Jewish Cemetery | |
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Location | 900 Marginal St., Port Gibson, Mississippi |
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Coordinates | 31°57′22″N 90°58′45″W / 31.95611°N 90.97917°W |
Area | less than one acre |
MPS | Historic Cemeteries of Port Gibson TR |
NRHP reference No. | 79003415[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 22, 1979 |
The Jewish Cemetery, also known as the Gemiluth Chassed Cemetery,[2] is a historic Jewish cemetery in Port Gibson, Mississippi. The cemetery has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 22, 1979.[3]
The cemetery was established in 1871 by Louis Kiefer, Mayer Bock, and Moses Kaufman.[4] Members of the Jewish Cemetery of Port Gibson Association paid an annual fee of US$2.50.[5] They subsequently established a trust fund held by the Southern Mississippi Bank of Port Gibson.[5] It was restored in 1986.[4]
Other Jewish cemeteries in Mississippi that are listed in the National Register include Beth Israel Cemetery in Meridian; and the Anshe Chesed Cemetery in Vicksburg.[2][6] The Natchez City Cemetery includes Jewish Hill, a section dedicated to Jewish burials; and other Jewish cemeteries in Mississippi are the Beth Israel Cemetery in Jackson, and the Hebrew Union Cemetery in Greenville.[2]