Located directly across from the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington, land for the Hebrew Rest Cemetery was donated by Carel Wolff who was born in Poland in 1834. The family wanted Hebrew Rest to be a memorial and planted beautiful flower gardens. Gussye H. Wolff, Carel’s daughter, was in charge of planting and care of the gardens. Later, Carel’s granddaughters Miriam and Nathalie Klaus became caretakers of the gardens.
The Klaus sisters donated land to Cedar Hill Cemetery for a parking area in exchange for the town of Washington maintaining the upkeep of the Jewish cemetery, Hebrew Rest.
