beth David Cemetery: Pine Ridge Rd, annex of Temple Shaarey Zedek
Beth El Cemetery: Pine Ridge Road
Beth Israel Cemetery: Lewiston, New York; Niagara Falls Congregation
Beth Jacob Cemetery: {10138} Inscriptions July 28, 1990. This is an old Jewish cemetery, also known as the Doat Street Cemetery, at the end of Lanford St. in Buffalo, NY. Comment by Sally Bruckheimer at sallybru@wdcunet.net : "I was told that the burial records have been lost. Few people in Buffalo seem to know of its existence. Many of the tombstones have Hebrew inscriptions that we cannot read. Those stones with only Hebrew inscriptions have not been included in our listing." This work transcribed by Jane Clement and Sally Bruckheimer,
B'rith Sholom Cemetery: Pine Ridge Road (Old & New Sections); Former Pine Street Congregation
Beth Zion Cemetery: Pine Ridge Road; One of Three Burial Sections
B'nai Israel Cemetery: Pine Ridge Road (corner of expressway exit)
B`rith Abraham Cemetery: Pine Ridge Road: International Order of B'rith Abraham Lodge
B'rith Israel Cemetery: Pine Ridge Road-Former Russian Congregation
Doat Street Cemetery: see Beth Jacob Cemetery
Elm Lawn Cemetery: Delaware and Brighton Road Area-Non Sectarian.

Jewish Sections:

B'nai B'rith, Annex of Montefiore, and Members of B'nai B'rith

Montefiore Section-Jewish Sec. operated by Elm Lawn Cem.

Ohel Jacob Section-Former Ferry Street Congregation

Shaarey Zedek East-Former Temple Ner Israel and Congregation Anshe Zedek

Shaarey Zedek West-Former Temple Emanual
Forest Lawn Cemetery:

Jewish Sections:

FF-Old Beth Zion Section

Temple Beth Zion Section of Forest Lawn

Z-New Beth Zion Section
Holy Order of the Living Cemetery: Pine Ridge Rd. - Chevra Kadisha
Lubovitz Cemetery: Pine Ridge Road
Mt. Carmel Cemetery: Pine Ridge Road - bottom quarter of Ahavas Achim Cemetery - Former Austrian Lodge
Ridge Lawn Cemetery: Lewiston, New York, non-sectarian cemetery. Jewish Section: Beth El Section (Niagara Falls Congregation)
Temple Beth Zion Pine Hill Cemetery: founded 1860's
White Chapel Memorial Park: Niagara Falls Blvd. Non-Sectarian.
Jewish Sections:

Beth Am Section

Temple Sinai Section

Mt. Moriah Section - Operated by White Chapel Cemetery
Workman's Circle Cemetery: Pine Ridge Road

CHEEKTOWAGA :
http://www.jbuff.com/erie_county_lodge_cemetery_recor.htm has burial records for the Erie County Lodge 300 Cemetery on Pine Ridge Road in Cheektowaga, Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [June 2003]

CHILI: (Monroe County)

Grove Place Cemetery : 2774 Chili Ave, Chili, NY; Founded: 1856. Caretaker: Ester Fiege. Phone: 716- 594-1994. Access: 8 am until dark daily. Size: 3.5 acres. Additional Notes: Multi-denominational cemetery with individual Jewish burials; operated by an association with Board of Directors. Association maintains 2 sets of records. Surveyed by: Cindy Mindell-Wong. Date of survey: 12/26/96. Source: Peter Zavon; PZavon@delphi.com

CIRCLEVILLE: Orange County
Jewish cemetery see Middletown.

CLOVESVILLE: see Fleishmans

COLONIE: (Albany County) See Albany and Bethlehem

CONKLIN: (BINGHAMPTON) (Broome County)

Temple Israel Riverside : founded 1887

CORTLAND: (Cortland County)
Contact Temple Brith Shalom, 117 Madison Street, Cortland, NY 13045; 607-756-7181

DUNKIRK: (Chautauqua County)
Contact Temple Beth El, 507 Washington Ave., Dunkirk, NY 14048; 716-366-6646;

DELMAR: (Albany County)

Beth Emeth Cemetery :

ELLENVILLE: (Ulster County)
Erzreth Israel and Anche Zadok (sp?), congregations in Ellenville, own two cemeteries in Warwarsing. See Warwarsing.

ELMIRA: (Chemung County)

Congregation Shomray Hadath Cemetery : Contact Congregation Shomray Hadath, 1008 West Water St., Elmira, NY 14905, (607) 732-7410. www.uscj.org/empire/elmira Source: Renee Steinig RSteinig@suffolk.lib.ny.us [March 2001]
Franklin St. Cemetery :
Fulton Street Hebrew Cemetery : between Franklin Street and South Avenue, Elmira. Contact Congregation Bnai Israel, 900 W. Water St., Elmira NY 14901. Records of the congregation 1862-1963 are microfilmed at the American Jewish Archives www.huc.edu/aja/syn . Source: Renee Steinig RSteinig@suffolk.lib.ny.us [March 2001]
Jerusalem Hill Cemetery: Bodies were moved to the Fulton Street Cemetery. Source: Source: Renee Steinig RSteinig@suffolk.lib.ny.us [March 2001]
Sons of Abraham: see Woodlawn Hebrew Cemetery
Woodlawn Hebrew Cemetery (a.k.a. Sons of Abraham): southeast corner of Woodlawn Cemetery, 1200 Walnut St., Elmira NY 14905. Source: Source: Renee Steinig RSteinig@suffolk.lib.ny.us [March 2001]
Woodlawn National Cemetery : north end of David St., adjacent to Woodlawn Cemetery. Postal & Koppman. Jewish Tourist's Guide to U.S. Phila., PA: Jewish Publ. Soc., 1954, p.353

FAIRPORT: (Monroe County)

Mt. Pleasant Cemetery : Summit St., Fairport, NY 14450; Founded: 1866. Caretaker: Margaret Daves. Secretary 716- 425-1042. Managing Society: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Association. Access: daylight hours. Multi-denominational cemetery with possible individual Jewish burials. Surveyed by: Marvin Becker on 1/14/97. Sent by Peter Zavon; PZavon@delphi.com

FALLSBURGH: (Sullivan County-Catskills)

Anshei Glen Wild Cemetery: contains seven Jewish burial sections.

