Israel Benevolent Society Cemetery
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israel-benevolent-society-cemetery-323-11140027
title:
Israel Benevolent Society Cemetery
text:
The Israel Benevolent Society Cemetery also known as the Old Jewish Cemetery of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania is believed to be the earliest Jewish American burial ground west of the Susquehanna River. The oldest headstone refers to a burial in July 1840. At that time only a handful of Jewish families, mostly recent immigrants from Germany, lived in the small towns and villages of south-central Pennsylvania and adjoining counties of Maryland. As there was no organized Jewish community life anywhere
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Jewish cemetery in Pennsylvania, USA
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Benevolent_Society_Cemetery
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date modified:
2023-03-10T19:21:15Z
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13
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