A Project of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois

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Gate 125
Anshe Yanova

Waldheim Cemetery
with photo images of graves

The JGSI Jewish Chicago Database (JJCD)

The JGSI Chicago Combined Jewish Database Project
Information including cemeteries and other records contained in the database, and including links to cemetery information (link).

Question: When I view the report there is a 'Notes-2' with numbers. What do they mean?

Answer: They are the graved location: Gate . Section . Row . Lot . and Grave numbers

For example, this is a grave number listed under 'Notes-2': 40.15.2.3101.5
The grave is located at Gate 40. Section 15. Row 2. Lot 3101. Grave 5

You can use the maps below to find the street location of the gates. Section, Row, and Lot markers may exist. Contact the Waldheim cemetery office for more grave location information.

Waldheim Cemetery Gate 129
1400 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, IL 60130
708-366-4541 or 800-222-4541(out of IL)
Email: office@waldheimcemetery.com 
Website: www.waldheimcemetery.com  

Question: What is the history of Anshe Yanova?

Answer: Congregation Beth Israel Anshe Yanova (house of Israel, men of Yanova) was established on the West Side and moved to the Rogers Park community in 1955 during the wave of change in Lawndale. It was located at 1328 W. Morse Avenue. It was a traditional synagogue. (Reference: Chicago's Forgotten Synagogues By Robert A. Packer)

Question: Is it possible ot obtain a copy of a stone that is higher quality (print quality)?

Answer: Photographs of each headstone were completed in June 2017.  If you are interested in receiving a high resolution version of a particular headstone, email Alvin Holtzman at inkwell177@aol.com.

Question: What is the JGSI Jewish Chicago Database (JJCD) and why was it created?

Answer: The JJCD project was created from an idea by Mike Karsen, JGSI Past President, for combining all possible Chicago area Jewish genealogical data. It expands on a previous Chicago Area Death Index containing cemetery and death related information such as obituaries and plaques.

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