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Click here to skip to the cemetery listings The information on this page was accurate as of August 31, 2005 (before Hurricane Katrina struck). We will endeavor to update this page as soon as conditions permit and information comes to us. The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, deeply saddened in the aftermath of Katrina, prays for the safety of all in Mississippi. [September 5, 2005]THE JEWISH COMMUNITY http://www.deepsouthjewishvoice.com/ GENERAL HISTORY OF MISSISSIPPI JEWRY: Jews in Early Mississippi by Rabbi and Mrs. Leo E. Turitz deals with the history of Mississippi Jews from the 1840's into the turn of the century. This book is currently out of print, but libraries may have it. Try the Library, Department of Archives and History, P.O. Box 571, Jackson, MS 29305 for a copy. The book does not deal with the cemeteries directly, but may be of some help. Inventory of the Church and Synagogue Archives of Mississippi, Jewish Congregations and Organizations is a mimeographed booklet prepared in November 1940 by the Mississippi Historical Records Survey Project, Division of Professional and Service Projects, Work Projects Administration, sponsored by Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, Miss at Mississippi State Conference. B'nai B'rith. Cemeteries are listed in order of town, then county. Whether congregations were active or inactive was indicated. "*" indicates that these were visited by Rabbi and Mrs. Turitz and mentioned in their book. The sources below are from Rabbi & Mrs. Turitz unless otherwise indicated. Of possible assistance: Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, PO Box 16528, Jackson, MS 39236-0528, (601) 362-6357, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Initially designed to represent Jews and Jewish culture in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, and Tennessee, the museum will eventually reflect the entire South. http://newslink.org/msnews.html has links to Mississippi newspapers. [August 2005] SYNAGOGUES IN MISSISSIPPI: http://jewish.com/page.php?do=page&cat_id=193 [May 2004] BIBLIOGRAPHY: http://www.lib.usm.edu/~spcol/msana/msanapath_south_jews.htm [August 2005] http://www.peddlersgrandson.com/ Cohen, Edward. Peddler's Grandson: Growing up Jewish in Mississippi. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 1999. [COOK & McCAIN F 349 .J13 C64 1999] [August 2005] Feibleman, Julian Beck. An Oral History with Julian Beck Feibleman, Native Mississippian, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Sinai, New Orleans. New Orleans: Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi, 1974. [McCAIN F341.5 .M57 v.80x] [August 2005] Inventory of the Church and Synagogue Archives of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Historical Records Survey Project, 1940. [McCAIN CD3320 .H48 J4] [August 2005] Isaacson, Abe. From the Russian Ghetto to the Mississippi Delta. Photocopy. Missouri Historical Society, 1970. [McCAIN F350 .J5 I83x ] [August 2005] |
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