Editing Home of Peace Cemetery (Los Angeles)

{{Short description|Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles, California}}
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|name=Home of Peace Memorial Park
|established=1901
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|location=4334 Whittier Boulevard,<br/>[[East Los Angeles]], [[California]]
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|size_acre=30
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The '''Home of Peace Memorial Park and Mortuary''' ({{Langx|he|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==
In 1853, the first and [[First Jewish site in Los Angeles|oldest Jewish cemetery]] in Los Angeles was established in [[Chavez Ravine]], near the present-day [[Dodger Stadium]].<ref name="wilshireourhistory">[http://www.wbtla.org/pages/the-temple-pages/our-history Wilshire Boulevard Temple: Our History]</ref> In 1901, [[Kaspare Cohn]] donated 30 acres (12.1&nbsp;ha) of land for the establishment of this cemetery.<ref name="wilshireourhistory"/> 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 [[rabbi]]s buried here, and amongst others a few celebrities from the entertainment industry as well.

==Notable interments==
[[File:Curly Howard Grave.JPG|thumb|Curly Howard's grave]]
[[File:Shempgrave.jpg|thumb|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 (mobster)|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 Leeds|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
* [[Abram M. Edelman]] (1863–1941), architect
* [[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
* [[Joseph Mell]] (1915–1977), American film and television actor
* 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 Bros.|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==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Judaism|Greater Los Angeles}}
* {{Official website|https://homeofpeacememorialpark.com/about/}}
* {{Find a Grave cemetery|8044}}
* {{GNIS|243596|Home of Peace Cemetery}}

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[[Category:Cemeteries in Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Jewish cemeteries in California]]
[[Category:Jews and Judaism in Los Angeles]]
[[Category:1901 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Cemeteries established in the 1900s]]