FARMINGDALE: (Suffolk County) Long Island

Mt. Ararat : Route 109 and Southern State Parkway, So. Lindenhurst, NY 11735 or P.O. Box 355, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Phone: 631-957-2277. Contact: Gerald Hass. Opened: 1928. 35,313 graves by 1999. Societies: No list available of societies or synagogues. Names computerized.
     Directions: Southern State Pkwy to Exit 33. Follow signs.
      (Mt Ararat refuses to sell to societies perhaps because they did not necessarily fill all the spaces available offering plots to individuals or families.
     Michael R. Weisser's A Brotherhood of Memory (Basic Books: 1985) relates the history of Jewish Landsmenshaftn in the New World. Source: Charles Sullivan, csulliv@metronet.com
     Founded in 1928 by William W. Cohen with Clarence Cone, President. At the intersection of the Southern State Parkway Exit 33 and the Babylon Road, East Farmingdale, LI; P.O. Box 355, Farmington, NY 11735. Mt. Ararat is a fairly large cemetery. The map they give out as the plan of the sections has numbered blocks from 1-98, though when I counted the sections on the map, they totaled 84. Mt. Ararat is "next door" so to speak to New Montefiore, and a little down the road. Wellwood is an area of cemeteries, both Jewish and non-Jewish. Source: judith27@aol.com

FLEISCHMANNS: (Delaware County)
http://nmajh.org/exhibitions/postcards/cards/30.htm has photograph of synagogue. [October 2000]

Clovesville Cemetery : (public) Take Rte. 3/ Rte. 37 to Main Street of Fleischmanns (village now part of Middletown), about 4.5 miles. Turn right on Main Street and go 1.3 miles to Grochell Road. Cemetery is on the right on the knoll above Clovesville, west of the church. Within this partially overgrown site is the Jewish cemetery as well as the modern and old parts of the Clovesville Cemetery, dating from at least 1852. See http://www.dcnyhistory.org/cemtour.html and http://www.dcnyhistory.org/fleisch.html [2000]

GENEVA: (Ontario County)
280 miles from NYC and 46 miles from Rochester. Temple Beth El, 755 South Main Street, Geneva, NY; 315-789-9710.

GLEN WILD: (Catskills)

South Fallsburg Hebrew Association Cemetery:
Ohave Sholem Cemetery:
Mountaindale Syangogue Cemetery:
Woodridge Synagogue Cemetery: [June 2002]
Workmans Circle Cemetery:

GLENS FALLS: (Warren County)
Synagogue: Shaaray Tefila, Rabbi Michael Samuel, 68 Bay Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801, 518-792-4945, Conservative.

Beth El Cemetery: on Gansevoort Rd in south end of town. Source: Jim Rappaport [22 January 2001] At Leo Baeck Institute, NY, http://www.lbi.com/index.html : Congregation Beth-El Collection; Storage-Location: A 32/6; Accession Number(s): AR 6392.
1936- 2000, Tombstone images: http://www.jewishdata.com/ a fee charged. [January 2004]
Sharrey Tefila Cemetery: Gansevoort Road in South Glens Falls (Worrstadt).
Sharah Tephilah Cemetery, 1900- 2002. Tombstone images: http://www.jewishdata.com/ a fee charged. [January 2004]
Sharrey Zedek Cemetery: right off the Adirondack Northway).
Worrstadt Cemetery: Layout of Worrstadt cemetery including graves of the Bronne family; also other material. Donors: David Nathan, 1991. Period covered: 1925-1935: at Leo Baeck Institute, NY, http://www.lbi.com/index.html : Congregation Beth-El Collection; Storage-Location: A 32/6; Accession Number(s): AR 6392.

GLOVERSVILLE: (Fulton County)

B'nai Israel Cemetery :
Knesseth Israel Cemetery : On Clyde St. Records are at Knesseth Israel Synagogue, 34 East Fulton St., Gloversville, NY 12078, 518-725-0649 (Conservative). Founded in 1884 by the Fulton County Hebrew Cemetery Association. Earliest burial: 1886 and still active with about 1,000 burials as of 1999. Website with synagogue photo: http://nmajh.org/exhibitions/postcards/cards/31.htm [2000]
1886- 2002, Tombstone images: http://www.jewishdata.com/ a fee charged. [January 2004]

GREECE: (Monroe County)

Britton Road Cemetery : 188 Britton Road, Greece, NY. Founded 1895. Caretaker: Mike Hill 716- 663-6937. Managing society: Britton Road Cemetery Assn. 6000 graves. Well maintained. Surveyed by: Zev Moshe Lipshutz on 12/1/96 and sent by Peter Zavon; PZavon@delphi.com
Synagogues with Plots:

Ain Yakove	Anshe Kipper Voilin	Anshe Polin
Beth Am	Beth HaKneses HaChodesh [formerly Nussbaum Shul]	Beth Israel [formerly Leopold St. Shul]
Beth Joseph Center	Beth Shalom	Bnei Israel
Etz Chaim [old Orthodox]	Farband Labor Zionist Organization	Gideon Lodge
Kneses Israel [Little Kippler Shul]	Knights of Pythias	Nusach Ari [Morris Street Shul]
Rhine Street Shul	Rochester Jewish Relief Organization	Workman's Circle

Falls Cemetery : Ridge Road W at Catona Road. Founded: 1811-13. Caretaker: David Hare, Board Pres. & Superintendent - 716-352-8331. Access: sunrise to sunset. 13.5 Acres. Multi-denominational private cemetery run by a Board of Directors. Access from Catona Road. Surveyed by Cindy Mindell-Wong on 12/26/96.
Stone Road Cemetery : Managing society: Britton Road Cemetery Association. This cemetery is adjacent to and managed with the Britton Road Cemetery. Surveyed by Zev Moshe Lipshutz 12/1/96 and sent by Peter Zavon; PZavon@delphi.com
Synagogues with Plots:

Va'ad HaKolel

Beth HaKneses HaGadol [The Big Shul]

Light of Israel [Turkish Shul, 2 plots]

GREENFIELD PARK:

