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Grass Valley Pioneer Jewish Cemetery, also known as Shaar Zedek (
English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...
: ''Gate of Righteousness'') is a no longer active Jewish cemetery founded in 1856 by the Hebrew Benevolent of Society of Grass Valley, and is located in
Grass Valley A grass valley (also vega and valle) is a meadow located within a forested and relatively small drainage basin such as a headwater. Grass valleys are common in North America, where they are created and maintained principally by the work of b ...
, California, U.S. The last burial happened in 1891. 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.


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See also

* '' Birth of a Community: Jews and the Gold Rush'' (1994 film) * Hebrew Cemetery *
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References

1856 establishments in California Cemeteries in California Jewish cemeteries in California History of Nevada County, California Cemeteries established in the 1850s {{NevadaCountyCA-geo-stub