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.

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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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Leonard Chess burialPlace Westlawn Cemetery, Norridge, Illinois