What is the oldest Jewish Cemetery in Philadelphia?
Mikveh Israel Cemetery, at Spruce near 8th Street, began as the burying ground for the family of Nathan Levy in 1738. This family donated it to the Congregation Mikveh Israel in 1765. Haym Soloman, who helped financed the Revolution is buried here. Source: Friedman, Murray. Jewish Life in Philadelphia, 1830-1940. Philadelphia: Ishi Publications, 1983.
Mikveh Israel Cemetery, at Spruce near 8th Street, began as the burying ground for the family of Nathan Levy in 1738. This family donated it to the Congregation Mikveh Israel in 1765. Haym Soloman, who helped financed the Revolution is buried here. Source: Friedman, Murray. Jewish Life in Philadelphia, 1830-1940. Philadelphia: Ishi Publications, 1983. 974.
