B'NAI ISRAEL CEMETERY
Rt. 16
Olean, NY
This cemetery is right beside the Pleasant Valley cemetery
Photos by: Mary E Bryant

ABRAMS, Frances. Spouse of Paul. Born 12-10-1918, died 11-4-2003 - Dau of Benjamin and Victoria Brantz Greenberg
ABRAMS, Paul. Spouse of Frances. Born 1909, died 6-1-1994 - WW II Vet, US Army
ADELSTEIN, Jacob. Spouse of Loretta Gusik. Born 9-27-1917, died 9-19-2015 - Son of Joseph & Sophie (Dichter) Adelstein. Born in Brooklyn NY, died in Allegany NY. Wed in NY, two children. - WW II Vet, US Army
ADELSTEIN, Loretta (Gusik). Spouse of Jacob, died 10-11-2020. Age: 96 - Birth name was Yetta. Born in Poland, lived in NY, died in Allegany NY. A victim of COVID-19. Wed in NY, two children.
BADANES, Leslie, Dr. Spouse of Minna. Born 5-29-1941, died 3-24-2009 - Son of Meyer and Celia Greenspan Badanes b. Manhattan NY
BEAR, Abraham H. Born 1869, died 1937
BEAR, Alice, died 1-5-1953
BEAR, Bertha H. Born 1906, died 1991
BEAR, David. Born 6-21-1953, died 6-25-1953. Age: 4d
BEAR, Esther S. Born 1882, died 1963
BEAR, Gustina, died 12-7-1932
BEAR, Infant. Born 1-15-1953, died 1-15-1953. Age: 0d
BEAR, Jeanette Sylvia (Miller). Spouse of Joseph M. Born 5-13-1916, died 4-6-1982
BEAR, Joseph L. Born 1909, died 1974 - Uncategorized Vet
BEAR, Joseph M. Spouse of Jeanette Sylvia. Born 5-4-1912, died 1-22-2009. Age: 96 - Son of Leopold H. and Tessie (Cohen) Bear - WW II Vet, 5th US Army, S/Sgt
BEAR, Leopold H. Spouse of Tessie C. Born 4-5-1874, died 9-27-1954
BEAR, Norman Jason. Born 1915, died 1978 - Uncategorized Vet
BEAR, Samuel. Born 11-25-1951, died 11-28-1951. Age: 4d
BEAR, Tessie (Cohen). Spouse of Leopold H. Born 12-20-1875, died 11-27-1961
BECKER, Julius A. Born 1892, died 1968
BECKER, Thelma A. Born 1891, died 1970
BERK, Esa Gerson. Born 11-27-1915, died 10-13-2003
BERK, Louis, died 5-10-1995 - WW II Vet, US Army, T/Sgt
BLUMENTHAL, Eric S. Spouse of Roberta E. Born 1-18-1932, died 6-18-2005 - Son of Sander and Sally (Diener) Blumenthal, born in Newark NJ. Wed 9-11-1960 in Canton OH. Owned Blumenthals in Olean for 49 yrs.
