Chevra Kaddisha Cemetery, Sacramento

Chevra Kaddisha Cemetery
Details
EstablishedNovember 12, 1850
Closedc. 1924
Location
3230 J Street,
Sacramento, California
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38°34′18″N 121°27′50″W / 38.571742°N 121.463965°W / 38.571742; -121.463965
TypeJewish
No. of graves500
Reference no.654-1

Chevra Kaddisha Cemetery (English: Holy Society), later known as Home of Peace Cemetery, was the first Jewish cemetery in California founded on November 12, 1850, by the Sacramento City Hebrew Association, and was once located at 33rd at K Streets (present-day 3230 J Street) in the East Sacramento neighborhood of Sacramento, California. The cemetery closed around 1924, and is no longer standing. It is the location of a strip mall, there is no historical plaque.

The site is listed as a California Historical Landmark (number 654-1), by the California Office of Historic Preservation since July 28, 1958.