Located atop a hill full of cemeteries, the Avahai Sholom cemetery is now overseen by the Congregation Neveh Shalom, into which the small former congregation was enveloped in 1961. Congregation Avahai Sholom originated in the Southwest Jewish community in 1869, but finally bowed to the inevitable mid-20th century South Portland civic "progress" which razed hundreds of homes in predominantly Jewish and Italian enclaves.
One surprising bit of trivia: 1980s actress and tragic stalking victim Rebecca Schaeffer is buried here.
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