Levinson family plot Cemetery. They were the old owners of the Tamarack Resort there. [March 2003]
Rodeph Shalom/Workmans Circle Cemetery - Otens Road. (Right off Red Star Road) Very small cemetery in a very wooded area. Not sure where the synagogue is from (Greenfield Park used to have one..maybe Spring Glen?). Probably no more than 30 to 40 stones. Dates from 1907. [March 2003]

GROSSINGER: (Sullivan County)

Ahavath Israel Cemetery :

HARRIS:
Jewish General Aid Cemetery also contains an older Landfield Ave Synagogue section. [March 2003]

HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON: (Westchester County)

Mount Hope : Saw Mill River Rd. & Jackson Ave., Hastings-On-Hudson, NY 10706; 914-478-1855;
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery : 400 Saw Mill River Road, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY 10706; 914-478-1767. (Reform Temple in Yonkers)
Temple Israel Cemetery : 388 Saw Mill River Road, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY 10706; 914- 478-1343. Temple Israel is in New Rochelle, NY (Reform)
Westchester Hills Cemetery : see Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery

HAWTHORNE: (Westchester County)

Mt. Eden Cemetery : 20 Commerce St., Hawthorne, NY 10532; 914-324-0886
Mount Pleasant Cemetery : 80 Commerce Street, Hawthorne, NY 10532-2504; 914-769-0397; Source: Joan Sanders.
1927, Noah Benevolent Society bought 2 acres here. [Now owned by the Ethical Culture Society, White Plains]. This was officially dedicated 11 May 1930. From the 85th Anniversary Souvenir Journal (1934): Noah Benevolent Society had 4 cemetery areas. If you call the NY State Liquidation Board, they will refer you to this cemetery, as I believe it is the only one active. Source: Anthony_Lewis@bio-rad.com .
I have a map of the cemetery (dated June 1935, with latest revision being April 1974), covering the layout of its grounds, broken down into sections with the various organizations indicated, and all plots numbered. Unfortunately, its size (approx. 29"x23") could present a problem copying unless done by blueprint reproduction. Source: Cy Fellerman: cyfell@cpcug.org

HAVERSTRAW: (Rockland County)
1919 Jewish population with unidentified cemetery was 220 in "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583, American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920, vol. 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Comm and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

Sons of Jacob : Rt 202, adj to Mt Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, NY; 1 acre from 1967.
Baum Family Plot : off Route 202, SE of St. Peter's; 0.5 acre. Active, 1967. Oldest known Jewish cemetery in Rockland Co. Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrockla/GSRC/rccem.htm#NewCity [2000]

HERKIMER: (Herkimer County)
contact Temple Beth Joseph, 327 North Prospect St., Herkimer, NY 13350; 315-866-4270

Oak Hill Cemetery : Beth Joseph Syanagogue uses 2 sections of Oak Hill Cemetery (fenced in). Source: Jim Rappaport [22 January 2001]

HORNELL: (Steuben County)
contact Beth El Synagogue, 12 Church Street, Hornell, NY 14843; 607-324-2236

HUNTER:
Hunter Mountain has synagogue and cemetery. [March 2003]

HURLEYVILLE: (Catskills)

Hurleyville Synagogue Cemetery

IRONDEQUOIT: (Monroe County)

Irondequoit Cemetery : 3671 Culver Rd, Irondequoit, NY. Founded about 1896. Caretaker is Smitty at 716-336-6076. Managed by Town of Irondequoit, Parks & Recreation. Open: 7:30-4:00 weekdays; Additional Notes: individual burials - no consecrated areas. Cemetery office has records from 1944. Town Hall has older records. Check town Historian at 716-266-0456 for "Irondequoit Story". Cemetery is well maintained with staff of one. Surveyed by: Cindy Mindell-Wong on 11/4/96; sent by Peter Zavon; PZavon@delphi.com

ITHACA: (Tompkins County)
1919 Jewish population was 221 and cemetery existed according to "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583, American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920, vol. 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Comm and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

JAMESTOWN: (Chautauqua County)
Temple Hesed Abraham, 215 Hall Ave., Jamestown, NY 14701; 716-484-1800. Source Jim Rappaport:

JAMESVILLE: Onondaga County

Adath Jeshurun (Yeshuran) Jewish Cemetery: Jamesville Ave., near city line, Syracuse. [November 2002]

JEFFERSONVILLE: (Sullivan County- 12748)
Catskills region: http://www.scva.net .
Sullivan County Historical Society: http://www.sullivancountyhistory.org at P O Box 247W, Hurleyville, NY 12747-0247, (914) 434-8044.
Jewish History of the Catskills: http://www.brown.edu/Research/Catskills_Institute .
Sullivan County Jewish Star , Haven, Wurtsboro, NY 12790, Phone: 914 888-4680 [October 2000]

Congregation Ahavath Sholom Cemetery .
Jewish Synagogue Cemetery: 1999

KERHONKSEN: Orange County
Jewish cemetery.

KINGSTON: (Ulster County)
1919 Jewish population was 800 and cemetery existed according to "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583, American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920, vol. 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Comm and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

Montrepose Cemetery 75 Montropose Ave, Kingston, NY 12401, (845) 331-0592, (908)-297-2336; Includes sections for Agudas Achim, Workmans Circle, and Ahavath Israel, and Emmanuel. map: http://yp111.superpages.com/supermaps/mapinit.phtml?T=Kingston&N=Montrepose+Cemetery
The Workmen's Circle Inc.: (516)-249-2300; 45 E 33rd St., NY 10016. 212-532-1001; fax 212-532-1573. They have a list of their members buried here. Faith Weinberg, Asst. Director, Member Benefits See http://www.interment.net/data/us/ny/ulster/montrepose.htm Mike Fisher there is very helpful doing lookups. However, information only includes person's name, date of death and where buried. He will then refer people to inquire for death certificates, if died in Kingston, to Registrar of Vital Statistics, 845/331-0080, 1 Garraghan Dr, Kingston, NY 12401. Source: Jeanne Gold at Groupie@digging4roots.com . [October 2001]
UPDATE: Marian Levine McClellan, Woodstock, NY, mariancsw@prodigy.net will do lookups in Montrepose Cemetery. [May 2003]

LAKE PLACID: (Essex County)

Lake Placid Synagogue Cemetery : {10527} Old Military Road, Lake Placid, NY 12946. 523-3876. Also used Beth Joseph cemetery at Tupper Lake. Rabbi Alec Friedman, P.O. Box 521, Lake Placid, NY 12946, 518-523-3876.

