United Jewish Cemetery is a

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cemetery, located at 3400 Montgomery Road in the Evanston neighborhood, in

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. The cemetery was opened by members of Bene Israel and B'nai Jeshurum congregations in 1862. The first burial was Issac Fredrick on February 18, 1850, when ground was first consecrated. Over the years, as the two congregations opened or acquired (through merger) other cemeteries, UJC grew to six graveyards. In 2008, UJC became a part of Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati, Inc. (www.jcemcin.org), which merged almost all of the area's 26 Jewish cemeteries into a single organization.

Jewish Civil War Memorial

The Jewish Civil War Memorial is an

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, which was completed in 1868. It first honored one fallen Jewish

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soldier from Cincinnati, Lt. Louis Reitler, who was killed in battle in 1862. His name is inscribed on the east side of the memorial. The graves of five other

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lie near. The memorial now includes the names of local Jewish soldiers from

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and

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. The United Jewish Cemetery rededicated its Veterans Memorial on

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2008, with a

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and a

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. The names of the fallen heroes were read aloud. : Civil War: Marx Esslinger, Joseph Ettlinger (Pvt. 5th Ohio),http://users.adelphia.net/~piobair/roster.html Jonas Goldsmith, Sam Keisser, Adolph Mangold and Louis Reitler. :World War I: Robert Livingston, James Rind and R. Robert Shroder. :World War II: John E. Davis; Robert F. Goldenberg; Richard J. Herman; James Herzberg; Stuart Allan Kaplan; Samuel L. Kessler; Tedd R. Levy; Leon Meyer Mack; James M. Pollock; Nathaniel Rosenthal; George E. Rosing; Dr. Howard M. Schriver; Harold Silverman; Bernard Harry Simpson; Richard J. Sloane; Milford Wirt Solomon; Robert Sanford Waldman; Ferdinand L. Weston and Jesse Myron Wolf.

Notable burials

* Alfred M. Cohen (1859–1949), lawyer and politician *

Louis Grossmann Louis Grossmann (February 24, 1863 – September 21, 1926) was an Austrian-born Jewish-American rabbi and professor. Life Grossmann was born on February 24, 1863, in Vienna, Austria, the son of Rabbi Ignaz Grossmann and Nettie Rosenbaum. His brot ...

(1863–1926), rabbi *

Moritz Loth Moritz Loth (December 29, 1832 – February 18, 1913) was a Moravian-born Jewish-American businessman and an early leader of Reform Judaism. Life Loth was born on December 29, 1832, in Milotitz, Moravia, the son of Bernard Loth and Pauline Stras ...

(1832–1913), businessman *

Robert Middleton Robert Middleton (born Samuel G. Messer, May 13, 1911 – June 14, 1977) was an American film and television actor known for his large size, beetle-like brows, and a deep, booming voice (for which he was known as "Big Bob Middleton"), usually ...

(1911–1977), Actor *

Julian Morgenstern Julian Morgenstern (March 18, 1881 – December 4, 1976) was a Jewish-American rabbi, Bible scholar, and president of Hebrew Union College. Life Morgenstern was born on March 18, 1881 in St. Francisville, Illinois, the son of Samuel Morgenstern a ...

(1881–1976), Rabbi * Theodore Albert Peyser (1873–1937), US Congressman *

Isaac Mayer Wise Isaac Mayer Wise (29 March 1819, Lomnička – 26 March 1900, Cincinnati) was an American Reform rabbi, editor, and author. At his death he was called "the foremost rabbi in America". Early life Wise was born on 29 March 1819 in Steingrub in B ...

(1819–1900), Rabbi *

Leo Wise Leo Wise (October 28, 1849 – January 27, 1933) was a Jewish-American newspaper editor and publisher. Life Wise was born on October 28, 1849 in Albany, New York, the son of Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise and Theresa Bloch. He moved to Cincinnati, Cincinn ...

(1849–1933), newspaper editor and publisher * David Urbansky (1843–1897), Civil War hero who was the first Jew to be awarded a

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. * George Zepin (1878–1963), rabbi

References

* ''Cincinnati, a Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors'', American Guide Series, The Weisen-Hart Press, May 1943, p. 317 ;

External links

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Jewish Cemetery Rededicates Veterans Memorial

Indian Hill vet leads effort to rededicate monument

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Jewish Civil War Memorial

Notable burials

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