NEWARK: Essex County | New Jersey NJ | International Jewish Cemetery Project

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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.

Links to Newark cemeteries, Jewish and non-Jewish (with 1900 map):
http://www.oldnewark.com/cemeteries/
http://www.crosswinds.net/~erosenbaum/cemetery (Jewish Cemeteries in the NY and N. NJ Area with driving directions) [2000] or http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/4900/JewishCemeteries.htm :
information for 135 cemeteries, and links to Yahoo! Maps - Driving Directions)
Landsmanschaften in Newark. [September 2013]
tombstone images online. A fee charged. [April 2010]
The Old Jewish Cemeteries of Newark by Alice Perkins Gould [September 2013]
over 30,000 Newark records are available on JOWBR.
Phyllis Kramer book is available from Avotaynu. [Feb 2014]
JGS of North Jersey cemetery website. [Feb 2014]
[UPDATE] Jewish Cemeteries of Newark [September 2017]

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