Hebrew Rest Cemetery
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Hebrew Rest Cemetery

Also known as Hebrews' Rest Cemetery

Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA

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  • Get directions 906 South University Parks Drive, Waco, TX 76706
    Coordinates: 31.55348, -97.11945
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Jews settled in Waco in the 1850s. In 1869 the Hebrew Benevolent Association (HBA) was formed to assist the needy and provide interment in accordance with the laws and rites of Judaism. That year, the HBA acquired this property as a Jewish burial ground. It was named Hebrews' Rest. The first burial was of an 18-month old infant, Bessee Lyans, in July 1869. Hebrew Rest Cemetery was enlarged with purchases of additional land in 1893 and 1922. Many early leaders of Waco's Jewish community and prominent Wacoans are interred here.


Source: Official Texas Historical Marker. 1986.

Jews settled in Waco in the 1850s. In 1869 the Hebrew Benevolent Association (HBA) was formed to assist the needy and provide interment in accordance with the laws and rites of Judaism. That year, the HBA acquired this property as a Jewish burial ground. It was named Hebrews' Rest. The first burial was of an 18-month old infant, Bessee Lyans, in July 1869. Hebrew Rest Cemetery was enlarged with purchases of additional land in 1893 and 1922. Many early leaders of Waco's Jewish community and prominent Wacoans are interred here.


Source: Official Texas Historical Marker. 1986.

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  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 1979178