International Jewish Cemetery Project

International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project

PENNSYLVANIA

excluding Philadelphia

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

Jewish Genealogical Society of Philadelphia, (JGSP)
Contact information at: http://iajgs.org/members/members.html

The Rauh Jewish Archives
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
1212 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Telephone: 412.454.6406
FAX: 412.454.6028
E-mail: melnick@hswp.org (Susan M. Melnick, Archivist)

The Western Pennsylvania Jewish Cemetery Project is a project of the Rauh Jewish Archives. Burial information for regional Jewish cemeteries is being compiled and will be transfered to the JOWBR.

SYNAGOGUES OF PENNSYLVANIA:
http://www.maven.co.il/synagogues/ [May 2006]

Funeral Homes: http://www.jewishgen.org/jgsp/funeral.htm [2000]

THE CEMETERIES
ALLEGHENY: County
see: Emblem, Hampton, Millvale, Reserve, Richland, and Shaller
At the State Library is a listing cemeteries with names and death dates and plot locations in Allegheny Co., Pa. Cemeteries by Sharon Kraynek. Source: Lea Trager. leatrager@aol.com

ALLENTOWN:
also see Easton

Agudas Achim: contact: Leo Theodue 610-434-9097. Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com
Beth El Memorial Park: contact: Dr. Gittle 215-432-9955. Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com
Fairview Cemetery: The cemetery has a small Jewish section: 855 ReLeigh St. Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com
Keneseth Israel Cemetery: 24th Street & Walbert Ave. founded 1927; Keneseth Israel synagogue; phone 215-435-9074. Sources: Julian H. Preisler, jhp1963@yahoo.com and Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com
Sons of Israel: contact: Ralph Weiner 610-434-4722. Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

ALTOONA:
Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States" pp. 330-583 in American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; Volume 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

Mountain City Hebrew Reform: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States" pp. 330-583 in American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; Volume 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

ARNOLD:
Source: Dr. Leonard Spialter: spialterr@about.com

ASHLAND: Northumberland: see Mount Carmel

BEAVER FALLS:
Jewish population in 1919 was 121. Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States" pp. 330-583 in American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; Volume 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

BELLEFONTE:

Rodelf Sholom Cemetery: on W. Water St., Interment list was done by Centre County Genealogy Society. Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com See also, p. 534; See: Postal & Koppman Jewish Tourist's Guide to U.S. . Phila.: Jewish Publ. Soc., 1954.

BENSALEM:

King David Memorial Park: Bucks county; see Philadelphia

BERWICK:

Ohav Shalom: Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

BETHLEHEM: see Fountain Hill and see Easton

BLOOMSBURG:

Elan Memorial Cemetery: has Jewish section; Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

BRADDOCK:

Hebrew Cemetery: 2 additional cemeteries listed simply as "cemetery". Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States" pp. 330-583 in American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; Volume 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

BRADFORD:

Beth Israel Cemetery: {10701} Usually referred to as the Hebrew Cemetery on death certificates. West Washington Street, 451 burials; Source: Ada Greenblatt, ada.Greenblatt@postoffice.worldnet.att.net, who did not compile the data. Gerald P. Swetsky of Villa Park, IL catalogued the Titusville cemeteries. Sally Ryan Costik, Curator of the Bradford Landmark Society, 45 E. Corydon Street, Bradford, PA 16701 sent all of this material to Ada Greenblatt. She wrote that a Canadian woman, who was researching her family in both Bradford and Titusville, gave the Titusville plots to her society. She wrote that both Bradford and Titusville were closely related in the oil production industry.
Nichols Family Cemetery: Source: David Pogal, 26 Irving Road, Rochester, NY 14618
Willowdale Cemetery: possibly 50 graves. Source: David Pogal, 26 Irving Road, Rochester, NY 14618

BRISTOL:

Dear Brothers. Assoc.: Jewish population in 1919 was 92. Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States" pp. 330-583 in American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; Volume 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

BROOKHAVEN: (borough)
(See also CHESTER)

Congregation Ohev Shalom: Congregation owns a small Jewish Cemetery. The synagogue is located two miles away in Wallingford, PA. The cemetery itself is nestled in a quaint wooded section along the Ridley Creek watershed in one of the last open spaces in our area. The site is surrounded by homes in Brookhaven and Wallingford. Possibly high communication towers nearby. Source: Kurt Alan Grotz; kgrotz@craftech.com . 610-874-2859

BROWNSVILLE:
Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States" pp. 330-583 in American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; Volume 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

BUCKS County:

Roosevelt Memorial Park: 17437 Source: See Cemeteries of the US, by Deborah M. Burek, ed. Gale Research Int., Detroit MI (1994) ISBN 0-8103-9245-3. Submitted by Al Rosenfield, arosen@ee.net . See Philadelphia

BUTLER:

B'nai Abraham Cemetery: Source: Dr. Leonard Spialter: spialterr@about.com

CARBONDALE:

Jewish Synagogue Cemetery: Route 6, Childs, PA. The synagogue no longer exists. Information might be available from Temmie Cohen, Pike Street, Carbondale, PA 18407. Source: Al Ungerliter.

CHAMBERSBURG:

Israel Benevolent Society Cemetery: East Washington St.; founded 1844. Old Jewish Cemetery, 361 E. Washington St. Congregation of Sons of Israel. "There are about 75 people buried in the small 42-by-264-foot cemetery. At least one Confederate soldier, Isaac Burgauer of Arkansas, is buried in the cemetery. He was transported there by horse and carriage and buried after his death July 19, 1863, according to Wolfson." Source: Julian H. Preisler, jhp1963@yahoo.com
http://www.herald-mail.com/news/2000/10/29/tristate/Old_Jewish_Cemetery_res.html [January 2001] Update: Dating from 1840, the Old Jewish Cemetery of Chambersburg is believed to be the earliest Jewish burial ground west of the Susquehanna. After almost a century of neglect, the cemetery was restored in 1988 and again in 2000. The epitaphs were documented in 2006. The site has information on t19th-century southern Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. See http://www.jewishchambersburg.com for history, burial list, and much more. [December 2007]
Lincoln Cemetery: Jewish Section: 948 Lincoln Way East, Established 1955 [January 2006]

CHESTER:
Beth Israel Synagogue http://www.uscj.org/epenn/chesterbi
Ohev Sholom Synagogue (Conservative) website: http://www.oldchesterpa.com/ohev_sholom_synagogue.htm "at East Eighth Street (Eighth & Welsh St.), Chester, PA, Dedicated September 18, 1927. Ground was broken for the new building at Providence & Chester Roads in Wallingford, PA on July 7, 1963. The new building was dedicated March 15, 1965." http://uscj.org/delvlly/wallingford is the website of the new building at Two Chester Road, Wallingford PA 19086, Phone: 610-874-1465 FAX: 610-874-1466, [October 2001].

Ahavas Israel/Brookhaven/Ohev Sholom Synagogue Cemetery . Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

CLOE: see PUNXSATAWNEY

COATESVILLE: (Chester County)

Beth Israel Cemetery: Apparently, a small Jewish cemetery is in or outside of Coatesville (Chester County) PA. There is a synagogue in Coatesville called Congregation Beth Israel at 25 S 5th Ave., Coatesville, PA 19320. (Telephone number may be 610/384-1978 but check the area code.) Source: Kenneth H. Ryesky, Esq. khresq@sprintmail.com , P.O. Box 926, East Northport, NY 11731; 631/266-5854 (vox) 631/266-3198 (fax)

COLLINGDALE:

Har Zion Cemetery: 1201 MacDade Blvd. 19023 (610) 726-1146;
Mount Lebanon Cemetery: 1200 Bartram Avenue; 19023; 729-7400. See Philadelphia

CORNWELLS HEIGHTS:

King David Memorial Park: 3594 Bristol Road; 19020; 464-4747; Source Julian H. Preisler, jhp1963@yahoo.com

CORRY:

Cemetery: Jewish population in 1919 was 34. Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States" pp. 330-583 in American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; Volume 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

DALTON: see Scranton

DANVILLE: Montour County
Source: Dr. Leonard Spialter: spialterr@about.com
Located at 40°57'15"N, 76°35'59"W

Bnai Zion Old and New Jewish Cemeteries: UPDATE: "They worshipped in a synagogue on Water Street purchased about 1854. Later, about 1881, the Russian Jews arrived. Due to the cultural and language differences between the groups, they were separate until about 1915- therefore the two B'nai Zion Jewish cemeteries." http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamcgs/jewish_community.htm.
http://www.interment.net/data/us/pa/montour/bnai_new/zion.htm has more information, directions, and a burial list. The cemetery is maintained by the local FNB Bank, N.A. in trust. [January 2003]

DAUPHIN County:

Beth El Cemetery: 17541. Source: Cemeteries of the US by Deborah M. Burek, ed. Gale Research Int., Detroit MI (1994) ISBN 0-8103-9245-3. Submitted by Al Rosenfield, arosen@ee.ne t . See Beth El in Harrisburg for more details.