BLUMENTHAL, Esther Pia. Born 11-5-1907, died 11-20-1995
BLUMENTHAL, Louis James. Born 12-21-1898, died 7-16-1972 - WW II Vet, US Army, Co I 8th QM Bn, Pvt
BLUMENTHAL, Sally (Diener). Spouse of Sander. Born 3-10-1908, died 11-7-1989
BLUMENTHAL, Sander. Spouse of Sally. Born 5-18-1905, died 4-21-1977
CAPITANI, Florence (Katz). Born 1924, died 1977
COHEN, Meloy, died 2-7-1959
COHEN, Meyer M. Born 10-21-1890, died 4-24-1966 - WW I Vet, US Army, Pvt
COHEN, Morris I. Born 1871, died 5-29-1956
COHEN, Simon, died 11-19-1972
COHEN, Sol. Born 1882, died 5-2-1967
CONWIT, Philip N. Spouse of Estelle P. Aurnou. Born 12-4-1916, died 5-1-1960
COTTON, Abe. Born 1-16-1934
DAVIDSON, Essie. Born 1890, died 1950
DAVIDSON, Harry. Born 1890, died 1980
DAVIDSON, Mae. Born 1904, died 1978
DRATCH, Ida. Born 1899, died 1930
EARLE, Adele. Born 1930, died 1934
EARLE, Lilly. Born 1902, died 1992
EARLE, Samuel. Born 1897, died 1963
EPSTEIN, Max. Born 1876, died 1961
EPSTEIN, Rachel. Born 1877, died 1951
EVANS, Frances P. Born 1890, died 1972
EVANS, Philip B. Born 1886, died 1961
FISCHER, David. Born 7-4-1890, died 3-16-1964
FISCHER, Rose. Born 1904, died 1991
FISCHER, Samuel. Born 1904, died 1947
FREED, Bertram. Born 4-12-1913, died 11-9-1989 - WW II Vet, US Army, Sgt
FREITAG, Isador. Born 1892, died 1961
FREITAG, Razel. Born 1895, died 1982
GOLDSTEIN, Benjamin G. Spouse of Esther. Born 6-28-1912, died 1-2-1976 - Wed 11-10-1940 - Uncategorized Vet
GOLDSTEIN, Esther (Levin). Spouse of Benjamin G. Born 7-3-1913, died 6-3-2007 - Dau of Herman and Zeida (Benjamin) Levin. Wed 11-10-1940
GOLDSTEIN, George. Spouse of Ruth Glasser. Born 12-10-1928, died 4-11-2018. Age: 89y - Son of Louis & Sarah (Rawitz) Goldstein, b. Bronx NY, d. Atlanta GA, an optometrist. Wed 12-14-1969 (she d. 6-02-2007) - Cold War Vet, US Army. 1950s in Panama
GOLDSTEIN, Ruth (Glasser). Spouse of Dr. George. Born 8-14-1934, died 6-2-2007. Age: 72 - Dau of Jack and Bessie Glasser, born in New York City, a school teacher. Wed 12-14-1969
GREEN, Bessie. Born 1885, died 1968
GREEN, Harry. Born 1880, died 1962
GREENE, Lenore (Kowalsky). Born 5-4-1919, died 12-9-1971
GREENE, Raymond Eric Dr. Born 4-25-1946, died 9-9-1994
GRODEN, Seth. Spouse of Carol Cohen. Born 3-18-1931, died 3-05-2017 - Son of Samuel & Bessie (Resnicoff) Groden, b. Brooklyn NY, d. Wellsville NY, Wed 6-29-1969 in Butler PA (she survives) - Korean War Vet, US Army
HALE, Anna S. Spouse of Clair. Born 1906, died 1958
HAMMER, Harry. Spouse of Jeanette Hess. Born 9-11-1917, died 4-27-2010. Age: 92 - Son of Morris and Mary (Grynberg) Hammer, b. Paterson NJ. Wed 3-30-1946 in Paterson NJ. Parents immigrated from Poland. - WW II Vet, US Army, Africa
HAMMER, Jeanette (Hess). Spouse of Harry Hammer. Born 9-23-1919, died 1-02-2019. Age: 99y - Dau of Jacob & Pauline (Schefkind) Hess, b. Paterson NJ, d. Jamaica NY, Wed 3-30-1946 in Paterson NJ.
