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Temple Israel Cemetery (Omaha, Nebraska)

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Location
  
Omaha, Nebraska

Type
  
Jewish

Size
  
five

Country
  
United States

Owned by
  
Temple Israel

Phone
  
+1 402-556-6536

Temple Israel Cemetery (Omaha, Nebraska)

Find a Grave
  
Temple Israel Cemetery aka Pleasant Hill Cemetery

Address
  
6500 N 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68107, USA

Similar
  
Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha Civic Auditorium, Lewis and Clark Landing, Holy Family Catholic, Holland Performing Arts Center

Temple Israel Cemetery, also known as Pleasant Hill Cemetery, is located at 6412 North 42 Street (42nd and Redick Avenue) in the North Omaha neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska.

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History

The cemetery comprises cemeteries for three congregations: Temple Israel Synagogue and two defunct synagogues, B'nai Jacob and Anshe Sholom.

Temple Israel Cemetery is the oldest Jewish cemetery in Nebraska. Five acres of land was purchased by the B’nai Israel Society in August 1871. The Society deeded the cemetery to the Congregation of Israel, which later became Temple Israel.

The cemetery is part of the Conservative and Reform Jewish communities of Omaha. It is a medium-sized cemetery that is situated on five acres and features a long central drive that goes down a steep hill. The cemetery, along with a new front gate, was refurbished in 1999.

Notable burials

  • Emil Brandeis, son of Jonas L. Brandeis, founder of Brandeis, who died on the Titanic – only his ashes are buried here
  • Jonas L. Brandeis, who founded Brandeis, the landmark Omaha department store
  • Lester Simon, from the Omaha Steaks family, who was instrumental in expanding the business into mail order via the Union Pacific Railroad
  • The cemetery also has graves for Jewish soldiers and officers from Omaha who were killed in World War I, World War II, and other wars
  • References

    Temple Israel Cemetery (Omaha, Nebraska) Wikipedia