Hills of Eternity Memorial Park

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Hills of Eternity Memorial Park
Details
Established1889
Location
Colma, California
CountryUnited States
Coordinates37°40′35″N 122°27′14″W / 37.676399°N 122.454002°W / 37.676399; -122.454002Coordinates: 37°40′35″N 122°27′14″W / 37.676399°N 122.454002°W / 37.676399; -122.454002
TypeJewish
Owned byCongregation Sherith Israel
Websitejcemsf.org/hills-of-eternity-memorial-park/
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Hills of Eternity Memorial Park, also known as Giboth Olam,[1] is a Jewish cemetery founded in 1889, and is located at 1301 El Camino Real, in Colma, California.[2][3] This cemetery is owned by Congregation Sherith Israel of San Francisco.[4] It is one of four Jewish cemeteries near the city of San Francisco and it shares an adjacent space next to the Home of Peace cemetery (also a Jewish cemetery, and also founded in 1889).[2] At Hills of Eternity Memorial Park, Jewish burials are traditionally done side-by-side, which means there is a need for larger grounds and ground maintenance.[2]

History[]

Wyatt and Josephine Earp grave at Hills of Eternity Memorial Park
Wyatt and Josephine Earp grave at Hills of Eternity Memorial Park

Emanu-El Hart (or the "Old Jewish Cemetery") was built in 1847 at Gough Street and Vallejo Street in San Francisco; by 1860 the graves were relocated to an area that is now Mission Dolores Park and this served as a cemetery for both the Congregation Emanu-El and the Congregation Sherith Israel.[5][6] When the city of San Francisco started to see dramatic growth in population; it was decided to move the cemetery outside of the city to Colma and they established Home of Peace Cemetery and Hills of Eternity Memorial Park with each cemetery served a different congregation.[6]

Notable burials[]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Home of Peace (new) Cemetery (aka Giboth Olam and Navai Shalome)". SFGenealogy.org. Retrieved 2021-10-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c Smookler, Michael (2007). Colma. Arcadia Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-7385-4727-5.
  3. ^ Ferri, Jessica (2021-10-15). Silent Cities San Francisco: Hidden Histories of the Region's Cemeteries. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-4930-5647-7.
  4. ^ "Hills of Eternity Memorial Park". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. Retrieved 2021-10-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Peterson, Nancy Simons (2011). Raking the Ashes: Genealogical Strategies for Pre-1906 San Francisco Research. California Genealogical Society. Oakland, California: California Genealogical Society. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-9785694-5-7.
  6. ^ a b Cantalupo, Barbara; Harrison-Kahan, Lori (2020-11-03). Heirs of Yesterday. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-4669-3.
  7. ^ a b Jenner, Gail L. (2021-09-15). What Lies Beneath: California Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-4930-4896-0.
  8. ^ Franscell, Ron (2017-04-18). Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Southwest. WildBlue Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-942266-91-4.
  9. ^ Goff, John S. (1991). The Adjutants General, Attorneys General, Auditors, Superintendents of Public Instruction, and Treasurers. Cave Creek, Arizona: Black Mountain Press. p. 159. OCLC 24269960.
  10. ^ "Gravestone a fitting monument to comic actors life". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. 1997-10-17. Retrieved 2021-10-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "San Mateo County, Calif., Hills of Eternity Memorial Park". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2021-10-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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