Grass Valley Pioneer Jewish Cemetery | |
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Details | |
Established | 1856 |
Closed | 1891 |
Location | Second Street,
Grass Valley,
Nevada County, California |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 39°13′17″N 121°03′25″W / 39.22149°N 121.05685°W |
Type | Jewish |
Owned by | Hebrew Benevolent of Society of Grass Valley, Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West |
No. of graves | 22–30 |
Find a Grave | Grass Valley Pioneer Jewish Cemetery |
Grass Valley Pioneer Jewish Cemetery, also known as Shaar Zedek ( English: Gate of Righteousness) is a no longer active Jewish cemetery founded in 1856 by the Hebrew Benevolent of Society of Grass Valley, and is located in Grass Valley, California, U.S. [1] The last burial happened in 1891. [2] It is a private site operated by the Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West and is not open to the public. [2]
Other 19th-century Jewish cemeteries in Northern California are located at: