The Elesavetgrad Cemetery DCHBA is a 2.6 acre Jewish cemetery located in
Southeast
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Washington, D.C.
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The cemetery was established in December 1911. This cemetery is adjacent to the Ohev Sholom, Adas Israel,
Bet Mishpachah and Washington Hebrew cemeteries.
History
The cemetery was founded in 1911. The name is derived from the
English equivalent of
Elesavetgrad,
Ukraine
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, the
ancestral home
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to many of the founding members.
Notable burials
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See also
* Bet Mishpachah Cemetery
The Bet Mishpachah Cemetery is a recently established Jewish cemetery located in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The cemetery is for the Bet Mishpachah community (Hebrew: בית משפחה) located in the Dupont Circle
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References
Further reading
* {{cite news , last1=Schere , first1=Daniel , title=Security is scare at D.C. cemeteries , url=https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/security-is-scarce-at-d-c-cemeteries/ , publisher=Washington Jewish Week , date=March 14, 2017 , quote=Elesavetgrad has 98 rows of stones from six Washington-area synagogues. It sits adjacent to the cemeteries of three other congregations: Washington Hebrew Congregation, Adas Israel Congregation and Ohev Sholom: The National Synagogue.
External links
Link to Jeremy Goldberg's Photos of Jewish Sites in Washington DC of this cemetery.
Shapell Roster foundation of Elesavetgrad and adjectent cemeteries.
1911 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Washington, D.C.
Jewish cemeteries in Washington, D.C.
Southeast (Washington, D.C.)
Ukrainian-Jewish culture in the United States
Ukrainian-American culture in Washington, D.C.
Cemeteries established in the 1910s