International Association of Jewish
Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project
PHILIPPINES
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
Jewish Association of the Philippines
110 H. V. De La Costa St. corner Tordesillas West
Salcedo Village
Makati City 1227, Philippines
Tel: 63 2 815-0265 Fax: 63 2 840-2566
Website:
http://www.jewishphilippines.org
Email:
jap.manila@gmail.com (new email
address from August 2005)
Also click on The Philippines
at
http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/comm_asia.html
[August 2005]
THE CEMETERIES
MILITARY:
Headstones with Stars of David at gravesites are maintained abroad by The American Battle Monuments Commission (Source: Commission sheet entitled "Headstones Emplaced at Grave Sites (World Wars I and II)" dated 9 May 1994). WWII headstones: Manila 165. Source: Jonathan L. Eisenberg, Minnetonka, Minnesota: eisjon@email.briggs.com or c/o SEisenbrg@aol.com
CIVILIAN
MANILA:
The fenced
Jewish plot is
within the very large Manila North Cemetery. Inquiries concerning people
interred in the cemetery can be sent to
the Jewish Association of the Philippines
by mail or email. The Association also have digital pictures of most of the
individual tombstones in the cemetery. This will be completed soon. The
Association's office can also answer requests concerning Jewish burials at the
American Military Cemetery. Source: Paul Rosenberg, President, Jewish
Association of the Philippines.
jap.manila@usa.net.
[June 2005]
http://www.virtual.co.il/communities/wjcbook/philip/index.htm had 1983 photograph of cemetery entrance. [October 2000] but the link is now broken.
All individuals involved in the creation of this project are volunteers.
The right to make one copy for personal use with full citation is hereby granted;
however, no profit is to be made from the use of this website's information.
No reply will be made to inquiries about specific burials. All information that we possess is on the website. We have no other information so please do not write requesting any on either burial sites or individual burials.
Revised 25 December 2005