Grass Valley Pioneer Jewish Cemetery

Grass Valley Pioneer Jewish Cemetery, also known as Shaar Zedek (English: Gate of Righteousness) is a no longer active Jewish cemetery founded in 1856 by the Hebrew Benevolent of Society of Grass Valley, and is located in Grass Valley, California, U.S.[1] The last burial happened in 1891.[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]

Grass Valley Pioneer Jewish Cemetery
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Established1856
Closed1891
Location
Second Street, Grass Valley, Nevada County, California
CountryUnited States
Coordinates39°13′17″N 121°03′25″W / 39.22149°N 121.05685°W / 39.22149; -121.05685
TypeJewish
Owned byHebrew Benevolent of Society of Grass Valley,
Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West
No. of graves22–30
Find a GraveGrass Valley Pioneer Jewish Cemetery
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Other 19th-century Jewish cemeteries in Northern California are located at:

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 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.
  2. ^ a b "Grass Valley". Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  3. ^ Rensch, Hero Eugene; Rensch, Ethel Grace; Hoover, Mildred Brooke (1966). Abeloe, William N. (ed.). Historical Spots in California (3 ed.). Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 487. ISBN 9780804700795.
  4. ^ Friedmann, Jonathan L. (2020). Jewish Gold Country. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 22–23, 55. ISBN 9781439669426.