Levi Sheftall Family Cemetery
Levi Sheftall Family Cemetery | |
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Details | |
Established | 1765 |
Closed | 1861 |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 32°04′22.05″N 81°06′10.08″W / 32.0727917°N 81.1028000°W |
Owned by | Congregation Mickve Israel |
Size | 25x40 ft |
No. of graves | approximately 84 |
Find a Grave | Levi Sheftall Family Cemetery |
The Levi Sheftall Family Cemetery, also known as the de Lyon-De La Motta Cemetery[1] or Cohen Street Cemetery, is a historic cemetery in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in the Kayton/Frazier area of West Savannah, it is the burial ground for members of the Sheftall, de Lyon, and De La Motta families. The cemetery was established by Levi Sheftall in 1765.
On November 3, 1761, George III "conveyed a certain half lot of land in Holland Tything, Percival Ward, to David Truan." This land was at the northwest corner of today's Bull Street and Oglethorpe Avenue. Several Jews were interred here before the family cemeteries were established.[2] A memorial, in the Oglethorpe Avenue median, marks the burial ground (known as Bull Street Cemetery) today, with a plaque stating: "Original 1733 burial plot allotted by James Edward Oglethorpe to the Savannah Jewish Community".
History
Levi Sheftall's father, Benjamin, arrived in Savannah from London in 1733 on a ship with other European Jews. Benjamin Sheftall was originally from the
Today the cemetery is owned and maintained by Congregation Mickve Israel.[5] Few tombstones remain standing.[7] The Mordecai Sheftall Cemetery, founded by Levi's brother for Savannah's Jewish community, is located across the street.
References
- ^ Levy, Marion Abrahams (1950). "Savannah's Old Jewish Burial Ground". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 34 (4): 265–270 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Savannah's Old Jewish Burial Ground, The Georgia Historical Quarterly, volume 34, no. 4 (December 1950, p. 267
- ^ "Sheftall family collection". ghs.galileo.usg.edu.
- ^ https://mickveisrael.org/wp-content-uploads-sites-149-2018-08/Historical-Cemeteries.pdf [dead link]
- ^ a b "Historical Cemeteries" (PDF). mickveisrael.org. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ "Levi Sheftall Family Cemetery". Levi Sheftall Family Cemetery.
- ^ "Shalom, Y'all!: Jewish Cemeteries in Savannah". March 14, 2014.