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This site is the second Jewish cemetery on Vicksburg. The exact location of the first cemetery has not been determined. The first burial here was that of Meyer Meyer on May 16, 1865. Four rabbis who served this congregation have there final resting place in this cemetery.
Rabbi Bernhard Gotthelf, born February 5, 1819, was a Union chaplain who served as the first rabbi in Vicksburg. He died in the yellow fever epidemic of 1878.
Rabbi Herman M. Bien (1835-1895) was born in Hesse Cassel, Germany.
Rabbi Sol L. Kory (1879-1936) linked the local Orthodox and Reform Congregations.
Rabbi Adolf Phillipsborn (1888-1967) escaped the Nazi Holocaust.
Rabbi Bernhard Gotthelf, born February 5, 1819, was a Union chaplain who served as the first rabbi in Vicksburg. He died in the yellow fever epidemic of 1878.
Rabbi Herman M. Bien (1835-1895) was born in Hesse Cassel, Germany.
Rabbi Sol L. Kory (1879-1936) linked the local Orthodox and Reform Congregations.
Rabbi Adolf Phillipsborn (1888-1967) escaped the Nazi Holocaust.
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| HM Number | HMYCN |
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| Year Placed | 2005 |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 19th, 2014 at 7:09pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 701939 N 3580812 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.34600000, -90.85418333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 20.76', W 90° 51.251' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 20' 45.60" N, 90° 51' 15.06" W |
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| Area Code(s) | 601 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 2499 Old Confederate Ave, Vicksburg MS 39183, US |
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