Hills of Eternity Memorial Park
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]
| Hills of Eternity Memorial Park | |
|---|---|
 Portals of Eternity mausoleum and chapel at Hills of Eternity, designed by Samuel Hyman and Abraham Appleton (completed 1934) | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1889 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 37°40′35″N 122°27′14″W |
| Type | Jewish |
| Owned by | Congregation Sherith Israel |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Hills of Eternity Memorial Park |
History
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
- Jacob W. Davis (1831–1908), Russian Empire-born (now Latvia) American tailor, credited with inventing modern jeans.
- Josephine Earp (1861–1944), the common-law wife of Wyatt Earp.[7]
- Wyatt Earp (1848–1929), gambler and Old West lawman.[7][8]
- Phil Goldman (1964–2003), software engineer and entrepreneur, co-founded WebTV.
- Lionel Mark Jacobs (1840–1922), businessman and politician.[9]
- Savely Kramarov (1934–1995), a Soviet-born Russian American actor.[10]
- Isaac Magnin (1842–1907), Dutch-born American businessperson, carver and gilder. He was the co-founder of I. Magnin.[11]
- Mary Ann Magnin (1850–1943), Dutch-born American businessperson, she was the co-founder of I. Magnin.
- Judith Graham Pool (1919–1975), doctor known for the discovery of cryoprecipitation.
References
- "Home of Peace (new) Cemetery (aka Giboth Olam and Navai Shalome)". SFGenealogy.org. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- Smookler, Michael (2007). Colma. Arcadia Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-7385-4727-5.
- Ferri, Jessica (2021). Silent Cities San Francisco: Hidden Histories of the Region's Cemeteries. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-4930-5647-7.
- "Hills of Eternity Memorial Park". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- 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.
- Cantalupo, Barbara; Harrison-Kahan, Lori (2020). Heirs of Yesterday. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-4669-3.
- Jenner, Gail L. (2021). What Lies Beneath: California Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-4930-4896-0.
- Franscell, Ron (2017). Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Southwest. WildBlue Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-942266-91-4.
- 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.
- "Gravestone a fitting monument to comic actors life". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. 1997-10-17. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- "San Mateo County, Calif., Hills of Eternity Memorial Park". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
