Kehillat Israel History

This website is dedicated to the recordation, preservation, and illustration of the Kehillat Israel Synagogue and Hebrew Cemetery in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. From the late 1800's to the mid 1900's a very large Jewish population inhabited the Schuylkill County area including the cities of Shenandoah, Mahanoy City, and Hazelton. The Jewish population emigrated from Eastern Europe and settled in this area to take advantage of the burgeoning coal mining industries. Presently, the Jewish populous has either passed away or moved to another location. This website is not only dedicated to the memory of the Kehillath Israel Synagogue and Hebrew Cemetery but to the memory of those individuals who personified the town.

Please feel free to browse through the pages and relive a time forgotten in a place little known. Link provide pictures of the individuals, buildings, and tombstones.

THE KEHILLAT ISRAEL CEMETERY IS OWNED AND MANAGED BY THE KEHILLAT ISRAEL CONGREGATION - CEMETERY DIVISION

OFFICERS:

• PRESIDENT - JANICE APPLE MALETT; 914-834-1344 
• VICE PRESIDENT - ELLIOTT WINOGRAD; 516-536-6440
• TREASURER - ILENE DAVISON; 914-699-4607
• SECRETARY - JUDITH MEYERS; 212-675-1434 

Don't forget to sign the guestbook before you leave - These signatures are representative of the living legacies of those interred in the Cemetery.

Credit to Jerry Malett, Janice Malett, Dorothy Harris, Bess Harris, Bill Simons (tombstone pictures), Richard Kallan, and those who have assisted with miscellaneous corrections. Comments, corrections, suggestions, and other issues may be directed to the webmaster, Ian Singer at islandparrot25@gmail.com

The Webmaster is also serving as a full service Jewish Genealogist. Please contact Ian Singer at 561-859-6989 or at jewishgen1@gmail.com for further information regarding your familial genealogy.