Showing posts with label First Jewish Cemetery in the United States. Show all posts
Showing posts with label First Jewish Cemetery in the United States. Show all posts

Monday, July 1, 2013

First Jewish Cemetery in United States

While walking home from a concert at Seaport, Cory and I passed an apartment complex that always interested me. Its a normal apartment but instead of a backyard, its a cemetery from the 1600's.  After reading the signs, its the first Jewish Cemetery in the United States. Which, to find next to a busy street, in between Chinatown and Financial District, is pretty crazy. 

Its called the New Bowery Cemetery, on West 11th street.  There's more info here http://www.sephardicstudies.org but its so strange to walk buy and see!