Jewish Community Cemetery

Congregation Beth Shalom, 1801 Baynard Boulevard, Wilmington, DE 19802

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About Jewish Community Cemetery

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Community burial ground established in 1952 on a 12-acre property in New Castle County, with some sections dating to 1890.

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BackgroundEstablished in 1952 when the Jewish Community Cemetery Association purchased the Jewish sections of the Lombardy Cemetery; some sections date back to 1890.

BackgroundServes families across New Castle County as a community-level burial ground.

Details on record

Type

Standalone Jewish cemetery

Where it is, and who can arrange a burial there

Jewish funeral homes nearby

Schoenberg Memorial Chapel

Wilmington · 0 mi · (302) 762-0334

Goldsteins' Rosenberg's Funeral Directors Atlantic County

Philadelphia · 28 mi · (215) 927-5800

Goldsteins' Rosenberg's Raphael Sacks

Philadelphia · 28 mi · (215) 927-5800

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