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The Cemetery
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hy all the fuss over
a cemetery that
dates back to 1862
and had its last
burial in 1948?
For starters, Congre-
gation Shaarey Zedek's
Beth Olem Cemetery, more
commonly called Smith
Street Cemetery, had the
least-available records of
any Jewish cemetery. Until
now.
The Hamtramck ceme-
tery will soon have an
alphabetized computer list-
ing of most of the Beth
Olem graves.
This Sunday, Sharrey
Zedek has arranged a bus
trip to this historic ceme-
tery, which only opens its
gates twice a year. This will
mark the first time families
can locate relatives using
the index.
The Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit even-
tually will expand on the
concept by instituting a
Michigan Cemetery Index, a
listing of all Jewish grave
sites in the state.
"This is a really exciting
time," said Judy Cantor,
editor of the Journal of
Michigan Jewish History
and an archivist at
Congregation Shaarey
Zedek. "This index provides
us with a recording of our
history from the 19th centu-
ry, which until now was
lost. This index is simply
invaluable."
Using the index, people
already have begun to
locate grave sites of rela-
tives which could not be
found before.
With help from the
Jewish Community Center's
Institute of Retired Pro-

fessionals, Milton Marwil, a
Jewish Historical Society
board member, spent
almost a year walking the
cemetery and recording all
legible graves. Mr. Marwil's
findings were combined
with existing records to pro-
vide the updated listing.
Of 1,100 grave sites, Mr.
Marwil was able to record
and diagram the location of
about 800.

"This index
is simply
invaluable,"

Judy Canto

' What makes the Beth
Olem Cemetery so unusual
is its location. Surrounded
by the General Motors
Cadillac Motor Assembly
Plant, Beth Olem is situat-
ed in the GM parking lot.
Nearly 13 years ago,
when the auto manufactur-
er acquired more land
around the cemetery, GM
agreed to provide security
for Beth Olem while
Sharrey Zedek assumed
responsibility for its
upkeep.
General Motors opens the
Beth Olem Cemetery for
visitation twice a year, the
Sunday before Passover and
the Sunday before Rosh
Hashanah, from 10 a.m.
until 2 p.m.
Later Sunday afternoon,
Shaarey Zedek is dedicating
the chapel at its Clover Hill
Park Cemetery. CI

If you charge the rich, heal
the poor gratis.
—Judah Pan Tivon

