Grass Valley Pioneer Jewish Cemetery Explained
| Grass Valley Pioneer Jewish Cemetery |
| Established: | 1856 |
| Type: | Jewish |
| Findagraveid: | 2461956 |
| Location: | Second Street, Grass Valley, Nevada County, California |
| Country: | United States |
| Closed: | 1891 |
| Graves: | 22–30 |
| Owner: | Hebrew Benevolent of Society of Grass Valley,
Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West |
Grass Valley Pioneer Jewish Cemetery, also known as Shaar Zedek (English: Gate of Righteousness) is a no longer active Jewish cemetery founded in 1856 by the Hebrew Benevolent of Society of Grass Valley, and is located in Grass Valley, California, U.S.[1] The last burial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.
Related cemeteries
Other 19th-century Jewish cemeteries in Northern California are located at:
- Nevada City Jewish Cemetery, Nevada City, Nevada County;
- Jackson Pioneer Jewish Cemetery, Jackson, Almador County;
- Sonora Hebrew Cemetery, Sonora, Tuolumne County;
- Placerville Pioneer Jewish Cemetery, Placerville, El Dorado County;
- Marysville Hebrew Cemetery, Marysville, Yuba County;
- Mokelumne Hill Pioneer Jewish Cemetery, Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County;
- Jewish Cemetery, Shasta, Shasta County[3] [4]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Levinson, Robert E. . The Jews in the California Gold Rush . . 1994 . 9780943376622.
- Web site: Grass Valley . 2023-09-11 . Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West . en-US.
- Book: Rensch . Hero Eugene . Historical Spots in California . Rensch . Ethel Grace . Hoover . Mildred Brooke . 1966 . Stanford University Press . 9780804700795 . Abeloe . William N. . 3 . Stanford, California . 487 . en.
- Book: Friedmann, Jonathan L. . Jewish Gold Country . 2020. Arcadia Publishing . 9781439669426 . 22–23, 55 . en . Jonathan L. Friedmann.
