Ahavath Sholom Hebrew Cemetery

Wishing to have their own cemetery, congregation Ahavath Sholom, the first Jewish congregation in Fort Worth, purchased a six-acre tract from the Greenwood Cemetery Association at this location and dedicated Ahavath Sholom Hebrew Cemetery in 1909. A Ladies Cemetery Society was formed in that year to oversee the upkeep of the graveyard; Rebecca Goldstein served as its initial president. The first person buried here was Charles Hurwitz in 1910. In 1929 an agreement between the congregation and the Greenwood Cemetery Association resulted in the enlargement of this Jewish cemetery. Three soldiers who perished during World War II are buried side by side in the north section of the cemetery. A large monument memorializing the millions of Jewish victims of the German Nazi Regime in World War II Europe (1939-1945) was erected by members of the congregation who lost relatives in the Holocaust. The Kornbleet Chapel, which contains seating for one hundred persons, was dedicated in 1988. The chapel is used for funeral services as well as other religious services pertaining to the cemetery. The congregation established a trust fund for the long-term maintenance of the cemetery. (1992) (1992)

Ahavath Sholom Hebrew Cemetery is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1992. It is one of 354 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 458 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7626, -97.3611 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Royal Flying Corps (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include William John Marsh, Ormer Leslie Locklear, and Greenwood Memorial.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439000094. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.