Project number: [JOWBR, USA-00133]
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Adath Emeth Cemetery in HOUSTON, TX, USA
Adath Emeth Cemetery – Houston, Texas
USA-00133
On 14 Feb 1910, Congregation Adath Emeth was chartered by the Texas Secretary of State as a domestic non-profit corporation. In the mid-1960s three small congregations, Adath Emeth, Beth Jacob and Adath Israel merged to form the United Orthodox Synagogue (UOS), which was incorporated on 17 Nov 1965 by the Texas Secretary of State as a domestic non-profit corporation. The UOS then assumed responsibility for the Adath Emeth Cemetery and Adath Israel Cemetery.
Founders: Hertz Wilkenfeld, Ruben Dow, Rabbi Max Goodman
The oldest gravemarker found is for Simon Weiner who died on 14 Apr 1919 and was buried about 40-days after the land for the cemetery was originally purchased. However, there is no Texas Death Certificate or obituary found for this death. The next early burial found is Morris Dow who died on 3 May 1920 and was buried the next day. Mr. Dow was a tailor and was born ca. 1862 in Russia.
The cemetery's front gate entrance is located in the 1400 Block of Sylvester Street. The cemetery's back gate is located in the 1400 Block of North Loop East and this address is used by the Harris County Appraisal District. Note: In the past, the cemetery's back gate has always been kept locked; but, someone has taken one-half of the gate and it can no longer be closed.
Historically significant burials:
Rabbi Hyman Goodman Bursetown, Rabbi for Congregation Adath Emeth, age 45, dropped dead while preaching the Sabbath services
Rabbi Jacob M. Danziger
Rabbi Myer Epstein, Rabbi & Cantor for Congregation Adath Emeth, 1913-1923
Rabbi Max Goodman
Rabbi Morris Goodman
Rabbi Sol Goodman
Rabbi Henry Jacob Hillel Yacov Horowitz
Rabbi Jacob Juran
In Apr 2003, as part of his Eagle Scout Project, Michael Rosenthal, Boy Scout Troup 806, planted trees in the cemetery.
In 2010, the Texas Historical Commision recorded Adath Emeth Cemetery as a Historic Texas Cemetery due to the work of Lynna K. Shuffield and the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC). On June 12, 2010, the UDC presented the certificate to Max Heffler, a representative of the Greater Houston Jewish Genealogical Society, formerly a member of Adath Emeth Synagogue with family in the cemetery.
Gates of cemetery
Overview of cemetery
Map of cemetery
Another map of cemetery
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