LIBERTY: (Sullivan County-Catskills)
Town information: http://www.catskillonline.com/history/liberty/ [November 2002]
Swan Lake Synagogue Cemetery: "In 1924, when the Stevensville was built, the Swan Lake Synagogue was built to accommodate the hotel guests as well as the residents of Swan Lake." http://www.catskillonline.com/history/liberty/ [November 2002]
UPDATE: Swan Lake Synagogue and Ahavath Israel are next to each other on Hysana Road. The Grossinger plot is in there. [March 2003]

Ahavath Israel Cemetery

LIVINGSTON MANOR: (Catskills)

Agudas Achim Cemetery

LOCH SHELDRAKE NY:
Contact Syangogue (still operational) or Garlick Funeral Home [March 2003]

MALONE: (Franklin County)

Morningside Cemetery : Jewish Section at Raymond St., next to Morningside Cemetery: Jewish consecrated ground but part of Christian cemetery. Contact: Temple Beth El, Finney Blvd. Malone, NY 12953. Source: Janet Lavine (Mrs. Barry) bklab@orthanc.sc.clarkson.edu

MASSENA: (St. Lawrence County), Long Island

Adath Israel Cemetery : The cemetery is off Maple St.; separate cemetery; active. Source: Janet Lavine (Mrs. Barry) bklab@orthanc.sc.clarkson.edu

MENANDS: see Albany

MIDDLETOWN: see Fleishmans

MONROE COUNTY:

Britton Road Cemetery : #14551 in Cemeteries of the US . Deborah M. Burek, ed. Detroit MI: Gale Research Int., 1994. ISBN 0-8103-9245-3. Source: Al Rosenfield, arosen@ee.net

MONSEY: (Rockland County) see Spring Valley

MONTICELLO: (Catskills)
Feinstein Irving Monuments, 106 Broadway Way, Monticello, NY 12701, (845) 794-7272.
Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home. (845) 794-7474.
The Thompsonville Road Cemeteries are all next to each other. [March 2003]

Cold Spring Cemetery (the old Ahavath Zion Synagogue) Thompsonville Road
Landfield Ave Synagogue Cemetery: (Old and New Section) Thompsonville Road
Monticello Brotherhood Cemetery: Thompsonville Road
Workmens Circle Branch 610 Cemetery Thompsonville Road
Temple Shalom Cemetery: in Monticello but in separate area. [March 2003]

NIAGARA FALLS: (Niagara County)

Havos Shalom : Witmer Road. Source: Janet Lavine (Mrs. Barry) bklab@orthanc.sc.clarkson.edu

NEWBURGH: (Orange County)

Congregation Agudas Israel Cemetery: {10513} synagogue located at 290 North Street, Newburgh, NY 12550. (914) 562-5604. Cemetery located on Erie Avenue in New Windsor, NY. The traditional Orthodox cemetery is a merger of two formerly separate congregations, Agudas Achim and Sons of Israel. Source: Ada Greenblatt: ada.Greenblatt@worldnet.att.net
Temple Beth Jacob Cemetery: {10496} synagogue located at 344 Gidney Ave., Newburgh, NY 12550 (914) 562-5516. Cemetery located at corner of First Street and Underhill Place. Source: Ada Greenblatt: ada.Greenblatt@worldnet.att.net
Workmen's Circle Cemetery: {10495} cemetery located on Union Avenue, New Windsor, NY. Source: Ada Greenblatt: ada.Greenblatt@worldnet.att.net

NEW HARTFORD: (Oneida County)
Temple Emanuel of Utica has a cemetery on Roberts Rd. Jim Rappaport [22 January 2001]

NEW ROCHELLE: (Westchester County)
Jewish Center of New Rochelle, also see Riverside Cemetery, Greenwich, CT
Temple Israel of New Rochelle

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery : 66 Highland Ave. 10801. 914-636-6343. Established in 1886. Probably only one Jewish burial from about 1990 in this all Catholic cemetery.

NEW WINDSOR: see NEWBURGH

NISKAYUNA: (Albany County)

Beth Emeth Cemetery : Last interment was about 1850. Beth Emeth cemetery is located in on Turner Lane.

OGDENSBURG: (St. Lawrence County)
1919 Jewish population was 55 according to "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583, American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920, vol. 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Comm and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.
Jewish cemetery exists. Contact: Congregation Anshe Zophen, 416 Grene, Ogdensburg, NY 13669. Currently active [1999], cemetery is by Black Lake Rd. Source: Janet Lavine (Mrs. Barry) bklab@orthanc.sc.clarkson.edu OLEAN: (Cattaraugus County)
B'nai Israel Synagogue, 127 South Barry St., Olean, NY 14760; 716-633-8877; source Jim Rappaport.

ONEONTA: (Otsego County)
Temple Beth El, 83 Chestnut Street, Oneonta, NY 13820; 607-432-5522; source Jim Rappaport.

ONONDAGA: (Onondaga County) see Syracuse

Adath Israel Jewish Cemetery
Anshe Sfard Jewish Cemetery: Jamesville Ave., Onondaga. Contact Regina C. Levy at RCL915@aol.com.[November 2002]
Beth Israel Jewish Cemetery :
Chevra Chas Jewish Cemetery :
Poliley Tzedeck Jewish Cemetery :

OSSINING: (Westchester County):

Congregation Sons of Israel Cemetery: The cemetery is on Havell Street (east of Route 9), adjacent to (west of) Dale Cemetery entrance. (Not marked as such but owned by Congregation Sons of Israel; Synagogue and now located at 1666 Pleasantville Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Approximately 100 graves, all Jewish, from late 19th century to about 1970's. No key needed. No onsite caretaker. The cemetery is located on steep hill below Havell Street (numerous steps lead to about three intermediate burial levels before reaching valley; bottom is main burial area). Direct questions to above synagogue or michae2012@aol.com , Michael Reich, Deere Lane, Glendale Heights, IL 60139.
Dale Cemetery: see Congregations Sons of Israel Cemetery.

