Home of Peace Cemetery (Sacramento, California)
| Home of Peace | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1924 |
| Location | 6200 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 38°30′50″N 121°26′18″W / 38.51376°N 121.43828°W |
| Type | Jewish |
| Size | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| No. of graves | approx. 2700 |
| Website | www |
| Find a Grave | Home of Peace |
The Home of Peace Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery founded in 1924, and located at 6200 Stockton Boulevard in Sacramento, California.[1][2] This cemetery contains some of the earliest Jewish gravestones in the western United States, moved from Chevra Kaddisha Cemetery.[3]
History
[edit]The Home of Peace Cemetery land was purchased by Congregation B'nai Israel of Sacramento and donated to the Sacramento Benevolent Hebrew Society.[4] The cemetery is a wedge shaped parcel and approximately 10-acres in size.[3] Many of the graves from the precursor Chevra Kaddisha Cemetery (established in 1850), and were moved to Home of Peace Cemetery around the time of its opening in 1924.[5][4][6] In a public ceremony in November 1925, Congregation B'nai Israel of Sacramento and Mosaic Law Congregation worked together to consecrate the land.[4]
See also
[edit]- List of cemeteries in California
- Sonora Hebrew Cemetery, first Jewish cemetery in the Gold Rush area
References
[edit]- ^ Western States Jewish History. Southern California Jewish Historical Society. 2006.
- ^ Burek, Deborah M. (1994). Cemeteries of the U.S.: A Guide to Contact Information for U.S. Cemeteries and Their Records. Gale Research Incorporated. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-8103-9245-8.
- ^ a b "Ill-suited Neighbors, Cemetery Owners Not Pleased with Adjoining Junkyard". The Sacramento Bee. 1987-06-12. p. 1. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ a b c "Jews to Dedicated New Burial Ground". The Sacramento Bee. 1925-11-25. p. 14. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ "City's first Jewish cemetery was located in today's East Sacramento". Valley Community Newspapers. Archived from the original on 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ Simpson, Lee M. A. (2004). East Sacramento. Arcadia Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-7385-2931-8.