CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL
CEMETERYThe Congregation B'nai Israel Cemetery is located on Hollywood Drive in Jackson west of Hollywood Cemetery. Land for the cemetery was purchased from Hollywood Cemetery in 1896, and remains from an earlier Jewish Cemetery in Jackson were brought here. The cemetery was recorded by David Donahue, July 12, 2003 as an update to an earlier record of the cemetery made by Robert and Wilma Nolen in 1991, 1994. Section designations are those used by the Nolens who read clockwise beginning to the left of the gate.
Click here for a list in alphabetical order.
SECTION A
Tuchfeld, Sol E., May 28, 1907-Dec. 6, 1998
Tuchfeld, Nancy N., July 16, 1917-Dec. 11, 1966
Kalatsky, Nancy Ann, Oct 29, 1937-Aug. 28, 1969
Nord, Louis, 1864-1946
Nord, Carrie Bissinger, 1869-1937
Alper, Yette Nord, 1910-1997
Alper, Carl, Dec. 28, 1897-Aug. 6, 1979, military marker "Sgt US Army World War II"
Alper, Carrie Bissinger, 4/10/1938-121997,military marker "1st Lt US Army"
Fishman, Horace M., 1897-1967, military marker as footstone "Tennessee Pvt Stu Army Tng Corps World War I'; dates on military marker: Oct 8, 1899-Mar. 7, 1967,
Fishman, Eunice M., 1908-1994
Fishman, Sylvain, 1907-1999, military marker as footstone "Sylvain Joel Fishman" "Tec 5 US Army World War II"; dates on military marker: Nov. 4, 1907-Nov. 14, 1999
Fishman, Henry Marcus, Nov. 1, 1911-Jan. 18, 1992, military marker "US Navy World War II"
Mihalovits, Henry, d. Feb. 14, 1909, Aged 67 Years
Mihalovits, Yetta, Jan. 14, 1896-Dec. 10, 1984
Mihalovits, K., Mrs., d. Oct 23, 1910, Age 38 Years, "Mother" footstone
Mihalovits, Kobie, Mar. 17, 1870-Aug. 18, 1936, "Father" footstone
Grollman, Millard, Feb. 2, 1901-Jan. 15, 1986
Grollman, Isabella, Sept. 14, 1901-Mar. 26, 1990
Fishman, Emanuel, 1897-1944
Fishman, Henry, 1871-1923, "Father"
Fishman, Rose, 1876-1971, "Mother"
Fishman, Yarroll, 1895-1962
SECTION B
Levy, Gus, Jan. 20, 1873-June 27, 1949
Levy, Nell F., June 15, 1879-Jan. 2, 1945 [in Felsenthal lot]Samuels, John Henry, Sr., July 14, 1900-Apr. 28, 1962
Samuels, Bernice Hess, Dec. 9, 1900-Feb. 26, 1984
Harris, Abe M., 1894-1942
Harris, Nathan, 1865-1920, "Father"
Harris, Anne, 1862-1944, "Mother"
Harris, Ethel, 1903-1906
Steinholtz, Hannah, 1840-1896
Tamm, Ruby Felsenthal, 1888-1983
Tamm, Samuel Tilden, 1877-1943Hess, Twin babies of Ludwig & Stella Hess, b. Feb. 5, 1905
Hess, Ed Felsenthal, July 17, 1898-July 21, 1900, "Son of Ludwig & Stella Hess"
Hess, Stella Felsenthal, Sept. 3, 1875-Sept. 14, 1920, "Mother"
Hess, Ludwig, Feb. 2, 1859-Mar. 23, 1921, "Father"
Felsenthal, Emanuel, Mar. 9, 1845-July 28, 1895, "Father" headsone
Felsenthal, Carrie Anker, Mar. 14, 1856-Apr. 13, 1927, "Mother headstone
Felsenthal, Joel Lyon, Nov. 17, 1881-Oct 16, 1907, "Joel" headstone
Felsenthal, Henry M., Mar. 25, 1886-Oct 29, 1957, "Henry" headstone [all four names carved on a central marker; Henry is a late addition]Lindy, Herman Louis, Apr. 16, 1908-Dec. 13, 1958
Lindy, Albert Samuel, July 30, 1934-Aug. 6, 1935
Lindy, Aaron Sam, Mar. 10, 1879-July 23, 1952, "Father"
