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Jacob Eisenman

Jacob Eisenman

January 29, 2023

by Kerry Schauber Jacob Eisenman was born Jakub Ajzenman in Warsaw, Poland in 1920 to Szaps and Cypa Ajzenman. Although he rarely spoke later of his wartime experience, he would […]

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Wreaths Across America

December 23, 2022

On December 17, 2022, at 12 noon, 7 wreaths were laid in the Civil War Plot at Mount Hope Cemetery, and 2 wreaths were placed at the Boyd and Parker […]

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This week we at the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery celebrate the rising of our long-awaited Holocaust Monument in memory of the Holocaust survivors interred in Mount Hope. The funds for this monument have been raised by local donors – we are grateful. On May 7th, 2023, this memorial will be dedicated. Please put this date on your calendar. Our research on Holocaust survivors continues, with new people and new stories being added to our website every few weeks.

A Hanukkah Blessing

December 23, 2022

This week we at the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery celebrate the rising of our long-awaited Holocaust Monument in memory of the Holocaust survivors interred in Mount Hope. The funds […]

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Elli Gupp - Holocaust Archive - Mount Hope Cemetery

Elli Wurzburger Gupp and Bertha Wurzburger

December 13, 2022

by Marcia Birken and Marci Hochman, daughter of Elli Gupp Elli Wurzburger was born on July 30, 1930 in Mosbach, Bavaria, Germany to Wilhelm Wurzburger (1898-1942) and Millie (née Strauss) […]

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Elizabeth Moldovan Racz

Elizabeth Moldovan Racz

December 7, 2022

Written by Johannah Knudson, granddaughter of Elizabeth Racz Elizabeth (born Erszebet) Moldovan was born in 1911 to Moritz Moldovan and Rosalig (Herskovics) Moldovan in the town of Svalava, within the region […]

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Mourning in the Mourning: Frederick and Anna Douglass: Family Life of a Very Public Man in the 1800s

Frederick and Anna Douglass: Family Life of a Very Public Man in the 1800s

November 26, 2022

Presenter Rose O’Keefe is a non-fiction and historical fiction author in Rochester, New York. In the process of falling in love with the Finger Lakes area, she became keenly interested […]

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