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Over the weekend, volunteers ventured out into the heat to mark nearly 200 Jewish veterans' graves in the Price Hill cemeteries. We are grateful for the volunteers spending their time on this important initiative to honor local veterans.
If you are interested in volunteering or contributing to the fundraising campaign, please contact the Jewish Cemeteries office or donate through our website, www.jcemcin.org/, or the gofundme campaign, www.gofundme.com/f/z9359f-jcgc-cincinnati-jewish-war-veteran-grave-markers #jewishcemeteries#DidYouKnow that in 1848, after his neighbors told him that they did not want a Jewish neighbor, Charles Kahn bought land in Clifton and sold it to Ahabeth Achim to found the first Jewish cemetery in the Clifton area? Kahn told his neighbors that if they did not want to live in the same community as a living Jew, they could not object to a dead one.
Thank you to our Workum Intern, Sam, for sharing this powerful story. #jewishcemeteriesLearn more about Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati from these #DidYouKnow facts provided by our Workum Intern, Brooke:
#DidYouKnow...
...that there are 25 Jewish cemeteries in Cincinnati?
...that Golf Manor has 4 cemeteries?
...that you can reserve a grave before you pass?
...that in Jewish tradition, it is customary to put rocks on your loved ones' graves instead of flowers?
...that Chestnut Street Cemetery is going to turn 200 years old in 2021?
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