Lindy, Eva Levenson, Dec. 27, 1882-Aug. 21, 1945, "Mother"
Lindy, Jacob David, May 29, 1901-July 22, 1945
Lindy, Julius Malcolm, July 3, 1905-Feb. 14, 1955
Lindy, Minnie Lee Kastleman, Oct 4, 1907-Apr. 24, 1975
Lindy, Nathan, 1888-1939
Lindy, Fannye B., 1889-1973
Frank, Ben, Dec. 17, 1881-Oct 8, 1929
Frank, Alexander, Mar. 17, 1886-May 13, 1927
Frank, Betty, Nov. 13, 1859-July 1, 1927
Frank, Abram, July 15, 1859-Nov. 18, 1925
Kisber, Isadore Maurice, Nov. 3, 1906-July 16, 1925
Kisber, Rachel Frank, Mar. 15, 1880-Jan. 28, 1955
Louis Kisber, Nov. 15, 1875-Mar. 17, 1939
Friedlob, Julius, 1841-1915, "Father" footstone
Friedlobm Babette, 1841-1897, "His wife," "Mother" footstoneFriedlob, Sam Julius, Nov. 17, 1910-Sept. 27, 1916
Friedlob, Sam, 1869-1926
Friedlob, Joseph, Dec. 16, 1879-Apr. 24, 1913
Friedlob, Willie, Dec. 30, 1884-____, "His wife"Kisber, Jane Greensberg, June 15, 1933-Aug. 1, 2002
Kisber, Jonas, July 3, 1901-Jan. 15, 1968
Kisber, Gertrude Strull, Aug. 13, 1907-Apr. 6, 1993
Rothbill, Marie, 1892-1974, "Beloved Mother"
Lindy, Helen R., May 13, 1918-May 9, 2000, "Beloved wife, mother & grandmother"
Lindy, Aaron, Nov. 20, 1916-Jan. 9, 1988, "Beloved husband, father & grandfather"
Lindy, Alter, Aug. 22, 1877-Dec. 3, 1939, "Father"
Lindy, Fannie, Dec. 15, 1885-Mar. 30, 1969, "Mother"
Lindy, Esther Altfeld, Dec. 20, 1900-Aug. 14, 1974
Lindy, Jack, Mar. 4, 1905-Oct 21, 1985
Lindy, Samuel Joseph, Sept. 7, 1906-Dec. 6, 1980, "Husband"
Lindy, Lillian Altfeld, Oct. 1, 1908-Oct. 7, 1996, "Wife"
The break between Section C and Section D is the north side of the Alex Frank, A. Lindy, and Jack Lindy lots.
SECTION C
Freedman, Irwin, Nov. 3, 1908-Mar. 28, 1973
Friedman, Jane Lindy, Nov. 4, 1933-Nov. 13, 1982, "Forever and ever, love Don"
Maranoff, Jack, Feb. 13, 1903-Apr. 20, 1972
Maranoff, Rose Lindy, Feb. 21, 1904-Jan. 22, 1989
SECTION D
Longsberg, J. J., Mar. 5, 1853-Feb. 7, 1880
Longsberg, Rebecca, d. Mar. 22, 1880, Aged 47 Years
Rosenberg, Adaff, Oct 22, 1842-July 26, 1878 (broken and repaired)
Richman, Fanny, Sept. 12, 1960, "Baby" footstone
Englander, Sarah, Nov. 19, 1874-June 1, 1875, "Infant daughter of Louis & Lisetta Englander"
Englander, Lisetta Laser, 1838-1879
Yoachim, Harry, d. May 23, 1892, 31 yrs
Strelitz, Nathan, d. July 20, 1877 (broken and repaired) [marker original included an age but it has been lost at the break]
Solomon, Louis, Oct 16, 1837-Feb. 19, 1873
Richman, David Louis, May 3, 1918-May 8, 1993
Gold, Ethel Stein, Apr. 15, 1896-June 16, 1975
Cohen, Jean Ray Altfeld, July 25, 1940-June 3, 1989
SECTION E
Lane, Esther, July 18, 1895-Aug. 10, 1973, "Mother"
Lane, Eddie, May 18, 1929-Mar. 3, 1986
Samuels, Julian, Nov. 17, 1840-Aug. 26, 1896 (eroded) [there may be a list of names in a lengthy inscription on the back but I could not read in it the lighting conditions when this record was made]
Bensinger, Infant dau. A. & N. Bensinger, b. & d. May 18, 1898, "Twin" (eroded)
Kohn, Henry, June 10, 1873-Sept. 15, 1879, Son of L. & R. Kohn [replacement]
Tuchfeld, Bettie, Dec. 21, 1841-Apr. 11, 1914
Tuchfeld, Moses, Nov. 8, 1833-Jan. 17, 1921, "Married Aug. 18, 1860"______, 1915
