Jewish Graceland and Hebrew Benevolent Cemeteries

Originally four independent cemeteries established on land purchased by the Hebrew Benevolent Society and Congregation B’nai Sholom, the plots popularly known as Jewish Graceland form the oldest surviving Jewish Cemetery in Chicago.

Other resources:
Find a Grave
Genealogy Trails
Graveyards.com
Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois



Hucke, Matt, and Ursula Bielski. Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries
Chicago, Ill.: Lake Claremont Press, 2013 (2nd ed.)
Call No. Chicago Browsing F547.C7 H84 2013

Simon, Andreas. Chicago, the Garden City: Its Magnificent Parks, Boulevards and Cemeteries: Together with Other Descriptive Views and Sketches
Chicago, Ill.: Franz Gindele Printing Co., 1893
Call No. W19.70
Digital copy available from the Open Content Alliance/Internet Archive