Jewish Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places

Jewish Cemetery

Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi
Listed
July 21, 1979
Type
Site
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
79003415

About this property

The Jewish Cemetery, also known as the Gemiluth Chassed Cemetery, is a historic Jewish cemetery in Port Gibson, Mississippi. The cemetery has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 22, 1979. The cemetery was established in 1871 by Louis Kiefer, Mayer Bock, and Moses Kaufman. Members of the Jewish Cemetery of Port Gibson Association paid an annual fee of US$2.50. They subsequently established a trust fund held by the Southern Mississippi Bank of Port Gibson. It was restored in 1986. Other Jewish cemeteries in Mississippi that are listed in the National Register include Beth Israel Cemetery in Meridian; and the Anshe Chesed Cemetery in Vicksburg. The Natchez City Cemetery includes Jewish Hill, a section dedicated to Jewish burials; and other Jewish cemeteries in Mississippi are the Beth Israel Cemetery in Jackson, and the Hebrew Union Cemetery in Greenville.

Location

900 Marginal St.
Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi
31.95621, -90.97918

Categories

ARTEUROPEAN
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Jewish Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Jewish Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 21, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Jewish Cemetery?

Jewish Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Jewish Cemetery?

The period of significance for Jewish Cemetery is recorded as the civil_war era.

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