Coming Street Cemetery
Encyclopedia
The Coming Street Cemetery is located at 189 Coming Street, in Charleston, South Carolina
. This Jewish cemetery
, one of the oldest in the United States
was founded in 1762 and is the oldest Jewish burial ground in the South. Burials in the Coming Street Cemetery are now restricted to the few vacancies in the adjacent family plots.
The Coming Street cemetery is a private burial ground owned by Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue
and is not open to the public.
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
. This Jewish cemetery
Jewish cemetery
A Jewish cemetery is a cemetery where members of the Jewish faith are buried in keeping with Jewish tradition....
, one of the oldest in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
was founded in 1762 and is the oldest Jewish burial ground in the South. Burials in the Coming Street Cemetery are now restricted to the few vacancies in the adjacent family plots.
The Coming Street cemetery is a private burial ground owned by Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue
Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim
Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim is a historic synagogue located at 90 Hasell Street in Charleston, South Carolina...
and is not open to the public.