HARRIS, Jasper. Born 1877, died 1947
HARRIS, Joseph E. Born 1861, died 1953
HARRIS, Julius M. Born 1865, died 1929
HARRIS, Leo H. Born 9-1-1897, died 4-18-1989
HARRIS, Martha L. Born 3-22-1910, died 9-22-1985
HARRIS, Minnie. Born 1884, died 1965
HARRIS, Mollie S. Born 1875, died 1954
HARRIS, Mose J. Born 1879, died 1946
HENZEL, Evelyn. Born 1911, died 1991
HENZEL, Theodore. Born 1911, died 1996
HERBST, Arthur H. Born 5-08-1943, died 8-16-2019. Age: 76y - Son of Henry & Tillie (Teich) Herbst, b. in NY, d. Olean NY
HERBST, Henry Tillie Teich. Born 9-25-1897, died 12-8-1986
HERBST, Tillie (Teich) Henry. Born 2-18-1904, died 9-15-1998. Age: 94
HOLDENGRAEBER, Bertha. Born 1872, died 1957
HOLDENGRAEBER, Esther. Born 1896, died 1979
HURWITZ, Benjamin. Born 1884, died 1957
HURWITZ, Rose. Born 1889, died 1947
HURWITZ, Simon. Born 1913, died 1936
JACOBSON, Celia, died 11-2-1942
JACOBSON, Sigmund, died 2-4-1937
KAIZER, Mamie, died 6-4-1934
KAPLAN, Ethel (Bialer). Spouse of Ralph. Born 5-5-1925, died 6-3-2005 - Dau of Sol and Helen Bialer. Wed 3-28-1954
KAPLAN, Ralph. Spouse of Ethel Bialer, died 1-16-2005 - Wed 3-28-1954
KARDO, Menyhert. Born 1883, died 1952
KATZ, Annie. Born 1891, died 1976
KUPERMAN, Unknown. Born 7-15-1954, died 9-26-1961
LARGEMAN, Howard C. Spouse of Lore Grimm. Born 1923, died 1986 - Wed 11-16-1954. Dentist in Salamanca NY
LARGEMAN, Lore (Grimm). Spouse of Howard C. Born 11-4-1935, died 2-16-2011. Age: 75 - Dau of Robert and Elizabeth (?) Grimm, b. Bad-Nauheim Germany Wed 11-16-1954
LASKEY, Bernard. Spouse of Sylvia Paul. Born 1915, died 1984 - WW II Vet, US Army, M/Sgt
LASKEY, Sylvia (Paul). Spouse of Bernard, died 9-19-2009 - Dau of Morris and Celia Snyder Paul
LAX, Joseph M. Born 1886, died 1933 - IOOF
LAX, Pauline J. Born 1897, died 1946
LEFKOWITZ, Ann (Nitkin). Spouse of Solomon, died 8-15-2007. Age: 91 - Dau of David and Fannie (Frazen) Nitkin, born in NJ
LEFKOWITZ, Anna. Born 1886, died 1979
LEFKOWITZ, Solomon. Spouse of Ann Nitkin. Born 1910, died 1972
LEVIN, Herman. Spouse of Zelda Benjamin. Born 4-5-1879, died 12-25-1959
LEVIN, Zelda (Benjamin). Spouse of Herman. Born 1-1-1891, died 6-5-1956
LEVINE, Casper R. Born 1910, died Jul-75 - Uncategorized Vet
LINN, Betsy (Cohn). Born 1865, died 1932
LINN, David - Dates Illegible
LINN, Pearl Nora. Born 1902, died 1942
LOWN, Andrew Nevin. Born 7-25-1958, died 10-03-2017. Age: 59y - Son of Myron & Rhoda (Frankel) Lown, b. Olean NY, lived in FL, d. Naples FL Unmarried
LOWN, Maxwell. Born 4-3-1892, died 4-10-1950 - Uncategorized Vet
LOWN, Myron P. [Mike]. Spouse of Rhonda Frankel. Born 12-22-1927, died 3-11-1986 - Wed 1952 in NY
LOWN, Rhonda (Frankel). Spouse of Myron Lown. Born 8-05-1930, died 11-05-2016 - Dau of Samuel & Gertrude Frankel, b. Bronx NY, d. Napels FL, Wed 1952 in NY
LOWN, Rose. Born 5-11-1896, died 9-14-1983
LUNTZ, Benjamin. Born 1892, died 1955
LUNTZ, David H. Born 1889, died 1929
LUNTZ, Isadore. Born 1853, died 1932
MEYERS, David E. Spouse of #1 Doreen Zukerman, #2 Estelle P. Aurnou Conwit. Born 5-12-1918, died 7-12-2003. Age: 85 Died in Syracuse NY. Three children with Doreen. Wed Estelle in 1972.
