Har Nebo Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in the Oxford Circle neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in 1890, it is the oldest privately owned Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia. It is named for Mount Nebo, a Moabite mountain mentioned as the place where Moses died in the Hebrew Bible on the other side the Jordan River.

Modern issues

A photograph depicting the sunken and overturned gravestones in Har Nebo, June 2022

Har Nebo Cemetery is recognized as a cemetery that is, for the most part, in severe disrepair. Many gravestones are knocked over, much of the ground is unkempt, and the cemetery is often inaccessible.[3] A restoration has been undertaken by Friends of Jewish Cemeteries to take ownership of and restore the cemetery to its previous condition.[2][4][5]

Notable interments

References

  1. ^ a b Meyers, Allen (1998). The Jewish Community of South Philadelphia. Arcadia Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 0-7524-1202-7.
  2. ^ a b "Over 100 volunteers gather in Oxford Circle to restore historic cemetery". FOX 29 Philadelphia. September 18, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  3. ^ Lowenkron, Hadriana (July 25, 2020). "Locked gates and 4-foot-tall grass: Conditions at 2 Philly cemeteries leave families in anguish". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Rogelberg, Sasha (November 30, 2022). "Friends of Jewish Cemeteries Completes Second Phase of Restoration Project". Jewish Exponent. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Inquirer, Kevin Riordan The Philadelphia. "Conserving Jewish cemeteries, one stone at a time". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e Gotlieb, Andy (July 30, 2020). "Improvements being made at Har Nebo, Mount Carmel cemeteries". Jewish Exponent.
  7. ^ "1972 death of Harry Gold revealed". The New York Times. February 14, 1974.
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