Wyuka Cemetery
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Wyuka Cemetery is the largest cemetery
in Lincoln, Nebraska
. In 1890, Lincoln's Bnai Jeshurun Congregation, a Reform congregation
, began using a section of Wyuka.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
in Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
. In 1890, Lincoln's Bnai Jeshurun Congregation, a Reform congregation
Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism refers to various beliefs, practices and organizations associated with the Reform Jewish movement in North America, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. In general, it maintains that Judaism and Jewish traditions should be modernized and should be compatible with participation in the...
, began using a section of Wyuka.