Har Nebo Cemetery was founded in 1890 and is considered Philadelphia’s oldest privately-owned Jewish cemetery. It covers 28 acres and is the resting place of nearly 34,000 people.
One Northeast Philadelphia community is restoring a historic Jewish cemetery, one stone at a time. More than 150 volunteers gathered in Oxford Circle Sunday afternoon for cleanup efforts at Har Nebo Cemetery.
Blumberg said he’s an individual descendent of about 10 family members who are part of the cemetery and said, while his family stones were in good shape, he noticed many needed restoration and repairs. The Friends of the Jewish Cemetery, in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, raised funds to restore more than 30 stones and have plans to continue the work.
Scheduled clean-ups will continue to happen. On Sunday, families of all ages came together to rake, remove trash and clip overgrown vines.
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