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Visit Newark cemeteries only on the Sunday between the High Holidays when police protection is provided.
Any other time may be very dangerous.
 

 

 

THE CEMETERIES
  • Ahavas Zion: 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 Comm. and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld.
  • Belmont Avenue Cemetery: This cemetery, founded 1848 and used by Congregation Bnai Jeshurun, no longer exists. (Temple Bnai Jeshurun, 1025 South Orange Avenue, Short Hills, NJ)
  • Gomel Chesid Cemetery: Records held by Stanley Dash (201-352-1302). Open 8-2pm, except Sat. On border of Newark & Elizabeth at Newark Airport. From New York: (right hand side) Rtes 1 and 9 to Washington Bridge - turnpike to Newark Airport, pay toll. Skyway on Rte 1-9 South past Budweizer Brewery. Get off at McClellen St., corner 1st right. Cemetery is at McClellen & 245 Mt. Olivett Ave. Source: Vivian E. Shore Zelvin, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Grove Street Cemetery: 218-304 Grove Street, Newark. Boundaries: Grove Street, Grain Street, South 20th Street & part of East Orange. There are many entrances on Grove Street and on S.20th Street in Newark. One small section on Grove Street is in East Orange. The boundaries are Grove Street, Grain Street, S. 20th Street and East Orange properties. Access is on foot, with parking on nearby streets. Source: Alice Gould at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact Susan Kobren This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
    Congregation Ahavath Achim Bnai Jacob & David, 700 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052 973-669-0079 and Cong. Shomrei Emunah, 67 Park St. Montclair, NJ 07042, 973-746-5031 were involved with several of these burial society sections.
    UPDATE: Anshe Russia section has significant numbers of overturned tombstones, far more than in September 2002. In particular a relatively well kept, nearly an entire row was knocked over. Source: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (David Simon Bendory) on JewishGen Digest, 18 Nov 2002.
    Synagogue Sections or Burial Society Sections with date of founding are as follows:

 

Admiral Sampson Lodge No. 192 IOBA 1898

 

Austrian Hungarian Cong.Tifereth Israel

 

Baron Rothchild Lodge No. 105 IOBA

1910

Brisker Shule-Cong. Kehilath Israel:

 

Chechanovitzer KUV

1915

Cong. Adas Israel

 

Cong. Adas Israel and Mishnayes

1913

Cong. Ahavath Achim B'nai Jacob: 700 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052

 

Cong. Ansche Russia (Cong. Eyn Yaakov)

1888

Cong. Anshe Lubovitz

1908

Cong. Anshe Romania

1898

Cong. Anshe Warshaw

1913

Cong. B'nai Jacob: 700 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052

 

Cong. B'nai Zion-Roseville

 

Cong. Knesseth Israel

 

Cong. Sinai Torah-Chaim

 

Cong. Toras Emes

1920

Erste Bolechover KUV

1901

Gerechtigeit Lodge

 

Guardians of Faith- Cong. Shomrei Emunah 1

1921

Harrison Lodge

Alice Gould at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact Susan Kobren This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . [February 2002]

Harrison Shule

 

Hebrew Burial Society

1897

Independent Newarker

 

Israel KUVerein

1885

Kurlander Lodge (Ind. Order of the Sons of Joseph) 1911

 

Orange City Lodge

 

Russian No. 1-Cong. Knesseth Israel

 

Russian No. 2-Cong. Knesseth Israel

 

Russian No. 3-Cong. Knesseth Israel

 

Russian No. 4, 5-Cong. Knesseth Israel

 

Russian No. 6-Cong. Knesseth Israel

 

Workmen's Circle

 

 

  • :McClellan Street Cemeteries: The McClellan Street cemeteries in Newark are scattered through the area of McClellan Street, and its intersection with Mt. Olivet Avenue and Floral Avenue. This area is off US 1 and is opposite Newark Airport. A small section on Floral Ave. is in Elizabeth. Access is on foot with parking on the street. Source: Alice Gould at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact Susan Kobren This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . [February 2002] Congregation Ahavath Achim B'nai Jacob & David, 700 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052 973-669-0079 was involved with some of these sections as was the Yeshiva of Jewish Educational Center , 330 Elmora Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07208, 908-353-4446. Synagogue Sections or Burial Society Sections with date of founding are as follows:

 

A.A.Pride of Elizabeth Lodge Brith Shalom

 

B.A. Klausner 1918

 

Barispolier Progressive. Society

1909

Beth Ahuvim KUV

 

Beth El (Rosemount) Memorial Park Assoc.

