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Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery

historic Jewish cemetery in Multnomah County, Oregon, US

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 29, 2026
Entity authorityQ56277707 ↗
Source-derived summary

Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery is an historic Jewish cemetery in southeast Portland, Oregon's Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood, in the United States.

History

In 2003, the cemetery was desecrated by a self-described white supremacist and one other person.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery” as historic Jewish cemetery in Multnomah County, Oregon, US. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Congregation, Shaarie and Torah.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2003—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Congregation, Shaarie and Torah providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery”, the useful work is to connect “historic Jewish cemetery in Multnomah County, Oregon, US” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q56277707. The first chronological checks are 2003.

Critical limits

Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery primary sources, Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery archive and Congregation research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.