JEWISH CEMETERIES IN WACO, TEXAS:

WACO: (Mc Lennan County)

• Agudath Jacob Cemetery 1869 / 1873 ?
• Rodef Shlom Cemetery 1869
• Hebrew Rest Cemetery 1869 / 1893 / 1922

Agudath Jacob Cemetery / Rodef Sholom Cemetery
This is a Jewish cemetery that shares the property with another Jewish cemetery. Agudath Jacob is located on the left side (North) of the property and Rodef Solom is located on the right (South). The rows of graves are separated by rows of shrubbery which lends a peaceful feel to the property. There is good signage, it is fenced and has mature trees. There is room for expansion.

Agudath Jacob Cemetery
1400 Garden Drive, Waco,
McLennan County, Texas, 76706 USA
Agudath Jacob Cemetery Marker: here!
Photo of Gate
Jewish Section # 10444
The Hebrew Benevolent Association
and Cemetery of Waco were incorporated in 1873. (See 1869 on the Historical Marker of Cong. Rodef Sholom)
Congregation Agudath Jacob Formed: 1888
Contact: Congregation Agudath Jacob (Conservative)
4925 Hillcrest Dr, Waco, TX 76710-1709
Phone: (254) 772-1451
Fax: (254) 772-2471
Website: https://agudathjacob.org/
Contacts: https://agudathjacob.org/staff/
Last updated: August 19, 2020
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See first few burials at Agudath Jacob Cemetery:
1. Alice Dupuy, Birth: 17 Sep 1898. Death: 6 Nov 1898 (aged 1 month). McLennan County, Texas, USA. Burial: Agudath Jacob Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas.
2. Charles R Smith, Birth: 1918, Death: 1919 (aged 0–1). Burial: Agudath Jacob Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas. Hebrew Headstone.
3. Mrs Ginela Bruder Neuman, Birth: 26 Jul 1878, Death: 2 May 1923 (aged 44). Burial: Agudath Jacob Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas. Hebrew Headstone.
4. Sam Hirsh, Birth: unknown. Death: 10 Aug 1929. Burial: Agudath Jacob Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA. Hebrew Headstone.
Directions and Memorials: Find A Grave
Last updated: August 19, 2020
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Rodef Sholom Cemetery
1400 Garden Drive
Waco, McLennan County,
Texas, 76706 USA
Rodef Sholom Cemetery Marker: here!
Directions and Memorials: Find A Grave
According to the Historical Marker near the synagogue, Waco's Hebrew Benevolent Association Formed and bought land for use as a cemetery in 1869.
Rodef Sholom Synagogue Charted:  June 1879
Contact: Temple Rodef Sholom (Reform)
1717 North New Road
Waco, Texas 76707
Phone: (254) 754-3703
Fax: (254) 754-5538
Email: here!
Website:  https://www.trswaco.org/ 
Last updated: August 19, 2020
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First few burials at Rodef Sholom Cemetery:
1. Henrietta Mayer Scharff, Birth: 21 Nov 1855, Mannheim, Stadtkreis Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Death: 29 Dec 1921 (aged 66), Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA. Burial: Rodef Sholom Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA.
2. Joe Schwartz, Birth: 6 Sep 1867, Death: 22 Mar 1933 (aged 65). Burial: Rodef Sholom Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA
3. Max Collins, Birth: 16 Dec 1872, Death: 15 Oct 1933 (aged 60), Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA. Burial: Rodef Sholom Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA. Headstone includes Hebrew Letters. Changed his last name from Kolchinsky  to Collins.
4. Hazel S Marks, Birth: 1895. Death: 1933 (aged 37–38), Burial: Rodef Sholom Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA
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Hebrew Rest Cemetery
900 South First Street,
Waco, McLennan County, Texas
[University Parks Drive or South First Street near Interstate 35]
Burials by both Agudath Jacob and Rodef Sholom.
Jewish Section # 10445
Find A Grave Memorials: here!
First land purchasing: 1869.
2nd land purchasing: 1893
3rd land purchasing: 1922
Hebrew Rest Historical Marker: since 1869, here!
Historical Marker: Rededication in 1969 (100 years)
Gate with 2 historical markers: here!
Last updated: August 19, 2020
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Few of the burials at Hebrew Rest Cemetery:
1. Victor Jacob, Birth: unknown. Death: 14 Jan 1871, Burial: Hebrew Rest Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA. Headstone in Hebrew Letters.
Irving Ginsburg, Birth: 10 Jan 1911, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA. Death: 11 May 1953 (aged 42), Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA. Burial: Rodef Sholom Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA
Bessie Davidson. Birth: unknown. Death: 2 Aug 1956. ( and NOT 1856 as in the Find A Grave text and data. See the dates on the grave stone ). Burial: Hebrew Rest Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA
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Sources and External Links:

1. Rabbi Podet remembered as a voice for religious tolerance - By J.B. SMITH,  Dec 3, 2013
   Updated Aug 17, 2019
2. B'nai B'rith - Small-town Passover, big-time heart - March 13, 2011
3. Rootsweb: Rodef Sholom Cemetery