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Cemetery Visitation Day

The  Jewish Federation of Metrowest arranges for an annual Newark cemetery visitation day between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm on a Sunday between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. — together with the Essex County Sheriff’s Dept., Newark Police Dept., and East Orange Police Dept. — provides additional security so all can feel comfortable
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​To find a location of a grave read below about JOWBR.
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The Jewish Cemeteries of Newark

Alice Gould, and her late husband Bob, initiated the indexing of the Newark cemeteries many years ago. Not enough can be said about all the effort Alice has put into arranging for volunteers to come and help her do the indexing, arranging for necessary police protection, and coordinating data entry. Many of us from the Jewish Genealogical Society of North Jersey have helped her through the years. All this has resulted in over 30,000 Newark records being available on JOWBR, a free data base on Jewishgen.  (http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/) To search you need a free account.
Alice is the maven of Newark cemeteries.She has always answered inquiries from all over the world. She has added to so many people’s research successes. We all admire her energy and devotion to Jewish genealogy!
Alice has deservedly retired. For questions call
Susan Kobren at president@jgsnj.org or (732) 412-7606
You should only visit the cemeteries with police protection between Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur. It is not safe to visit any other time.
See this article from December 2021. 
https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/essex/police-fire/a-man-was-murdered-in-a-new-jersey-cemetery-now-police-are-seeking-information-5k-reward/822559/​

The Old Jewish Cemeteries of Newark

Alice Gould has proudly published her book, The Old Jewish Cemeteries of Newark. Check the Avotaynu web site for more information and to order the book.

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Below is a map of those cemeteries and a few others in the area. For a larger, more detailed map, click on the words "Newark Jewish Cemeteries"  below the map. On that map you can click on each cemetery to see its location.
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View Newark Jewish Cemeteries in a larger map

Article "Honoring the Dead".pdf
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Some other articles about the cemeteries.
  • Newark graves evoke memories of another time
  • Cemetery day a reminder of communal legacy
  • Jewish Newark's Urban Pioneers Rest Uneasily
  • The Landsmanshaftn of Newark​​
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