1890

Cong. Agudath Israel

 

Cong. Beis Chasidem

Alice Gould at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact Susan Kobren This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Cong. Beth Joseph Lev Tov

 

Cong. Emanuel, Roselle, NJ

 

Cong. Kehilath Israel

 

Cong. Yoiche Hosner

Alice Gould at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact Susan Kobren This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Cong.Beth David, Roselle, NJ

 

Elizabeth Jewish Education Cemetery

 

Elizabeth Progressive Lodge, Brith Shalom

 

Emil Zucker Lodge, Brith Abraham

 

Erste Bershader

 

Erste Bolechover, B'nai Zion Hochberg Chapt. No.125

 

Erste Rzeszower-United Newark Lodge

1918

First Austrian Sick Benefit Society

 

First Robishower Chelmer KUV

 

Gomel Chesed Hebrew Cem.

1891

Independent Newark Lodge

 

Independent Order Owath Zedek (5 branches)

1896

Israel KUVerein-Galloping Hills

1911

Jewish Educational Center

 

Louis Brandeis Lodge 94 IOBA

 

New Montefiore

 

Newark Progressive

 

Reim Ahuvim Pioneer Lodge

1905

Talmud Torah of Newark

 

The Link of Israel

 

Workmen's Circle, Branch 47 and Branch 290

1900

 

  • :Talmud Torah Cemetery: 603-621 South Orange Avenue was dedicated in 1921. The boundaries are South Orange Avenue, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, and Whitney Street. Source: Alice Gould at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact Susan Kobren This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. [February 2002]. Congregation Ahavath Achim B'nai Jacob & David, 700 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052, 973-669-0079 was involved with some of these sections. Synagogue Sections or Burial Society Sections with date of founding are as follows:

 

Chudnover

Left of main driveway, 5th section from South Orange Ave: Row No.'s start from driveway. Plot #s left (L) of path start from left side, #s right (R) of path start from path

1905

Cong. Anshe Israel, Ain Yankiff

Right of main driveway, 9th section from South Orange Avenue Row #s start from driveway; plot #s start left and right from path; C indicates on path

 

Cong. B'nai Israel

Right of main driveway, 8th section from South Orange Avenue Row #s start from driveway; plot #s start left and right from path

 

Cong. Kehilath Israel

Right of main driveway, 8th section from South Orange Avenue Row #s start from driveway; plot #s start left and right from path

 

Cong. Knesseth Israel

   

Cong. Talmud Torah, New Talmud Torah

   

Cong. Tifereth Zion

Left of main driveway, 3rd section from South Orange Avenue Row #s start from driveway, plot #s start from left of plot

 

Erste Lubarer

Right side of main driveway, 6th section from South Orange Avenue; Row #s start from driveway. Row #s start from driveway; plot #s start left and right of center path. Erste Newarker (9/2/97) Left of main driveway, 4th section from South Orange Avenue. Row #s start from driveway, plot #s start from right side

 

Erste Newarker, Camp No. 14 Order Sons of Zion

   

Erste Oesterricher KUV

Left of main driveway, 11th section from South Orange Avenue Row #s start from path; plot #s start left and right from path; C indicates on path; started 1891

1891

First Ostropoler Society, KUV

Right side of main driveway, 3rd section from South Orange Avenue; Row #s start from driveway, Plot #s left and right of center path; started 1926

1926

Gombiner Lodge 174 IOBS

Left of main driveway; 9th section from South Orange Avenue; left of path. Row #s start from driveway; plot #s start from path.

