Golden Hill Cemetery is located at 5025 North 42nd Street in the

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neighborhood of

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History

The Chevra B'nai Israel Adas Russia purchased the land as a

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in 1888. The cemetery is part of the

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community of Omaha. It is a small cemetery that takes up about one city block and is relatively full. A circular drive runs down the center of the cemetery.

Notable burials

* Rose Blumkin (1893–1998), the founder of the

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* The cemetery also has graves for Jewish soldiers and officers from Omaha who were killed in

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, and other wars Golden Hill Cemetery - Left

References

External links

Beth Israel Synagogue
(Omaha, NE) – cemetery contact

at International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS)
JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR)
at

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* {{GNIS, type=retired, 829556 Landmarks in North Omaha, Nebraska Jewish cemeteries in Omaha, Nebraska 1888 establishments in Nebraska

History

Notable burials

See also

References

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