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Placerville Pioneer Jewish Cemetery

Coordinates: 38°43′48″N 120°48′33″W / 38.72995°N 120.80920°W / 38.72995; -120.80920
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Placerville Pioneer Jewish Cemetery
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Established1854 (1854)
Closed1968 (1968)
Location
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38°43′48″N 120°48′33″W / 38.72995°N 120.80920°W / 38.72995; -120.80920
TypeJewish
Owned byPlacerville Hebrew Benevolent Society,
Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West
No. of graves22–26
Find a GravePlacerville Pioneer Jewish Cemetery

Placerville Pioneer Jewish Cemetery is a no longer active Jewish cemetery founded in 1854 by the Placerville Hebrew Benevolent Society, and is located in Placerville, California.[1] The last burial happened in 1968.[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]

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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 g 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 "Placerville". Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West. Archived from the original on 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  3. ^ Rensch, Hero Eugene; Rensch, Ethel Grace; Hoover, Mildred Brooke (1966). Abeloe, William N. (ed.). Historical Spots in California (3rd ed.). Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 487. ISBN 9780804700795. Archived from the original on 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  4. ^ Friedmann, Jonathan L. (2020). Jewish Gold Country. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 22–23, 55. ISBN 9781439669426. Archived from the original on 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-09-13.