Waldheim Jewish Cemetery
Submitted by metcallahan_3258 on Sat, 2016-10-15 11:51
Waldheim comprises more than 280 sections representing different families, congregations, societies, and benevolent organizations. It is the largest Jewish cemetery in the Chicago area.
Other resources:
Find a Grave
Genealogy Trails
Graveyards.com (east, central, and west views)
Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois
Adelman, William J., “Waldheim Cemetery”
The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago
Chicago, Ill.: Chicago History Museum, 2005
Available online
Cemetery Guide of Jewish Cemeteries and Non-sectarian Cemeteries with Jewish Sections in the Chicagoland Area : Map of Waldheim Jewish Cemeteries
Chicago, Ill.: Piser, 2001
Call No. F549.F47 C43 2001
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
Records of Waldheim and Forest Home Cemeteries, Forest Park, Illinois
Microfilm; 5 reels. Chicago, Ill.: Newberry Library Photoduplication Service, 1997.
Call No. Local History Ref Microfilm 1215
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