DELAWARE County:

Mount Jacob Cemetery: Source: 17577 Cemeteries of the US by Deborah M. Burek, ed. Detroit: Gale Research Int., 1994. ISBN 0-8103-9245-3. Submitted by Al Rosenfield arosen@ee.net
Mount Lebanon Cemetery: Source: See Cemeteries of the US by Deborah M. Burek, ed. Detroit: Gale Research Int.,1994. ISBN 0-8103-9245-3. 17579; submitted by Al Rosenfield arosen@ee.net
Mount Sharon Cemetery: Source: See Cemeteries of the US by Deborah M. Burek, ed. Detroit: Gale Research Int., 1994. ISBN 0-8103-9245-3. 17580; submitted by Al Rosenfield arosen@ee.net

DONORA:

DREXEL HILL: Delaware County

Arlington Cemetery: A non-denominational cemetery with Jews interred therein. Source: Cynthia H Leonard.

DUNMORE:

Temple Chesed-Reformed: Temple Israel. Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com . Vicinity of Scranton; see Scranton

DUBOIS:

Sons of Israel Cemetery: contact: Dr. Ralph Evins 814-371-4130; Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

DUQUESNE:
see Pittsburgh

EAST STROUDSBERG: Middle Smithfield Twp.

Temple Israel Cemetery: on RT 209; Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

EASTON:
(together with Allentown & Bethlehem) is in the PA area known as The Lehigh Valley. Information supplied by Bea Cohen.

Easton Cemetery: Jewish cemetery history in Easton starts with the South 6th Street Cemetery ("Hart Family Burying Ground") established by Michael Hart on a plot of ground acquired from the heirs of William Penn in the 18th century. This cemetery was transferred to Congregation Brith Sholom (now Temple Covenant of Peace) after its establishment in 1839. In 1850, Congregation Brith Sholom developed a cemetery at 14th Street between Washington and Butler Streets. On March 15, 1853, Congregation Emanuel, a breakaway group, purchased a small plot in Easton Cemetery. This plot was turned over to Congregation Brith Sholom in 1854 when Congregation Emanuel disbanded, its members returning to the fold. Thus, Congregation Brith Sholom owned three cemetery sites in 1888.
With permission of the County Court, the 6th St. Cemetery was sold in 1888 and the bodies removed to the Washington-Butler Street site. In 1889, the Congregation entered into an agreement with the Easton Cemetery Company providing that a section of its ground be set aside permanently for the exclusive use of the Congregation. The vacant space at the Washington-Butler Street Cemetery was sold in 1900. In 1924, the congregation consolidated its graves onto a single site when stones from the balance of the Washington-Butler Street site were removed to Easton Cemetery. Not all of the tombstones survived the consolidation process and their information is lost forever.
Cemetery with about 500 graves is open every day during daylight hours. Office is open Mon.-Fri. 9-5. Easton Cemetery Company is still selling plots with Temple approval. (mentioned in Postal & Koppman Jewish Tourist's Guide to U.S. . Phila., PA: Jewish Publ. Soc., 1954, p.537. Source: Source: Bernard Kouchel, koosh@worldnet.att.net . See Cemeteries of the US by Deborah M. Burek, ed. Detroit: Gale Research Int., 1994. ISBN 0-8103-9245-3. 18042;submitted by Al Rosenfield arosen@ee.net
Temple Covenant of Peace Section Z: (Reformed) at 401 North 7th Street, Easton, PA 18042. Entrance is at intersection of North 7th and Jackson Streets. Cemetery office located at entrance gate. Take left fork just inside the entrance gate to reach Section Z. Contact Person: Easton Cemetery Company, 401 North 7th St., Easton, PA 18042, Wayne Unangst, Mgr. (215) 252-1741. Temple Covenant of Peace, 15th & Northampton Streets, Easton, PA 18042. Office: (215) 253-2031. Cemetery Committee Chair: Dick Richards, (215) 252-3118
Northwest Jersey Jewish Community Center (NJJCC) Section: (Reformed). 401 North 7th Street, Easton, PA 18042 with entrance at intersection of North 7th and Jackson Streets. The cemetery office located at entrance gate. Take the left fork just inside the entrance gate to reach NJJCC Section located opposite Temple Covenant of Peace's Section Z. The section was set aside for the exclusive use of NJJCC members in 1950. Contact Person: Easton Cemetery Company, 401 North 7th St., Easton, PA 18042, Wayne Unangst, Mgr. (215) 252-1741; Northwest Jersey Jewish Community Center, Youmans Ave., Washington, NJ 07882; (909) 689-0769. Cemetery Committee Member: Max "Mattie" Snyder (908) 689-0398. Cemetery is open every day during daylight hours. Cemetery Office is open Mon.-Fri., 9-5. Used by Northwest Jersey Jewish Community Center, Youmans Ave. Washington, NJ 07882; About 30 sites used; Plots still being sold by Easton Cemetery Company with approval of Synagogue.
Bnai Abraham Synagogue Cemetery: (Conservative) at East Kleinhans Street, on the north side of Kleinhans St. between Frederick and Diamonds Streets. There is no sign, but it is the only cemetery there. Established in 1889, the cemetery is still active. Bnai Abraham Synagogue, 16th & Bushkill Streets, Easton, PA 18042 (215) 258-5343. Cemetery Committee Chair: Herman Ytkin, 2321 Woodridge Terrace, Easton, PA 18042 (215) 253-8251. The cemetery with about 300 graves is always open, but gates are difficult to unlatch.
Bnai Abraham Synagogue Cemetery: (Conservative) on Arndt Road just off Bushkill Drive in Forks Township, next to Arndt's Church. There is a large sign on the entrance gate. Established in 1945, the still active cemetery is always open with about 250 graves. Bnai Abraham Synagogue, 16th & Bushkill Streets, Easton, PA 18042. Office: (215) 258-5343. Cemetery Committee Chair: Herman Ytkin, 2321 Woodridge Terrace, Easton, PA 18042 (215) 253-8251; Plots still are being sold by the Cemetery Committee.
Children of Abraham: Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States" pp. 330-583 in American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; Volume 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld. [This might be Bnai Abraham according to Arline Sachs.]
Congregation Children of Israel Cemetery: (Orthodox) Located on Arndt Road at intersection with Bushkill Drive in Forks Township, the cemetery with about eighty graves is surrounded by a locked, cast iron fence. Established around 1930 by a small group that broke away from Bnai Abraham Synagogue and formed Congregation Children of Israel. The Congregation disbanded, but the cemetery association remains active. Contact Person: Sidney Golden, Secretary Congregation Children of Israel Cemetery Association 828 Balata Street, Easton, PA 18042 (215) 252-2283; Days/Hours Available for Visitors: By appointment only. 120 grave sites now available to anyone wishing to be buried in the Orthodox manner.

ELDORA:
Jewish population in 1919 was 81. Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States" pp. 330-583 in American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; Volume 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld. See Pittsburgh

EMBLEM TOWNSHIP: So. Allegheny County

Eelrod Cemetery: Source: Dr. Leonard Spialter: spialterr@about.com

ERIE:
Brith Shalom Congregation: 16 Aug 1910 Deed to a cemetery owned by the congregation as is a map showing the cemetery's location. Documents 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 .

Congregation Anshe Chesed: Cemetery records. 1865-1918. Microfilm No. 2594
Jewish Workmen's Circle Cemetery: map: Miscellaneous file
Laurel Hill Cemetery map: Miscellaneous file
Ohel Jacob Cemetery map: Miscellaneous file

FARRELL:

Fairview: Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States" pp. 330-583 in American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; Volume 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld. Temple Beth Israel Cemetery: Source: Dr. Leonard Spialter: spialterr@about.com

FOREST HILLS: see Pittsburgh

FOUNTAIN HILL:

B'rith Sholom Cemetery: (Bethlehem) Graham Street. Source: Julian H. Preisler, jhp1963@yahoo.com

FRACKVILLE: Northumberland: see Mount Carmel

FRANKLIN: Venango County

Mount Zion: Fox St., across from Township Administration bldg., 100 graves
UPDATE: On September 29, 1870, Mt. Zion Hebrew Burial Association of Franklin purchased a one-acre, 56 perches piece of property in Sugarcreek Township near Franklin for the cemetery. This group of twelve men chartered the site in the county somewhat later --November 19, 1895. The charter states that the purpose was to provide a burial location for persons of the Jewish faith. This cemetery, originally catalogued by Gerry Swetsky of Milton, Florida, was later researched in more depth by members of the Venango County Historical Society. There was a burial of ashes as recently as 2000-2001. Source: Gerry Swetsky, who is interested in Titusville, PA. gswetsky@bellsouth.net [October 2002]

FRAZER:

Haym Solomon Memorial Park: Swedesford and Phoenix Rds. 19355 877-1142; Source Julian H. Preisler, jhp1963@yahoo.com

GEISTOWN: see Johnstown (Cambria County)

GIBSONIA: see Pittsburgh

GLADWYNNE: see Philadelphia

GLENOLDEN:

Mount Jacob Cemetery: see Philadelphia 141 Bartram Ave. (610) 726-8622

GREENSBURG:
See also: Pittsburgh

Bnai Israel: {10739} see Pittsburgh for more info.
Bnai Zion: Jewish population in 1919 was 130. Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States" pp. 330-583 in American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; Volume 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

