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(Redirected from Home of Peace Memorial Park) Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles, California
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Home of Peace Memorial Park
Details
Established1901
Location4334 Whittier Boulevard,
East Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
TypeJewish
Size30 acres (12 ha)

The Home of Peace Memorial Park and Mortuary (Hebrew: בית הקברות בית שלום Beit Kvarot Beit Shalom), also called the Home of Peace Cemetery, is a Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles, California. It is located at 4334 Whittier Boulevard west of Interstate 710 in East Los Angeles.

History

In 1853, the first and oldest Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles was established in Chavez Ravine, near the present-day Dodger Stadium. In 1901, Kaspare Cohn donated 30 acres (12.1 ha) of land for the establishment of this cemetery. The bodies interred at Chavez Ravine were moved to East Los Angeles's Home of Peace Memorial Park between 1902 and 1910. There are a number of famous rabbis buried here, and amongst others a few celebrities from the entertainment industry as well.

Notable interments

Curly Howard's grave
Shemp Howard's crypt

References

  1. ^ Wilshire Boulevard Temple: Our History

External links

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