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Cemetery Identification
Cemetery ID: USA-08249
Cemetery Name: Hand In Hand Cemetery
Section: Boston United Hand In Hand Association
Cemetery Location
Country: USA
State:Massachusetts
City: West Roxbury
Street: 2659 Centre Street
Cemetery Details
Number of Burials: 1660
Number of Photographs: 1659
Cemetery Description:

Hand In Hand Cemetery, Boston United Hand In Hand Association section, 2659 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA, USA. 1660 burials total.

HAND IN HAND CEMETERY
Centre Street, West Roxbury - Boston, MA 02132

Original owner: Boston United Hand in Hand Association, a fraternal beneficiary organization established in 1875 by workers in the Boston cigar making industry. They were Sephardic Jews from Holland who immigrated to Boston by way of England.

As of early 2018, ownership and management is by Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts, 189 Wells Ave, Newton MA 02459, Phone 617-244-6509.

Front entrance to the Old Hand in Hand is at 2659 Centre St. Back entrance to the Old Hand in Hand and to the New Hand in Hand is accessed by the paved road through the gates further south on Centre Street, opposite Bonad Road. There are few aisle markers present and only in one area, interested parties may contact JCAM.

Sue Rosenstrauch photographed the stones.

Entrace to cemetery.

Cemetery overview.

Another overview of cemetery.

Data last updated: 04/12/2019

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