Temple Emanu-el Cemetery

Established by Temple Emanu-el congregation in 1884, this was the second Jewish cemetery in Dallas. The first burials which occurred here were those of Russian immigrants Aaron L. Levy and Jacob Rosenthal. Both men were born in Russia on June 2, 1856, and died in Dallas on October 7, 1884. Gravestones exhibiting death dates prior to 1884 mark burials which were moved here in 1956 from Dallas' first Jewish cemetery. Established by the Hebrew Benevolent Society in 1872, that graveyard was originally located downtown on Akard Street. Among those interred here are many of Dallas' early business , civic, religious, political, and social leaders. The cemetery contains thousands of graves, marked by a diversity of tombstones and monuments, including two private family mausoleums. Also buried here are veterans of World War I and World War II, as well as several survivors of the Nazi holocaust in World War II. A memorial to Jewish veterans of the two world wars was dedicated in 1948. Maintenance of this historic cemetery, which serves as a tangible reminder of the area's Jewish heritage, is overseen by Temple Emanu-el Congregation.

Temple Emanu-el Cemetery is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1989. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.8034, -96.7960 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Freedmans Memorial Park (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Slaughter, Colonel C. C., Calvary, and Freedman's Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006893. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.