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B'nai Zion New Cemetery
Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania

Lat: 40°57'15"N, Lon: 76°35'59"W

Contributed by David Z. Richards, Sr., Sep 05, 2002 [david.richards@verizon.net]. Total records = 70.

Take Rt. 11 north out of Danville towards Bloomsburg, PA. as you leave Danville, the Senior High School is on your right. At red light by the high school, turn right onto State Hospital Drive and continue to Wall Street where you turn right. Fairview Cemetery is still on your right. At end of Fairview Cemetery is New Jewish Cemetery on Wall Street.

Folklore has it that in the 19 century, a Russian Jewish child died and the local German Jews would not let her be buried in their Jewish Cemetery. As a result of this the Russian Jewish community started their own New Jewish Cemetery locate about 100 yards from the Old Cemetery.

This cemetery is maintained by the local FNB Bank, N.A. in trust.

This transcription is prepared from my readings when walking the cemeteries in 2002. Some of the stones are in Hebrew, which I am unable to translate.

- David Z. Richards, Sr

Abrams, Myrtle Davis, b. 1902, d. 1923, Our Daughter, Block #1
Arnow, Dr. Harold Louis, b. May 7, 1917, d. Jun 21, 1981, Block #1
Arnow, Maxine Nach, b. Apr 16, 1916, d. Feb 28, 1997, Block #1
Baker, Gertrude, b. 1881, d. 1951, Block #1
Baker, Samuel, b. 1881, d. 1961, Block #1
Bernstein, Jonah M., b. Oct 5, 1958, d. Jul 2, 1993, Beloved son and brother, Block #2
Chichon, Bette Stein, b. 1924, d. 1990, par. Samuel Stein and Minnie Stein, Beloved wife of Jay J. Chichon, and beloved daughter of Samuel and Minnie Stein, Block #2
Cohen, Annie, b. 1874, d. 1960, Mother, Block #3
Cohen, Authur G., b. 1912, d. 1991, par. B. Frank Cohen and Annie Cohen, Block #3
Cohen, B. Frank, b. 1866, d. 1935, Father, Block #4
Cohen, H. Bernard, b. Dec 13, 1913, d. Apr 24, 2001, par. Hyman Louis Cohen and Rebecca Simon, 97 yrs, Veteran, Block #4
Cohen, Hyman Louis, b. 1872, d. 1939, Block #4
Cohen, Julia J., b. Jul 7, 1916, d. Sep 28, 1999, par. Hyman Louis Cohen and Rebecca Simon, Block #4
Cohen, Lester J., b. Oct 2, 1905, d. Jan 26, 1995, par. Hyman Louis Cohen and Rebecca Simon, Block #5
Cohen, Lester L., b. 1904, d. 1996, par. B. Frank Cohen and Annie Cohen, Cousin to Samuel S. Miller, Lived in Bloomsburg, Block #5
Cohen, Rebecca Simon, b. 9/13/1881, d. Jun 29, 1964, Wife of Hyman Louis Cohen, sister to Minnie Simon Miller, Block #5
Davis, Bernard M., b. 1871, d. 1923, Father, Block #7
Engle, Aaron Jacob, d. Mar 20, 1938, 72 yrs, Father, Block #7
Engle, Abraham L., d. Jan 21, 1956, 58 yrs, Son, Block #7
Feldser, Aaron R., b. 1897, d. 1959, Ambulance Co. 157 W.W.I, Block #8
Feldser, Gretchen A., b. 1907, d. 1977, PFC U.S.Army W.W.II, Block #8
Feldser, Mary K., b. 5/29/1865, d. Nov 29, 1925, Block #8
Kotzen, Edward, b. 1933, d. 1942, Son of Maurice and Marry Kotzen, Block #9
Kotzen, Lewis, b. 1882, d. 1953, Block #9
Kotzen, Mary M., b. May 28, 1912, d. Aug 14, 1999, Block #10