______, 1914, "Infant children of Mr. & Mrs. Jesse A. Rosenbloom"Zieff, Flora, 1879-1965
Zieff, Victor, 1871-1942, "Father"
Zieff, Tillie, 1876-1922, "Mother"
Mark, Abraham, Aug. 13, 1873-Feb. 26, 1947 [only name on double marker]
Levy, Abraham, Mar. 1, 1862-Jan. 23, 1905, "Woodmen of the World"
Levy, David Lee, d. Aug. 30, 1898
Levy, Marion Joe, d. Sept. 10, 1900, "Children of A. & A. C. Levy"Shtatman, Benjamin Zadel, 1917-1982, "Beloved father & husband"
Ditlow, Merrill Wahl, 1906-2001, "Nanny"
Wahl, Samuel Louis, 1906-1988, "Pata"
Cohen, Joseph Leon, Jan. 18, 1907-Jan. 16, 1991
Cohen, Florence K., Aug. 27, 1908-Mar. 31, 2001Shatz, Yetta Herwitz, Nov. 23, 1887-July 18, 1985
Shatz, Samuel L., July 14, 1886-Mar. 10, 1974
Shatz, Dave M., Jan. 1, 1898-Feb. 25, 1982
Shatz, Flora Marks, 1866-1923, "Wife of Sol Shatz"
Shatz, Sol, Sept. 17, 1865-Sept. 3, 1955
Shatz, Abe, Dec. 25, 1887-Mar. 9, 1968
In memory of J. L. Shatz (memorial bench in otherwise vacant lot next to Sol Shatz lot)
Altfeld, Harry Louie, Apr. 9, 1902-Apr. 26, 1943, "Son"
Altfeld, Tulle Marks, Oct 15, 1879-Nov. 20, 1944, "Mother"
Altfeld, Albert J., Sept. 29, 1876-Aug. 29, 1950, "Father"
Solomon, Shirley Altfeld, Mar. 25, 1912-June 29, 2001, "Daughter"
Marks, Harry L., 1887-1973, "Son"
Marks, Mary, 1860-1942, "Mother"
Marks, Phillip, 1859-1924, "Father"
Bergel, Samuel, June 3, 1902-Dec. 3, 1976
Bergel, Dorothy Baum, Aug. 31, 1906-July 3, 1971
Bergel, Arthur, Feb. 22, 1901-Apr. 6, 1923
Altfeld, David Max, Feb. 26, 1904-Mar. 3, 1953, "Daddy"
Altfeld, Jettye Engelberg, Oct 23, 1910-Oct 18, 1975, "Mother"
Kastleman, Jack, d. Dec. 10, 1929, Aged 65 Years, "Father" [Masonic symbol]
Kastleman, Helen Klinger, 1880-1952, "Mother"
Kastleman, Fred C., 1909-1974
Glassman, Cleveland C., Jan. 6, 1904-Mar. 30, 1952, "Father"
Glassman, Sadie Kastlemam, Nov. 12, 1907-Mar. 14, 1985, "Mother"
Glassman, Susan Gay, June 17, 1944-Feb. 9, 1947
Byer, Sam, 1861-1930
Byer, Sam H., 1885-1959
Byer, Sadye Shatz, 1892-1962
Katz, Florence, June 7, 1921-Aug. 2, 1999
Stoltz, Ellen F., Mar. 13, 1945-Apr. 21, 1987
Shatz, Sammy L., II, Jan. 18, 1952-Mar. 10, 1957
Shatz, Minna Bear, Nov. 6, 1900-Jan. 28, 1961
Shatz, Joe, Apr. 22, 1901-Oct 30, 1972
Axelrad, Rebecca B., Mar. 15, 1891-Dec. 29, 1978
Axelrad, George J., Dec. 8, 1883-May 29, 1980
Shulman, Jake, Nov. 12, 1904-Sept. 6, 1985
Shulman, Harry, Feb 22, 1898-June 14, 1945
Shulman, Minnie R., Feb. 15, 1875-Nov. 23, 1949, "Mother"
Shulman, Meyer, Sept. 26, 1866-Oct 26, 1944, "Father"
Shulman, Joseph J., Mar. 8, 1903-June 17, 1993, "Everyone should have an Uncle Joe"
Goldschmidt, Erwin, June 13, 1899-Oct 3, 1978
Goldschmidt, Yetta S., Apr. 17, 1901-Dec. 28, 1989, "Beloved daughter, wife, sister and aunt"
Levin, Louis, Oct 4, 1895-Apr. 13, 1954
Levin, Sophie Dorothy, July 4, 1896-Jan. 21, 1986, "Beloved daughter, wife, sister and aunt"
Shulman, Isadore, Apr. 4, 1907-June 13, 1998
Shullman, Ruth Maas, July 27, 1909-Feb. 29, 1992
Silverberg, Julius, Nov. 6, 1907-Mar. 20, 1994
Silverberg, Florence Altfeld, July 4, 1907-____
Lax, Sam, Sept. 26, 1892-Nov. 28, 1975, military marker "PFC US Army World War I"