HAMPTON TOWNSHIP: Allegheny County

Adath Jeshurun Cemetery: Source: Entries from indexes prepared by Sharon Kraynek were submitted by Ted Gostin, tgostin@aol.com . Her indexes appear in Allegheny County, PA Cemetery Records, Volumes 3 (p 70, $7.00), 6 (p.173, $14.00), 7 (p.118, $9.00), 8 (p.115, $9.00), 12 (p.137, $10.00) and 13 (p.112, $9.00) published by Closson Press. Contact: Sandy Glick 412-361-0176. Source Aaron Roetenberg; e-mail: aaron@yrkpa.kias.com (711 N. Franklin St. York, PA)
Agudath Achim: Contact: Ray Oswald 412-443-5218. Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com
Torath Chaim Cemetery: Entries from indexes prepared by Sharon Kraynek were submitted by Ted Gostin, tgostin@aol.com . Her indexes appear in Allegheny County, PA Cemetery Records, Volumes 3 (p 70, $7.00), 6 (p.173, $14.00), 7 (p.118, $9.00), 8 (p.115, $9.00), 12 (p.137, $10.00) and 13 (p.112, $9.00) published by Closson Press. Contact: Ken Heiss 412-781-8600. Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com . Also see Pittsburgh

HANOVER:

Hanover Hebrew Congregation Cemetery: near 6 Center Square?. Hanover Hebrew Congregation was destroyed in 1930's. See: p.537, Postal & Koppman Jewish Tourist's Guide to U.S. . Phila.: Jewish Publ. Soc., 1954. See Hanover Spectator , regarding the Jews in Hanover, 1872 and an article in The Hanover Herald , Aug. 2, 1873, commenting on the desecration of the Jewish cemetery in their community. Miscellaneous file; AJA. American Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45220-2488. (513)221-1875 (tel); (513)221-7812 (fax). E-mail: AJA@cn.huc.edu

HANOVER TOWNSHIP:

Temple Bnai B'rith Cemetery: (Kingston, PA); South Main Street; founded 1888. Source Julian H. Preisler, jhp1963@yahoo.com

HARRISBURG:
Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Harrisburg, Stu Sholl, Email address: STU120@email.msn.com, Harrisburg, PA
Harrisburg has a sizeable Jewish community with continuous existence back to 1848, with a substantial Litvak presence since 1881.

Beth El Cemetery: (Conservative) on S. Progress Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17100; 564-5040; in Paxton Borough ("down the road" from KI and Chisuk Emuna). Used in the early 1930's. Contact person: Mr. Hy Lariff, Phone: (717) 561-8559. Always open; used by Beth El. Plots are still being sold by the Cemetery Committee. Source: Iris Sitkin iris-macsie@home.com . Also see Beth El in Dauphine County for the same cemetery.
Beth Sholom Cemetery: (Reconstructionist) Lisburn Road and Route 114, Lisburn, PA 17110. Directions: Cross the Susquehanna River. Go to Front and Foster to cross using the Harvey Taylor Bridge. Stay on Route 15 until you come to Rossmoyne Road. Take this road to the stop sign and bear right. Go 1.5 miles to fork in road. Take left branch, which brings you out to lower Allen playground. Make right and go to cemetery. In use since about 1985, with about 25 graves of 1,700 available, the Beth Shalom synagogue's cemetery is always open. Contact person: Bud Reisman, Phone: (717)737-4267 or (717)766-1591. Contact the Cemetery Committee for plot information. Source: Iris Sitkin iris-macsie@home.com
Chisk Emuna Cemetery: (Conservative) 34th St. off Progress Ave. Chisuk Emunah Perpetual Care Association: (Conservative): P.O. Box 5418; Harrisburg, PA 17110 at Progress Avenue, next to Kesher Israel. Contact person: Arthur Stern; (717) 236-3984. Always open; used by Chisuk Emuna. The Cemetery Committee is still selling plots. Source: Iris Sitkin iris-macsie@home.com
Kesher Israel Cemetery: (Orthodox) next to Chisk Emuna on 34th St. There is another entrance off Rt 22. Contact person: Euynice Press, Phone: (717)545-1081. Always open; used by Kesher Israel. The Cemetery Committee is still selling plots. Iris Sitkin will do lookups. Source: Iris Sitkin iris-macsie@home.com [December 2000]
Mount Moriah: (Reform) Jonestown Road; Harrisburg, PA 17110. Contact person: Bill Alder; Phone: (717) 234-3289; used by Ohev Shalom. The Cemetery Committee is still selling plots. Source: Iris Sitkin iris-macsie@home.com
Ohev Sholom Cemetery (old): 3400 Oliver Road; founded 1855. Ohev Sholom/Mt Moriah (Reform) is near the Colonial Park Shopping Center. This is the larger. Ohev Sholom older graves are in a section at Chisk Emuna. Source: Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com, states that only one cemetery exists. He visited the site.
Workman's Circle: {10251}: On Old Orchard Lane off Progress Ave., behind old township bldg. This is an Orthodox cemetery, which contains 20+ gravestones, of which about 13 graves date from the early 1900's. Several have 2 stones per person/grave. The size is about 1200 sq. feet. Maintained by Kesher Israel synagogue. Source Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com . The Cemetery Committee is still selling plots. Source: Iris Sitkin iris-macsie@home.com

HAZLETON:

Agudas Israel: off E. Broad St, Murray, Director 570-454-9951
Beth Israel: off E. Broad St. Joel Tapper, 570-454-2123 Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP: see Pittsburgh

HOMESTEAD:

Cemetery: Jewish population in 1919 was 650. Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States" pp. 330-583 in American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; Volume 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

HONESDALE:(Wayne County)
Current town population: 6000. Town's current Jewish population: 200 families in the county, 100 families are members of Beth Israel.

Beth Israel Cemetery: Postal address of cemetery: North Main St Honesdale, PA 18431. Synagogue Congregation Beth Israel (570) 253-2222. http://www.congregationbethisraelhonesdale.org/. Contact about grave locations: Rabbi Allan Smith. Bryant Funeral Home (570) 253-0260 and Ziman Funeral Home (570) 344-1716. Cemetery burials are indexed and computerized. Flowers Permitted. No burial cards have biographical data.The earliest known Jewish community in town dates from 1840s. Cemetery was established in 1849. Synagogue was built in 1855 and still is active in its original building on Court Street. Caretaker: Dave Goodenough. The active Reform cemetery on flat land is separate, but near other cemeteries. The sign reads as follows: Glen Dyberry Cemetery (Beth Israel is in the back Northeast corner). The cemetery is reached by turning directly off a public road. Access to the cemetery is open to all via_a broken masonry wall and no gate.· The cemetery is divided into special sections:_men, women, unmarried men, unmarried women, rabbis, Cohanim, children, and women who died childbirth. The 19th, 20th and 21st century gravestones are marble and granite flat, shaped stones, sculpted monuments, multi-stone monuments, flat, low in-ground plaques, and obelisks. Inscriptions are in English and Hebrew. Properties adjacent to the cemetery are residential. Private visitors visit occasionally. The cemetery is known to have been vandalized between 50 and 10 years ago. Past maintenance includes_ re-erecting stones and clearing vegetation by the local Jewish congregation. Current Care: occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals and regular caretaker. No structures. Vandalism and security are slight threats. Water drainage at the cemetery is good all year. Liza Roos Lucy at izaLucy@aol.comm ompleted this survey in December 2006 using Historical Society Data sheet, Synagogue Data sheet. [January 2007]

HOMETOWN:

Beth Israel Cemetery: This cemetery housed Beth Israel of Mahanoy City and Sons of Jacob of Tamaqua. Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

HOPWOOD: see Masontown

HORSHAM:

White Marsh Memorial Park: see Philadelphia

JENKINTOWN:

Montefiore Cemetery: 600 Church Rd., Jenkintown, PA, 19046-1272, (215) 663-1250, FAX (215) 663-1272. (A Montefiore Cemetery in Rockledge, PA (see Phil.) is really this cemetery because the post office addresses changed. Source: Lois Sernoff

JOHNSTOWN:
A few Jews had arrived in Johnstown sometime before 1850, but the largest immigration began with an influx of Russian Jews fleeing pogroms in the 1880s. According to The Horse Died in Windber: The History of Johnstown's Jews of Pennsylvania (written by Rabbi Leonard Winograd), "In 1856, there were nine [Christian] churches, and almost a synagogue." One newspaper reference in 1854 placed the number of Jews in Johnstown in excess of "thirty." [Whether that meant thirty individuals or thirty families is far from clear.] Like almost all others in Johnstown at that time, Jews lived within the city limits, mostly in Cambria City. There was no synagogue in Johnstown to serve the Jewish community until 1905. Regular religious services were held, and Hebrew was taught,in Jewish homes. Between 1905 and 1951, five synagogues were built to serve the Johnstown Jewish community during various stages of its history. The one synagogue functioning now is Beth Sholom Congregation. Source: Johnstown (PA) Jewish History Page http://bethsholomjohnstown.org/HistoryPage.html
Primary Funeral Homes used by Jews in Johnstown: Picking-Treece-Bennet, 574 Somerset St., Johnstown, PA 15901, Phone (814)535-3541 and John Henderson Co., 215 Central Ave., Johnstown, PA 15902, Phone (814)536-4602. Source of the information below (except where noted) is a 26 Oct 1994 letter from Jean Leventry, Secretary of Beth Sholom Congregation, 700 Indiana Street, Johnstown, PA 15905 phone: (814)536-0647 or 6440). The cemeteries are a subsidiary of the United Jewish Federation of Johnstown and governed and administered by three members of the Greater Johnstown Jewish Community who shall be elected by the Federation to serve as trustees of the cemetery. The 1994 director of the Jewish Federation of Johnstown is Mr. Isadore Suchman, 601 Wayne St., Johnstown, PA 15905. Now a local bank (financial arrangements only) looks after cemeteries. A committee looks after other concerns.

