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Mount Nebo Cemetery
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
T25N R42E Sec 14
Lat: 47° 39' 53"N, Lon: 117° 28' 13"W
Temple Beth Shalom, 1322 E 30th
Spokane WA 99203, 509-747-3304
Contributed by Maggie Rail, © Jun 13, 2001, last updated Sep
19, 2009 [mrail@asisna.com].
Total records = 574.
Mount Nebo cemetery is on North Government Way, just north of and
adjacent to Greenwood Memorial Park. It can be reached by going
west on Fort George Wright Drive, past Spokane Community College
to Government Way. Turn left or south, onto Government Way and continue
for a little over a mile, it will be on your right and tricky to
spot behind the trees.
This is the second Jewish cemetery in Spokane, replacing the
first which was called Ahalath Israel Cemetery and owned by the
Keneseth Israel congregation, dedicated in 1914. As it turned
out few burials were made there and soon removed to this cemetery
because of the condition of the land. It was too rocky for digging
the depth needed for burials.
As I walked and read this cemetery construction was in progress
for a new section which will have room for 739 new lots. The plat
was signed by Mark A Silver, President and Rebecca Lee, Secretary
on Jun 25, 2002.
I have transcribed from photos taken when I walked the cemetery
on Jun 07, 2001. I then compared my work with the Sexton files
provided me by the office of Temple Beth Shalom.
Most of the headstones were upright with the star of David, usually
on the top center front. Many had Hebrew writing on them, both
front and back. I found a few which were only in Hebrew, except
for the name. I found the stones to be very original and quite
beautiful.
I am willing to share photos. They are not always the best, since
I only take them for my own use to read the stones, but most are
not too bad.
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There is a Jewish tradition of placing a pebble,
rock or stone upon the grave marker each time you visit your loved
one's burial place. I am told it is a way, symbolically, of showing
that the family or friend has not forgotten the deceased. By doing
this the deceased's memory is long lasting just as the stone is.
There were many stones placed on top and around the headstones,
some more than others. To the right is one example.
Memorials:
There were two memorials in this cemetery which seemed important
enough to me, to be mentioned along with the burials.
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This first memorial was in memory of Yetta Cohen who was the
mother of one of the prominant members of the Jewish community,
and also of the city of Spokane, Dr David Cowen. Dr Cowen is buried
in this cemetery. As far as I can determine, his mother is not.
One can see this memorial off to your right as you drive up the
roadway into the cemetery. You may see the memorial to your right.
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The second memorial was in memory of the Lassman family
and Bialogrod family members who were related to a member
of this community. Those listed on this memorial were lost in
the Holocaust. I think rather than try to type them here, I will
let the photograph of the memorial show them to you.
- Maggie Rail
Legend:
b. = born
d. = died
h/o = husb of |
s/w = stone with
s/by = stone by
w/o = wife of |
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