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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.
Home of Peace is the successor to the first Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles. Orginally founded as the cemetery of the Hebrew Benevolent Society in 1855 in Chavez Ravine, it was moved to it current location in 1902. The remains of the 360 Jews buried in the old cemetery were moved between 1902 and 1910.
By the 1960s, the Home of Peace cemetery had almost 10,000 graves and its mausoleum had over 6,000 crypts, housed in both the original mausoleum and a second, modern style building added to the grounds. But Home of Peace, along with the other Jewish cemeteries in East Los Angeles, also faced new financial pressures in the postwar era.
1 2018-05-23T19:32:10-07:00 Home of Peace Cemetery, ca. 1924 1 An aerial view of the cemeteries of East L.A. including Home of Peace, Calvary Cemetery, Agudath Achim Cemetery, Mount Zion Cemetery, Beth Israel Cemetery, and the former Masonic Cemetery.
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.
Home of Peace Memorial Park & Mortuary. 4334 Whittier Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90023. 323-261-6135 | Fax 323-261-2725. 800-300-0223
Feb 6, 2010 · Home of Peace is the successor to the first Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles originally founded as the cemetery of the Hebrew Benevolent Society in 1855 in Chavez Ravine * , it was moved to its current location in 1902. The remains of the 360 Jews buried in the old cemetery were moved between 1902 and 1910.
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