OSWEGO: (Oswego County)

B'rith Shalom Cemetery : fenced-off section of a Christian cemetery, 1000 ft. beyond city limits, 1840's, from Postal & Koppman; Jewish Tourist's Guide to U.S. ; (Jewish Publ. Soc., Phila., PA 1954), p. 359

PARKSVILLE: Orange County
Jewish cemetery.

PEEKSKILL: (Westchester County)
1919 Jewish population was 500 in "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583, American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920, vol. 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Comm and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld

Peekskill Hebrew Cemetery:
King David Cemetery: The Workmen's Circle Inc.: (914)-528-3516; 45 E 33rd St., NY 10016, (212) 532-1001; fax (212) 532-1573 has lists of their members buried here. Source: Faith Weinberg, Asst. Director, Member Benefits

PENFIELD: (Monroe County)

Oakwood Cemetery : 1975 Baird Rd., Penfield, NY 14526; Founded: 1805. Caretaker: David Brush: 716- 381-4725. Managing Society: Oakwood Cemetery Association. Society Phone: 716-381-4725. Access: Daylight to dusk everyday; 33 acres; Multi-denominational cemetery with possible individual Jewish burials. Surveyed by Marvin Becker on 1/7/97 and sent by Peter Zavon; e-mail: PZavon@delphi.com

PINE BUSH: Orange County

Jewish cemetery: Located on Route 52 heading towards Walden in the Hudson Valley.

PITTSFORD: (Monroe County)

Whitehaven Cemetery : East Avenue & Washington Road, Pittsford, NY. Year Founded: 1842. Caretaker: Hazel Knickerbocker, Sec-Treas.; 716-385-5900; Managing society: 9 trustees. Access: daylight. Acres: 29. Individual Jewish families, including Benowitz and Turk, purchased plots in this cemetery; Surveyed by Marvin Becker on 11/1/96 and sent by Peter Zavon PZavon@delphi.com . Temple B'rith Kodesch Section
White Haven Memorial Park : 210 Marsh Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534; Founded: 1929; Caretaker: Andrea L. Vittum, President; 716- 586-5250. Access: during daylight hours. 163 Acres. Multi-denominational cemetery with office at entrance to park. Office hours are 9-5 M-F and 9-Noon Saturday. Organizations with Plots: Temple B'rith Kodesh [Reform] and Knights of Pythias, Surveyed by Jack and Marcia Sherman on 11/16/96 and sent by Peter Zavon; e-mail: PZavon@delphi.com

PLATTSBURGH: (Clinton County)
Contact Temple Beth Israel, 1 Bowman Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901-3203; 518-563-3343 tbirabbi@westelcom.com . Source Jim Rappaport:

PORT JERVIS:

Beth El Cemetery

POUGHKEEPSIE: (Dutchess County)
1919 Jewish population was 1600 with cemetery listed in "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583, American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920, vol. 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Comm and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld

Hebrew Fraternal Benevolent Society , LaGrange Ave., Arlington. [February 2002]
Schomre Israel Cemetery : LaGrange Ave., Arlington: Congregation Schomre Israel (Orthodox, founded 1888), 18 Park Avenue, Poughkeepsie NY 12603. (845) 454-2890. email: schomreisrael@ariesmart.com . website: www.ariesmart.com/schomre [February 2002]
Temple Beth-El Cemetery : Route 44, LaGrange. Temple Beth-El (Conservative, founded 1927), 118 Grand Avenue, Poughkeepsie NY 12603-3097, (845) 454-0570. website: www.templebethel.poughkeepsie.ny.us [February 2002]
Vassar Temple Cemetery : Pershing Ave., Poughkeepsie. Vassar Temple-Congregation Brethren of Israel (Reform, founded 1846), 140 Hooker Avenue, Poughkeepsie NY 12601, (845) 454-2570. http://uahc.org/ny/vassartemple [February 2002]

PUTNAM VALLEY: (Putnam County)

Beverly Hills Cemetery : (Putnam 40-003); Rt. 3 Box 2A Mill St., c/o Adams; Source: Aaron Roethenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com
King David Cemetery : Adams Corners, Putnam Valley NY 10579, 914-528-3516

ROCHESTER: (Monroe County)
Stuart E. Rosenberg. The Jewish Community in Rochester: 1843-1925. Published 1954 [September 2000]

Beth Olam : existed in 1919 in "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583, American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920, vol. 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Comm and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld
Britton Road Cemetery : 188 Britton Rd.; 663-6937; Old Leopold section: {10669} data entered by Aaron Rothenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com . Light of Israel section: {10912} Congregation Aitz Raanon: Deed to the cemetery lots, sold by the congregation to Joseph Wile and Meyer Greentree Mar. 25, 1884. Documents file at AJA . American Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2488. 513-221-1875 (tel); 513-221-7812 (fax). E-mail: AJA@cn.huc.edu .
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery : 2461 Lake Ave, Rochester, NY 14612. Founded: 1871; Caretaker: Robert J. Moore, Mgr of Information Services (or other staff member) 716-458-4110; Access: Gates close 5pm EST; 340 acres. This is a Catholic cemetery with unconsecrated areas for members of mixed marriages in Sections 23 South and 6, 7, 10, 12, and 20 North that holds a total of more than 200,000 burials. Office hours 9-4:30 M-F and 9-12 Saturday. Access via entrances off Lake Avenue and off Dewey Avenue. Surveyed by: Cindy Mindell-Wong on 12/12/96 sent by Peter Zavon; e-mail: PZavon@delphi.com

Mt. Hope Cemetery : 1133 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester 14642. Elmwood Avenue, Mt. Hope Avenue, The University of Rochester and the Genesee River bound the cemetery. Access from Mt. Hope Ave. Founded 1838 with earliest Jewish burial 1849. Contact Person: Carol at 716-473-2755. 375,000 people buried there. In approximately fifty years, the cemetery will probably be filled to capacity. Very small percentage of Jewishburials. 196 acres. Managing society: City of Rochester; Access: Gates close 6 p.m. daily. Additional care by Friends of Mt. Hope Cemetery, 791 Mt. Hope Ave, 716-461-3494. Cemetery office open M-F 8:30 - 3:30. In addition to the synagogues and burial societies using this cemetery, many unaffiliated Jews are buried in individual plots. 19th Century burial indexes have been largely microfilmed by the LDS.
To reach Cemetery take Interstate 390 to Exit 16A (West Henrietta Rd/Route 15). Follow Route 15 North for 1.1 miles. (Route 15 becomes Mt. Hope Ave.) Cemetery office is on left (west) side of road. Surveyed by Marjorie Searl on 12/7/96. Synagogues with Plots:

Congregation Bene David

Congregation Beth Israel

Cong. Beth El: 139 Winton Rd., South Rochester, NY, 473-1770

Temple Brith Kodesh

Temple Sinai: 363 Penfield Rd., Penfield, NY 14625

Temple Brith Kodesh: 2131 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, NY 14618.
This section founded ca. 1891. Source: Julian H. Preisler, jhp1963@yahoo.com Photo [November 2000].

