Hills of Eternity Memorial Park explained

Hills of Eternity Memorial Park
Established:	1889
Type:	Jewish
Findagraveid:	8027
Country:	United States
Location:	Colma, California
Owner:	Congregation Sherith Israel

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). 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.

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.

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.^[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.

See also

• List of cemeteries in California
• Bereavement in Judaism

Notes and References

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