Temple Emanu El, 188 North Park Ave, P O Box 37, Dothan, Alabama 36302-0037. (334)792-5001. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Reform. Chartered on January 30, 1929, Jewish families lived in this area at least since the late 1880s. See Classical Revival building photos. The synagogue started in 1940 with membership preceding the building. [December 2000]
Jewish history and photographs. [January 2009]
- Gardens of Memory of Memory Hill Cemetery: Several hundred burials. All of the graves are at Memory Hill Cemetery in the Jewish "Gardens of Memory." 2390 Hartford Hwy, Dothan, Alabama 36301 (334-793-5679). This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
- Located on highway 52, to the Southwest of town, outside the loop. The cemetery was originally east of downtown, but was moved in 1960 with the expansion of Highway 84. The Jewish section of Memory Hill is toward the middle. burial listings. Source: Larry Brook, Deep South Jewish Voice [March 2005]