Ahavath Achim Cemetery: {10114} (Orthodox) in Geistown, PA (a Johnstown suburb). "No grave shall be opened or assigned for actual burial unless the Rabbi or a member of the Cemetery Committee makes an onsite approval." Cemetery Commmittee Co-Chairmen are Harry Morrow: Home (814)539-9370, Business (814)539-8755), Philip Eisenberg Home (814)255-1090, Business (814)539-7438), Grave Opener Rocco Samone, P.O. Box 148, Holsopple, PA 15935. Phone: (814)479-4185. Caretaker: Tony Samone, Thomas Street, Holsopple, PA 15935, Phone (814)479-4233. All grave numbers and rows are shown on the grave plan on file in the office of Beth Sholom Congregation, 700 Indiana Street, Johnstown, PA. Ahavath Achim cemetery is a subsidiary of the United Jewish Federation of Johnstown and governed and administered by three members of the Greater Johnstown Jewish Community who shall be elected by the Federation to serve as trustees of the cemetery.
Beth Shalom: (814)536-0647 Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com
Grandview Cemetery: The large Grandview cemetery has four sections set aside for Jewish burial: two Reform areas are Beth Zion #1 and #2 {10117} {10118} and the original Hebrew Burial Association {10119} (dating from about 1888). All sections are still active. Also see p.538, Postal & Koppman Jewish Tourist's Guide to U.S. . Phila.: Jewish Publ. Soc., 1954.
Beth Zion/Beth Sholom Sections of Grandview Cemetery: {10117}{10118} One section adjoins Israel Isaiah Cemetery section. The second section lies several hundred yards beyond, near the "Temple of Love" monument. The Grandview Cemetery Association for Beth Zion/Beth Sholom Congregational use holds the first section, which adjoins the Israel Isaiah burial area in reserve. Grandview, if available, sells gravesites in this section, directly to the family. Beth Zion/Beth Sholom Congregation owns the second section near the "Temple of Love". Non-Jewish spouses or their non-Jewish children may be buried in either of these two sections. No non-Jewish services, symbols, ground surface plaques, statues, mausoleums, or monuments may be used in these sections at any time befpre, during, or after interment. Grave stones or markers must be installed with the front of the stone being at the head of the grave. Sketches of all graves listed for both sections #1 and #2, Beth Zion-Beth Sholom Cemeteries are on file in the office of Beth Sholom Congregation.
Israel Isaiah Beneficial Society: {10116} 535-2652; c/o Ronald Clossin or James Vedlock. Males are always on left of females always right (looking from inside cemetery road.) Explanation: Plots are listed from #1 to #126. Grave sights in plots are under Grandview's old system that does not always follow numbers consecutively. Reference to map will show that member and spouse are not separated. Data as of May 1994.
Rodef Sholom: {10115} (Conservative): also in Geistown. William Berney, Chairman, (814)255-2957; Isadore Glosser (814)255-1447; David Rudel (814255-4223; Grave openers: Russell McCauliff, (814)255-1742. The first officially chartered Jewish congregation in Johnstown was Rodef Sholom Congregation chartered (without a synagogue building) in 1889 with 30 families as members. A website (with photographs) that has a list of those buried at this cemetery is located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacambri/cems/RicRodef.html

KENNEDY TOWNSHIP: see Pittsburgh

KINGSTON: see Hanover Township. See Swoyersville and West Pittston

KUPMONT: Northumberland: see Mount Carmel

LANCASTER:

Congregation Shaarai Shomayim's Cemetery: Census from Congregation Shaarai Shomayim's cemetery 1747-1977, compiled by David A. Brener on Nov. 12, 1977. 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
(Reform) Liberty Street. This cemetery is 400 years old, the 4th oldest in the USA. Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com
http://www.uahcweb.org/congs/pa/pa009/index.html [January 2001]
Cemetery history: http://www.uahcweb.org/congs/pa/pa009/cemetery.html [January 2001]
Degel Israel: {10514} (Orthodox) Charles St off Millersville Pike. Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com Possible Source of data: The Jews of Lancaster County submitted by Norman Shore; e-mail: paintdoctor@interoz.com

LEWISTOWN:

Ohev Shalom Cemetery: {10535} on Ridge Road Extended,Granville Township, Mifflin County, PA. The nearest large town is Lewistown where the synagogue is located. Contact Person: Stanley H. Siegel, 12 South Main Street, P.O. Box 897, Lewistown, PA 17044-0867. (717) 248-3913. In use since 1940, the site has approximately 100-125 burial plots with ample room for expansion. The cemetery is used for Jewish burials only and is operated and maintained in accordance with the strictest Orthodox traditions and requirements. Source: Iris B. Sitkin; iris-macsie@home.com

LISBURN: see Harrisburg for Beth Sholom

LITITZ:

Temple Beth El Cemetery: (Conservative) Newport road; Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

LOCK HAVEN:

Beth Yehuda Cemetery: {10377} on Glenn Union Road behind Lock Haven Univ. About 2 acres on hill, the stones date from 1880's to present. The cemetery is well maintained. Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com
Hillside Cemetery: Has a Jewish section with German Jewish families. Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

MAHANOY CITY:
Source: (Mrs. Barry) Janet Lavine: 315-265-3858 bklab@orthanc.sc.clarkson.edu

MASONTOWN: Fayette County 39º84/79º90
Covering about two square miles, Masontown, once a booming center of the Klondike coal region at the turn of the century is located along Route 21 in southwest Fayette County and borders the Monongahela River. Immigrants from southern and central Europe came to work in the mines and the coke ovens in the surroundings area. Their descendants make up a large part of the borough's population. The Jewish population was primarily involved in town-centered mercantile pursuits. Very few Jews remain in Masontown, though it had a sizeable Jewish community from the turn of the century until the late 1920s. For more history: see http://tribune-review.com/focus/masontown.html with a picture of the Beth El Synagogue building; now the town's library. The library holds some historical information about the congregation.
MASONTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Box 769, Masontown, PA 15461 published a book on the history of Masontown. The town has a website: http://www.pe.net/~rksnow/pacountymasontown.htm. Fort Mason Historical Society & Museum, 548 North Main Street (Route 166), Masontown, PA 15461, (724)583-2349. Has exhibits of local industries in turn of the century physician's office, and shows typical home life and a hands-on early school room. Open Sat and Sun 1 - 4. Admission fee. (724)583-9944. Source: Ellen Sadove Renck Phrases1@aol.com

Holy Society Cemetery: in Hopwood, the adjoining hamlet. The current population is approximately 3,759 with approximately 1,646 families. The distance from Masontown to Washington DC is 176 statute miles. The cemetery is in Hopwood on the road from Masontown to Nemacolin and Ft. Necessity and difficult to find without help. Bill Parker is the caretaker. For more information, try Hebrew Cemetery Association 412/437-1009. Sol Michael in Masontown might be able to check records but suggested Mr. Kronick, who is in charge: 412/438-8064. Tree of Life Synagogue in Uniontown is Conservative: (412)438-0801 and may have more information.
UPDATE: Jewish Holy Society Cemetery: Bennington Road, Hopwood, PA 15445, (724) 437-5481 [September 2002]

MCKEESPORT:

3 cemeteries listed in "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States" pp. 330-583 in American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; Volume 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld. See Pittsburgh.

MCKEES ROCKS: see Pittsburgh

MEADVILLE: Crawford Co.

