Established in 1926, the Jewish cemetery section is marked by a white archway bearing the words B'nai Israel (Children of Israel). Members of the Fort Lauderdale Hebrew Congregation dedicated it in 1935 and later renamed it Temple Emanu-El. Many of the congregation's founders are buried here. They include Moe Katz, believed to have received the first state-issued real estate license; his brother Mack, whose Mack's Ladies' Shop was reputed to be the first women's clothing store in town; and Mack's wife, Sadye, who helped spearhead building campaigns for Fort Lauderdale's War Memorial Auditorium and Holy Cross Hospital.

Also buried here are Abe Markowitz, who resisted pressure to change his Markowitz Plumbing sign to something less Jewish sounding; Louis and Esther Sandler who owned a wholesale produce business; and the Nankin, Newman, Robbins, and Sterling families, all of whom owned and operated popular clothing and shoe stores downtown from the 1920s and the 1930s.

Information courtesy of Florida Division of Historical Resources, a division of Florida Department of State.