Marysville Hebrew Cemetery also known as Marysville Jewish Cemetery, and Jewish Cemetery of Marysville, is a no longer active Jewish cemetery founded in 1855 by the Marysville Hebrew Benevolent Society, and is located at the southeast corner of Marysville Cemetery, in Marysville, California.[1][2] In 1945, the cemetery was abandoned and forgotten; by 1995 it was restored.[1]
| Marysville Hebrew Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1855 |
| Abandoned | 1945 |
| Location | Marysville, Yuba County, California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 39°09′42″N 121°35′16″W / 39.16153°N 121.58791°W |
| Type | Jewish |
| No. of graves | 50+ |
| Find a Grave | Marysville Hebrew Cemetery |
| The Political Graveyard | Marysville Hebrew Cemetery |
History
editAs early as 1852, the Marysville Hebrew Benevolent Society was founded and their bylaws stated, "The funds of the society shall be appropriated as follows: relief to the poor, needy, sick, and the burial of the dead of the Hebrew persuasion in Marysville and vicinity."[3] In 1855, the Marysville Hebrew Cemetery was founded by the Marysville Hebrew Benevolent Society.[1] Many of the gravestones in this cemetery are in Hebrew and list the place of birth as either Prussia or Germany; with the exception being the graves of children born in California.[4] In the early 1900s, the Marysville Hebrew Benevolent Society disbanded.[5] By 1945, the cemetery had dug the final grave and it was abandoned.[5]
In 1962, The Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West was formed to help with education, and restoration for all of the Jewish cemeteries in Gold County.[6] In 1995, The Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West repaired this abandoned cemetery.[1][5]
Related cemeteries
editOther 19th-century Jewish cemeteries in Northern California are located at:
- Jackson Pioneer Jewish Cemetery (or Givoth Olam), Jackson, Amador County;[3][2]
- Grass Valley Pioneer Jewish Cemetery (or Shaar Zedek), Grass Valley, Nevada County;[3]
- Sonora Hebrew Cemetery, Sonora, Tuolumne County;[3][1]
- Placerville Pioneer Jewish Cemetery, Placerville, El Dorado County;[3]
- Nevada City Jewish Cemetery, Nevada City, Nevada County;[3]
- Mokelumne Hill Pioneer Jewish Cemetery, Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County;[3]
- Jewish Cemetery, Shasta, Shasta County[7][8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Greschler, Gabriel (2020-11-25). "A road trip through Jewish Gold Country". J. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ a b Robert E., Levinson (1994). The Jews in the California Gold Rush. Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks, Judah L. Magnes Museum. ISBN 978-0943376622.
- ^ a b c d e f g Morris, Susan (1996). A Traveler's Guide to Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries of the California Gold Rush. Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks, Judah L. Magnes Museum. ISBN 978-0-943376-63-9.
- ^ Kahn, Ava Fran (2002). Jewish Voices of the California Gold Rush: A Documentary History, 1849-1880. Wayne State University Press. pp. 363, 366. ISBN 978-0-8143-2859-0.
- ^ a b c Weinstein, Natalie (1995-10-13). "Jews reclaim Gold Rush-era cemetery in Marysville". J. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "The Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West". J. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ 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 978-0-8047-0079-5.
- ^ Friedmann, Jonathan L. (2020-03-23). Jewish Gold Country. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-1-4396-6942-6.
External links
edit- Marysville Hebrew Cemetery profile at pioneerjewishcemeteries.org