Hebrew Cemetery: {10241} Hebrew Burial Association, Jefferson St., Meadville, PA. Contact person: Richard Friedberg, 312 Chestnut St., Meadville, PA 16335. Phone: 814-724-5824. Used from about 1880, this active cemetery with 50-60 burials is used by Jewish Community Center of Meadville. Source: Olga G. Parker; 72130.1747@compuserve.com
http://www.alltel.net/~yoset/CCo/cemeteries/Jewish.html Meadville Tribune, 28 December 1998, page 1. "it's a veritable history book for Rabbi Jacques Cukierkorn of Temple Beth Israel in Sharon." [January 2001]

MILLVALE: Allegheny County, (Shaler Twp)

Hebrew Burial Cemetery/Chesed Sel Emeth Cemetery: This cemetery is free for indigent burials. Contact: Bernie Bauer )412)421-6637 or (412)393-4236. Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

MONESSEN:
"Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States" pp. 330-583 in American Jewish Year Book 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; Volume 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

MOUNT CARMEL: Northumberland County

Tifereth Israel Cemetery. Current town population: 7,189 (1990 Census), expecting 2000 census to be approximately 6,300. Current Jewish population: seven. Cemetery is located on Cemetery Road, Mount Carmel Township, PA 17851 on the road from Locust Summit to Mount Carmel. Person to contact about grave locations: Ted Matlow, 8460 Limekiln Pike #807, Wyncote, Pa 19095-2601. Phone number: (215)576-0241; (215)850 0708 TMATLOW@sunlink.net.
Names and addresses of local funeral homes: C.J. Lucas, 27 North Vine St., (570)339-4110; Ray Rothermel, 120 South Market St., (570)339-4960; and Joseph Stutz (formerly Higgins), 40 South Market St, (570)339-4300. Local monument maker: Fantini Monument 7th & Oak St. Mount Carmel, Pa 17851 (570) 339-2175 To open a gravesite: Tom Smith at (570)373-1414 or (570)373-3131. Other towns/villages that use/d this cemetery are Ashland, Kupmont, Shamokin, Pottsville, and Frackville. The congregation that used this cemetery was now defunct Tifereth Israel Synagogue, Mount Carmel, PA. Flower Policy: not permitted. The cemetery is land-marked and has a caretaker. The cemetery was established 16 Jan 1908 and is active. The Jewish community that uses this cemetery is Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform.
The suburban, hillside location is separate but near other cemeteries. Marking the site is sign in English reads "Tifereth Israel." The cemetery is reached by turning directly off route 2023, a public road within 1/2 mile from Mount Carmel. Access is open to all. The gate is unlocked. Current size is .51 acres (22,500 sq. ft.) Date of oldest gravestone: 1912. 100-500 gravestones are in cemetery in original location, none toppled or broken. The marble, granite, limestone, sandstone, and slate tombstones and memorial markers are flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, double tombstones, and horizontally set stones. Inscriptions are in English and Hebrew.
The present owner of the cemetery property is the local Jewish community. Adjacent properties to the cemetery are other cemeteries. The cemetery is visited occasionally by private visitors and was never vandalized. Past maintenance: construction of fence foundation, re-erection of stones, clearing of vegetation, fixing of wall, fixing of gate by regular caretaker paid by the cemetery. No structures. Weather erosion is a slight threat. Vegetation and water drainage in the cemetery are not problems. Ted Matlow, E-mail: TMATLOW@sunlink.net completed this survey on 1 Sep 1999 using deeds, old newspaper articles, and cemetery records.

NESHANNOCK TOWNSHIP: see Pittsburgh

NEW BRIGHTON:

Tree of Life Cemetery: Association Charter. New Brighton, PA. Jan 6, 1849. Histories file; Source: AJA. American Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45220-2488. (513)221-1875 (tel); (513)221-7812 (fax). E-mail: AJA@cn.huc.edu .

NEW CASTLE:

Chev Kad Tifereth Israel: Jewish population in 1919 was 610. Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583. American Jewish Year Book 5680 (September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920); Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee Submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

NEW KENSINGTON: see Pittsburgh

NORRISTOWN:
Norristown Jewish Comm.- Tiferes Israel Cem.: Source Julian H. Preisler, jhp1963@yahoo.com

NORTH HILLS: see Pittsburgh

NORTHUMBERLAND:

Kenesseth Israel: Jewish population in 1919 was 88. Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583. American Jewish Year Book 5680 (September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920); Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee Submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

OIL CITY:

Sage Run Cemetery: Site is 3 or 4 miles from Oil City off Sage Run Road, which runs north off Rt. 62 out of the city. Many years ago, a breakaway group from Tree of Life, the Oil City shul on West First Street, created the cemetery with about 35 graves. I have some photos, but did not write any names down. Most Oil City burials are in the cemetery near Titusville. Source: Gerry Swetsky; e-mail: gswetsky@bellsouth.net

PENN TOWNSHIP: see Pittsburgh

PHILADELPHIA: see separate Philadelphia webpage

PITTSBURGH:
Source of the Pittsburgh information, unless otherwise specified, is Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

