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- ↑ "Beth Olam Cemetery". shearithisrael.org. Congregation Shearith Israel. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ "Chatham Square Cemetery". shearithisrael.org. Congregation Shearith Israel. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ "West 11th Street Cemetery". shearithisrael.org. Congregation Shearith Israel. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ "21st Street Cemetery". shearithisrael.org. Congregation Shearith Israel. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