MEYERS, Doreen (Zukerman). Spouse of David. Born 8-21-1927, died 12-13-1967
MEYERS, Estelle P. (Aurnou) Conwit. Spouse of #1 Philip Conwit, #2 David Meyers. Born 9-1-1924, died 4-9-2001 - Dau of Eli and Frieda (Zafler) Aurnou, born in New York City NY. At least one daughter with Phillip who died in 1960. Wed David in 1972
MISLER, Arthur. Born 4-3-1903, died 6-26-1976
MISLER, Betty. Born 6-26-1910, died 1-9-1970
MORRIS, Irving J. Born 6-26-1896, died 9-10-1965
MORRIS, Mortimer H. Born 12-13-1919, died 5-27-1959 - Uncategorized Vet, US Army, Co G, 6th Armor, PFC
MOSS, Dr. Leo D. Spouse of Leonore Chill. Born 6-25-1911, died 12-19-2006. Age: 95 - Son of Phillip and Regina (Poulter) Moss, born in Berlin Spandau Germany A pathologist for Catt Co. for over 50 years. Wed 4-14-1935 in Berlin
MOSS, Leonore (Chill) [Lonny[. Spouse of Dr. Leo D. Born 2-9-1915, died 12-3-2002 - Dau of Abraham and Frieda (Weitz) Chill, born in Berlin Germany. Wed 4-14-1935 in Berlin.
OPPENHEIM, Manuel. Born 1889, died 1945 - Uncategorized Vet
OPPENHEIM, Raymond B. Born 1925, died 1945 - Uncategorized Vet, Sgt
OPPENHEIM, Sara. Born 1888, died 1967
PENENSICK, Louis. Spouse of Ruth S. Weiss. Born 9-6-1919, died 3-9-2012 - Son of Harry and Rachel (Spector) Penensick, b. Brooklyn NY. Wed 1944 in Brooklyn NY Podiatrist, Vet-WWII US Army 1943-46
RAPPAPORT, Arnold Mervin. Born 1923, died 1938
RAPPAPORT, Isadore. Born 1888, died 1986 - WW I Vet, US Army, Pvt
RAPPAPORT, Jessie. Born 1897, died 1985
REICH, Mollie (Weisz). Spouse of Nathan. Born 1888, died 1961
REICH, Nathan. Spouse of Mollie Weisz. Born 1879, died 1967
RICHER, Lille (Puritz). Born 1-12-1913, died 3-22-1998
RIFKIN, Robert J. Dr. Born 3-9-1934, died 7-10-1984 - Uncategorized Vet, US Army, 1st Lt
ROIZEN, David B. Born 1900, died 1965
ROIZEN, Helen S. Born 1915, died 1994
ROSEN, Arthur A. Spouse of Virginia Frank. Born 9-2-1935, died 6-14-2012 - Son of David and Rae (Reich) Rosen, b. Olean-NY Wed 4-14-1979
ROSEN, Celia. Born 1895, died 1936
ROSEN, David. Spouse of Rae Reich. Born 1903, died 11-13-1965 - Wed 8- 2-1933 in Erie PA
ROSEN, Rae (Reich). Spouse of David. Born 3-12-1908, died 5-23-2006 - Dau of Nathan and Mollie (Weisz) Reich, born in East Liverpool OH
ROSEN, Thomas. Born 1889, died 1958
ROSENBLOOM, Byron. Born 5-1-1908, died 10-5-1960
ROSENBLOOM, Ethel (Crulick). Spouse of Morton H. Born 8-15-1913, died 7-01-2003 Age - Dau of Simon and Leah (Glass) Crulick, born in Syracuse NY, died in Hallandale Beach FL Wed 4-4-1934
ROSENBLOOM, Ida L. Born 1884, died 1940
ROSENBLOOM, Irving. Born 1905, died 1986
ROSENBLOOM, Jacob J. Born 1883, died 1956
ROSENBLOOM, Morton H. Spouse of Ethel Crulick. Born 1912, died 1968 - Wed 4-4-1934
ROSENBLOOM, Oscar. Born 3-1-1915, died 10-27-1941
ROSOKOFF, Anne J. Born 1906, died 1998
ROSOKOFF, Edith S. Born 1879, died 1940
ROSOKOFF, Leo A. Born 1875, died 1938
ROTENBURG, Alec. Born 1920, died 2000 - Marker Only - No Stone
ROUBICEK, Julius. Born 1868, died 1943
SCHNEIDERMAN, Rose. Born 6-22-1906, died 5-30-1992
SCHNEIDERMAN, Samuel. Born 3-15-1903, died 1-4-1961