Adath Israel Cemetery: (Shaler Township): contact: Sidney Snitzer 412-621-7918
Adath Jeshurun Cemetery: (Hampton Twp) Roland Rd off Wildwood Rd; Wildwood; v.2
Agudath Achim Cemetery: contact: Morris Flam 412-846-5363
Agudath Achim: (Forest Hills) contact: Milton Zelkowitz 412-521-0377 or 421-1964
Agudath Achim: (Hampton Township): contact: Ray Oswald 412-443-5218
Ahavath Achim Cemetery: (Forest Hills) contact: Eugene Lipman 412-823-9200
Ahavath Achim Cemetery: (Kennedy Township) contact: Maurice Perr 412-571-1132
Ahavath Achim: (Mckees Rocks): contact: Sandord Gills 412-264-6024
Anshe Lubovitz Cemetery: (Shaler Twp) Oakwood St off Wible Run Rd; (Shaler Twp) v.7
Anshe Lubovitz Cemetery: (Shaler Twp) Oakwood St off Wible Run Rd; Pittsburgh (Shaler Twp). Source: Pat Alexander; pacme@email.msn.com
Anshe Sfard: (Versailles Boro) contact: Gerald Speigel 412-673-6309
Ben Almon Cemetery Association: Interments and financial records.1895-1906. Box No.1252; 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 , 3101 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2488; phone (513) 221-1875.
Beth Abraham Cemetery: {10258} Nat Landy 412-521-0101: The congregation no longer exists but maintains an office at 2715 Murray Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. [March 2002]
Beth Hamedrash Hagodol Cemetery: (Mckees Rocks) contact: Samuel Goldstein Esq. 412-471- 5373
Thursday, October 25, 2001
See http://www.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20011025cemetery1025p2.asp " Graves vandalized, flags burned in Jewish cemetery " by Lillian Thomas, Post-Gazette Staff Writer, Oct. 25th, 2001. "Nearly 100 gravestones were wrenched from bases and smashed onto walkways or pushed down steep slopes of the Beth Hamedrish Hagadol-Beth Jacob Congregation cemetery in Pittsburgh's McKees Rocks suburb Monday night. The vandals also pulled a dozen U.S. flags off veterans' graves and burned them in a pile at the top of the hill at the site. ... The vandalism at the 128-year-old Orthodox congregation's cemetery led to warnings being sent to local Jewish organizations and synagogues to be on the lookout for possible further violence or vandalism. ... There are some 5,000 graves at the site, which has been used for Jewish burials in the area for 128 years." Source: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [January 2002]
Beth Hamidr Hagodol: Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583. American Jewish Year Book 5680 (September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920); Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee Submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.
Beth Israel Cemetery: (Mckees Rocks) contact: Sherman Siegel 412-222-1466
Beth Jacob Cemetery: (Duquesne) contact: Bill Morantz 412-672-6285
Beth Jacob Cemetery: (McKees Rocks) contact: Sam Goldstein, esq 412-471-5373
Beth Jacob Cemetery: (New Kensington) contact: ? [January 2001]
Betty Rosenberg-Parkway Jewish Cemetery: (Churchill, Wilkins Township) contact: Joe Levine 412-823-7677
Beth Shalom Cemetery: (Shaler Township) 1501 Anderson Rd. 486-1991. They have all the names, but did not wish to contribute them to the Cemetery Project. Contact Harvey E. Robins, Esq. President, 5915 Beacon St. (412) 421-2288 fax (412) 421-5923.
B'nai Emunoh Cemetery: (Wildwood) contact: Hyman Sloan 412-421-2853 or Dr. Amir Pilch 412-421-2288
B'nai Israel: (Greensburg) {10739} contact: Duffy Friedlander; names from Milton J. Radman, micoradm@westol.com
B'nai Israel Cemetery: (Hempfield township) contact: William Brill 412-837-5082
B'nai Israel: (McKeesport) contact: Murray Siegel 412-672-5306
B'nai Israel Cemetery: (Penn Township) Blackadore Ave. (Penn Township); contact: Sidney Berlin 412-683-1087
Cheseth Israel: (Reserve Twp) (Workmen's Circle Cemetery, Branch 932); Hoffman Rd; Pittsburgh (Reserve Twp) v.12; Source: Pat Alexander; pacme@email.msn.com
Chofetz Chaim Cemetery: (Church, Wilkins Township) contact: Hyman Sloan; 412-421-2853; Maurice Weinberg 412-827-2503; or Joseph Reichman 412-673- 7015
Gemilis Chesed Cemetery: (McKeesport) Orthodox; Location: North Versailles, Pittsburgh Source: Barbara & Steve Wasser, swass@global2000.net (also see New Gemilis Chesed)
Greentree Cemetery: Greentree Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15220 (412) 921-5776 / 921-2165. Source: David Gordon onnj@comcast.net [May 2006]
Hebrew Burial Cemetery: established 1853; Milvale; v.3; Source: Pat Alexander, pacme@email.msn.com
Hebrew Cemetery Association: contact: Sol J. Michael 412-437-8564
Holy Society Cemetery: (Masontown) contact: Mr. Kronich 412-438-8064
Homstead Hebrew Cemetery: (W. Mifflin Township) contact: Allen Smooke 412-521-3252 or Bob Katz 412-281-6136
Kether Torah Cemetery: (Reserve Township) contact: Frank Rice 412-521-4164
Machsekei Hadas: (Revere Twp) v.8; Source: Pat Alexander, pacme@email.msn.com
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery: contact: 412-531-2007. This cemetery has a Jewish section from about 1985. Used by Temple Emanuel: (Sissy Sterling 412-561-4664 or Brenda Miller 412-276-3776) and Beth El (Robert Lampel 412-257-8305):
Mt. Royal Cemetery: The cemetery has a Jewish section from about 1990.
Neshannock Township: see below Temple Sinai Memorial Park
New Gemilas Chesed Cemetery: contact: Irwin Chinn 412-678-2725
New Light Cemetery:
Ohav Shalom Cemetery: (Donora) contact: Phil DeRienzo 412-379-6100
Ohav Shalom Cemetery: (Shaler Township) contact: Hyman Sloan 412-421-2853
Ohav Zedeck Cemetery: (Shaler Township) contact: Hyman Sloan 412-421-2853
Ohav Zedeck Cemetery: (East Pittsburgh Shul) Location: Churchill, Wilkins Township: contact: Rabbi Zaetz 412-521-7434
Pliskover Cemetery: contact: Joe Roth 412-621-3138 or Irwin Wiener 412-373-8900
Poale Zedeck: (Orthodox Synagogue Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh)
Old Cemetery Location: Foust Street, Sheridan, Pat Alexander; pacme@email.msn.com
New Cemetery Location: Memorial Park Cemetery, Meriden Rd., Etna, Source: Barbara & Steve Wasser, swass@global2000.net
Poale Zedick Jewish Cemetery: (Richland Twp) Meridian Rd.; Gibsonia (Richland Twp) v.6; Source: Pat Alexander, pacme@email.msn.com
Podolier: (Reserve Township) contact: Evelyn Levine 412-682-4737
Rodef Shalom Cemetery: (Johnstown) contact: Beth Shalom Congregation 814-536-0647
Shaare Torah Cemetery: {10264} contact: Joseph Berger 412-521-1060. Names supplied by the congregation and Marilyn Newman, mnewman714@aol.com
Shaare Zedeck Cemetery: (Pittsburgh) contact: Al Goppman 412-361-0130
Sons of Israel Cemetery: (Rankin) (Forest Hills) contact: Joni Marcus 412-521-8282 or Albert Silverman 412-271-3393, Ronald Angerman 412-678-0054
Temple Beth Am Cemetery:
Temple Emanuel: (Greensburg) contact: Bob Sloan 412-834-2990
Temple Israel Mem. Park: (Neshannock Township)
Temple Ohav Shalom of North Hills: contact: 412-486-7374
Temple Sinai Memorial Park: (Neshannock Township) contact: Phyliss Weinkle 412-921-9715 & Marylin Weiss 412-521-6788.
Tiphereth Israel Cemetery: (Shaler) Oakwood St off Wible Run Rd; (Shaler Twp) v.7; Source: Pat Alexander, pacme@email.msn.com
Torath Chaim Cemetery: (Hampton Twp) Wickline Road; Pittsburgh (Hampton Twp) v.3; Source: Pat Alexander, pacme@email.msn.com
Tree of Life Memorial Park Cemetery: estab 1948; Reiss Run Rd; Pittsburgh. v.2; Source: Pat Alexander, pacme@email.msn.com
Tree of Life in Sharpsburg: Contact Morton Gottfried at 1-412-961-6800 for the Sharpsburg Cemetery. Additional information: Burton L. Hirsh Funeral Home, Inc., 2704 Murray Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 may have the address, contact person, and phone number of area cemeteries. Some of the cemeteries have a booklet with directions to most of the cemeteries. Call for information at 1-142-555-1212, to request cemetery address and phone number. Pittsburgh Jewish Burial Assn. at 1-412-553-6469 has an automated message. Source: Lea Trager from Michigan at leatrager@aol.com
Torah Chaim: (Gibsonia) contact: Sam Goettesman 412-422-8618
Tree of Life Sfard: (Versailles Boro) contact: Gerald Spiegel 412-673-6309
West View Cemetery of Rodeph Shalom Cong.: contact: Dave Lamb 412-931-1600
Workman Circle Branch 975: (Reserve township) contact: Wendy DeRoy 412-421-9477 or Bernard Bauer 412-393-4236
Workmans Circle #45: contact: Wendy DeRoy 412-421-9477
Westview Cemetery: 4720 Perrysville Road, Rt., 19 North, Westview. Westview is associated with Rodef Shalom Temple in Pittsburgh, one of the oldest Reformed congregations in the USA. Source: Pat Alexander, pacme@email.msn.com

PITTSTON:

Ahavas Achim: Jewish population in 1919 was 300. Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583. American Jewish Year Book 5680 (September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920); Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee. Submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

PLAINS:
Source of Plains information unless otherwise specified is Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

Anshe Emes: Orthodox, contact Mr. Ryan
Anshe Sfard: Orthodox, contact Mr. Ryan
B'nai Jacob: Orthodox, Darling St., contact Mr. Ryan
B'nai Brith Reformed:
Ohav Zedek: Orthodox, 242 S. Franklin St.

POTTSTOWN:

Ahavas Achim Cong. Cemetery: State Street

POTTSVILLE: Schuylkill County.
40°40'N 76°12'W. 1990 pop. 16,603, 27 mi/43 km NNW of Reading. The small Jewish cemetery is surrounded by an iron fence. Some of the old stones have been replaced with new ones. Jewish Museum of Eastern Pennsylvania is located at 2200B Mahantongo St. in Schuylkill County's largest synagogue, the Oheb Zedeck Synagogue. (570)622- 8900, Rosalie Lehrman, Recording Secretary. (Information submitted by Betsy B. Teplis, 447 Broadland Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30342-3606). The Museum is open Mon.- Thu. 10 AM-1 PM. Also see note at Mount Carmel (people from Pottsville also were buried at Mount Carmel). Northumberland County and http://www.schuylkill.com/ and http://www.schuylkill.org/services.htm [January 2004]

Oheb Zedeck Cemetery: {10953} The third cemetery in a row going up North Centre Street is just above the Odd Fellows Cemetery. To obtain further information on the cemetery, contact Oheb Zedeck Synagogue at 23rd and Mahantongo Sts., Pottsville, PA 17901. This cemetery is divided into four sections running from right to left, and front to back in section one, then back to front in section two and so on. A roadway separates sections 1 through 3; a paved walkway separates Sections 3 and 4. Generally, the gravestones are Hebrew on one side and English on the other. Source: Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

Jewish population in 1919 was 400. Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583. American Jewish Year Book 5680 (September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920); Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee Submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

PRICEDALE:

Beth Am Cemetery: This cemetery serves the community of Monessen and nearby smaller towns and was formerly known as Kneseth Israel. The tiny congregation is in Monessen, PA. Source: Pat Alexander, pacme@email.msn.com

PUNXSATAWNEY:

Punxsatawney Jewish Cemetery: {10895} located nearby in Cloe, PA. William Gresock of Gresock Lawn Service is the caretaker. R.D.#6 Box 116, Punxsutawney, PA 15671. Raymond Whitzman used old synagogue memorial plaques and a map of the cemetery to verify older gravestones. Many of the earliest Jewish residents of Punxsutawney came from Dorbyan, Lithuania. Directions: Take Rt. 36 south out of Punxsutawney. Go 3 miles south to Cloe. In Cloe, turn right on SR2011 towards Rossiter. Pass Cloe Lumber. From the intersection, go 0.2 miles towards Rossiter. A Penn D.O.T. road sign that says "Cemetery". Turn right on the dirt road that goes up the hill to the cemetery about 0.2 miles. You are now at Oaklawn Cemetery. Once up to the cemetery, keep going straight. The road goes around that cemetery and up through the cemetery and soon turns 90 degrees left. It continues another couple hundred yards up the hill and then makes another 90 degree turn to the left. After that turn, on the right side of the road is the Jewish cemetery. When you exit, continue on the road and soon the road turns 90 degrees to the left again. After that turn, you go a couple hundred yards down to where you came in. Source: Raymond Whitzman, whitz@cam.org

UPDATE: From website, "Vos is Neis", http://www.vosizneias.com/2007/11/falls-creek-pa-tombstone-found-along.html

Falls Creek, PA - For the past five months State Police of DuBois had been looking for the original location of a headstone found along the highway in Jefferson County. The tombstone is a memorial to Lazaraus Light, who died in 1908, and was only eight months old.

Now after 5 months the original location of the headstone was found by a historical society in Brookville. The headstone is from the Cloe Jewish Cemetery, more than 20 miles from where it was found.

