Har Nebo Cemetery

Har Nebo Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in the Oxford Circle neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in 1890, it is the oldest privately owned Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia. It is named for Mount Nebo, a Moabite mountain mentioned as the place where Moses died in the Hebrew Bible on the other side the Jordan River.

Har Nebo Cemetery
Details
Established	1890[1]
Location	6061 Oxford Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°02′21″N 75°05′12″W
Type	private
Size	16 acres (65,000 m2)[1]
No. of graves	>35,000[2]
Find a Grave	Har Nebo Cemetery

Modern issues

A photograph depicting the sunken and overturned gravestones in Har Nebo, June 2022

Har Nebo Cemetery is recognized as a cemetery that is, for the most part, in severe disrepair. Many gravestones are knocked over, much of the ground is unkempt, and the cemetery is often inaccessible.^[3] A restoration has been undertaken by Friends of Jewish Cemeteries to take ownership of and restore the cemetery to its previous condition.^[2][4][5]

Notable interments

• David Cohen, Philadelphia City Councilman^[6]
• Harry Gold (1910–1972), atomic spy^[7][6]
• Eddie Gottlieb (1898–1979), American professional basketball coach and team owner^[6]
• Samuel Gross (1891–1934), Medal of Honor recipient^[6]
• Stan Hochman (1928–2015), sportswriter^[6]