First Shearith Israel Graveyard
First Shearith Israel Graveyard, Jewish burial ground in Lower Manhattan, United States
Located at 55 Saint James Place, this cemetery contains 107 graves with headstones inscribed in Hebrew, Spanish, and Portuguese languages.
The cemetery, established in 1682 by Joseph Bueno de Mesquita, represents the oldest Jewish burial ground in New York City and the second oldest cemetery in Manhattan.
The cemetery holds graves of 22 Revolutionary War soldiers and contains markers written in three languages, reflecting the Sephardic Jewish community of early New York.
Visitors need to schedule appointments to access the cemetery, which stands at coordinates 40.7126 latitude and -73.9989 longitude in the Chinatown district.
The burial ground maintains its status as the sole remaining seventeenth-century structure in Manhattan, with numerous original headstones still standing.
Location: Manhattan
Inception: 1682
Address: 55-57 St. James Place 10038 10038
GPS coordinates: 40.71250,-73.99833
Latest update: May 11, 2025 11:46
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