Old Jewish cemetery in Virginia City receives some TLC

Volunteers encountered wild horses while cleaning the Jewish cemetery outside of Virginia City.

Volunteers encountered wild horses while cleaning the Jewish cemetery outside of Virginia City.

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Rabbi Mordey Richler, a Chabad director in South Lake Tahoe, and eight other volunteers recently cleaned the old Jewish cemetery, whose graves a mile outside Virginia City date back to the Comstock days. Richard Kohn of Reno led the volunteers to the hard-to-find cemetery, where volunteers spent the afternoon cutting brush and weeds. The group plans to return in the spring to complete the cleanup.