Temple Israel Cemetery is a historic

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on North Avenue in

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. The cemetery was established by the Temple Israel congregation of

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in 1859. Unlike the adjacent Lakeside Cemetery, whose landscape is of winding paths, this cemetery is laid out in a

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. Stones are somewhat uniform in their content, often listing places of birth and death. Markers placed early in the cemetery's history are predominantly marble, while many of those placed in the 20th century are granite or limestone. The cemetery's most notable burial is that of Rabbi

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. The cemetery was listed on the

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in 1989.

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{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts 1859 establishments in Massachusetts Jewish cemeteries in Massachusetts Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Cemeteries in Middlesex County, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Wakefield, Massachusetts

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