First Jewish site in Los Angeles
| First Jewish site in Los Angeles | |
|---|---|
 Marker for the First Jewish Site in Los Angeles County | |
| Location | Chavez Ravine in Los Angeles |
| Coordinates | 34°04′10″N 118°14′28″W / 34.0695°N 118.24109°W |
| Built | 1855 |
| Designated | Jan. 26, 1968 |
| Reference no. | 822 |
  Location of First Jewish site in Los Angeles in the Los Angeles metropolitan area | |
The First Jewish site in Los Angeles is a first Jewish cemetery in the City of Los Angeles, opened in 1855 by Hebrew Benevolent Society of Los Angeles, the first charitable organization in Los Angeles. The First Jewish site in Los Angeles was designated a California Historic Landmark (No. 822) on Jan. 26, 1968. The First Jewish site in Los Angeles is located at Chavez Ravine in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County. In 1902 the cemetery was moved, a California Historic Landmark is at the place of the original cemetery. [1] The Hebrew Benevolent Society of Los Angeles was founded in 1854 for the purpose of "…procuring a piece of ground suitable for the purpose of a burying ground for the deceased of their own faith, and also to appropriate a portion of their time and means to the holy cause of benevolence…,". The Hebrew Benevolent Society of Los Angeles received the deed to land from the Los Angeles City Council on April 9, 1855. With this land they established the first Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles at Lilac Terrace and Lookout Drive in Chavez Ravine. The site is now the current site of Dodger Stadium and the Los Angeles Fire Department's Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center. [2]
In 1902, because of poor environmental conditions due to the unchecked expansion of the oil industry in the area, it was proposed by Congregation B'nai B'rith to secure a new plot of land in what is now East LA, and to move the buried remains to the new site, with a continued provision for burial of indigent people. This site, the Home of Peace Cemetery in East Los Angeles. [3] remains operational and is the oldest Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles. The original society is now known as the "Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles".[2][4][5] Solomon Lazard, a Los Angeles merchant, served on the Los Angeles City Council in 1853, and also headed the first Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.[5]
Marker
[edit]Marker on the site reads:[6]
- NO. 822 FIRST JEWISH SITE IN LOS ANGELES - The Hebrew Benevolent Society of Los Angeles (1854), first charitable organization in the city, acquired this site from the city council by deed of April 9, 1855. This purchase of a sacred burial ground represented the first organized community effort by the pioneer Jewish settlers.'
See also
[edit]- California Historical Landmarks in Los Angeles County
- Chevra Kaddisha Cemetery, Sacramento, first Jewish cemetery in the state
References
[edit]- ^ Cal, Parks Marker, 822, First Jewish site in Los Angeles
- ^ a b Cohen, Thomas (April 1969). "Early Jewish LA". Western States Jewish History. Vol. 1, no. 3. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Home of Peace Memorial Park". 4334 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles, CA: Home of Peace Memorial Park. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link) 34°01′19″N 118°10′30″W / 34.022°N 118.175°W - ^ "Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles". Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ a b "Jews in LA timeline". Archived from the original on 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ^ californiahistoricallandmarks.com 822, First Jewish site in Los Angeles