"It's going to go back tonight," said Corporal Paul Olsakovsky, of the Pennsylvania State Police. "The Jefferson County Historical Society will return it to the cemetery." [November, 2007]

QUAKERTOWN:

Union Cemetery: Cemetery Rd., 215-538-1431 William Dietz mgr.; The cemetery is a non-Jewish cemetery with a Jewish section. Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

READING:

Green Tree: Contact Rabbi Joel Weintraub 610-374-1763w or 610-779-4103h. Cemetery has old and new section. In Cumru Twp.
Mount Sinai: Contact Ted Aarons 610-374-7436. In Cumru Twp. Source: Aaron Roetenberg; aaron@yrkpa.kias.com .
Three more cemetery sites are listed simply as "cemetery" 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); Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee Submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

RESERVE TOWNSHIP: Allegheny County

Cheseth Israel: Contact Martin Flom 412-781-2390 or Nathan Siegman 412-621-6010. Site is on Hoffman Rd. See Kraynek's book and Allegheny County, PA Cemetery Records and Cemeteries of the US by Deborah M. Burek, ed. Detroit: Gale Research Int., 1994. ISBN 0-8103-9245-3. Sources: Al Rosenfield, arosen@ee.net and Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com
Machsekei Hadas Cemetery: Source Cemeteries of the US by Deborah M. Burek, ed. Detroit: Gale Research Int., 1994. ISBN 0-8103-9245-3. Source: Al Rosenfield, arosen@ee.net

RICHLAND TOWNSHIP: Allegheny County

Poale Zedeck Memorial Park: contact: Martin Lefkowitz or Morton Markowitz 412-521-0506; Sources: Cemeteries of the US by Deborah M. Burek, ed. Detroit: Gale Research Int., 1994. ISBN 0-8103-9245-3. submitted by Al Rosenfield, Columbus OH; arosen@ee.net & Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

ROCKLEDGE:

Montefiore Cemetery: see Philadelphia

ROSLYN:

Hillside Cemetery: see Philadelphia

SCRANTON: (and vicinity)
Scranton funeral home: Ziman Funeral Home at 717 344-1716
Scranton & vicinity Synagogues: Source Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com :
Synagogues:
     Beth Shalom - 717-346-0502
     Machisiken Hatas Congregation - 717-342-6271
     Obev Zek Congregation - 717-343-2717
     Temple Hesed (Reformed) (Dunmore) - 717-344-7201
     Temple Israel (Conservative) (Dunmore) - 717-342-0350
For more info, contact The Ziman Funeral Home in Scranton. Call the synagogues to find out who is in charge of their individual cemeteries. Usually each synagogue has a cemetery committee or chairperson.

Beth Hamedrash Hagadol: Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583. American Jewish Year Book 5680 (September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920); Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee Submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.
Dalton Jewish Cemetery: (adjacent to the community of Clark-Summit). Orthodox and serves 15 small synagogues in the area. Source Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com (Ind.) Dalton was established in 1929. (All Jewish burials in Scranton before Dalton, and perhaps some after as well, were in the Providence Road cemetery. Steve Stein, Highland Park, NJ. steinsteve@aol.com ) The main cemetery for Scranton is in Dalton, several miles north of Scranton, past Clarks Summit. Get off Route 6 & 11 at the Dalton turnoff, go east for a bit, left on N Turnpike Road, and after a mile, right on Shoemaker Road. There is a non-Jewish cemetery on the right. Dalton Jewish is a few hundred feet up on the left. There is no office, only a caretaker. To get a grave location, you must call Ziman Funeral Home. Perhaps the synagogues have their own records as well. Ziman will take your information and search their records, but there is no master index, only records by year, so narrowing down the year helps greatly. The cemetery is small by New York standards, perhaps only a couple of thousand graves. It is divided into about 2 dozen sections (most have a sign), one for each synagogue or organization. Most have only a hundred or so graves each. I walked five entire organizations in an hour, stopping for a dozen or so graves. If you had no information, you could still walk the entire cemetery in a day.
Or Brith Abraham: Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583. American Jewish Year Book 5680 (September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920); Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee Submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.
Keneseth Israel: Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583. American Jewish Year Book 5680 (September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920); Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee Submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.
Providence Cemetery: Drive on North Main Avenue past the Memorial Stadium, heading North toward Providence and North Scranton. From downtown Scranton, you would pass Memorial Stadium on your left and a small park on your right. About one mile after the park is a fire station on the left. Park in front of the fire station. The cemetery is behind the firehouse on a hill. Cemetery abuts the backyard of a neighbor to the fire station. You can get a key from the firemen or go around the back where the fence is broken. There are no records for the Providence Road cemetery. It is perhaps 25 feet wide and a couple of hundred feet deep with somewhere around 400 to 500 graves. I looked at every headstone in about an hour. Most stones are quite readable, though there are several with rather elaborate Hebrew-only inscriptions. Many had the English name on the back. Some were not very readable. I was able to identify the grave of my great-great uncle, his date of birth, and little else. Hardly any of the children's graves were readable. Steve Stein, Highland Park, NJ. steinsteve@aol.com [December 2000] also see Plains, Shavertown, Swoyerville

SCHAEFFERSTOWN:
http://berksweb.com/jcc/map2.html and http://berksweb.com/jcc/shul.html [2000]

SHALER TOWNSHIP: Allegheny County
Source of Shaler Township information, unless otherwise indicated is Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

Adath Israel Cemetery: contact: Sidney Snitzer 412-621- 7918
Agudath Achim Cemetery: contact: Morris Flam 412-846- 536;
Anshe Lubovitz Cemetery: Source: Cemeteries of the US by Deborah M. Burek, ed. Detroit: Gale Research Int., 1994. ISBN 0-8103-9245-3. Source: Al Rosenfield, arosen@ee.net . Contact: Walter J. Reiss 412-521-7123
New Light Cemetery: p. 17333, Cemeteries of the US by Deborah M. Burek, ed. Detroit: Gale Research Int., 1994. ISBN 0-8103-9245-3. Source: Al Rosenfield, arosen@ee.net . contact: Walter Reisz 412-521-7123; sub section
Tiphereth Israel: contact: Bernard Gusky 412-521-6225; also see Pittsburgh, New Light Cemetery. See Cemeteries of the US by Deborah M. Burek, ed. Detroit: Gale Research Int., 1994. ISBN 0-8103-9245-3. Source: Al Rosenfield, arosen@ee.net .

SHAMOKIN: Northumberland County.
Jewish population in 1919 was 235. People from here were also buried at Mount Carmel.

B'nai Israel Congregation Cemetery (Sons of Israel): "The Jewish community of Shamokin, Northumberland County, established B'nai Israel congregation on Nov. 23, 1903. The synagogue is located on Sunbury Street. Beth Olom Cemetery, in use since 1895, in the Marshallton section of Coal Township." Source: RootsWeb.com message board 30 Dec 1999 [January 2003]
     The cemetery with 150 graves is on a hill outside Shamokin. Cemetery is open 24 hours, but call ahead for directions. Shamokin is 120 miles from Philadelphia, above Pottsville and below Hazelton and Bloomsberg and west of the Schukyll and south of Columbia. From the Pennsylvania Turnpike West, take exit 22 (Morgantown-I 176), Interstate 176 North, Route 422 West into Lebanon, PA, 72 North to I-81 North, exit 36 (route 61West), 61 West to Shamokin PA. Mr. Moskowitz recommends taking PA turnpike to Morgantown, follow signs to Reading, PA, 61 into Shamokin.
     Contacts: Two co-chairmen keep the records for this small cemetery: Myron M. Moskowitz, Esquire, (Cemetery President) 2 East Independence Street, Shamokin, PA 17872, (570) 648-4658 and Irvin Liachowitz, (Cemetery Secretary/Treasurer), Liachowitz Jewelers Inc., 52 East Independence Street, Shamokin, PA 17872, phone: (570) 648-3931.
     Synagogue: B'nai Israel Congregation (1875 circa), 7 East Sunbury Street, Shamokin, PA 17872, Phone: (570) 648-2281. Source: Elaine B. Kolinsky & Neil Goloff (JGSP). Also, see Springfield Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583 and American Jewish Year Book 5680 (September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920); Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee Submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

SHARON : see Farrell [January 2003]

SHARPSBURG:
also see Pittsburgh (Tree of Life Cemetery)

SHAVERTOWN:

Workman's Circle: Source: Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

SHENENDOAH:

Shenandoah:
Current town population is about 5000 with Jewish population of less than 10.

Hebrew Cemetery: Located in Shenandoah Heights (near Shenandoah) Schuylkill County, Sign at entrance reads "Hebrew Cemetery", but known by Jewish residents as "KEHILLATH ISRAEL CEMETERY" Person to contact about cemetery (grave locations): Jacob Klitzner, 103 N. Jardin St., Shenandoah, PA 17976, Phone: 570-462-0609. Cocal funeral home and/or monument maker: Oravitz Funeral Home, 40. N. Jardin St., Shenandoah, PA 17976, 570-462-9333.
The Jewish community dates from about 1870. The still active suburban cemetery was established in 1887. The site has a caretaker. Located on a hillside , the site is separate, but near other cemeteries. Access to the cemetery is open to all. A broken masonry wall and broken fence with a gate that does not lock surround the site. No separate section. One hundred to five hundred 19th and 20th century marble and granite tombstones are finely smoothed and inscribed stones with English and Hebrew inscriptions. The cemetery contains special memorial monuments to Jewish soldiers. The vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage at the cemetery is good all year. B. Simons visited for this survey on Dec. 2, 2005. bsimons@pics.com [January 2004]

SHENENDOAH HEIGHTS: W. MAHANOY TWP., SCHUYLKILL
see also Shenandoah.