SCHWARTZ, Betty C. (Zafron). Spouse of Irving. Born 2-02-1921, died 7-24-2004. Age: 83 - Dau of Jacob and Molly (Cohen) Zafron, born and died in Salamanca NY. Wed 1-25-1942 in Buffalo NY
SCHWARTZ, Irving. Spouse of Betty C. Zafron. Born 1916, died 7-10-1969 Wed 1-25-1942 in Buffalo NY - WW II Vet, US Army Air Force, 233 Base Unit AA, Pfc
SCHWARZ, Saul David. Born 2-3-1933. Age: Infant
SEGALL, Joseph M. Born 1907, died 1956 - Uncategorized Vet
SEGALL, Ruth L. Born 1909, died 1997
SHANKMAN, Harry L. Born 1874, died 1958
SHANKMAN, Molly T. Born 1886, died 1972
SHNEIDERMAN, Blanche (Block). Born 1872, died 1943
SHNEIDERMAN, David. Born 1903, died 1982
SHNEIDERMAN, Harvey L. Born 7-27-1928, died 5-6-2003. Age: 74 - Son of Sam and Rose (Winer) Shneiderman, born in Cleveland OH. Former Olean NY Mayor.
SHNEIDERMAN, Lilian. Born 1904, died 1943
SILVER, Jennie. Born 8-11-1891, died 3-5-1981
SILVER, Louis. Born 8-15-1882, died 6-27-1966
SOLOMON, Abraham. Born 1883, died 1954
SOLOMON, Anna. Born 1885, died 1972
SOLOMON, Isadore. Born 1908, died 1989
SORONSON, Julia. Born 12-30-1879, died 3-25-1965
SPEER, Eva G. Born 1904, died 1994
SPEER, Florence I. Born 1924, died 1940
SPEER, Louis J. Born 1900, died 1965
STEINHART, Bella. Born 1891, died 1974
STEINHART, Sol. Born 1892, died 1974
STIASNY, Cecelia. Born 1911, died 1993
STIASNY, Julius. Born 1908, died 1990
STOPPELLO, Anthony F. Born 1902, died 1956
STRAUSS, James. Born 1911, died 1957 - Uncategorized Vet
ZAFRON, Ezzy. Spouse of Anna Barr. Born 7-8-1874, died 10-15-1941 - At least two sons.
ZAFRON, Meyer. Born 1887, died 1940 -
ZUCKERMAN, Dora (Beyer). Spouse of Gary A. Born 1891, died 1995
ZUCKERMAN, Gary Albert. Spouse of Dora Beyer. Born 1895, died 1994
ZUCKERMAN, Lynn (Williams). Spouse of William. Born 6-29-1926, died 4-18-2020 - Dau of Sidney and Belle (Michaels) Williams. Born in Buffalo NY lived in Olean NY, died in Machias NY. Wed 8-11-1946, three children.
ZUCKERMAN, William. Spouse of Lynn R. Williams. Born 5-02-1922, died 6-29-2015 - Son of Gary A. and Dora (Beyer) Zuckerman, born in Akron OH, died in Olean NY. Wed 8-11-1946 in Buffalo NY - WW II Vet, US Army. 1942-45
ZUKERMAN, Esther H. Born 1891, died 1929
ZUKERMAN, Louis. Born 7-28-1892, died 7-16-1970
ZUKERMAN, Samuel B. Born 11-13-1888, died 5-8-1956
ZWIRNBAUM, John*. Spouse of Pearl. Born 1879, died 1956 Built a store in Shinglehouse PA in 1913. Operated it until 1955.

* NOTE: John Zwirnbaum built a store in Shinglehouse PA in 1913 and ran it until the year before he died. His son Max took it over for him.
A note from the Zwirnbaum family tells us Max Zwirnbaum passed away July 1, 2005 at the age of 89. He had left PA several years back with his wife and made the base location of our family about 40 years ago in Alexandria, VA. He served in two wars (WWII and Korea) and received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his uncommon valor. He retired from the Army and worked as a civil servant for years until he retired again to help care for my grandmother.

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