Home of Peace Cemetery (East Los Angeles)

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The Home of Peace Cemetery (

Location

It is located at 4334 Whittier Boulevard west of

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

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Home of Peace Cemetery

External links

• Home of Peace Cemetery at Find a Grave

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