The Bet Mishpachah Cemetery is a recently established Jewish cemetery located in the

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neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The cemetery is for the

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community (

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: בית משפחה) located in the

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neighborhood. This cemetery is located on land purchased from Elesavetgrad Cemetery and is adjacent to the Ohev Shalom, Adas Israel, and Washington Hebrew cemeteries. The address is 3233 15th Place SE, Washington, D.C. The cemetery marker stated it was founded in 1973, however, that refers to the founding of the organization. The first plots to be used to inter members were obtained in March 2012. , no one has been interred in these plots.

References

External links

Link to Bet Mishpachah's page announcing the establishment of the cemetery
* {{Find a Grave cemetery, 2272634, Elesavetgrad Cemetery Association 1973 establishments in Washington, D.C. Jewish cemeteries in Washington, D.C. LGBT and Judaism LGBT culture in Washington, D.C. Cemeteries established in the 1970s