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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 […]
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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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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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Today the Friends of Mount Hope welcomed Rochester Mayor Malik Evans to Mount Hope Cemetery. Patricia Corcoran, FOMH President, along with Board Trustees, showed off some of the restoration & […]
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By Marjorie Searl Yakov Afanasyev was born in Ploskoye, Smolenskiy Region, Russia to Klara Kalmanovna Afanasyeva and Semyon Afanaseyov. HIs father was killed at the Front in the early days […]
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This is a brief end-of-year report. If you would like any other information or more detail, please contact me. This year the number of successful broods again decreased. This might […]
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By Marjorie Searl Dr. Eric M. Dreyfuss was born 1930 in Bad Homburg, Germany, to Dr. Walter and Hedwig Dreyfuss. Bad Homburg was a charming spa town, where Jews had […]
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The highlight of our 2022 season was the major event dedicating the Amy Post historical marker on July 10th. A touching ceremony included a parade of FOMH officers and tour […]
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A Community Rejoices! September 3, 2022 Frederick Douglass Gravesite, Section T, Mount Hope Cemetery What a marvelous ceremony to celebrate the long-awaited grave markers for Anna Murray Douglass and Annie […]
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By Marjorie Searl At age 18, Hilde Kunz left Germany ahead of her parents in August 1938, to find safety in the United States. Trained as a nurse, she worked […]
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