Beth Israel Cemetery (Portland, Oregon)

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Beth Israel Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in southwest Portland, Oregon, in the United States.

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The chapel's exterior, 2017

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References

  1. "Solomon Hirsch, Early Jewish Pioneer Businessman and Politician of Portland Oregon". Jewish Museum of the American West . Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  2. Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated. Genealogical Publishing. p. 430. ISBN   978-0806348230 . Retrieved November 4, 2017.

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