Westlawn Cemetery, Norridge, Illinois
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Westlawn Cemetery in Norridge, Illinois is a large Jewish cemetery in the Chicago area known as the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including influential music executive Leonard Chess.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish cemetery
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denomination | Jewish ⓘ |
| followsBurialTradition | Jewish burial customs ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | Jewish history in Chicago ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Hebrew inscriptions on monuments
ⓘ
Jewish religious symbols on headstones ⓘ family plots ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ memorial monuments ⓘ |
| hasGraveOrientation | traditional Jewish east-facing orientation (many graves) ⓘ |
| hasGraveType | in-ground burials ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOnMonuments |
English
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasNotableAssociation | Chess Records through Leonard Chess ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSection | Jewish-only burial sections ⓘ |
| hasSection | multiple Jewish congregational sections ⓘ |
| hasType | non-military cemetery ⓘ |
| hasUse |
Jewish funerary rites
ⓘ
burial ⓘ commemoration of the dead ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Jewish cemeteries in Illinois
ⓘ
Jewish cemeteries in the United States ⓘ |
| isPublicCemetery | yes ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a large Jewish cemetery in the Chicago area
ⓘ
being the final resting place of notable Jewish figures ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago metropolitan area
ⓘ
Cook County, Illinois ⓘ Illinois ⓘ Norridge, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBurial |
Jack Ruby’s parents
ⓘ
Leonard Chess NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Chess NERFINISHED ⓘ various Chicago-area rabbis ⓘ |
| regionServed | Chicago area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Judaism ⓘ |
| servesCommunity | Jewish community of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitedFor |
genealogical research
ⓘ
historic interest ⓘ memorial visits ⓘ |
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