Har Nebo Cemetery is a

Jewish cemetery A Jewish cemetery ( he, בית עלמין ''beit almin'' or ''beit kvarot'') is a cemetery where Jews are buried in keeping with Jewish tradition. Cemeteries are referred to in several different ways in Hebrew, including ''beit kevarot'' ...

in the

Oxford Circle Oxford Circle is a neighborhood in the lower Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its namesake is the much used traffic circle at Roosevelt Boulevard and Oxford Avenue. The Oxford Circle neighborhood has traditionally ...

neighborhood of

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. Established in 1890, it is the oldest privately owned Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia. It is named for

Mount Nebo Mount Nebo ( ar, جَبَل نِيبُو, Jabal Nībū; he, , Har Nəḇō) is an elevated ridge located in Jordan, approximately above sea level. Part of the Abarim mountain range, Mount Nebo is mentioned in the Bible as the place where Moses ...

, a Jordanian mountain mentioned in the

Hebrew Bible The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. Hebrew: ''Tān ...

Modern issues

Har Nebo Cemetery is recognized as a cemetery that is, for the most part, in severe disrepair. Many gravestones are knocked over, much of the ground is unkempt, and the cemetery is often inaccessible. A restoration has been undertaken by Friends of Jewish Cemeteries to take ownership of and restore the cemetery to its previous condition.

Notable interments

* David Cohen, Philadelphia City Councilman *

Harry Gold Harry Gold (born Henrich Golodnitsky, December 11, 1910 – August 28, 1972) was a Swiss-born American laboratory chemist who was convicted as a courier for the Soviet Union passing atomic secrets from Klaus Fuchs, an agent of the Soviet Union, ...

(1910–1972), atomic spy *

Eddie Gottlieb Edward Gottlieb (born Isadore Gottlieb; September 15, 1898 – December 7, 1979) was a Jewish-Ukrainian professional basketball coach and executive. Nicknamed "Mr. Basketball" and "The Mogul", he was the first coach and manager of the Philadelphi ...

(1898–1979), American professional basketball coach and team owner * Samuel Gross (1891–1934), Medal of Honor recipient * Stan Hochman (1928–2015), sportswriter

References

External links

Jewish Genealogical and Archival Society
Cemetery Data * * {{GNIS, 1176491, Har NEBO Cemetery Cemeteries established in the 1890s Cemeteries in Philadelphia Jewish cemeteries in Pennsylvania Jews and Judaism in Philadelphia 1890 establishments in Pennsylvania Northeast Philadelphia