Lax, Gertrude Shatz, Jan. 26, 1896-Jan. 12, 1986
Cohen, David, 1915-1990
Cohen, Anna, 1888-1967
Davis, Herbert Ralph, Aug. 5, 1919-June 14, 2002, military marker as footstone "ist Lt US Army"
SECTION F
Baum, David, d. June 15, 1912, "Beloved husband of Clara Baum" [lichen encrusted, date from Nolens]
Baum, Nathan, Dec. 25, 1844-July 9, 1890
Baum, Nettie, Aug. 20, 1843-July 16, 1901, "Wife of Nathan Baum"Tuchfeld, Beatrice, ???? 1886-???? 1891, "Our darling child" [dates best guess; unreadable in morning light; might be readable in late afternoon]
Tuchfeld, Sol, June 22, 1845-Oct 14, 1905, "Father," "Woodmen of the World"
Tuchfeld, Frances, Mar. 4, 1855-Nov. 8, 1905, "Mother"Tuchfeld, Aaron, July 22, 1867-Mar. 18, 1943
Baldridge, Emily Tuchfeld, Nov. 18, 1915-____
Tuchfeld, Raye Levy, Mar. 15, 1884-Aug. 1, 1965
Tuchfeld, Joseph, Nov. 22, 1868-Dec. 19, 1958
McKellar, Janice Tuchfeld, Apr. 30, 1903-May 30, 1998
Kittner, Fred, May 9, 1853-July 5, 1909
Loeb, Phil L., Apr. 4, 1873-Sept. 17, 1927
Feinberg, Marks, 1869-1931
Feinberg, Joseph, 1873-1949
Feinberg, Eva Baum, 1885-1984, "Buried in Mobile, Ala."Baum, Eloise Fraley, Mar. 11, 1921-Sept. 2, 1984
Baum, Amos A., 1899-1977, military marker Sea2 US Navy World War I"
Baum, Samuel, Jan. 2, 1871-June 15, 1962
Baum, Carrie, Dec. 13, 1871-Dec. 2, 1941Shatz, Mamie Marks, Feb. 24, 1869-May 7, 1939
Marks, Louis, Jan. 27, 1861-Apr. 5, 1920
Levy, Walter R., Jr., 1920-1921
Levy, Sadye Steinberg, 1894-1964
Levy, Walter Ralph, 1888-1955
Levis, Mary Marks, July 4, 1882-Sept. 11, 1984
Levis, David M., 1886-1934
Levis, Sophie Kantor, d. Aug. 13, 1948, Age 51 Years "Beloved wife and mother"
Aizenshtat, M., d. Jan. 13, 1917, Aged 56 Years [Woodmen of the World memorial]
Aizenshtat, Ida, d. Dec. 22, 1923, Age 63 Years
SECTION G
Rosenbloom, Irvin Louis, May 15, 1914-June 23, 1991, military marker "Maj US Army World War II"
Rosenbloom, Joseph L., Jr., Aug. 2, 1909-July 9, 1967; also military marker "Tennessee 1st Lt Army Air Forces World War II"
Riddler, Janice A. Rosenbloom, Oct. 13, 1918-____
Rosenbloom, Alvin Bernard, M.D., July 25, 1906-Nov. 18, 1982
Rosenbloom, Pearle Axelrad, Jan. 6, 1912-May 27, 1986
Rosenbloom, Joseph L., Aug. 1, 1871-May 30, 1952
Rosenbloom, Ray Marks, Aug. 1, 1885-Aug. 7, 1981
Rosenbloom, Lena S., Apr. 15, 1879-Feb. 8, 1956, "Mother"
Rosenbloom, Samuel D., Feb. 14, 1873-Dec. 5, 1943
Rosenbloom, Milton J., Mar. 22, 1902-July 1, 1966
Strasberg, Harry, 1883-1946
Krasner, Sylvia Lee, Feb. 5, 1944-Sept. 10, 1973
Marks, Julian Lynn, Aug. 22, 1907-June 8, 1977, military marker as footstone "SSgt US Army World War II"
Marks, Merle Helen, Nov. 7, 1914-____Alper, Jack, Feb. 22, 1906-July 10, 1977, military marker "PFC US Army World War II"
Alper, Katherine, July 4, 1916-Aug. 27, 1973
Friedman, Janet S., Nov. 1, 1918-Nov. 21, 1998
Friedman, David A., Jan. 3, 1942-Dec. 12, 1971
Lipshie, Joseph, Sept. 16, 1911-June 1, 1998, military marker "Lt US Navy World War II"
Lipshie, Mildred, Dec. 10, 1914-Mar. 13, 2002
Wigransky, Sophie, Feb. 15, 1876-Feb. 4, 1958
Kessler, Harold, Oct 12, 1913-May 25, 1943