Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles County, California
Home of Peace Memorial Park Interactive map of Home of Peace Memorial Park
Details Established 1901 Location Country United States Type Jewish Size 30 acres (12 ha)
Home of Peace Memorial Park and Mortuary (Hebrew :בית הקברות בית שלום Beit Kvarot Beit Shalom ), also calledHome of Peace Cemetery , is aJewish cemetery inLos Angeles County, California . It is located at 4334 Whittier Boulevard west ofInterstate 710 inEast Los Angeles .
In 1853, the first andoldest Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles was established inChavez Ravine , near the present-dayDodger Stadium .[ 1] Kaspare Cohn donated 30 acres (12.1 ha) of land for the establishment of this cemetery.[ 1] rabbis buried here, and amongst others a few celebrities from the entertainment industry as well.
Curly Howard's grave Shemp Howard's crypt Inez Asher (1911–2006), television writer and novelistBurt Baskin (1913–1967), business magnate and co-founder ofBaskin-Robbins David Berman (1903–1957), Jewish mobster who ran the Las Vegas Flamingo Hotel, one-time partner withBugsy Siegel Susan Berman (1945–2000), author, journalist, daughter of David BermanThelma Bernstein (1910–2006), actressFanny Brice (1891–1951), actress and comedian (transferred toWestwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in 1992)Boake Carter (1900–1944), journalistLou Clayton (1890–1950), entertainerAbram M. Edelman (1863–1941), architectHarry Einstein (1904–1958), comedianLeo F. Forbstein (1892–1948), composer and conductorMack Gordon (1904–1959), composer and lyricistDon Hartman (1900–1958), directorHerman W. Hellman (1843–1906), German-born Jewish businessman, banker, and real estate investorCurly Howard (1903–1952), actor, comedian, member ofThe Three Stooges Shemp Howard (1895–1955), actor, comedian, member of The Three StoogesDavid A. Karnofsky (1914–1969), medical oncologistCarl Laemmle (1867–1939), film executive, founder ofUniversal Pictures ; he created the "Star" systemCarl Laemmle Jr. (1908–1979), son of Carl Laemmle and studio executiveCarla Laemmle (1909–2014), niece of Carl Laemmle and actressSolomon Lazard (1827–1916), 19th Century merchant and community leaderRuth Harriet Louise (1903–1940), photographerEdgar Magnin (1890–1984), rabbi and spiritual leaderLouis B. Mayer (1885–1957), a founder of theMGM film studiosJoseph Mell (1915–1977), American film and television actorRaymond Moscatel (1931–2022), Seattle University Basketball player beat The Harlem Globe Trotters in 1952 Carmel Myers (1899–1980), actressHarry Rapf (1880–1949), motion picture producer and studio executiveJoseph Rosenberg (1881–1971) Bank of America executive vice president and motion picture lenderMark Sandrich (1900–1945), motion picture directorJack H. Skirball (1896–1985), rabbi, film producer, real estate developer and philanthropistAbe Stern (1888–1951), motion picture producerCharles Vidor (1900–1959), motion picture directorHarry Warner (1881–1958), co-founder ofWarner Brothers film studiosJack L. Warner (1892–1978), co-founder of Warner Brothers film studios, founder ofWarner Bros. Records Sam Warner (1887–1927), co-founder and first CEO of Warner Brothers film studiosConrad Wells (born Abraham Fried) (1892–1930), cinematographerOsher Zilberstein (1888–1973), rabbi34°01′18″N 118°10′30″W / 34.02167°N 118.17500°W /34.02167; -118.17500