Leopold St. Shul no longer exists

City owned, they provide general maintenance: mowing grass and raking leaves. Individual families are responsible for maintaining their own families' plots. Temples purchased the lots from the cemetery so may need to contact them for number of plots bought. Some of the temples will only let temple members be buried in their section (probably due to limited space). Some are more flexible. They provide walking tours of the cemetery from May through October. A new cemetery manager began in February 1997. Source: Melanie Simon; e-mail: melbel@frontiernet.net and Peter Zavon; e-mail: PZavon@delphi.com .
Listed in Postal & Koppman; Jewish Tourist's Guide to U.S. ; (Jewish Publ. Soc., Phila., PA 1954), p.360

Riverside Cemetery : 2640 Lake Ave., Rochester, NY 14612; Year Founded: 1892. Caretaker: City of Rochester - Laura Ferguson; 716- 254-7039. Managing society: City of Rochester. Access: 7am-6pm every day. Office open Tues. Sat 8:30-3:30. Acres: 127. Multi-denominational cemetery with over 40,000 graves. Entrance is through gates off Lake Avenue. Jewish sections: Jewish War Veterans, Temple Beth David, and Temple Emanu-El. Surveyed by: Cindy Mindell-Wong on 12/12/96 and sent by Peter Zavon; e-mail: PZavon@delphi.com
Stone Road Cemetery : 68 Stonewood Ave.; 663-6937
Vaad Hakolel Cemetery :
Whitehaven Cemetery : 210 Marsh Road; 586-5250

ROCKLAND COUNTY:
See Spring Valley and Monsey. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrockla/GSRC/rccem.htm

ROME: (Oneida County)
Contact Congregation Adas Israel, 705 Hickory Street, Rome, NY; 315-337-3170. Source: Jim Rappaport;
Rome, NY: Synagogue uses the Woods Rd. cemetery complex in Whitesboro, NY (from field survey 6/2000). Jim Rappaport [22 January 2001]

ROTTERDAM: See Schenectady

SACKETT LAKE:
Contact Synagogue or Garlick Funeral Home [March 2003]

SARANAC LAKE: (Franklin County)

Jewish cemetery exists. (See Tupper Lake and Lake Placid.)

SARATOGA SPRINGS: (Saratoga County)
Jewish population in 1919 was 126 according to "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583, American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920, vol. 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Comm and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.
Synagogue: Temple Sinai, Rabbi Jonathan Rubenstein and Rabbi Linda Motzkin, 509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, 518-584-8730

Jewish Community Cemetery : is on Weibel Rd. next to synagogue.
Mount Lebanon Cemetery :
Sharei Tephilah Cemetery on Weibel St.
UPDATE: Tombstone images: http://www.jewishdata.com/ a fee charged. [January 2004]

SCHENECTADY: (Schenectady County)

Abbotsford St. Cemetery (Unknown affiliation) see Beth Israel Cemetery.
Agudat Achim Cemetery : Schemerhorn St. We have five abandoned cemeteries from old defunct synagogues under our care. We still list them under their original names, but could put them all under our name and call them sections. They are nearby but not adjacent to each other. Source: Werner Marx: wmrx@juno.com .
On Mt. Stuart Avenue. See Mt. Stuart Cemeteries [June 2002]
Agudas Achim/ Free Jewish Cemetery, 1897- 2002. Tombstone images: http://www.jewishdata.com/ a fee charged. [January 2004]
Beth Israel Cemetery : Norman Greenfield; e-mail: NG253@cnsibm.albany.edu Abbotsford Street. [June 2002]
Beth Sholom (Clifton Park): see Mt. Stuart Cemeteries.
Congregation Gates of Heaven Cemetery and Shaarei Shomayim: Watt Street, Schenechtedy, NY; ca. 1856
Free Jewish Cemetery: 1561 Belmont Avenue, Schenectady, NY 12309.
Mt. Stuart Cemeteries : Mt. Stuart Ave. at the Rotterdam/Schenectady NY line. Cemeteries are Agudat Achim, Beth Israel, and Workmans Circle Branch 119.
Temple Gates of Heaven Cemetery : Listings and inscriptions of Temple Gates of Heaven Cemetery as of September, 1983, compiled by Virginia C. Dolins. Schenectady, NY; Small Collections; source AJA . American Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2488. 513-221-1875 (tel); 513-221-7812 (fax). E-mail: AJA@cn.huc.edu
Workmans Circle: see Mt. Stuart Cemeteries.
Workmen's circle,1910- 2002. Tombstone images: http://www.jewishdata.com/ a fee charged. [January 2004]

SPRING VALLEY: (Rockland County)
Located 35 miles northwest of Manhattan on the New Jersey border. Spring Valley and Monsey are neighboring towns in Rockland County.

