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Third Cemetery of Congregation Shearith Israel

Memorials : 1
Location : Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), USA
Coordinate : 40.7417780, -73.9942990
Description : This cemetery is located on 21st Street between 6th and 7th Avenues, in use 1829-1851. Shearith Israel, the first Jewish congregation in North America, was formed in 1654 by Spanish and Portuguese Jews who journeyed from Recife, Brazil, seeking refuge from the Inquisition. While New Amsterdam's city fathers did not recognize freedom of worship, they respected the Jews' right to their own consecrated burial ground. Shearith Israel purchased the cemetery plot on West 21st Street in 1829 for $2,750. It, too, was on the outskirts of the expanding city, which for sanitary reasons had prohibited interment below Grand Street after... Read More

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  • Where is Third Cemetery of Congregation Shearith Israel?

    Third Cemetery of Congregation Shearith Israel is located at 98-110 West 21st Street Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan) ,New York , 10011USA.

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    1 memorials

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    Latitude: 40.7417780
    Longitude: -73.9942990

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