Home of Peace Memorial Park and Mortuary

05/13/2013

Please support the project to restore Mt. Zion
http://www.jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/article/restoring_mount_zion_cemetery

The headstone of Isabel Janken’s father, Henry Morhar, lies flat on the ground at Mount Zion Cemetery, knocked from its ledger. It’s an elegant headstone, weighing more than 1,000 pounds. A few feet below, an engraved picture showing a handsome Morhar is inscribed in capital letters, “Gone But Not F...

05/13/2013

Wishing to everyone a very special Mothers Day!!!

04/08/2013

Home of Peace Memorial Park would like to honor the 6 million that perished in the Holocaust on this Day of Remembrance. Our continued existence as a Jewish nation shows our gratitude for those that made so many sacrifices to be called a Jew.

03/31/2013

We have been receiving several phone calls of people who were devastated to hear about the condition of Mt. Zion Cemetery and inquired about volunteering to help in some way to help restore this once respectable symbol of Jewish heritage.

03/29/2013

WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY AND KOSHER PASSOVER

03/29/2013

Every Jew who has family history in Los Angeles should read this article and share: http://www.latimes.com/news/columnone/la-me-jewish-cemetery-html-20130328-dto,0,4355412.htmlstory

A search at Mount Zion for the tomb of a prominent Yiddish author reveals a dystopian landscape of toppled tombstones at a site no one seems to own.

03/11/2013

A beautiful insight as to how one observes the 7 Days of Shiva,
http://www.aish.com/jl/l/dam/ABCs_of_Death__Mourning.html

ABCs of Death & Mourning, laws related to Jewish Death & Mourning, shiva, How to cope with the emotional and spiritual issues a person faces at the difficult time of mourning a death.

12/20/2012

"Our Hearts and Prayers go out to the families and victims of the tragedy that befell Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut"

12/09/2012

Home of Peace Memorial Park and Mortuary wishes you and your family a Happy Hanukkah! May it be filled with joy and festivities!

11/12/2012

Home of Peace Memorial Park and Mortuary, would like to take the opportunity to honor all of those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in helping bring freedom to this country.

11/12/2012

http://www.boardofrabbis.org/Funeral-Practices-Yom-Iyun

The Board of Rabbis of Southern California serves the strategic initiatives of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles - Ensuring the Jewish Future, Caring for Jews in Need, Engaging the Community - by bringing together more than 330 rabbis representing the Conservative, Orthodox, Reconstructio...