Touro Cemetery
Jewish cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Jewish Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. For the Jewish Cemetery in Newport, South Wales, see St Woolos Cemetery § Synagogue and Jews' Burial Ground.
Touro Synagogue Cemetery (also known as the Jewish Cemetery at Newport), dedicated in 1677, is located in the colonial historic district of Newport, Rhode Island, not far from the Touro Synagogue. Other Jewish graves are found nearby as part of the Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery on Farewell Street.
The gated Touro Cemetery is at present opened to the public only once per year.[1]