Ethnic Sections

	“And these stones shall be for a memorial unto the Children of Israel Forever.” (Joshua 4:6)

Jewish Sections

Several Sections have been allocated for the specific use of reform Jewish burials through the Congregation Shomer Emunim. The oldest Section, #27, is full, with many graves dating to the second half of the nineteenth century. In 1921, Rabbi Joseph Kornfeld dedicated a second Section, #38. Very few lots are still available in this Section. Section 38A was dedicated in 1971 by Rabbi Leon Feuer. Many lots remain available in this beautiful area for the use of those in the Jewish faith and tradition.

In Jewish tradition, the symbolic act of placing a stone on a gravesite indicates that the loved one has not been forgotten. In late 2001, Temple Shomer Emunim placed a fount in section 38A so that visitors might have a source for these memorial stones.

Chinese Section

In 1943 the Yee Hing Hong Association acquired over 400 plots in Section 24 for the use of Toledo's Chinese community. Any member of the Association may be buried there. Each year on the last Sunday in May, the Association holds a traditional Chinese memorial service to honor their ancestors, known and unknown, who are buried there.


For more information about burial in either of these special sections of Historic Woodlawn Cemetery, call our office at 419-472-2186.