Placerville Pioneer Jewish Cemetery
| Placerville Pioneer Jewish Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1854 |
| Closed | 1968 |
| Location | Placerville, El Dorado County, California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 38°43′48″N 120°48′33″W / 38.72995°N 120.80920°W |
| Type | Jewish |
| Owned by | Placerville Hebrew Benevolent Society, Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West |
| No. of graves | 22–26 |
| Find a Grave | Placerville Pioneer Jewish Cemetery |
Placerville Pioneer Jewish Cemetery is a no longer active Jewish cemetery founded in 1854 by the Placerville Hebrew Benevolent Society, and is located in Placerville, California.[1] The last burial happened in 1968.[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.[2]
Related cemeteries[edit]
Other 19th-century Jewish cemeteries in Northern California are located at:
- Nevada City Jewish Cemetery, Nevada City, Nevada County;[1]
- Jackson Pioneer Jewish Cemetery, Jackson, Almador County;[1]
- Sonora Hebrew Cemetery, Sonora, Tuolumne County;[1]
- Grass Valley Pioneer Jewish Cemetery (or Shaar Zedek), Grass Valley, Nevada County;[1]
- Marysville Hebrew Cemetery, Marysville, Yuba County;[1]
- Mokelumne Hill Pioneer Jewish Cemetery, Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County;[1]
- Jewish Cemetery, Shasta, Shasta County[3][4]
See also[edit]
- Birth of a Community: Jews and the Gold Rush (1994 film)
- Hebrew Cemetery
- List of cemeteries in California
- Judah L. Magnes Museum
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Levinson, Robert E. (1994). The Jews in the California Gold Rush. Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks, Judah L. Magnes Museum. ISBN 9780943376622.
- ^ a b "Placerville". Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West. Archived from the original on 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ Rensch, Hero Eugene; Rensch, Ethel Grace; Hoover, Mildred Brooke (1966). Abeloe, William N. (ed.). Historical Spots in California (3rd ed.). Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 487. ISBN 9780804700795. Archived from the original on 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ Friedmann, Jonathan L. (2020). Jewish Gold Country. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 22–23, 55. ISBN 9781439669426. Archived from the original on 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-09-13.