Meet the Jewish Community of

Ceres

Ceres Jewish Cemetery


A Chevra Kadisha was formed by 1907 as part of the Hebrew congregation. In 1911 the Ceres Chevra Kadisha was established as a separate society under the chairmanship of Mr G Epstein. On his committee were M Katzeff, G Kling, M Polusky and M Mints.

In 1925 a cemetery was established in Owen Street. The first burial was that of Bertha Clare, who was buried on 1 July that year. By 1963, there were 45 graves, one without a tombstone. The cemetery has been kept in good condition over the years and in 2002 Jos Kahn supervised its restoration.

By clicking each surname in the table below, you will bring up a photograph of the gravestone. The table can be sorted in different ways by clicking on different column headings.


Adapted with permission from the records of the SA Jewish Rootsbank at the Kaplan Centre, University of Cape Town. Photographs kindly provided by Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft of the Small Jewish Communities Association of South Africa (SJCA-SA). Table assembled by Bramie Lenhoff.