Hebrew Cemetery: 1887-1949 {10957}. Several headstones in the cemetery are only in Hebrew. A most unusual cemetery because, except for the telltale monuments, one feels as if in a park, with well kept lawns, and benches in the circular areas shown on the map. The caretaker is to be commended for his management of this truly beautiful and peaceful place

SOUTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP:

Beth Israel Cong. Cemetery: (Washington, PA); founded ca. 1917; Source Julian H. Preisler, jhp1963@yahoo.com

SPRINGFIELD:

Mount Sharon Cemetery: see Philadelphia; East Springfield, Rd. 19064 543-8900; Source Julian H. Preisler, jhp1963@yahoo.com

STROUDSBERG: see East Stroudsberg

SWOYERVILLE:

Holche Yosher Orthodox: S. Main St.; contact: Mr. Ryan; Source: Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com
Temple Israel Cemetery: contact: Sally Conner. Many people now live in Kingston, so there is a cemetery (Conservative) in Swoyersville on Dennison Street (near Forty Fort and Exeter). Source: mba01@aol.com and Source: Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com
The Jewish Cemetery (?): on Wade Street (West Side of Townsend Street (South Side and Dennison Street) East Side, Swoyersville. This data is indicated clearly on Wilkes-Barre, PA Map Stock no. PA 228, available at Maps, telephone: 800-210-6277. Source: petch@skynet.be

TITUSVILLE: Crawford County:

B'nai Gemiluth Chesed: {10259} Though Titusville is in Crawford County, the cemetery is actually in Venango County. Titusville is on the very edge of Crawford County. West side of Old Rte.8, 2.1 miles south from Titusville, PA, the cemetery with 355 graves was used by B'nai Gemiluth Chesed. Burials date from at least 1878, possibly earlier. The iron sign over the driveway entry says "Jewish Cemetery". There is another sign above the iron fence, which surrounds this small place: "Presented by Abraham Marks to Congregation/Bnai Gemuluth Chesed/1892." The 1954 address was B'nai Gemuluth Chesed Congregation, 218 North Martin St., Titusville, PA. The congregation is no longer in existence, though the building remains. Titusvillians worship at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Oil City since few Jews are left in Titusville. The iron gates at the cemetery entrance stolen a few years ago turned up in a pawn shop in Los Angeles (honest). I don't know if they got them back, however the cemetery is now marked by a beautiful brick structure on either side of the driveway with plaques naming the cemetery. Actually, three cemeteries exist within the site, the largest being B'nai Gemeluth Chesed of the Titusville shul. A walkway separates it from the Oil City graves to the south. On the north side of the driveway, surrounded by an iron fence and locked, is B'nai Zion Cemetery. Source: Gerry Swetsky; gswetsky@bellsouth.net
B'nai Zion: {xxxxx} B'nai Zion was a Reformed congregation that existed in Titusville in the 1870's. According to my records, largely German Jews used it. The synagogue did not fare well and closed about 1890. A church maintains the building nicely today. I do not know who maintains the cemetery, but it appears well tended. Source: Gerry Swetsky, gswetsky@bellsouth.net .
74 burials. Source: Ada Greenblatt, ada.Greenblatt@postoffice.worldnet.att.net
Oil City Tree of Life Jewish Cemetery: {xxxxx} 144 burials; Source: Ada Greenblatt, ada.Greenblatt@postoffice.worldnet.att.net , who did not compiled the data. The Titusville cemeteries were catalogued by Gerald P. Swetsky of Villa Park, IL. All of this material was sent to her by Sally Ryan Costik, Curator of the Bradford Landmark Society, 45 E. Corydon Street, Bradford, PA 16701. She wrote that the Titusville plot summaries were given to her society by a Canadian woman who was researching her family in both Bradford and Titusville. She wrote that both Bradford and Titusville were closely related to the oil production industry.

TREVOSE:

Roosevelt Memorial Park: see Philadelphia. Roosevelt Blvd. & Old Lincoln Hwy. 19053 673-7500. Source Julian H. Preisler, jhp1963@yahoo.com

UNIONTOWN: Fayette County
Uniontown Jewish Community Center: 406 W Main Street, Uniontown, PA 15401 Contact: John Shull, Executive Vice Director (724) 438-4681.
Tree of Life Synagogue in Uniontown is Conservative (412/438-0801) and may have more information. The Jewish population in 1919 was 600. Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583. American Jewish Year Book 5680 (September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920); Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee Submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

Reformed Jewish Cemetery: State/County PIPS Code 42051, Topographic Map Name: Uniontown; Map Reference Code 39079- H6; Geographic Coordinates: 395242N0794146W; Source: National Geographic Names were submitted by Herbert Unger (deceased). Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583. American Jewish Year Book 5680 (September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920); Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee. Submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

UPPER DARBY:

Har Jehuda Cemetery: 8400 Lansdowne Ave.19082 789-2104; Source Julian H. Preisler, jhp1963@yahoo.com
Mount Jahuda Cemetery: see Philadelphia
Adath Jeshurun: on Lansdowne Rd.; Source: Bert Lazerow; e-mail: lazer@usdlaw.acusd.edu

VERSAILLES BORO:

Anshe Sfard: contact: Gerald Speigel 412-673-6309. Source: Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

WALLINGFORD: See BROOKHAVEN and CHESTER

WASHINGTON: see South Strabane Township

WEST MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP: see Pittsburgh

WEST PITTSTON:

West Pittstown Jewish Cemetery: This cemetery houses graves of Temple Israel (former Pittstown cong), Duria Cong. of Exitor and others. Source: Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com also see Swoyersville

WHITEHALL:

Temple Beth El Memorial Park: Source Julian H. Preisler, jhp1963@yahoo.com

WILDWOOD: see Pittsburgh

WILKINS: see Pittsburgh

WILKES BARRE:
Source of Wilkes Barre information, unless otherwise indicated is Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com . Also see Swoyersville

Anshe Emes: in Plains
Anshe Sfard: in Dallas
Bnai Jacob-Orthodox:
Hanover Green Cemetery:
Holche: in Trucksville
Jewish Community Center: 60 South River Street, Wilkes Barre PA 18702-2493; 717-824-4646
Ohav Zedeck Cemetery: (Orthodox) in Hanover Twp.; Ohav Zedek Synagogue, 242 South Franklin Street, Wilkes Barre PA 18701-1012; 717-825-6619
Temple Bnai Brith Cemetery: (Reformed) in Hanover Twp
Temple Israel Cemetery: (Conservative) in Sworyersville: Temple Israel; 236 South River Street, Wilkes Barre PA 18702-2409; 717-824-8927
Workmans Circle: contained in Mt. Greenwood Cemetery which is non-sectarian.
Yosher: On S Main St. in Wilkes Barre I know of two Orthodox cemeteries in Wilkes Barre. One is located on a rocky hill on Church Street, a few blocks north of the Courthouse and the Pierce Street Bridge. Another is in South Wilkes Barre (probably on River Street). Source: mba01@aol.com

WILLIAMSPORT:
2 additional "cemeteries" listed in 1919. Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583. American Jewish Year Book 5680 (September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920); Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee Submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

Ohev Sholom Cemetery: This is the Conservative and Orthodox cemetery. Source Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com
Wildwood Cemetery: This is a non-sectarian cemetery with Jewish interments as far back as early 1900's. Source: Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

YORK:
Jewish population in 1919 was 700. Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583. American Jewish Year Book 5680 (September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920); Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee Submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.

Adas Israel Cemetery: {10205} On Old Baltimore Pike, the cemetery is Orthodox and has about 50 graves from the 1910-1920 era. Names include as Levin, Finkelstein, Miller and Abrahmson. Source: Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com Beth Israel: Source: "Directory of Jewish Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583. American Jewish Year Book 5680 (September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920); Volume 21. Edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Committee Submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.
Hebrew Reformed Congregation Cemetery: {10204} On George Street before Jackson around the 900 block, the cemetery has about 20 or thereabouts graves dating in the 1800's. Source Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com
Prospect Hill Cemetery: {10252} 700 N. George St. Section 5 is the Jewish section. Source: Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com
Mt. Rose Cemetery: 1502 Mt. Rose Ave. 717-845-6618. Mt Rose has a few Jewish interments but nothing notable. Source: Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com
Ohev Sholom:
South Hill Hebrew Cemetery: {10203} Located on Old Baltimore Pike, next to South Hill. The Jewish-only graves date back to at least early 1900's. The site is in excellent condition. Contact Geiple and Heffner, Funeral Directors, who conduct most Jewish burials and are very cooperative. Source: Aaron Roetenberg, aaron@yrkpa.kias.com

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