Beth Israel Cemetery is a

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in southwest

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, United States. It has the distinction of being the oldest continually running Jewish cemetery in the country.

Notable burials

Caroline Burke Caroline Flora Burke (née Berg; July 7, 1913December 5, 1964) was an American actress, theater producer, television producer, writer, and art collector. She appeared in several films in the early 1940s before becoming a theater producer in Ne ...

(1913–1964), actress, theater producer, and art collector * Henry Heppner (c. 1831–1905) Businessman and namesake for

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. * Solomon Hirsch (1839–1902), community leader *

Julius Meier Julius L. Meier (December 31, 1874 – July 14, 1937) was an American businessman, civic leader, and politician in the state of Oregon. The son of the Meier & Frank department store founder, he would become a lawyer before entering the family bus ...

(1874–1937), Governor of Oregon *

Maurine Neuberger Maurine Neuberger-Solomon, best known as Maurine Neuberger (née Brown; January 9, 1907February 22, 2000) was an American politician who served as a United States senator for the State of Oregon from November 1960 to January 1967. She was the s ...

(1907–2000), US Senator *

Richard L. Neuberger Richard Lewis Neuberger (December 26, 1912March 9, 1960) was an American journalist, author, and politician during the middle of the 20th century. A native of Oregon, he wrote for ''The New York Times'' before and after a stint in the U.S. Army d ...

(1912–1960), US Senator and author * Joseph Simon (1851–1935), US Senator

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* * {{Coord, 45.4621866, -122.6837110, type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:GNIS, display=title Cemeteries in Portland, Oregon Jewish cemeteries in Oregon Jews and Judaism in Portland, Oregon Southwest Portland, Oregon

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