Home Of Peace Cemetery (Santa Cruz, California)
The Home of Peace Cemetery (also called Beit Shalom) is a Jewish cemetery in Santa Cruz, California. Consecrated in 1877 by the Hebrew Benevolent Society, it is located on Meder Street – named after Moses Meder, a Mormon businessman who gifted the land to the Society – on the west side of Santa Cruz, near the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Temple Beth-El, the local synagogue in Santa Cruz, operates the cemetery. It is the oldest Jewish cemetery in Santa Cruz County, California.
Notable burials
- Hugh De Lacy (1910 – 1986), politician from Seattle, Washington; his last wife Dorothy (née Baskin) was Jewish.
See also
References
- ^ Thaler, Shmuel (August 7, 2022). "Tour in Santa Cruz traces local Jewish history". Santa Cruz Sentinel.
- ^ Gibson, Ross Eric. "Local History Collection: Jewish Pioneers Played a Big Role in Santa Cruz" (PDF). Santa Cruz Public Libraries. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Cemeteries History". Temple Beth El. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Obituary for Dorothy Baskin De Lacy (Aged 82)". Santa Cruz Sentinel. June 1, 1997.
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