Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles, California
The Home of Peace Cemetery (
Hebrew : בית הקברות בית שלום Beit Kvarot Beit Shalom ) is a
Jewish cemetery in
Los Angeles, California .
Location
It is located at 4334 Whittier Boulevard west of
Interstate 710 in
East Los Angeles, California . It is across from
Calvary Catholic Cemetery and next to
Beth Israel Cemetery and
Mount Zion Cemetery .
History
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
Curly Howard's grave
Shemp Howard's crypt
Inez Asher (1911–2006), television writer and novelist
Burt Baskin (1913–1967), business magnate and co-founder of
Baskin-Robbins
David Berman (1903–1957), Jewish mobster who ran the Las Vegas Flamingo Hotel, one-time partner with
Bugsy Siegel
Susan Berman (1945–2000), author, journalist, daughter of David Berman
Thelma Bernstein (1910–2006), actress
Fanny Brice (1891–1951), actress and comedian (transferred to
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in 1992)
Boake Carter (1900–1944), journalist
Lou Clayton (1890–1950), entertainer
Harry Einstein (1904–1958), comedian
Leo F. Forbstein (1892–1948), composer and conductor
Mack Gordon (1904–1959), composer and lyricist
Don Hartman (1900–1958), director
Herman W. Hellman (1843–1906), German-born Jewish businessman, banker, and real estate investor
Curly Howard (1903–1952), actor, comedian, member of
The Three Stooges
Shemp Howard (1895–1955), actor, comedian, member of The Three Stooges
David A. Karnofsky (1914–1969), medical oncologist
Carl Laemmle (1867–1939), film executive, founder of
Universal Pictures ; he created the "Star" system
Carl Laemmle Jr. (1908–1979), son of Carl Laemmle and studio executive
Carla Laemmle (1909–2014), niece of Carl Laemmle and actress
Solomon Lazard (1827–1916), 19th Century merchant and community leader
Ruth Harriet Louise (1903–1940), photographer
Edgar Magnin (1890–1984), rabbi and spiritual leader
Louis B. Mayer (1885–1957), a founder of the
MGM film studios
Raymond Moscatel (1931–2022), Seattle University Basketball player beat The Harlem Globe Trotters in 1952
Carmel Myers (1899–1980), actress
Harry Rapf (1880–1949), motion picture producer and studio executive
Joseph Rosenberg (1881–1971) Bank of America executive vice president and motion picture lender
Mark Sandrich (1900–1945), motion picture director
Jack H. Skirball (1896–1985), rabbi, film producer, real estate developer and philanthropist
Abe Stern (1888–1951), motion picture producer
Charles Vidor (1900–1959), motion picture director
Harry Warner (1881–1958), co-founder of
Warner Brothers film studios
Jack L. Warner (1892–1978), co-founder of Warner Brothers film studios, founder of
Warner Bros. Records
Sam Warner (1887–1927), co-founder and first CEO of Warner Brothers film studios
Conrad Wells (born Abraham Fried) (1892–1930), cinematographer
Osher Zilberstein (1888–1973), rabbi
References
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