Home of Peace Cemetery (Los Angeles)

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

Raymond Moscatel (1931–2022), Seattle University Basketball player beat The Harlem Globe Trotters in 1952
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 1999)
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
Carmel Myers (1899–1980), actress
Kurt Neumann (1908–1958), motion picture director and producer
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