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Home of Peace Cemetery (Los Angeles)

Coordinates: 34°01′18″N 118°10′30″W / 34.02167°N 118.17500°W / 34.02167; -118.17500
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Home of Peace Memorial Park
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Details
Established1901
Location
4334 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

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In 1853, the first and oldest Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles was established in Chavez Ravine, near the present-day Dodger Stadium.[1] In 1901, Kaspare Cohn donated 30 acres (12.1 ha) of land for the establishment of this cemetery.[1] 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

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Curly Howard's grave
Shemp Howard's crypt

References

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34°01′18″N 118°10′30″W / 34.02167°N 118.17500°W / 34.02167; -118.17500