This cemetery section was established in 1902 when a portion of Riverside Cemetery was purchased by Congregation Beth HaTephila. Congregation Beth HaTephila was Asheville's first synagogue, founded in 1891.
Data provided courtesy of Lynn Franklin and Bob Sweeney’s “Southern Jewish Databases and Cemetery Listings” Please see their site for headstone photos, additional cemetery information and other Southern Jewish databases at http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ssjdb/genealogy/ and choose the appropriate cemetery.
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