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A city cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery is Fort Lauderdale's oldest intact cemetery and the resting place of Broward pioneers. In 1935 B'nai Israel Congregation acquired blocks one and two. B'nai Israel grew into Fort Lauderdale Hebrew Congregation, then into Temple Emanu-El. Records at Administrative Office, Lauderdale Memorial Park, 2001 SW 4th Ave. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 33315, (954)527-0227.