Marysville Hebrew Cemetery

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Marysville Hebrew Cemetery
Marysville Hebrew Cemetery
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Established1855
Abandoned1945
Location
Marysville, Yuba County, California
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 39°09′42″N121°35′16″W / 39.16153°N 121.58791°W / 39.16153; -121.58791
TypeJewish
No. of graves50+
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Marysville Hebrew Cemetery also known as Marysville Jewish Cemetery, and Jewish Cemetery of Marysville, is a no longer active Jewish cemetery founded in 1855 by the Marysville Hebrew Benevolent Society, and is located at the southeast corner of Marysville Cemetery, in Marysville,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]

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History

As 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]

Other 19th-century Jewish cemeteries in Northern California are located at:

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  4. ↑ 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.
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