Kotzen, Maurice, b. 3/17/1885, d. Apr 28, 1980, W.W. I, Block #10
Liptzer, Florence, b. Sep 4, 1919, d. Jul 24, 1921, Dau. Jacob and Mamie Litpzer, Block #10
Melamed, Marjorie Miller, no dates, par. Samuel S. Miller and Ester Harris, w/o Marvin Melamed, Block #10
Melamed, Marvin, b. May 23, 1925, d. Sep 14, 1997, Veteran, Block #11
Miller, Aaron, no dates, and Illegible stone, Block #11
Miller, Anna, d. Jan 14, 1944, 49 yrs, Beloved wife and mother, Block #11
Miller, Benjamin, b. 1868, d. 1936, Father, Block #11
Miller, Benjamin, d. Sep 18, 1962, 72 yrs, Beloved father and grandfather, Block #11
Miller, Ester F. (Harris), b. Dec 19, 1913, d. May 11, 1995, par. Morris Harris, and, Block #11
Miller, Helen L., b. 1899, d. 1978, par. Benjamin Miller and Minnie Miller, Block #12
Miller, Julia "R,", b. 1909, d. 1975, par. Benjamin Miller and Minnie Miller, Block #12
Miller, Martin, b. 1905, d. 1942, par. Benjamin Miller and Minnie Miller, CORPORAL HDQS. 1ST QMC, W.W.II, Block #12
Miller, Michael, b. 4/24/1873, d. Jul 10, 1938, Brother to Benjamin Miller(1868-1936), Block #13
Miller, Minnie Simon, b. 1873, d. 1935, par. Mr. Simon, wife of Benjamin Miller, Block #13
Miller, Mollie, b. Dec 30, 1900, d. Feb 23, 1989, par. Michael Miller and Rebecca, Block #14
Miller, Mox, b. Mar 23, 1900, d. Jun 22, 1962, par. Michael Miller and Rebecca, Block #14
Miller, Nathan, b. Dec 27, 1901, d. Jun 29, 1991, par. Michael Miller and Rebecca, Block #14
Miller, Rae E., b. 1898, d. 1967, par. Benjamin Miller and Minnie Miller, Block #14
Miller, Rebecca, b. 7/18/1873, d. Jun 1, 1952, Block #15
Miller, Samuel Simon, b. Sep 13, 1908, d. Nov 16, 2002, Block #15
Newman, Fannie, b. 1911, d. 1997, Mother, Block #15
Newman, Joseph, b. 1870, d. 1958, Father, Block #15
Newman, Miriam, b. Aug 7, 1912, d. Oct 23, 1912, Daughter, Block #15
Newman, Phillip, b. 1904, d. 1976, Veteran, Father, Block #17
Newman, Sarah, b. 1884, d. 1962, Mother, Block #17
Pollak, Herbert, b. 1899, d. 1940, Father, Block #17
Roman, Robert, no dates, Listed on maps in Plot #9, no headstone, Block #18
Rosenstine, Abraham, d. Nov 9, 1938, Age 80, Block #18
Rosenstine, Benjamin, d. Dec 31, 1912, Age 33, Block #18
Rosenstine, Rebecca, d. Sep 8, 1915, Age 80, Block #18
Stein, Anna, b. 1874, d. 1949, Wife of Isaac Stein, Block #19
Stein, Bertha, b. 1908, d. 1979, Daughter of Isaac and Anna Stein, Block #20
Stein, Isaac, b. 1869, d. 1926, Block #20
Stein, Mary, b. 1900, d. 1953, Daughter of Isaac and Rachel Stein, Block #21
Stein, Minnie C., b. 1894, d. 1978, Block #21
Stein, Samuel S., b. 1896, d. 1935, Veteran, Block #21
Weinberg, Harry E., b. Apr 14, 1902, d. Oct 1, 1976, Block #21
Weinberg, Helen C., b. Jul 8, 1912, d. May 8, 1992, Block #22
Weiner, Abraham, b. 1897, d. 1966, Beloved brother, Block #22
Weiner, Israel, b. 1906, d. 1945, Plot #10
Weiner, Jacob, b. 1870, d. 1927, Father, Plot #9
Weiner, Martha, b. 1876, d. 1929, Mother, Plot #9
Weiner, Maurice, b. 1900, d. 1942, Beloved brother, Plot #9
Weiss, Harold E., b. 1892, d. 1966, Father, Plot #9
Weiss, Mary Miller, b. 1895, d. 1964, Mother