Figure 1. Old Jewish Burial Grounds, Leigh Daniel, May 25th, 2018.

Figure 2. Colonel Mordecai Sheftall, unknown artist, courtesy of the Georgia Historical Society.

Figure 3. Sheftall Family Graves, photographed by Leigh Daniel, May 25th, 2018.

Figure 4. Grave of Mordecai Sheftall, photographed by Leigh Daniel, May 25th, 2018.

Figure 5. WPA Plaque 1, photographed by Leigh Daniel, May 25th, 2018.

Figure 6. WPA Plaque 2, photographed by Leigh Daniel, May 25th, 2018

Figure 7. Minis Plaque, photographed by Leigh Daniel, May 25th, 2018.

Figure 8. Mapped location of Jewish Burial Grounds, Google Maps, May 27th, 2018.

Figure 9. Old Jewish Burial Ground Marker, photographed by Leigh Daniel, May 25th, 2018.

Figure 10. Savannah, GA. And vicinity, Orlando M. Poe, 1895, David Rumsey Historical Map Collection.

Figure 11. Collage created at the Susie King Taylor school with 4th grader Kaiden.

I was primarily interested in the Old Jewish Burial Grounds because I have always had a fascination with old cemeteries. I had not heard of this cemetery before and thought it would be an interesting topic to research. I also have a number of family friends and colleagues in my hometown of Jacksonville, Florida who are Jewish, and I admittedly do not know too much about the Jewish religion or community culture. I knew that exploring this topic would be an excellent opportunity to educate myself and others. Researching the Old Jewish Burial Grounds was an extremely rewarding experience, and it made me not only appreciate the cemetery itself, but also how important the Jewish community is in Savannah.

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