1900

Horowitz-Metzger Lodge

(9/2/97) Left of main driveway, 10th section from South Orange Avenue, right of path; Row #s start from driveway, plot #s start from path

1933

Independent Brisker

1st section from South Orange Avenue, left of main driveway. Row #s start from driveway; Plot #s, L=left of path, R=right of path, C=on path; started 1908

1908

Independent Lubarer

Right of main driveway, in back of Erste Luberer (6th section on right from South Orange Avenue) or 2nd Section on Whitney Street. Row #s start from Whitney Street Gate. Plot #s start from center path, L is left and R is right of path; started 1931

1931

Jersey Warshawer

Left of main driveway, 8th section from South Orange Avenue. Row #s start from driveway. Plot numbers from path; L is left and R is right of path; started 1900

1900

Kovner KUV

Right of main driveway, 5th section from South Orange Avenue. Row #s start from driveway, plot #s start left and right of path, C is on path; started 1905

1905

Liberty Young Men's

Right of main driveway, 8th section from South Orange Avenue. Row #s start from driveway, plot #s start left of path; started 1892

1892

Linetzer Young Men's

Left of main driveway, 7th section from South Orange Ave. Row #s start from driveway, plot #s start left and right of path; started 1921

1921

Newark City Lodge 109 IOBA

Right of main driveway, 4th section from South Orange Avenue. Row #s start from driveway, plot #s right and left of path

Alice Gould at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact Susan Kobren This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ?1894

Pioneer Lodge 231 IOBS

Left of main driveway, 6th Section from South Orange Avenue. Row #s start from main driveway; plot #s, L is left & is right of path, C is on path; started 1905

1905

Semiatitzer Progressive Association

Behind Kovner (5th section from South Orange Ave on right of main driveway) or 1st cemetery plot on Whitney Street after private property. Row #s start from Whitney Street, Plot #s start from right side; started 1914

1914

South Orange Avenue Hebrew Cem. Assn.

Left of main driveway; to the left of first two sections, may be accessed through 3rd section. Row #s start from the fence to the left of the 3 sections, plot #s start from the right; started 1939

1939

True Friends Lodge

Left of main driveway, 2nd section from South Orange Avenue. Row #s start from driveway, plot #s left and right of path; started 1888

1910

 

  • :Union Field Cemetery: The South Orange Avenue gate is in Newark, but most of the sections are in Irvington. There is an entrance in Irvington on 14 th Avenue. The boundaries are South Orange Avenue, B'nai Abraham Cemetery, 14 th Avenue, and the old Pabst Brewery property in Irvington on Grove Street. Source: Alice Gould at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact Susan Kobren This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. [February 2002]
    UPDATE: I wanted to alert someone to the fact that Unionfield Cemetery on South Orange Ave. has a broken fence; and the gates are often wide open. The area is pretty run down. I'm concerned that no one is paying attention to this cemetery that I drive by every day to and from work. Source: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [August 2002]
Synagogue Sections or Burial Society Sections with date of founding are as follows:

 

Chevra Tillum Tifereth Israel

   

Cong. Ansche Sfard Linith Hazedek

   

Cong. Anshe Romanische

   

Cong. Rozu Ahava 1906

   

Epstein-Margolis Cemetery

1959

Sanford B. Epstein, Inc., 308 Grove Street or 270 South 20 th , Newark, NJ 07103, may have information. 973-373-0144 or 973-373-6610

Gerechtigeit Lodge No. 25 IOBA

1896

 

Independent Brisker

1908

 

Jersey Warshawer Lodge #109 IOBA

1910

 

New Jersey Verein

1917

 

Newark City Lodge #1098 IOBA

1934

 

Oesterreicher Ungarishe (Austrian Hungarian)

  Alice Gould at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact Susan Kobren This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Rheim Ahuvim

1895

 

Star of Jacob

1890

 

Ungarisher Israelitisher

1896