| Marker Number |
2421 |
| Atlas Number |
5089002421 |
| Marker Title |
Hebrew Benevolence Society Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
|
| Address |
Montezuma St. |
| City |
Columbus |
| County |
Colorado |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
735754 |
| UTM Northing |
3287832 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; Jewish topics |
| Marker Year |
1989 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Hebrew Benevolence Society Cemetery, S side Montezuma Street 100 feet W of FM 806/Cardinal Lane. Marker reported damaged (needs refinishing) May 2026. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
Damaged |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Comprising one acre of land, this cemetery was begun in 1879 with the burial of M. A. Levy. Although its name suggests an affiliation with a Hebrew Benevolent Society, there was never a specific organization associated with the cemetery. Several of the city's Jewish citizens are buried here, including two infants who died in the 1880s and merchant Louis Rosenstein. The last burial was that of Pauline Lewin Nussbaum in 1938. Abandoned for many years, the cemetery was restored in 1988 by a Boy Scout troop from congregation Beth Israel in Houston. |
