Episode 175 - Part 1: Cemeteries of the Honorable, Forgotten and Unknown with Avrohom Krauss
In this episode of the Ordinary Extraordinary Cemetery, Jennie and Dianne, along with special guest Avrohom Krauss, an educator, genealogist, and speaker specializing in Jewish resources and cemetery research, delve into the Ordinary Extraordinary Jewish immigrant cemeteries of New York. These cemeteries hold the final resting places of victims from tragic events like the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in 1911 and the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Avrohom, who frequently presents and writes on the topic of landsmanshaftn (immigrant social benefit societies), brings a wealth of knowledge from his experiences touring Jewish cemeteries across the U.S. and around the world, including in Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Israel.
The Hebrew Free Burial Association https://www.hebrewfreeburial.org/who-we-are/
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
https://trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/
The Titanic
https://titanichistoricalsociety.org/titanic-museum/
And
https://www.mypigeonforge.com/business/titanic
Episode 70 - Till Death Do Us Part: True Love all the Way to the Grave (Isadore and Ida Strauss)
https://www.theordinaryextraordinarycemetery.com/episode-70-til-death-do-us-part-true-love-all-the-way-to-the-grave/
Avrohom Krauss
Avrohom Krauss is an educator, genealogist and speaker specializing in Jewish resources and cemetery research. He frequently presents and writes on the topic of landsmanshaftn -immigrant social benefit societies for compatriots of the same hometown or region. These organizations often bought sections of cemeteries for their members and are places where descendants come to honor and learn from them. Avrohom has joined tours and pilgrimages to Jewish cemeteries in the U.S. and across Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine and Israel. This presentation will introduce Jewish cemeteries and share some ordinary and extraodinary experiences related to Jewish cemeteries.
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