Fourth Shearith Israel Cemetery / Beth Olam Cemetery
Following the closure of its First, Second and Third cemeteries in Manhattan during the first half of the 19th century, in 1851 Congregation Shearith Israel established a seven-acre cemetery in the Cypress Hills area that straddles the Brooklyn-Queens border. The Fourth Shearith Israel Cemetery is one of three burial grounds that form Beth Olam Cemetery, … Continue reading Fourth Shearith Israel Cemetery / Beth Olam Cemetery