Image: Marker for the First Jewish Site in Los Angeles County

Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 240 pixels | 4,320 × 3,240 pixels.

Original image ‎(4,320 × 3,240 pixels, file size: 4.11 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Description: "First Jewish site in Los Angeles" — first organized Jewish community effort in Los Angeles, acquiring a cemetery site from the city in 1855. The Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery was located at Lookout Drive and Lilac Terrace, in Chavez Ravine, central Los Angeles. Circa 1890s the bodies were moved to the Home of Peace Cemetery in East Los Angeles. Present day historical marker located south of Dodger Stadium, behind the police academy, in the Elysian Park area.
Title: Marker for the First Jewish Site in Los Angeles County
Credit: Own work
Author: Therudebud
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Attribution Required?: Yes

Image usage

The following 4 pages link to this image:

All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.