Jewish Community Center Cemetery : Adj to Brick Church Cemetery, Spring Valley, 200 x 200 acre, 489 burials, 1920-90. Active 1967. [October 2000]
Jewish Memorials of Rockland Cemetery : 15 State St., Spring Valley, NY 10977. Hellman Memorial Chapels, Inc., 15 State Street, Spring Valley, NY 10977, 914-356-8600 [October 2000]
unnamed Jewish cemetery: Cemetery is on Old School House Road at the corner of Route 306 in either Spring Valley or Monsey. Sections include Workmen's Circle, The Jewish Community Center (Spring Valley), and Temple Beth El (Spring Valley). Also an Hassidic Section, where one of the high rabbis is buried. Workmen's Circle or either of the Temples may have more information. The Hassidic community of New Square may help. Source: Amy B. Johnson: dnajohns@moe.fcol.com

SYRACUSE: (Onondaga County)
Data on all Jews living in the city from 1850-1880 and cemetery census records for Jews not living in the city prior to 188_ were compiled by Jonathan Samuel Mesinger. Box No. X-320 in American Jewish Archives. AJA . American Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2488. 513-221-1875 (tel); 513-221-7812 (fax). E-mail: AJA@cn.huc.edu

Adath Jeshurun Cemetery : 900 block of Jamesville Ave. at Thurber St.; (next to Frumah)
Anshei Sfard Cemetery : adjacent to Workman's Circle Cemetery
Ahavath Achim Cemetery : adjacent to Workman's Circle Cemetery
Beth El Cemetery : 800 East Colvin Street at Jamesville Ave. Includes former Poiley Tzedeck & Beth Israel Cemeteries. Also known as Mt. Sinai; http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyononda/CEMETERY/MTSINAI.HTM [2000]
Beth Israel Cemetery : see Beth El Cemetery
Beth Sholom : see Chevra Shas Cemetery
Chevra Shas Cemetery : Jamesville Avenue south of Ainsley Drive, near Workman's Circle, Anshei Sfard and Ahavath Achim.
Frumah Packard Cemetery : Jamesville Ave. at Butler St. (next to Adath Jeshurun); founded 1913: sources: Jim Rappaport; & Julian H. Preisler, jhp1963@yahoo.com
Linas Hatzedeck-Zedeck v'Emes Society Cemetery : Jamesville Avenue near Colvin Street
Mt. Sinai : see Beth El Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery : Young Israel Shaarei Torah Section, 940 Comstock Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210 (315) 475-2194
Poiley Tzedeck : see Beth El Cemetery
Rosenbloom-Adath Yeshurun Cemetery : founded 1864; Jamesville Avenue at Colvin Street: Source: Julian H. Preisler, jhp1963@yahoo.com
Temple Beth El Cemetery : see Beth El Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery :      Temple Society of Concord; Grant Blvd., Teak Ave.
     Woodlawn Cemetery and Mausoleums: 800 Grant Boulevard; 479-5826
     Temple Society of Concord: section 30 est. 1893 and section 63, est. 1983
Workmans Circle Cemetery : Jamesville Ave at the Onondaga/Syracuse NY line; south of Ainsley Drive. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyononda/CEMETERY/WORKMEN.HTM [2000]
Young Israel Sharrie Torah Cemetery :
Zedeck V'Emeth Soc : existed in 1919 according to "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583, American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920, vol. 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Comm and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.
Possible other cemetery unconfirmed as of January 2001:
Chevra Kadisha Rural Cemetery Association :
Rose Hill Cemetery : Temple Society of Concord Section used 1842-1893, but there are no stones so do not know if graves were moved.
Society of Adath Israel Cemetery : 1882-1915
Young Israel cemetery :

TANNERSVILLE:
Has synagogue and cemetery. [March 2003]

TROY: (Rensselaer County)
also see Albany and Wynantskill (Rensselaer County). There are 3 congregations in Troy all with their own cemeteries.

Beth Tephilah : maintains three and information can be had by contacting Rabbi Laber at alaber@nycap.rr.com . Source: Merill A. Greenberg, PO Box 568, Troy, NY 12181-0568.
Berith Sholom : cemetery dates from the mid 1800's with information available from Charles Ehrlich at the congregation office at 167 Third Street, Troy, NY 12180. Source: Merill A. Greenberg, PO Box 568, Troy, NY 12181-0568.
Beth El : maintains a cemetery at Hoosick Street, Troy, NY 12180. Attn: Abe Gaies. Source: Merill A. Greenberg, PO Box 568, Troy, NY 12181-0568.

TUPPER LAKE: (Franklin County)
Synagogue: Beth Joseph Synagogue, Corner Mill & Lake St., Tupper Lake, NY 12986

Beth Joseph Cemetery : {10549} Besides this Jewish cemetery, there are three additional non-Jewish cemeteries adjacent to each other on Hosley Avenue, the first street crossing Routes 3 and 30 at the eastern end of the village. By turning south on Hosley Avenue, you will pass two cemeteries and travel .4 mile until you see Beth Joseph on the east side of the road. The cemetery is enclosed by a fence and has a gate. The overall size of the cemetery is 57 feet wide by 85 feet deep. There is a center open area with graves in blocks on either side. A flagpole with open circular area is within the center of the cemetery. There are no paved roads within the cemetery. Hosley Ave. Source: Janet Lavine (Mrs. Barry) bklab@orthanc.sc.clarkson.edu

ULSTER HEIGHTS:

Knesset Israel Cemetery: -Briggs Road. Very small and dates from 1912 (Ida Weiner). Very poor piece of land (very rocky). A tree fell down from last winter and toppled 2 stones. Sklar family is well represented. [March 2003]

UTICA: (Oneida County)
Three cemeteries without name were listed in 1919 according to "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583, American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920, vol. 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Comm and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.
"The surviving Orthodox congregation (Congregation Zvi Jacob, Memorial Parkway, Utica) maintains the cemetery on Watson Place in Utica as well as the House of Jacob, Tifereth Zvi (note correct spelling), and I believe the Shaarei Tefilah cemeteries on Woods Road in Whitesboro. The Conservative congregation (Temple Beth El, Genesee Street, Utica) maintains not only its cemetery on Woods Road in Whitesboro but also the adjacent House of Israel cemetery and I believe the Jonathan Lodge (note correct spelling) cemetery on Woods Road. The Reform congregation (Temple Emmanuel, Genesee Street, Utica) has its cemetery on Roberts Road] in New Hartford, NY." Source: Theodore Smith, Reston, VA at Smthted@aol.com [June 2001]

