Congregation Waad Hakolel records from William Eber, 1913-1961

This collection consists of records from Waad Hakolel (Stonewod Avenue) and Britton Road cemetery associations. Founded in the late 1800s to serve Rochester's growing Jewish population, these cemeteries in the southeastern part of the town of Greece merged in 1954 to form the Britton Road Association for their management and upkeep. The collection consists primarily of records from the merger and post-merger periods. Earlier records are from the files of attorney William Eber, and reflect legal actions over the former practice of a cemetery plot coming with membership in a Jewish congregation or organization. Records from the 2000s are from the files of Helene Newman, a member of the Waad Hakolel Association at the time of its final dissolution in 2018. The records consist primarily of legal documents, burial records, and cemetery maps.