Virginia City in Storey County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Hebrew Cemetery 1862
Photographed By Jerry Klinger, October 2, 2022
1. Hebrew Cemetery 1862 Marker
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Anne Frank
Restored by
Comstock Cemetery Foundation
Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation
September 2022
Erected by Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, Comstock Cemetery Foundation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation. series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1862.
Location. 39° 19.361′ N, 119° 38.406′ W. Marker is in Virginia City, Nevada, in Storey County. Marker can be reached from Nevada Route 341. Marker is on restricted Federal Land. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Virginia City NV 89440, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Jewish Cemetery - Virginia City 1862 (approx. half a mile away); Captain Edward Faris Storey (approx. half a mile away); John Pearson (approx. half a mile away); Mary Jane Simpson (approx. half a
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More about this marker. The marker is a joint effort of the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation (JASHP) and the Comstock Cemetery Foundation (CCF). The marker denotes the historic Jewish cemetery to its rear, which had been severely vandalized by persons unknown. The destruction of the Jewish cemetery was a painful and shameful example of intolerance and antisemitism to the CCF and the people of Virginia City. The CCF, with funding and support from JASHP, succeeded in identifying and restoring 12 of the 24 gravesites.
Also see . . . Chesed Shel Emet and the Vandalized Historic Virginia City Jewish Cemetery.
“The Jewish cemetery is located a few miles north of where you stand. It was the norm for organizations to have separate cemeteries. However, the commonalities of the(Submitted on October 15, 2022, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)Comstock population are of more significance than separatism. Like their neighbors, the Jewish immigrants were attracted by financial opportunities, they experienced high infant mortality, contributed to local economy and government, and viewed their cemetery as a societal obligation.Photographed By Jerry Klinger, October 2, 20222. Hebrew Cemetery 1862 Marker
In the early 1860s, the B’nai B’rith Lodge 52, a Jewish fraternal group, was established and in all probability was responsible for the Jewish cemetery. A local newspaper of the times notes, “…this is a very handsome plat of ground, nicely cleaned off and substantially fenced…” Adella Adler and Aaron Korn, both children were the first burials.
In the mid-1960s a hate crime left the cemetery with one marker out of twenty-four interments. In 2002 the Comstock Cemetery Foundation fenced the property and the two Reno synagogues re-dedicated the site.
The Jewish cemetery stands today as simultaneously a reminder of American Western diversity, and a disgrace upon those with no tolerance for that diversity.”
Photographed By Jerry Klinger, October 2, 2022
3. Hebrew Cemetery 1862 Marker
Photographed By Jerry Klinger, October 2, 2022
4. Hebrew Cemetery 1862 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2022, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 5, 2022, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