House of Jacob Cemetery: Congregation Zvi Jacob, Memorial Parkway, Utica (Orthodox)
UPDATE: Tombstone images: http://www.jewishdata.com/ a fee charged. [January 2004]
House of Israel Cemetery: contact Temple Beth El, Genesee Street, Utica (Conservative). See "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583, American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920, vol. 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.
UPDATE: Tombstone images: http://www.jewishdata.com/ a fee charged. [January 2004]
Jonathon Lodge Cemetery:
UPDATE: Tombstone images: http://www.jewishdata.com/ a fee charged. [January 2004]
Shaarei Tefilah Cemetery: Whitesboro. Contact Congregation Zvi Jacob, Memorial Parkway, Utica (Orthodox)
Steele Hill Cemetery: Temple Beth El maintains the Jewish cemetery on Steele Hill on the Utica-New Hartford line (accessible from Mason Road) adjacent to Forest Hill cemetery on Oneida Street in Utica. This cemetery was the third cemetery in the 1919 survey you cite. www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida/cemeteries/utica/israel.html . I have an inventory dated August 1992 that includes the Hebrew names and dates, where listed and legible." Source: Ted Smith, Reston, VA Smthted@aol.com [November 2001]
UPDATE: Tombstone images: http://www.jewishdata.com/ a fee charged. [January 2004]
Temple Emmanuel Cemetery: Reform. Roberts Road in New Hartford, NY
Tifereth Zvi Cemetery: Congregation Zvi Jacob, Memorial Parkway, Utica (Orthodox)
UPDATE: Tombstone images: http://www.jewishdata.com/ a fee charged. [January 2004]
Watson Place cemetery: Congregation Zvi Jacob, Memorial Parkway, Utica (Orthodox)

VALHALLA: (Westchester County)

Sharon Gardens Cemetery: part of Kensico Cemetery: 273 Lakeview Avenue, P.O. Box 7, Valhalla, NY 10595; 914-949-0347; Sharon Gardens is the Jewish division.

WALKILL:

Temple Sinai Cemetery

WARWARSING: (Ulster County)
The two Jewish cemeteries are used by Erzreth Israel and Anche Zadok (sp?) synagogues in nearby Ellenville. Source: Karen Lefkowitz, Monsey, NY There is also the Hebrew Aid Society Cemetery.

Hebrew Aid Society Cemetery

WATERTOWN: (Jefferson County)

Congregation Degel Israel : {10551} } Huntingtonville, Town of Watertown, NY 13601. The cemetery is located on the northeast side of Watertown, NY at Huntingtonville, near the Town of Pamela line. From Route 3 (Eastern Avenue), turn east on Huntington Street and travel 0.6 mile (following sign for Calvary Cemetery). The first cemetery on Huntington Street is Calvary Cemetery, then an old cemetery, and lastly, the (Old) Congregation Degel Israel cemetery, approximately 25 feet wide by 72 feet deep. The property is enclosed with a fence with a gate. The property is well maintained. Many old trees surround the cemetery. The abundance of shade has encouraged the growth of moss on the stones making many of them illegible. Only twelve markers were visible in 1996. At the early part of this century, H. Ellis was president of this cemetery according to old Watertown city directories. Source: Janet Lavine (Mrs. Barry) bklab@orthanc.sc.clarkson.edu
Degel Israel has a newer second cemetery on Cook Road (south end of town). Source: Jim Rappaport [22 January 2001]
New Congregation Degel Israel Cemetery: Degel Israel has a newer second cemetery on Cook Road (south end of town). Source: Jim Rappaport [22 January 2001]
Name? There is a newer cemetery in Watertown in the south end of town. Source: Janet Lavine (Mrs. Barry) bklab@orthanc.sc.clarkson.edu

WAVERLY: (Chemung County)

St. James Cemetery " (Jewish Section) Elm & Spaulding Streets; Owned by: St. James Church. 607-565-2521. Used by Congregation Beth Israel (no phone). Size (as of 6/96 was 28 tombstones. Contact person and submitter: Jeffrey Dann BevJeffDann@Cyber-Quest.com , 125 Pine Tree Road, Sayre PA 18840; 717-888-6311

WHITE LAKE: (Sullivan County-Catskills)
Contact: Bikur Cholim B'nai Israel Synagogue (Old White Lake Turnpike) or Contack Garlick Funeral Home [March 2003]

Temple Beth El Cemetery:

WHITE PLAINS: Westchester County
Temple Israel of White Plains: see Riverside Cemetery and see Greenwich, CT

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS NY:
Contact Synagogue or Garlick Funeral Home [March 2003]

WHITESBORO: (Oneida County):
see Utica. Jewish cemetery at Woods Road. Sections: Beth El, House of Israel, House of Jacob, Johnathan Lodge Cemetery, Shaarei Tefilah Cemetery, and Tifereth Zvi.

WOODRIDGE: See Fallsburgh

WURTSBORO: (Catskills):

Wurtsboro Syngaogue Cemetery:

WYNANTSKILL: (Rensselaer County)

Jewish cemetery: A very small Jewish cemetery exists on State Rt. 66 at Route 150 about 20 miles SE of Troy, 5 miles east of Watervliet (over the Hudson)

YONKERS: (Westchester County)

People of Righteousness Cemetery Located just west of the New York State Thruway (Route 87) and about three miles north of the Cross County Expressway, the half-acre cemetery of the now defunct Congregation People of Righteousness was the subject of a year-long investigation by N.Y. State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. The cemetery was moved 15 years ago to make way for the parking garage for two new superstores. Under the terms of a court-approved 1989 agreement, drawn up with the approval of rabbinical authorities, all remains were to be relocated at the developer's expense, in accordance with Orthodox Jewish law and under the supervision of a Jewish uneral director - either to Eretz Hachaim Cemetery in Jerusalem or, at the request of families, to cemeteries in the United States. Although an old map of the cemetery shows at least 241 burials, Spitzer's office found evidence that 77 graves (65 adults and 12 children) were moved to Jerusalem and that no more than 20 were relocated within the U.S. Removal permits were obtained for the 20 U.S. reburials but not for the graves moved to Israel. The Attorney General's court brief raises questions about 135 children's graves that cannot be accounted for and may never were moved. People of Righteousness, an Orthodox synagogue, was founded in 1898 and bought its cemetery grounds in 1899. The synagogue, which was located adjacent to the cemetery, was demolished in 1969. By 1989, the cemetery, overseen by five surviving synagogue members, was "in shameful condition" -- "thoroughly overgrown with vegetation" and "in serious disrepair." Source: JewishGen Digest [September 2004]

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